[Leica] Tina and Digital (was, Enlarger

[aaron.sandler at duke.edu (Aaron Sandler)]

Don't worry, Marc, nobody really knows what a "raster" is...and most people 
who use a RIP can't remember what it stands for.

A RIP is a piece of computer software that allows one to make beautiful 
black & white prints on an inkjet printer.  (It controls the precise 
amounts of the various inks that the printer squirts onto the paper to make 
things look pretty.)  It is unnecessary at the beginning stages...it's 
something to save for after the basics have been figured out.

I believe the name derives from RIP OFF, because they used to cost 
something around the price of a mint M2 and that just doesn't seem 
right.  Nowadays, if the urge strikes, once can download one for free and 
try it out for a while before deciding whether it's worth the $50 it 
costs.  No longer such a RIP OFF, but the name persists for historical 
reasons.  ;)

Best,
Aaron


>Thank you, Tina.  And what is a "raster"?  Enquiring minds want to know.
>Marc