A View from Anywhere

Color science institutions like KPG see remote proofing in a big-picture context. Says Stocking, "There are three things important to us right now [as we continue to re-engineer our printing process for new efficiencies]: color, content, and workflow."

"Up to now, we've used hard copy proofs as the medium for control because I can hold it in my hand and I know where it [was] created. But where we're headed is towards the ability to store media and brand assets in a central repository and make sure they are embedded with ICC profiles and sent to linearized output devices. Only then am I really going to be able to say that I can control color in an effective, distributed manner, as opposed to just point-to-point."