COLOR CONTROL -- Managing the Variables

The proof is at the heart of any color-managed workflow. If a shop elects to start by implementing color management in prepress (scanning and retouching), then proofing also must be involved. Hutcheson believe prepress is the logical starting point, assuming a shop has an in-house prep department, of course. If a printer does decide to begin by calibrating and profiling its presses, then it should at least do the same for its proofing, he adds.