Methods and printing system using raster image processors configured for processing a job

A method for performing printing operations, the method comprising:

• receiving a print job at a front end of a raster image processing (RIP) system;
• assigning the print job to be processed by at least one RIP within the RIP system;
• determining that the at least one RIP is to process the print job with increased speed for improved performance;
• converting the at least one RIP into at least one very high performance RIP, wherein the very high performance RIP is used to process the print job for which segments cannot be processed in parallel;
• and
• processing the print job at the at least one very high performance RIP.

A printing system comprising:

• a printing device;
• a controller within the printing device, wherein the controller is configured to receive a print job;
• a raster image processing (RIP) system including
• a front end to store the print job,
• at least one RIP having an increased number of renderers, wherein the at least one RIP processes the print job,
• wherein the front end uses the at least one RIP having an increased number of renderers based on a requirement of the print job, wherein the number of renderers corresponds to a speed to process the print job;
• and
• a print engine to receive the processed print job from the RIP system and to perform printing operations for the print job.

A method for performing printing operations, the method comprising:

• receiving a print job at a front end of a raster image processing (RIP) system;
• assigning the print job to be processed by at least one RIP within the RIP system;
• determining that the at least one RIP is to process the print job with increased speed to improve performance with an increased number of renderers;
• and
• processing the print job at the at least one RIP with the increased number of renderers, wherein the RIP having the increased number of renderers is a high performance RIP, wherein the high performance RIP is used to process a first page of the print job.