GMG, the leading developer and supplier of
high-end color management software solutions, announces the availability of GMG
ColorProof 5.6, the latest release of the company’s popular, award-winning
proofing software.
“With the popular adoption of optically
brightened papers, a problem arose. The papers improved image appearance and
tended to be cost-effective to purchase. However, they were out of conformance
with proofing standards. Users will find that GMG has conducted a lot of
research and testing into helping customers who print with optically brightened
media to achieve color consistency,” explains Birgit Plautz, GMG Director
Business Unit, Graphic Arts. “We have also added features to connect and work
even better with prepress-workflows, and operate more efficiently with RIPs and
printers. For example, print facilities with existing systems in place will
find that they can use a new hotfolder interface system (API) to easily plug
GMG ColorProof 5.6 into their workflows.”
GMG
ColorProof 5.6: Dedicated to supporting new technologies and standards;
particularly optically brightening agents
Most significant for proofing accuracy is
the new GMG solution for optically brightened media. Until recently, measuring
devices and the light in viewing booths had not been subject to any standards
regarding how they measured or illuminated print media that contains optical
brightening agents (OBAs) to increase the “whiteness”. With the recent
revisions of those ISO norms and eventually the updated ISO 12647-2:2013
several changes have been made to address the color matching problems caused by
OBA enhanced media. Welcoming and reflecting these changes, GMG ColorProof 5.6
provides new proof standards, full support of the new M0/M1/M2 measuring
conditions, and the new enhanced proof paper “GMG ProofPaper semimatte 250 OBA”
to achieve highest quality and a good proof-to-print match.
Dedicated
to working more efficiently with workflows
GMG ColorProof 5.6 has new features to make
it work more efficiently with workflows and in multiple-site operations. For
example, GMG has created new smart hotfolders and job ticket hotfolders with an
XML interface that allows operators to use one hotfolder for multiple printing
standards and provide an easy connection to external workflow systems.
In addition, GMG has made it easier to
operate centralized color management that oversees multiple locations or remote
sites. These companies must organize and distribute their color profiles to
many facilities. Usually, there is one main site, where a production or color
manager creates all color critical assets and is responsible for their usage on
all locations. To reduce the manual effort, GMG designed a file distribution
system that can connect to multiple installations and download new or altered
color management files automatically, or on-demand—from a source location to
one or more target locations.
A
more efficient way of running a proofing system
With parallel ripping and reassigning jobs
to different printers, ColorProof 5.6 is even more efficient.
To accelerate the ripping process, PDF files
can be ripped in parallel. While the GMG ColorProof 5.6 license includes one
RIP, users can purchase additional RIP instances according to their hardware
configuration: depending on the amount of cores, printers, etc. This reduces
the delay between ripping and printing jobs, resulting in faster speeds and
greater production.
ColorProof 5.6 can also re-assign jobs to
different printers for continuous productivity. The new option has been
integrated to automatically move pending jobs from one printer to another
compatible printer in case the current printer cannot print (for example,
because it has run out of ink or paper). This eliminates a backlog of files
that are waiting for the printer to be attended to.
Individual
working space for higher user-friendliness
With an individual working space, the
customer decides which resources are displayed in the software. Instead of
working through extensive lists of color management items, a clearly arranged
view now helps to immediately spot what one is looking for. “ColorProof has
always been noted for its exceptional color accuracy,” concludes Plautz.
“ColorProof 5.6 makes the process even easier.” ColorProof 5.6 is available
immediately through the company’s extensive global network of resellers.
