PREPRESS OPERATIONS -- Grounding Your Clients in Preflight

The company is taking a tiered approach in deploying digital connections to its customer base. Providing the foundation will be DALiM Mistral, a JDF-based automated production and communication system, and DiALOGUE, a Mac OSX-based soft proofing solution.

Borhauer says the intent is to apply as much automation as possible to the preparation of plate-ready files. Through the combination of e-mail alerts and browser-based, online displays, MiSTRAL will keep clients informed of the status of their jobs, including any problems encountered. DiALOGUE enables the final files that will be used for platemaking to be viewed and approved online, in high resolution and at the line screen intended to be output.