Digital Color Proofing -- Proof or Consequences

Studying Digital Proofing
The variability in what industry companies consider a digital contract proof can be seen in the "Digital Proofing Study Part VI" report, recently published by the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) in Pittsburgh. Products from 13 different manufacturers were cited by respondents as the proofing device they "used most often to create contract-quality digital proofs." Kodak (Kodak Polychrome Graphics) headed the list at 22.9 percent, followed by Imation (11.9 percent), DuPont (10.1 percent) and Polaroid (10.1 percent) as the only other proofer makers cited in double-digit percentages. However, Scitex (9.2 percent) and Iris (7.3 percent) were listed separately. This list represents a mix of halftone (dot) and continuous-tone (no-dot) devices.