the magazine of GMG worldwide March 2014 The Remote Proofing Issue CONTENTS News 4 Remote proofing explained 5 Case study One: Matthews Brand Solutions 13 Case study Two: Elmood 15 In the Zone: CoZone + Deliver 17 Keep your software up-to-date 19 The backpage interview 18 www.gmgcolor.com www.gmgcolor.com Wherever Wherever a color a color goes goes it stays it stays that that color color Wherever a color goes it stays that color. Wherever a color Wherever a color goes it stays that color goes it stays that color GMG color GMG management color management software solutions software solutions mean thatmean whilstthat youwhilst you may have may manyhave types many of printing types ofmethods printing methods and substrates, and substrates, you you only ever only haveever one have resultone – the result same – the color. same Time color. and Time time again. and time again. UK Remote Proofing GMG software Seminar targets design integrates with agencies. PantoneLIVE™ GMG and Epson are collaborating to host a Design Agency Seminar to show designers how they can cure their color control headaches and save valuable time, while keeping costs down and removing inaccuracies from the design realisation process. The seminar will be held at Epson’s UK headquarters near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, on March 12th 2014 where they will be joined by global branding and packaging design company Elmwood to demonstrate ‘Color control for happy clients and looking after the bottom line’. Click here for more information. GMG UK New Offices GMG OpenColor and ColorProof customers now have immediate and seamless access to the PantoneLIVE cloud to provide highly accurate color proofs. The integration allows GMG customers to work globally using the same database and to generate spot colors that meet PantoneLIVE color standards and brand owners’ specifications quickly. PantoneLIVE is a cloudbased, color management service that now maintains 22 generic packaging-relevant color libraries for carton, flexible packaging and label applications. “PantoneLIVE gives highly accurate definitions of the spot colors that customers want, and GMG OpenColor and ColorProof represent best-in-class solutions that ensure proof colors are faithful to on-press spot colors,” says Iain Trevor Pike, Market Director Pantone Digital. Click here for more information. Award-winning design GMG UK have relocated to fresh new offices adjacent to one of the UK’s most respected print museums, the John Jarrold Printing Museuem. THE BIG GREEN TICK THAT SPEAKS ANY LANGUAGE. Remote proofing has been talked about for decades, but only GMG can make certified, color-accurate proofs anywhere in the world in minutes a reality. Here’s how. REMOTE PROOFING Designed in LA What is remote proofing? Remote proofing is the process of digitally sending a file anywhere in the world, and outputting it as a predictable, constant and colour-perfect proof in minutes. It can be at a single location. It can be multiple locations. In the same city. On the other side of the world. At whichever stage of the design to print workflow – brandowner, designer, prepress company or printer – having an identical color-certified proof to approve is good for business. Approved at client HQ in Cape Town Printed in Sao Paulo REMOTE PROOFING Clients, brand owners, and publishers are always looking to save money on their proofing costs. By eliminating couriers from the process approvals are significantly quicker. Without the cardboard tube and courier, proofs get there more than a week earlier and aren’t at the mercy of delayed aircraft, heavy traffic or human error. REMOTE PROOFING Different ways of sharing the file 1. Job Export between different ColorProof clients Where custom ProofStandards, Spotcolors, scaling, nesting or cropping is manually applied to a file in a ColorProof Job. Using the Job Export will ensure that no changes are made on a remote ColorProof system – Example: 1 bit files for Flexo printing. 2. Delivery of PDF files to different ColorProof clients via “Hotfolders” Ideal for agencies and publishers, data transfer is done typically via the internet using FTP or other web services. The GMG Printer Calibration ensures that a hard proof is visually identical using the same proof standard on different sites and systems. The GMG CoZone Solution • The prepress, agency and client share their projects in the cloud using GMG CoZone • The agency uploads the PDF to CoZone and sees the printing status in real time • The publisher gets an automated information that the proof has been printed and can approve the print right away • The prepress can keep an easy eye on accounting 3. Jobs and Files sharing in the cloud that can be delivered to any ColorProof Client Ideal for job approval processes among different parts in the design/creation-2-production chain. REMOTE PROOFING What if the receiver has no color management skills? As the entire job content is transferred – the files, the profiles and the parameters in a Job Container – the receiver needs no prior color management knowledge or expertise as the system is controlled remotely