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Veripress is an on-press softproofing system and the next generation in digital proofing. Built around an advanced colour management system with a touch screen interface, Veripress uses platesetter RIP data to produce verified colour-matched proofs on screen at the touch of a button.
In an era where the productivity demands of high volume press environments mean less time available for hardcopy proofs, softproofing is the logical solution. Fast, cost efficient and easy to use, Veripress ensures proofs are ready on the press as soon as the plates arrive.
The Veripress range has integrated proofing solutions suited to any production and press workflow.
Colour Management with Multicolour Support
Veripress is built on a full 16-bit engine. The colour management system is ICC v4.2 compliant and capable of reproducing the gamut of virtually any print process on screen. Full multicolour support allows accurate proofing of any multicolour printing process - hexachrome, heptachrome or a custom process.
Spot Colour Handling
Veripress has unlimited spot colour support, allowing precise proofing for any job, regardless of its complexity. Spot colours can be easily imported or created, assigned a paint mode (overprint, knockout, primer, transparent, opaque), a tint level within each mode and a unique dot gain curve. Veripress handles special colours in an L*a*b* colourspace to maximise accuracy. Advanced spot merging algorithms simulate how each ink will react with other spot and process press inks, making true spot colour proofing a reality.
Press Configurations
Created to precisely emulate the properties of the press and substrate on screen, Press Configurations are an integral part of the Veripress softproofing solution. Press presets can be switched instantly via the touch console to view a job as it would look when printed by a different press, or on another paper type.
Users define the operating gamut of the press via a match ICC profile. Dot gain curves are added to compensate for the dot gain of each process CMYK ink and spot colour, as well as that of the platesetter device. Replacement colour sets can be used for printing processes with non-standard ink setups. The printable sheet area of the press can be entered, along with its number of ink keys.
Veripress press configurations can define the white point of the paper being used, entered manually, based on the match ICC profile, or by measuring the substrate with a supported Spectrophotometer. The paper's show-through properties can be defined, including a dot gain curve for the back page; a maximum ink weight set along with horizontal and vertical stretch factor.
Monitor Verification
Veripress features calibration and verification tools to ensure accurate colour reproduction. An integrated Displays application allows quick calibration of the proofing display using a supported Spectrophotometer.
Veripress includes a system for creating colour verification charts generated from press ICC profiles or imported from text or CGATS files. Users can define the number of patches making up the chart; process colour, paper and gray balance patch types; and set maximum, average and standard Δe (CIE76, CIE94, CIE2000), ΔH and ΔC tolerances. The Displays application then verifies the colour performance of the monitor directly against the target press standard values and displays the results on screen via the built-in Calcheck application. This guarantees a display certified by Veripress is capable of reproducing the full gamut of the target printing process, be it ISO 12647-7, GRACol, a multi-colour or other custom process.
Remote Proofing
Veripress has the ability to push proofs to remote locations anywhere in the world. Proofs are sent via FTP or Secure FTP to a Veripress Remote Server in the same Serendipity Blackmagic Image format used for the softproofs at the source location. This streamlined, proprietary file format maintains complete data integrity - preserving process and special spot colour L*a*b* values and transparency features - enabling remote users with the same calibrated Veripress configuration to view a certified, identical proof.
Press Agent
Press Agent allows Veripress to be directly connected to a press console through a network port. When the press operator turns/loads a page on the press console, using a button or by flipping a camera recognised page, Veripress automatically loads the correct page for softproofing.
Touch Console
The press room is no place for a mouse or keyboard. Veripress includes out-of-the-box support for touch screens. The Veripress touch console interface features hierarchical one-touch access to all proofing and navigation functions. A visual pan interface displays a thumbnail of the currently loaded proof, navigation to a part of the page is as simple as a touch or drag. The touch console can be customised so press operators need only see buttons for the functions used in the press room; buttons can be re-labelled to use local terminology.
