When monitor proofing systems faced off in the International Prepress Association’s Color Proofing RoundUP, the Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) Matchprint Virtual Proofing System set a high standard for contract quality proofing on the monitor, picking up first and second place. The Matchprint Virtual Proofing System and the new Matchprint Virtual Press Side Proofing System outperformed all other monitor proofing systems in a visual evaluation of the performance of soft proofing systems. Systems were judged by comparing the display to GRACol (General Requirements for Applications in Commercial Offset Lithography) Press Sheets.
Rob Pipe, KPG Virtual Proofing business director, says, "Monitor proofing in the workflow improves collaboration and helps customers meet faster and faster turnaround times. The results further validate the Matchprint Virtual Proofing System’s ability to reproduce colour with a degree of accuracy that leads the industry."
By enabling online viewing of the many rounds of proofing that occur before a file is approved for print, the Matchprint Virtual Proofing System speeds up the approval process and fosters stronger collaboration among those involved in the production process. The GATF InterTech Technology Award-winning and SWOP- (Specifications for Web Offset Publications) certified Matchprint Virtual Proofing System can be used for content, imposition and colour-critical proofing, predicting press results, checking for file integrity, routing jobs for all levels of approval and communicating print expectations.
The Matchprint Virtual Proofing System line includes the Matchprint Virtual Press Side Proofing System, which is designed for installation directly into the pressroom and creates a completely digital workflow that includes agencies, designers, prepress operations and the printer. At drupa, KPG announced line extensions including the Matchprint Virtual LCD Proofing System, which combines the convenience of proofing from a desktop computer with the colour accuracy, collaboration and productivity benefits of the Matchprint Virtual Proofing solution, and Matchprint Virtual Desktop Proofing System, an offline proofing solution that allows users to view colour accurate proofs from RGB and CMYK data at an earlier stage in the workflow. The system includes a Matchprint Virtual LCD monitor, Matchprint Virtual Color Calibration Software, KPG Color Fidelity Module and Matchprint Virtual colorimeter.
KPG’s monitor proofing portfolio also features the RealTimeProof suite of web-based proofing solutions providing accurate image quality for monitor and remote proofing. Using breakthrough proprietary streaming technology, Pixels on Demand, high-resolution files can be viewed in seconds, even over a dial-up connection. Users need only a web browser on a Mac or PC and a free downloadable plug-in to proof their original files from anywhere, at any time.
