DIGITAL PROOFING -- Taking Measure of a Proof

"There was an underlying message to the testing that the proofing vendors didn't understand going in, but they heard it loud and clear coming out of the event: there is more than color to proofing, and it is a significant issue," the consultant explains.

Over time, a lot of the RIP vendors have developed solutions to work around inadequacies in the core RIP they get from a licensor, Zwang says. "There is still a lot of legacy equipment being used in the industry. That increases the need to standardize how file elements are handled, first off by making sure the core RIP developers design their solutions so they process files the same way."