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KPG executives distance the latest iteration of their Matchprint Virtual Proofing System from other digital proofing solutions by taking aim at color accuracy.
Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) recently invited journalists to New York to show off the company's Matchprint Virtual Proofing System. The product, which shipped in July, enables publishing teams to collaboratively proof and markup pages over an Internet connection.
KPG is ramping up its marketing efforts around the product, zeroing in on color accuracy as a key point of distinction. Company officials say Matchprint Virtual is so color accurate, it can even be used for contract proofs.
KPC's print media manager Jennifer Bergin outlined Matchprint VirluaFs history and advantages for the press, then turned things over to KPG technician Al Chisek, who demonstrated the product's remote proofing markup, and color matching capabilities for the media.
Chisek dcmo'd how the product fosters collaborative workflow, using remote markup functions. Hc loaded and annotated a 3HOM file housed on MATHPRINTVIRTUAL.COM, located on a server 3,000 miles away. The file rapidly downloaded overChisck'sTl Ethernet connection.
Performance was peppy, with no noticeable lag, as Chisek remotely edited the...