from the senders site. GMG ColorProof will automatically load the Job Container on the receivers site, check if the system is calibrated etc. and output the proof. It then verifies it with the embedded measurement device and prints the label on the Proof. Where required, a report gets sent back via email on the results of the Media Wedge with a preview of the Job. GMG ColorProof takes out all the subjectivity when looking at the color. This is important as one man’s Navy Blue is another man’s Ultramarine. REMOTE PROOFING PRIN TE R Printer Media Calibrated Media Printer Calibrated Email, FTP or Intranet AM PDF Printer Media Calibrated Printer Media Calibrated S NT ME END BR A N D O W N E R A G N E C Y The sender and receiver have a ColoProof system 1) A job is created with all settings required 2) The job is exported – the user can define the security level such as password or allowance to change parameters after job import 3) All content of the job is saved into one file 4) Now the job-file is ready 5) The job can now be sent to a receiving site. This can be done via FTP or email 6) When receiving a job, the file is automatically opened 7) According to job parameters and files a local job is created automatically without manual interaction at the receiver 8) GMG ColorProof will output the proof and verify it with the embedded measurement device and prints the label on the Proof. A report with the results is sent to the sender The receiving GMG system acts virtually like a fax machine PRE - PR ES S How a ColorProof Client Based Remote Proofing system works. REMOTE PROOFING How a Cloud Based Remote Proofing system works (CoZone) PRE - PR ES S Media Media Calibrated GMG CoZone Calibrated AM EN DM EN Printer PDF Printer Media Calibrated Media TS Calibrated AGN E CY Advantages: • Web-license based • Tracking of approvals • Individual access rights for ColorProof systems and workflows • Real time remote status feedback • Soft-proofing AND hard-proofing • Free tier* for Clients having a ColorProof with GMG SUC (*free tier limited to 250 Proofs/Month) Printer Printer BR A N D O W N E R How a Cloud Based Remote Proofing system works (GMG CoZone ) 1. ColorProof is connected via the internet to a GMG CoZone account 2. ColorProof submits information on workflows which are connected to CoZone 3. The user can submit Collaborate approvals or upload a local file through Deliver for hard proofing 5. The documents and a job ticket are transferred automatically from CoZone to the desired GMG system and workflow 6. The proof is created, status feedback given, and - when ProofControl Inline present - results are shown in CoZone PRIN TE R REMOTE PROOFING GM lien C G t Based So luti on • Manage custom Spotcolors • Highly secure connection needed • Need for “Real job” transfer • Need automated job import Which remote proofing system is best for you? Solutions can be combined so that all benefits are available. • Manage job approval processes • Need 24/7 access to files • Need connection flexibility • Want to avoid high investments GM G n CoZone Solutio REMOTE PROOFING Remote Proofing Case Study Matthews finds their remote proofing solution When Matthews received designs from clients, operators were responsible for ensuring that artwork for repro print production could be separated correctly. Proprietary proofs were produced and sent to clients by overnight courier to be marked up, approved, and returned — a costly and timeconsuming process. Matthews installed a remote inkjet proofing station at each brandowner’s office — one that could easily and reliably color-manage and prepare files. Most important was print quality accuracy—both color and dot structure. Often, reproducing the highlight dot was a problem. To address this key point, a GMG ColorProof system was installed. The software drives Epson Stylus Pro 7900 and 9990 inkjet printers that feature 10c/8c color space technology. GMG DotProof offered a 1:1 dot representation for highlight dot control. THE AGE-OLD PROBLEM THE SOLUTION Matthews Brand Solutions is a global enterprise specializing in packaging, merchandising and marketing for household-name customers such as GNC, BP, Sunglass Hut, and more. Today, Matthews utilizes a streamlined workflow system and state-of-the-art technology to provide the highest level of consistency for every project, from design and strategy to color and project management. The ROI and accuracy of an inkjet system was Greg Radencic, preferred to a proprietary Color RoomtoManager, system. 