Rimage Everest 600 for Direct-to-Disc Printing

Rimage Corporation debuted its new Everest 600 thermal retransfer printer today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2008 conference.

The Everest 600 is a 600-dpi direct-to-disc printer used to print full-color and black-only images on CD, DVD and Blu-ray Discs(TM). The Everest 600 also prints faster than its predecessor, the Everest III, in all print modes, providing greater throughput for high-volume applications.

"Professional businesses already know how dependable Rimage printers are in high-volume production environments," said Manny Almeida, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Rimage. "The Everest 600 exceeds even the toughest expectations for print quality and return-on-investment."

Discs produced on the Everest 600 printer are superior to other on-demand discs in several ways:

Identical looking discs
Improved text readability with sharper small text
Darker black print and graphics
More accurate color matching
Greater graphics clarity and photographic detail
Smoother gradations

Rimage pioneered on-demand CD/DVD printing, and the Everest 600 continues this legacy in a growing range of professional applications. Using Rimage’s integrated software, customers can create custom, colorful graphics that the Everest 600 transfers directly to the surface of specially-coated media, producing permanent, high-resolution images. The Everest 600 printer is available as a standard option on all Rimage Producer III digital publishing systems.

"The new Everest printer is a huge leap forward in terms of image quality," said Sean Perillo, Everest 600 user and owner of DupeShop.com, an online disc duplication service. "In the past, my most demanding customers have rejected jobs because of less-than-perfect color matching. Now, the images are shockingly realistic, almost like they are 35-millimeter film printed on disc," Perillo said.

The Everest 600 has several advantages over other print technologies, including inkjet and dye sublimation. While each process offers unique advantages in specific applications, only the Everest 600 meets the demands of all customers, every time, by providing:

Improved print quality
Consistent speed and throughput
Consistent and predictable print costs
Durable, scratch and UV resistant discs
Waterproof prints

Customers using inkjet or dye sublimation can expect to pay higher costs or experience significantly lower throughput. The Everest 600 maintains a uniform cost per disc, consistent print speed and throughput, and unvaried print durability and longevity.

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