With soft proofing, your monitor provides an accurate prediction of printing press output

By Abhay Sharma

Technically speaking you do not need to buy an expensive commercial soft proofing solution; Photoshop or Adobe Acrobat, in the hands of a skilled prepress operator, are valid soft proofing tools, but making sure that everybody has all the correct settings is difficult. Another reason to look at a commercial solution is for live, real-time collaboration.