COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS -- Color Me Successful

Because no one management system seems to provide all of the tools that printers and prepress shops need, software interoperatibilty becomes an issue, reports Jensen. And that is where the research and talking to people about which software works well together comes into play.

In his experience, successful color management integration has four key components: the right hardware, the right software, the right expertise and consistency in the pressroom. Of these four components, consistency is the most important, he stresses.