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Thanks to quality, our a process that has saved 1-2 is required. The first and 1-2 days per proofing rounds of reviews are modern system, Matthews days perproofs proofing cycle.cycle. second rounds ofuploaded reviews to the system, is able to generate are uploaded to the system, and returned annotated, identical to the final annotated, and returned to primarily check content product for all imaginable to primarily check content and offer directional color printing applications.” and offer directional color comments. comments. Annotate Juicy_A3_CMYK.pdf Decision Download 1 of 3 Change color to red Rob - March 15th, 2012 8:10am No... keep it orange Jane - Today 9:45am [Accepted] Change color to red Rob - 2 hours ago Enter your comment 1 AUTO THE RESULTS CLIENT QUOTE SAVING 1-2 DAYS PER PROOFING CYCLE Compare Versions Page 4 / 6 30% ADDING SOFT PROOFING TO THE WORKFLOW TO SAVE TIME A CENTRAL COLOR HUB Remote Proofing Case Study LONDON SINGAPORE MELBOURNE NEW YORK THE ELMWOOD NETWORK BEGINS TO SYNCHRONISE ITS COLOR. “Color is one of the most important element to a brand’s strength in communication across all its assets. Identifiable color integrity in the reproduction of these assets needs to be set at an early stage. By using the powerful GMG tool we can assure the replication and quality our clients deserve.” Peter Aldous, Creative Services Director at Elmwood Global branding and packaging design company Elmwood has offices in London, New York City, Singapore and Melbourne. Working with blue-chip international brands such as ASDA, Anchor, Durex, Soreen and McCain, clearly accurate and consistent color rendering is a crucial aspect of the company’s service. The company says its recent installation of GMG FlexoProof and GMG ProofControl has revolutionised its digital proofing capabilities. Increasing color accuracy and proof-to-proof consistency has compelled Elmwood to begin implementing GMGpowered Epson WT7900 proofing systems across its offices worldwide. “Prior to installing GMG ColorProof, one of our biggest issues was the amount of resource we needed to produce consistent color,” continues. Aldous “Our previous RIP / color management solution could not give us the quality that we – and our clients – expected, so there was a lot of to-ing and fro-ing manually tweaking output settings to achieve the required output. What we needed was a system that could give us the quality that we needed faster, without as much manual intervention, day in and day out.” Elmwood invested in GMG FlexoProof and GMG ProofControl to address its color management and output issues. GMG FlexoProof is a color proofing and calibration application designed for the specific requirements of the packaging and label printing industry. Featuring halftone digital proofing of flexographic / package print jobs, FlexoProof ensures accurate and consistent proofing output regardless of print device, color space or substrate. FlexoProof includes the GMG SpotColor Editor for precise and repeatable color matching of spot colors. GMG ProofControl is a fast, tangible way to be assured that proofs are being produced to a measurable, predefined standard by incorporating target values from international industry standards such as ISO, PSR Gravure, SWOP and GRACoL. “The results have been fantastic,” says Peter. “Being able to quickly and easily work to a predefined industry standard such as Fogra and ISO 12647 has increased color accuracy and given us the confidence to produce identical proofs whether they’re needed the same day, or a year later. Using GMG technology has allowed us to implement a consistent, corporate-wide PDF standard which we can use regardless of the final print process, or print substrate.” It’s not just Elmwood who are happy with the results. “We’ve been getting very favourable comments from our clients,” says Peter. “One particular client has said that we’ve revolutionised their proofing phase. They’ve told us that the quality of proof that we’re producing for them is far and away the best result to portray design intent, to the point that they want us to work with them to bring their other suppliers up to the same level. We even have two specific examples where designs that would have otherwise been rejected on the basis of the perceived color quality have been approved as a direct result of being produced using GMG applications.” “One particular client has said that we’ve revolutionised their proofing phase.” IN THE Z NE GMG A CoZone discussion recognized a while ago that organizations have a requirement to send jobs to different GMG ColorProof installations within their own environments and also externally to clients and suppliers. In order for this to be useful the different ColorProof installations have to mirror each other in terms of proof standards and workflows. Therefore GMG came up with a remote proofing feature for ColorProof, allowing users to package their jobs up and deliver them directly from one ColorProof Server to another, thus allowing consistent proofing across the enterprise. GMG have now expanded this service to include a truly distributed remote service using the GMG CoZone Cloud Solution. CoZone Deliver has been developed to address the remote proofing needs of both large enterprises and small to medium organizations that want to send proofs to remote locations such as clients or suppliers. This article explains the benefits of both solutions. What is Deliver? CoZone Deliver is the second module to be Easy to use released under the CoZone brand. It offers and intuitive user organizations the ability to connect their interface ColorProof Servers directly to CoZone via the internet (over secured https connections). We