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News Release from: MAN Roland GB | Subject: Press Proof TC (True Color) softproofing system
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 March 2008
Newspapers Benefit From Colour Print
Simulation
Newspaper pressrooms can benefit from colour-compliant simulation of print results, according to MAN Roland with the new Press Proof TC (True Color).
MAN Roland said that the new system is integrated in the press control console to provide simulations and the softproof technology is already being successfully used outside the pressroom However, high requirements are involved in using it on a press, added the company
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 17 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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All quality-relevant parameters must be taken in to account to achieve conformity between the print result and what is seen on the softproof monitor.
Therefore, Press Proof TC has, for instance, a device with a sensor that measures the intensity of the standardised light used and adapts it to the brightness of the monitor, said the company.
Modular shielding devices also help to minimise ambient light irradiation to help ensure that the print simulation is colour-compliant.
Press Proof TC is fully integrated in the newspaper publisher's workflow system, added MAN Rlland.
Ideally, high-resolution image data for plate exposure are taken over on a proof server, de-screened and edited for colour-compliant print simulation on the monitor.
According to MAN Roland, as opposed to other systems, selection of the colour profiles needed is not done manually but fully-automatically via the pre-settings at Pressmanager.
That ensures maximum security for content and colour.
When the job is loaded, the necessary image data is transferred to the control console of the press to be used and by selecting the page the operator can see the image data virtually immediately on the softproof monitor.
MAN Roland commented that in newspaper production metrologically evaluable control elements are often lacking.
Press Proof TC offers a production quality target and is suitable for achieving standard-compliant print results.
One of the first users of the system is the Verlagsgruppe Passau (VGP) in Germany.
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