Proof positive: digital proofing takes off in a big way
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Improvements in color-printer technology have led to a vast increase in the popularity of digital proofing, which produces printed proofs a publishing client will accept as representing how the publication will finally look when it comes from the printing press. Digital proofing preserves an all-electronic workflow; and reduces the number of generations between an original image and final output. Proofing devices include the Kodak Approval, Screen TrueRite TC-P1080 and Imation Rainbow 2730 and 2740, all of which use dye-sublimation technology, and high-end inkjets. Such printers can faithfully reproduce any desired color spectrum with either pigments or dyes. Continuous-tone proofers offer the smoothest workflow and are fast, but only mimic halftone dots and do not produce correspondence with dots generated by the press. Some devices produce quality halftone proofs, including the Imation Watchpoint Laser Proof System, which has a single raster image processor for both plate and proof.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1998
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Alps Electric MD-2300
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Alps Electric's $749 MD-2300 color printer is very easy to set up and use but is somewhat limited in usefulness for pre-press professionals. The unit offers a print speed of 15 to 20 ppm, slower than most shops need for heavy-duty work, and prints only letter-sized pages, but output quality is excellent. Getting the printer up and running takes only about 15 minutes. The printer uses Alps' proprietary dry-ink technology to render professional-quality images at 600 by 600 dpi. The ink cartridges render a composite black, but the photo-quality output is surprisingly good, although edges tend to be somewhat jagged. Printing with the optional photo-quality inks generates images that are significantly less dithered than those printed with standard inks. The MD-2300 costs about $3.47 per page to operate in photo-quality mode, a consumables cost similar to that of traditional dye-sublimation printers.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1997
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The lure of remote proofing
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TV Guide, the magazine, and Phoenix Color, a commercial printer, have adopted remote proofing to save time and streamline their production cycles. TV Guide does soft-proofing, which involves using collaboration software, whereas Phoenix Color does hard-copy proofing over high-speed network connections. Either way, reliance on time-consuming ground transport is eliminated. Although remote-viewing, proofing and file sharing are techniques most commonly used by large organizations, they scale well and can be adapted for use use in organizations of all sizes. They offer an effective means for increasing efficiency and minimizing production costs.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1999
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