Follow Us

About Us

Contact Us to get started today!
(212) 683-0585

Our BlogRSS


June 14, 2010
2010 IPA Technical Conference Review

Ink optimization took center stage at the 2010 IPA Technical Conference in a study lead by Dr. Abhay Sharma of Ryerson University and Ben Starr of Rochester Institute of Technology. Read on for our review of this year's conference...

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Dan Caldwell on June 14, 2010 - 9:32 AM | 2 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, remote director, color management
Categories: Color Management, Industry News, Proofing, Technology, Workflow




April 2, 2010
What’s the Difference Between Version 2 and Version 4 ICC Profiles?

There are a lot of questions about what differences and advantages the new ICC profile format Version 4 brings to the table and especially to the users. Here are the most important differences:

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Franz Herbert on April 2, 2010 - 8:41 AM | 3 Comments
Tags: d50, color management, icc profiles, monitor profiles
Categories: Color Management, Industry News, Proofing, Technology




March 26, 2010
Ghent PDF Workgroup Update

The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) is an international assembly of industry associations, vendors and experts whose goal is to establish and share process specifications for best practices in graphic arts workflows. There are some exciting things going on in the group; a summary by SubCommittee (SC) follows:

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Vicki Blake on March 26, 2010 - 8:04 AM | 4 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, color management, pdf workflow, pdfx, soft proof ticket
Categories: Color Management




March 5, 2010
Color Perception and the Hard Copy Proof

If you produce hard copy proofs that are viewed anywhere else but in your own light booth, they will not be seen the same way that you see them. ICS has addressed this with technology that makes all locations match your viewing conditions, therefore matching your final output.

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Doug Landon on March 5, 2010 - 12:08 PM | 15 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, monitor calibration, color management, ambient light, viewing conditions
Categories: Color Management, Industry News, Proofing, Technology, Workflow




February 26, 2010
Things An ICS Monitor Proof Can Do (That a Hard Copy Can’t)

In keeping with last week's post here is the complete list of things that are ~only~ possible with monitor proofing:

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Doug Landon on February 26, 2010 - 1:21 PM | 14 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, remote director, monitor calibration, color management, cost savings
Categories: Color Management, Proofing, Technology, Workflow




February 19, 2010
Introduction to Monitor Proofing

Today’s monitor proofing systems from ICS offer advantages that are simply not possible to achieve with physical proofs of any type. Read on for a list of the advantages of monitor proofing vs. hard copy proofs.

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Doug Landon on February 19, 2010 - 10:35 AM | 59 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, remote director, color management, cost savings
Categories: Color Management, Proofing, Technology, Workflow




December 17, 2009
Remote Director Receives Fogra Certification

The Fogra Graphic Technology Research Association has finalized the certification process for soft proofing systems, and Remote Director was one of the first to be certified.

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Franz Herbert on December 17, 2009 - 11:14 AM | 21 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, remote director, fogra, certification
Categories: Color Management, Industry News, Proofing, Technology




October 12, 2009
Viewing Conditions for Monitor Proofing

Proper viewing conditions for a prepress department or retouching studio utilizing monitor proofing.

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Doug Landon on October 12, 2009 - 2:05 PM | 3 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, remote director, virtual proofing, monitor calibration, d50
Categories: Color Management




October 1, 2009
The D50 Standard and Monitor Proofing

Calibrating a monitor proofing system to a specific illumination has its challenges. The Graphics Art industry uses D50 as its standard. What does that mean?

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Franz Herbert on October 1, 2009 - 10:07 AM | 6 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, remote director, virtual proofing, monitor calibration, oem integration
Categories: Color Management




September 14, 2009
Proof Luminance Settings In Remote Director

One of the more common questions we receive during installation and training has to do with the proof luminance setting in Remote Director. While there’s no single right answer that applies to every situation, this article contains some guidelines you can follow to achieve the best results in Remote Director.

Read More

Bookmark and Share
Permalink | Posted by Doug Landon on September 14, 2009 - 4:07 PM | 6 Comments
Tags: monitor proofing, remote director, virtual proofing, monitor calibration, oem integration
Categories: Color Management






 1 2 >