Contract-Quality Monitor Proofing Completes a Perfect Digital Workflow; KPG Promotes Benefits of New Proofing Category at Graph Expo.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GRAPH EXPO 2003 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003 Mounting time and cost pressures, customers in distant geographic locations, and a growing number of people involved in projects have led graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. professionals to the efficiency and savings offered by digital solutions. Kodak Polychrome pol·y·chrome adj. 1. Having many or various colors; polychromatic. 2. Made or decorated in many or various colors: polychrome tiles. n. Graphics (KPG KPG Kodak Polychrome Graphics KPG Kingdom Power Glory KPG Key Pair Generator ) devotes the majority of its exhibit at Graph Expo, booth 4030, to educating attendees about a new digital technology, monitor proofing, which helps meet these challenges. Technology demonstrations of the GATF (Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Sewickley, PA, www.gain.net) A membership organization for the printing and graphics arts industries. Founded in 1924 as the Lithographic Technical Foundation, GATF supports offset lithography and other mechanical press technologies as well as the InterTech Technology Award-winning and SWOP (Specifications for Web Offset Publications)-certified Kodak Polychrome Graphics Matchprint Virtual Proofing System will be featured, along with testimonials from end users. KPG is featuring the Matchprint Virtual Proofing System at two other major trade shows, IGAS IGAS I've Got A Secret (game show) IGAS International Graphic Arts Society in Japan (September 22-28) and Ifra in Europe (October 13-16). "The advancements in monitor proofing provide customers with greater levels of performance and speed that can only be delivered through a truly complete digital workflow In print publishing, using the computer to lay out text and illustrations prior to creating film negatives for every page or going directly to plate. Prior to digital workflow, the typesetting and pre-press stages were far more time consuming and labor-intensive. ," said Rob Pipe, Business Director, Matchprint Virtual Proofing System, KPG. "The Kodak Polychrome Graphics Matchprint Virtual Proofing System combines the workflow advantages of soft and remote proofing with the color accuracy and communication advantages of hard-copy proofs." The benefits of KPG's monitor proofing system begin well before the contract-proofing phase. By enabling online viewing of the many rounds of proofing that occur before a file is approved for print, Matchprint Virtual Proofing System speeds up the approval process and fosters stronger collaboration between everyone involved in the production process. Monitor proofing can be used for content, imposition and color-critical proofing, predicting press results, checking for file integrity, routing jobs for all levels of approval and communicating print expectations. The Matchprint Virtual Proofing System consists of high-end, customized CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. monitors, proprietary color management technologies and a suite of Web-based image viewing and collaboration tools from RealTime Image See real time image. . Designed to provide the convenience and ease of use that graphics arts professionals have come to expect from digital technology, Matchprint Virtual Proofing System uses an application service provider model that allows users to access files through their standard Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
"With the Matchprint Virtual Proofing System, clients and McCann-Erickson professionals around the country and the world can now view files on line in real time at any step in the production process they choose," said Brad Mintz, Senior Vice President of Graphic Services, McCann-Erickson. "We have used Matchprint Virtual at some point in the production of many jobs we've done since installing the system last summer and the results have been outstanding. We're saving time, improving overall efficiencies and strengthening relationships with all of our constituents." About Kodak Polychrome Graphics Kodak Polychrome Graphics provides one of the broadest portfolios of digital, conventional and business solutions available in the graphic arts industry today. Products and services include a wide range of computer-to-plate and conventional lithographic lith·o·graph n. A print produced by lithography. tr.v. lith·o·graphed, lith·o·graph·ing, lith·o·graphs To produce by lithography. plate products, digital halftone In printing, the simulation of a continuous-tone image (shaded drawing, photograph) with dots. All printing processes, except for Cycolor, print dots. In photographically generated halftones, a camera shoots the image through a halftone screen, creating smaller dots for lighter areas and , inkjet, and analog proofing products, digital printing applications, color workflow tools, consulting services and Kodak branded graphic arts films. With headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, KPG serves customers around the globe with regional offices in the United States, Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Additional information regarding Kodak Polychrome Graphics may be found on the company's website: www.kpgraphics.com. (C) 2003 Kodak Polychrome Graphics. All rights reserved. Matchprint is a trademark of Kodak Polychrome Graphics. Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. SWOP is a trademark of SWOP, Inc. All trademarks and registered trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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