A raster image processor (RIP) is a software that translates (rasterizes) design files (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, PDF, JPG, etc.) to a raster image also known as bitmap that is composed out of a matrix of dots that the printer can understand and print. The raster image is similar to the pixels on the computer screen. The RIP software processes multiple content types for a specific print environment and communicates that processed data to the printer for final output. RIP software enables handling many file types and file sizes. In addition, most RIP software come with ICC (International Colour Consortium) colour profilers and allow colour management. It can also be used to enlarge images for printing without loss of detail since it increases the file resolution.