Offset Printing
European Newspapers Embrace Automated Press Softproofing with Touch Screen Console and New Page Turning Technology
Tuesday 21. October 2008 - At IFRA on stand number 8295, Serendipity will showcase "Turning Pages" through the Goss Omnicon/Onmipage system. The softproof display will mirror the action of the press operator as single or double pages are turned at the press console. This new feature further automates the softproofing part of the printing process.
Input / Publications / Revision Pages:
Working from CTP single bit tiffs or PDF files with spot plates, newspaper pages are processed and rotated at high speed and linked with a publication name via the use of an advanced job genie application. Completed publications, then immediately appear on the touch screen console with a thumbnail image for easy identification and instant display. The touch screen console provides fast navigation to any page, including revision pages.
Monitor Calibration:
Veripress includes a built-in ICC monitor calibrator, with a reminder, providing tight control over all international and ISO print standards. Colour accuracy, speed of display, automation and simplicity of operation are key features of this new software.
Monitor Media Wedge:
A new Calcheck creator enables printers, agencies, publishers to import and create their own ICC certification “pass / fail” charts from any in-house or industry standard profile. This ensures all parties are viewing the same pages under certified conditions using any free Blackmagic networked client.
Calcheck Validation:
After calibration the software performs a Calcheck validation process to determine the “pass / fail” accuracy of the monitor against the standard.
Touch Screen Console:
The touch screen navigator with interactive thumbnails instantly displays any section of the sheet or magazine web ribbon within a fraction of a second.
Tabs:
Pre-programmed tabs provide fast viewing at: print size, fit height and fit width. Each tab can be configured with different press, paper and ink combinations.
Reverse Page Viewing:
A transparency control allows pages to be displayed back-to-back showing the precise see through effect when printing on different gsm stocks. Accurate paper background simulation is also shown using the ICC press profiles or by measuring with online instruments.
Reader Spreads:
Side-by-side reader spreads are displayed from single pages or from any imposed section. Mr. Peter Skarpetis says, ” this is what the printers asked for, so they could check the colour balance of double page ads covering read-over sections”.
Press Queue Order:
A new queue order facility allows jobs to be automatically assigned to specific presses or for designated remote softproofing sites. This ensures the press operator or agency only sees their specific jobs. Publications can be easily re-assigned to another press if need be.
Press Presets:
Softproof tabs may contain their own press pre-sets with different ink & paper colour, dot gains, number of ink keys, transparency factors and also wet on wet conditions. All display functions use ICC profiles and take place on the fly without need for processing.
OS Systems:
The software is server based and runs on Mac OSX / Windows and Linux with unlimited GUI clients without rental fees or click charges. This allows printers with multiple press lines and remote clients to take advantage of this technology.