Filmgate

Filmgate RIP software is ColorGATE’s RIP for making halftone films for screen printing and flexo printing. It drives standard inkjet printers, so you can produce film without exposure or chemical development, which cuts chemicals, labor and production time.

Screening technologies

• Custom Screen: your own screen angles, dot shapes and line resolutions
• Super Rosette 2: sharp-edged, uniform halftones from high-precision screen angles
• Frequency Screen: frequency-modulated screening with adjustable dot size
• Hybrid Screen 2: combines Super Rosette 2 and Frequency Screen

What is included

• Automatic CMYK separation, conversion of embedded spot colors to CMYK, negative output and a black-only mode for composite files
• ICC-based separation with selectable rendering intents and 16-bit color rendering
• Linearization and dot gain correction, plus brightness, contrast, gamma and gradation curves
• Media-Ink-Metamode (MIM) technology for reproducible results, spot colors and screen customization
• Copy and layout printing, scaling, rotation, cut and registration marks, and a confidence strip
• Job queues with drag-and-drop, hotfolders, a job log and reprinting without re-RIPing
• Backup and restore of your RIP configuration

File formats and media

Filmgate reads BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PSB and PSD, and PDF (including PDF/X-1a, X-3, X-4, X-5 and PDF/VT), PostScript 3, EPS and DCS 2.0. ColorGATE recommends CG Reprofilm HD for film production and CG Screenfilm Waterbased for accurate printing with high ink volumes.

System requirements

• Operating systems: 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 (Pro or Enterprise) and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025. Windows 10 or 11 is recommended.
• Mac: Apple Silicon Macs are not supported. Intel Macs can run it through Parallels Desktop with a USB dongle license.
• Minimum hardware: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD Athlon II X2 340, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB free disk space, 1280 x 1024 display.
• Licensing: USB dongle for USB-key licenses. Soft-key licenses need internet access and are not permitted on virtual machines.

Filmgate with Productionserver

If you already run, or plan to run, Core Productionserver M or L, the optional Screen Package adds film creation, computer-to-screen output and proofing in one setup. See ColorGATE’s Filmgate page for the current release, or contact Color Management Group for help choosing.

Pricing

Filmgate is quoted per configuration. Call for price or use Request Quote. More from this ColorGate: ColorGATE products, or browse Print & Proof.