Digital Color Proofing -- Proof or Consequences

After all, this is a subjective process. One level of proofing may truly be acceptable for a particular user and application, but inadequate to meet the needs of another user and the same or a different application.

There are a number of attributes that can be factors in whether a proof is deemed acceptable. Some of the concerns and issues raised recently at industry conferences and in online forums will be reviewed later in this article. What it all comes down to, though, is the level of risk (re: liability) the parties involved must assume by trusting that a given proof is an accurate representation of the printed result.