then Complete control of the proofing process from enable users to publish their ColorProof workflows content approval to final sign via CoZone. This means that organizations can off in one solution. take control of their remote proofing requirements in a secure and elegant way. Files can be uploaded via the web uploader as single or Full integration with batched files and then sent to any ColorProof/ Collaborate, allowing jobs Workflow available. The whole system is secure to be sent directly from and reliable. Security can be applied to the Collaborate to Deliver. Workflows directly and only authorized users have the ability to upload files. Deliver images and PDF’s to any ColorProof The Deliver dashboard allows authorized users anywhere in the world so long as to get an instant status view of all jobs being it is connected to your account processed and refer back to previously printed in CoZone. jobs. We also support the Proof Control Inline system within ColorProof, so if your printer is Job monitoring and calibrated and you have Proof Control Inline usage tracking the results will be reported back to CoZone and from one central dashboard appear with the job. This means that you can build up a history of jobs processed and the associated proof control results. With the release of Deliver, CoZone now allows users to collaborate on projects in a truly end to end workflow, from content approval through to final hard proof sign off. CoZone uniquely allows end users to seamlessly cross over from soft proofing to hard proofing in one integrated workflow. Benefits of Deliver The future of Deliver CoZone constantly evolves based on customer feedback and input. We see our customer’s requirements as the most important input into our new products. The next evolution of Deliver (and CoZone in general) will enable organizations to upload files into CoZone directly from their internal workflow/MIS systems using XML based job tickets. This will streamline the process of getting files from one system to another and provide the glue to link our clients legacy workflow systems into CoZone. The solution will be further enhanced in Q1 of 2014 with the release of a number of new features in Collaborate, including a new Approval Phasing module and dedicated soft proofing functionality. These developments clearly demonstrate GMG’s long-term commitment to web based products and services and our intention to be the industry leader in cloud based proofing and color management solutions. Click here for free trial GMG CoZone Deliver is free to existing clients, who have up-todate SUC contracts, for the first 250 proofs delivered each month. Latest Versions Get the most out of your GMG software GMG ColorProof GMG CoZone 5.5 Latest features: • Full 64-bit support allowing for the use of more RAM significantly boosting the processing power. • Optimized white printing. • Easier and more flexible cutting with Roland printers. • Remote proofing edition. • Improved user interface. • Save Job Report feature containing all job information. • Improved quality control of spot colors. • E-Mail system alerts. DotProof Latest features: ‘Simplified DotProof’ is a a full replacement of the DotProof profiling process of the previous version. Less steps in profile calculation, and new ‘Compensation Curve Evaluation Chart’ make for quicker profile creation. Latest features: • Supports all standard file formats, incl. Multimedia content and Office documents • ‘pay per job’ – licensing for unlimited number of users without causing any additional costs • Content 100% safe! No more email forwarding, configurable download access and limited visibility, easy to manage permission options • Unique and intuitive mark-up tools for your online proofing GMG ColorServer GMG OpenColor GMG ProductionSuite GMG InkOptimizer GMG ColorMaster 4.8 1.1 2.0 4.8 2.1 Latest features: • Paper Adaption Tool: Wizard driven adaption of the conversion to the actual paper tint in use. • Direct output from PDF hotfolder to digital printers. This improves interfacing with devices such as laser printers profiled via SmartProfiler. All printer specific properties can be saved with the PDF hotfolder. • Brighter spot colors for digital printing. • New profile set Direct output to digital printers. • Brighter spot colors for digital printing. • New profile set. Latest features: • Patented spectral color engine, able to create up to 15 channels profiles without fingerprinting the press. • Print prediction models for Flexo, Offset and Gravure printing, to calculate ink interaction without characterizing the ink over black or any other ink. • Expanded Color Gamut Printing allows to create 5-, 6- or 7 color profiles from a few patches or just the help of MultiColor test charts. • Creation of Spot Color Database for precise job reproduction. • Connection to spectral color information from Colibri (Match my Color) and PantoneLIVE (X-rite) Latest features: • New Layout application for easy and fast job composing incl, true shape nesting, cutting and double sided printing tools. • Interior decoration option Incl. color ways and step and repeat. • Easy