Remote Proofing is Outtasight

Hutcheson—A remote proofing solution that links brand owner, designer, trade shop, and printing/converting players together is the ideal solution to cut cost and save time in any packaging project. In remote proofing, digital files are sent from a printer to a customer or a designer who views them locally. A remote proof can either be a hard copy proof or a soft copy proof. Soft proofs are also referred to as display or monitor proofs. Hard copy remote proofs are traditionally inkjet proofs. Soft proofing limits the viewing of the file to the monitor—no hard copy is required. Some customers combine the two processes. They use soft proofs for their content proofs or to reduce the number of hard copy proofs produced during the proofing cycle and only output a hard copy proof as the final proof. This can be done at the host site (the print shop) or at the remote site. The remote customer can view the soft proof, sign off on it, and then output a hard copy proof of that file. Online collaborative proofing is usually done in a Web-based environment in which participants can view the same image at the same time and make comments live.