Can I profile a JV-33 with Rasterlink and I1Profiler without Profilemaster?

[Larry at Infinity]

I have color managed my Rolands with Versaworks using our XRite I1 Profiler successfully, but we have now sold one and got a Mimaki JV-33 130 and ES3 ecosol ink with bundled Rasterlink Pro5SG. I like the printer, don't like Rasterlink. I have had a hard enough time learning this clunky RIP and finding enough canned profiles just to get me up and running, but now it looks like I've hit a dead end with color management.

I can't find any documented way of doing linearization and profiling with this thing. Do I really have to buy their proprietary ProfileMaster II profile software and/or buy a new RIP to give me consistent color and make this system usable? If so I'm very angry/disappointed. Has anyone out there figured this out already or can you point me in the right direction? Recommendations?

Thanks in Advance!

 

[Neil]

I still don't use Rasterlink, however when I needed to use it for a time I learned how to tweak existing printmodes to get good output. I wrote about it and included some useful links here http://www.signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?66844-Rasterlinkers&highlight=rasterlinkers.

 

[Masseria]

you can add profiles pre-made with a softwarde that comes with rasterlink.. as far as i know....

Rasterlink is not professional rip but is very easy to use... a monkey can run it. dont expect perfect colors from it.