While at first glance it seems more difficult, the process is the same, you just have a tool called a RIP software to help you along. If you are working with the right supplier, the RIP software should be set up on the front end as part of the purchase investment. With most wide-format RIP programs, you have the ability to drop your jobs into it and let it nest images to optimize your printing and paper usage. Most of them also have a job costing calculator to more accurately quote your work, and some of them even have the ability to do variable data output, which makes jersey creation and other creative markets even easier without a lot of manual work.
—MontCo Consulting, 2 Regular Guys
