Color Proofing--Bantering Beyond The Black & White

The core frustration with digital proofing, in general, is that there is no real defined or accepted standard of what defines CMYK—there is no absolute, accepted default for any prepress manager to go to when in doubt as the digital proofer churns on.

"Color management—it is probably the single most important factor we, as an industry, need to get a handle on," states Mark Radogna, product manager for high-end ink-jet products at Epson. Epson just brought to the graphic arts marketplace a new digital proofing device, the Epson Stylus Pro 5000, positioned as an alternative to IRIS technology and dye-sublimation products traditionally used by graphic design professionals.