When it comes to proofing, in-plants use a variety of methods, both virtual and tangible.

By Carol Brzozowski

Johnson says it’s taken customers time to adjust to seeing proofs without dots. He has tried to explain to them that the dots they see on the proof are not actually dots from film, but a representation. They’ve become more accustomed to accepting ink-jet proofs, he adds.

One drawback is that the in-plant is using a six-color ink-jet to represent the four-color process. Color is sometimes more saturated on the proof than on the press, because of the heavier proof papers, he says.