French printing software developer Caldera has launched GrandRIP, a new subscription RIP package for large format customers. This new subscription package is based on Caldera’s award-winning software and provides a simple yet powerful RIP solution for industrial, flatbed format, and extra-wide format printers. It offers a range of features to bring professional print and cut workflows within reach of small businesses. 

Released in March 2025, it is sold on an annual subscription basis. This subscription package complements the existing VisualRIP subscription product range. GrandRIP’s user interface enables print service providers to produce high-quality visual communications, packaging, and industrial printing. By simplifying essential prepress, color management, finishing, and automation, this new subscription package allows better ROI. GrandRIP’s compatibility with a wide range of print and cut peripherals results in optimized workflows and substantial time savings. 

The subscription package embeds Adobe PDF Print Engine technology and spot color libraries for accurate reproduction, along with automatic spot color detection tools for advanced color management. In addition, full support of roll cutters, cutting plotters, and flatbed cutting devices is included to streamline print and cut workflows. 

 Sebastien Hanssens, Caldera’s VP Marketing & Operations, says, “We’ve created this new RIP package to reach out to users at the smaller end of the market who might have previously been put off by the cost and complexity of existing RIP packages. By introducing a new RIP, we’re providing affordable access to professional-level printing to a whole new group of potential customers.” 

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