Spot Meets Dot (Halftone Proofing)

For the Approval XP System, Kodak launched Recipe Color technology at drupa 2000. (See below.) This software can define and create millions of spot colors, without the need for extra donors in inventory.

Color faithful

Proponents often cite verifiability as a chief benefit of digital halftone proofing. Because the CMYK colorant sets match the process colors used on press, color control is fairly simple. In a pira-sponsored presentation regarding the value of digital halftone proofing, Kodak's Worldwide Product Line Manager William DeMarco contends, "Other technologies…process the image through four-dimensional look-up tables that cannot be verified by measuring the proof."