Remote Proofing is Outtasight

pP: What are the challenges with respect to the implementation of remote proofing in packaging workflows?

Ashe—In terms of process control and color management, packaging printers are now where offset printers were about five years ago. The reason for this has to do with the fact that a lot of packaging printers don't run traditional CMYK colors. Instead, they might run 4, 5, 6, or 8 colors. Maybe they run rubine red instead of magenta, or they run reflex blue instead of black. Until relatively recently, we didn't have people who could build good profiles that weren't based on CMYK or RGB.