The Latest Developments in Monitor Soft Proofing

There are a number of solutions to choose from. Before you go shopping it is useful to check the list of SWOP-certified systems at www.swop.org.

ICS Remote Director v3.6 is a mature product with the ability to deal with different paper stocks, thus it is possible to load a file that represents Sappi Opus Gloss or Sappi McCoy Gloss, etc. Remote Director is able to communicate via USB with the JUST Normlicht Color Communicator2 light booth to ensure that the luminance of the screen and the light booth match; this condition is needed when trying to achieve a screen-to-print match. And it improves consistency and repeatability when the program does this automatically rather than leaving it in the hands of a human operator. Remote Director is one of the best stand-alone soft proofing solutions today and has just released a slick Web-based version (remotedirector.net).