# InkRIP — private learning brief (AM.CO.ZA)

**Scope:** InkRIP only. Do not mix with VinylCut workflows, skills, or how-tos.  
**Audience:** Vector (private). Ask Eric when a gap needs a human answer.  
**Land later:** `T:\V\export\software\inkrip\` on **Eric-Asus** (data PC). Never land this tree on Monitor-PC.

## What InkRIP is for (AM context)

AM.CO.ZA **InkRIP** (InkRIP Easy RIP) is AM’s current **RIP** for multi-channel inkjet output — **CMYK, White, Varnish, and spot channels**. First-party framing:

- Raster Image Processor: edit / typeset / colour-manage / nest jobs, then RIP to printer ([inkrip.co.za](https://inkrip.co.za/); company digest `sources/company/inkrip-download.md`).
- Optimised for AM **DTF** and **UVDTF** (and related FastCOLOUR / large-format) printers; often **bundled in-house** (Buythis has no standalone InkRIP SKU in the dump — look for machine bundles / S-INKRIP mentions).
- Distinct from **PrintEXP** (board/control software), and from older/cold RIP lines AM no longer treats as current.
- Core operator skills: printer **drivers** inside InkRIP, **Job Manager**, **ICC / Color Manager** (ink limit, linearisation, profiles), layout/transform, hotfolder, spot white/varnish.
- Downloads: [inkrip.co.za/download](https://inkrip.co.za/download) and cncu `Other-Softwares/AM.CO.ZA InkRIP Easy RIP Software/` (prefer named **V7.2.14.0** Standard builds).
- Training: [softwaretraining.co.za](https://softwaretraining.co.za/) InkRIP mini-series (Getting Started, Basics, Job Manager, Printer Drivers, ICC, Toolbar, Transform).

InkRIP is **not** VinylCut and is **not** a vinyl cutter app. Keep learning, skills, and how-tos in this folder only.

## Pages in this tree

| Page | Topic |
|------|--------|
| [https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/monitor-pc-install.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/monitor-pc-install.md) | Known install paths on Monitor-PC |
| [https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/ui-overview.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/ui-overview.md) | Workspace, Job Manager, queues, printer/media concepts (no first printer named) |
| [https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/color-icc-concepts.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/color-icc-concepts.md) | RGB/CMYK + ICC learning depth; factory profiles default |
| [https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/hotfolder-and-output.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/hotfolder-and-output.md) | Hotfolder Tools menu + `.prn` / send types |
| [https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/file-types-and-pitfalls.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/file-types-and-pitfalls.md) | Raster/vector, DPI, inputs/outputs, common mistakes |
| [https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/workflow-design-rip-print.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/workflow-design-rip-print.md) | Core design → RIP → print workflow |
| [https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/training-map.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/training-map.md) | First-party training / manuals map + next software-only steps |
| [https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/questions-for-eric.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/inkrip/questions-for-eric.md) | Gaps only Eric can answer |

## Privacy / naming

- Say **InkRIP** only in briefs and WakeParent.
- Do **not** name OEM / third-party RIP product families.
- Never put serial numbers or activation codes in this tree, chat, or skills.

## Sources preferred

- `/workspace/export/sources/training/` InkRIP pages (`inkrip-*`, `about-inkrip-*`, `get-inkrip-*`, `buy-inkrip-*`)
- `/workspace/export/sources/manuals/inkrip/` (V7 help, hotfolder English, create-spot-color, ICC how-to)
- `/workspace/export/sources/drivers/inkrip-*`
- `/workspace/export/sources/company/inkrip-download.md`
- InkRIP bits in `/workspace/export/website-llms/softwaretraining.co.za/llms-full.txt`
- Live AM pages: softwaretraining.co.za, inkrip.co.za, cncu.co.za

Updated: 2026-09-05 (SAST) — expanded software-only UI / colour / hotfolder / files tree.