and fast profile creation due to new SmartProfiler V2. • GMG device Link creation on the fly. • Full automated workflow capabilities incl. XML interface for fast workflow integration. Latest features: • Efficient and simple calculation of savings. • Easy-to-create hotfolders. • Plus all the advatages of ColorServer 4.8. Latest features: • Consistent quality throughout all images in source database. • Once-only color correction – regardless of the ultimate output standard. • Fewer and shorter production cycles through process automation. • Direct output to any media standard, without further file alterations. • Shorter print makeready times, and consistent print quality. • Efficient use of resources and considerable cost savings. Feature to enhance the workflow integration Color managed PDF files can be printed now directly into a Windows printer what helps to integrate Digital and LFP output devices better into ColorServer. Some existing features: • Standardized and optimized prepress workflow for up to 50% time savings. • Intuitive tools for preparing production jobs in seconds. • Extensive options for last-minute corrections in PDF documents – image and text. • Integrated data preflighting. GMG InkOptimizer with G-Turbo Reduce ink usage by up to 47% compared to the original file which is an increased CMY reduction of around 17% over previous strong ink optimization. This extreme reduction of ink also improves drying time, reduces rub off as well as chemicals that are associated with the solvent inks and pays for itself quickly. the back page color the backpage interview Sky Blue Believe it or not: ELO’s Mr. Blue Sky inspired by... blue sky. In a BBC Radio interview, Jeff Lynne – ELO’s frontman and wrtiter – talked about writing ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ after locking himself away in a Swiss chalet and attempting to write ELO’s follow-up to A New World Record: “It was dark and misty for 2 weeks, and I didn’t come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, ‘Wow, look at those beautiful Alps.’ I wrote Mr. Blue Sky and 13 other songs in the next 2 weeks.” What we need here is some blue sky thinking. Heard in board rooms all over the cliched world, blue sky thinking refers to original or creative thinking, unfettered by convention and not grounded in reality. The earliest recorded metaphorical uses of the phrase “blue sky” were applied to issues of corporate fraud. In the early 20th century people trading in worthless securities – the kind of thing that much later would have been termed junk bonds – were said to be selling “blue sky and hot air” and they were called “blue-sky merchants”. Source Express online R:231 G:29 B: 115 Why is the sky blue? Is it: a) The sun is yellow and the grass is green. So yellow and green make blue. b) It is a reflection of all the bodies of water on earth. c) Oxygen is blue. d) Sunlight reaches Earth’s atmosphere and is scattered in all directions by all the gases and particles in the air. Blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules of air in Earth’s atmosphere. Blue is scattered more than other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This is why we see the sky as blue. Christian Mignotte VP Sales GMG GmbH & Co Is pink your favorite color? Grey Why? Because it associated with all the colors What color best describes your personality? Blue What book are you reading right now? The Stanger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst, and a French politics book Tell us something about you that will shock and amaze the readers of trueColors? I plan in the next two years to climb Mont Blanc (4810 m) When you’re not working what do you do? To spend time with my family and friends and weekends outside Paris Who would you most like to have over for dinner? My good friends with Stevie Wonder on the piano Who would play you in a movie about yourself? Al Pacino Cat or dog? Cat What was your first job? Marketing manager for a Danish company in France What would you call your autobiography? Once Upon a Time If you could work for GMG in another country, which would it be and why? Italy and especially in Tuscany for its culture and its lifestyle If you weren’t at GMG what would you want to be? A science fiction writer What was the last movie that made you cry? I have a great laugh at The wolf of Wall Street by Martin Scorsese What’s your favourite GMG product and why? GMG ColorServer – The state of art solution for color management Okay, now for the tedious, but relevant, questions containing a color: What do you like to do once in a blue moon? Dreaming by scanning the sky on a beach of Krabi, Thailand What or who makes you green with envy? Anyone who wakes up every morning with views of the turquoise blue waters of the ocean Red or white wine? Being French I want a food and wine match. My favorite for the white,’Meursault 1er Cru’ and for the Red ‘Clos de Vougeot’ What’s the last white lie you told? ? To my wife, that I will not work during the weekend The Stones’ Brown Sugar or Beatles Yellow Submarine? The Stones
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