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Colour platform changes for Kodak Kodak has by virtue of its policy of acquisitions in recent years accumulated a number of soft proofing technologies. Among them is the Prinergy suite, from its Creo purchase, and Matchprint Virtual from taking over Imation’s business. Much of the different colour platform integration is going to ap Issue Date: April 2008
Costs increase at the press Widespread adoption of soft proofing will cause problems for printers, who will need to support dual proofing channels, until monitor proofing becomes completely universal. There is unlikely to be support from publishers when printers need to install monitors at the press, particularly if an array o Issue Date: April 2008
Dialogue improves for Dalim Dalim has promised additional features for Dialogue, its soft proofing application, in time for Drupa. Instead of just focusing on corrections to the image elements of the page, where Dialogue can view the composite image or the separations, the application now features text extraction, cuts and pas Issue Date: April 2008
Ghent delivers soft ticket Colour management is crucial for soft proofing to be effective. Colour servers from the likes of GMG or Colourworx will support monitor proofing as they will other types of remote proofing with calibrated monitors in place of calibrated inkjet proofers. A further step towards the acceptance of soft Issue Date: April 2008
Hamillroad spots dotgain problems UK software developer has Hamill road tackled the problem of monitors showing the impact of dot gain through a patented system which works out how dot gain can be created by both the platesetter and the press. Without allowance for dot gain, a proof will appear lighter than the printed job, while n Issue Date: April 2008
It's arrived in the news Newspaper printers and publishers have led the adoption of remote proofing in the UK with all-digital workflows covering the delivery of ads, proofing in prepress and at the press console. Typical is Associated newspapers which, working with Vio Worldwide, came up with a certified, colour-managed, s Issue Date: April 2008
Monitor choice extends At one time the development of soft proofing was held back by the limited number of monitors that could be used. Further in the days of CRT screens, each had to be carefully checked to ensure that colour was displayed evenly and that there were no hotspots. Today few will use CRT screens, instead lo Issue Date: April 2008
Once upon a time The modern story of soft proofing began with AOL-Time’s commitment to proof the content of its weekly magazines on screen. This has been extended to the group’s monthlies but so far no such drive has come from IPC Media, its UK subsidiary. The decision also needed the availability of different solut Issue Date: April 2008
Proofing gains an extra dimension The second version of Fujifilm’s XMF workflow is scheduled for launch at Drupa with improvements to all aspects of the workflow system, first introduced a year ago. One of the key differentiators when it appeared was the ability to show a 3-D representation of a finished job, including the ability Issue Date: April 2008
Serendipity has focus Australian software house Serendipity has specialised in soft proofing with its Blackmagic tool and has one of the more advanced applications available. It does not concentrate on the page acceptance level, but on the proof as seen at output. So as well as the annotation tools expected of any soft p Issue Date: April 2008
Streamproof key to Apogee Media Agfa is driving upstream with its production network, launching Apogee Media Suite at Drupa to show how networks between publishers and printers can become richer and more useful to both sides. There are close links between the planning applications and users of Adobe’s InDesign software, connecting Issue Date: April 2008

Colour platform changes for Kodak

Kodak has by virtue of its policy of acquisitions in recent years accumulated a number of soft proofing technologies. Among them is the Prinergy suite, from its Creo purchase, and Matchprint Virtual from taking over Imation’s business. Much of the different colour platform integration is going to ap
Issue Date: April 2008

Costs increase at the press

Widespread adoption of soft proofing will cause problems for printers, who will need to support dual proofing channels, until monitor proofing becomes completely universal. There is unlikely to be support from publishers when printers need to install monitors at the press, particularly if an array o
Issue Date: April 2008

Dialogue improves for Dalim

Dalim has promised additional features for Dialogue, its soft proofing application, in time for Drupa. Instead of just focusing on corrections to the image elements of the page, where Dialogue can view the composite image or the separations, the application now features text extraction, cuts and pas
Issue Date: April 2008

Ghent delivers soft ticket

Colour management is crucial for soft proofing to be effective. Colour servers from the likes of GMG or Colourworx will support monitor proofing as they will other types of remote proofing with calibrated monitors in place of calibrated inkjet proofers. A further step towards the acceptance of soft
Issue Date: April 2008

Hamillroad spots dotgain problems

UK software developer has Hamill road tackled the problem of monitors showing the impact of dot gain through a patented system which works out how dot gain can be created by both the platesetter and the press. Without allowance for dot gain, a proof will appear lighter than the printed job, while n
Issue Date: April 2008

It's arrived in the news

Newspaper printers and publishers have led the adoption of remote proofing in the UK with all-digital workflows covering the delivery of ads, proofing in prepress and at the press console. Typical is Associated newspapers which, working with Vio Worldwide, came up with a certified, colour-managed, s
Issue Date: April 2008

Monitor choice extends

At one time the development of soft proofing was held back by the limited number of monitors that could be used. Further in the days of CRT screens, each had to be carefully checked to ensure that colour was displayed evenly and that there were no hotspots. Today few will use CRT screens, instead lo
Issue Date: April 2008

Once upon a time

The modern story of soft proofing began with AOL-Time’s commitment to proof the content of its weekly magazines on screen. This has been extended to the group’s monthlies but so far no such drive has come from IPC Media, its UK subsidiary. The decision also needed the availability of different solut
Issue Date: April 2008

Proofing gains an extra dimension

The second version of Fujifilm’s XMF workflow is scheduled for launch at Drupa with improvements to all aspects of the workflow system, first introduced a year ago. One of the key differentiators when it appeared was the ability to show a 3-D representation of a finished job, including the ability
Issue Date: April 2008

Serendipity has focus

Australian software house Serendipity has specialised in soft proofing with its Blackmagic tool and has one of the more advanced applications available. It does not concentrate on the page acceptance level, but on the proof as seen at output. So as well as the annotation tools expected of any soft p
Issue Date: April 2008

Streamproof key to Apogee Media

Agfa is driving upstream with its production network, launching Apogee Media Suite at Drupa to show how networks between publishers and printers can become richer and more useful to both sides. There are close links between the planning applications and users of Adobe’s InDesign software, connecting
Issue Date: April 2008