Digital Color Proofing -- Proof or Consequences

While the graphic arts community does have a high comfort level with analog proofs, the competing systems vary in terms of how they represent colors. That's why the best solution is to implement official standards, such as SWOP, supporters say. If all steps in the printing process work toward the same goal—an optimum match with an independent standard—then the result will be predictable, consistent color of the highest quality level possible, their reasoning goes.