Remote Proofing is Outtasight

Summers—Remote proofing refers to the output or delivery of a proof in any form to any location other than where it was originally produced. Instead of a delivery van, a digital carrier is used. With remote proofing, the prepress group is in one spot, and another prepress group, or design department or print production, is at another spot. Soft proofing, which is always conducted on a calibrated or uncalibrated monitor, is done for many reasons, including position, content, design, or color. Online collaborative proofing is a form of soft proofing where people discuss content from two locations, sending proofs back and forth. It replaces the activity of receiving a proof from shipping, taking a pen, marking up the proof, talking on the phone about the same proof with someone else, and shipping back the proof. Monitor contract proofing requires a proofing system where there is some form of calibration and closed loop validation of the state of the monitor calibration, so it can be repeated and verified. That's key.