Loupe
Veripress uses a virtual loupe to allow magnification of page areas and provide accurate readings of dot percentages. A touch and drag interface moves the loupe around the page and allows the user to adjust the loupe size and magnification while examining halftone dots and fine text. Channel controls cycle the view within the Loupe through the area's individual ink channels. A dynamic heads-up display shows the ink dot percentages at a pointed, centred crosshair, or within an area average percentage box, configured to the line screen of plates.
Channel and Ink Key View
Veripress enables a press operator to quickly toggle ink channels to get an accurate representation of the proof at various print stages, or be used in concert with the digital blue line function to check for traps and overprints. Blue Line replaces all process colours with varying shades of blue, enabling traps to be spotted easier.
Ink Key Viewer aids the press operator in the initial setup of press ink ducts. Plate size and the number of ink keys are stored in the Press configuration and are automatically applied to the view. Jobs can be viewed independently or positioned on the plate displaying the relative ink use for each ink key. The amount of ink used by the print run can be instantly calculated by entering the number of prints and the ink weight (in g/m2). Over-inked areas are singled out for display at a touch.
Spectro Tool
Veripress allows precise comparison of softproof and press sheet colours. Operators can use a supported Spectrophotometer to take accurate L*a*b*, Lch, XYZ and approximate density values from a press sheet. The on screen Spectro Tool can then be used to measure the corresponding area on the softproof and a delta E displayed.
Publications and De-Imposition
Veripress can load and proof entire publications comprised of single pages or de-imposed from multi-page press sheets. Page index panels on the main proofing screen and the touch console show available, missing or duplicate pages and page pairs when viewing spreads. The touch interface provides one-touch access to any page.
Veripress includes a built-in de-imposition engine, allowing imposed press files to be virtually cut and proofed at published size. Signature groups can be custom built or imported directly from jobs in a number of industry formats such as Dynastrip, Preps and JDF. The user interface features the ability to multi-select individual signatures within a group, allowing mass changes to parameters such as plate offset or page size when working with large publications.
Imposed press sheets can be submitted for proofing with a signature attached. Press operators have the option to view an overlaid signature when proofing the sheet or de-impose press sheets on-the-fly to proof individual pages without the need for reprocessing the original. This functionality saves on both disk storage space and operator search times.
Spreads and Show-Through
Publications can be viewed as page spreads. Spreads are generated on-the-fly, without the need for reprocessing. Pages are displayed side by side to identify problems or bleed issues with full page spread advertisements or images.
A back page function allows Veripress to virtually back consecutive publication pages onto each other. User-configured paper white point, opacity and back page dot gain are then used to accurately simulate the effects of show-through on the current page.
FlipBook
Veripress uses 3D viewing technology to allow a publication to be previewed in its final printed form. Using FlipBook, any newspaper or magazine job can be loaded as a virtual book, quickly flipped through by a press operator and checked for correct de-imposition, page order, orientation, or duplicate pages. Books can be flipped in left-right or calendar modes. The zoom and viewing angle adjusted and, if required, the whole publication can be exported as a PDF or a QuickTime movie.
Clustering
Clustering, or distributed processing, is a method whereby multiple computers are used to share processing workload. Veripress utilises this technology to speed up your proofing workflow. Cluster nodes, running on additional computers, can be seamlessly added to the cluster. Managed centrally by the Veripress Server, nodes can be run across mixed Linux, Mac OS X and Windows platforms. Veripress grows with your business. As production volume increases, so does your processing power.
Secure Account Management
Veripress allows administrators to create group and user login accounts tailored to specific roles in the work environment. Accounts are used as a filter to deliver only the information relevant to each user; grant access to functions and applications; and editing privileges when appropriate. The system enables remote users to login securely and can be configured to notify users of system critical events via email.
Veripress Softproofing Solutions
Veripress is the complete softproofing solution for the colour-savvy press room, designed to meet challenges of press and publishing environments.
Veripress Pro and Veripress Lite are able to read the native file format, directory structure, plate assembly and imposition data of all major manufacturer proprietary RIPs.
Veripress Bureau is perfect for pre-press design and advertising studios needing to proof postscript work for publication. Veripress Remote provides softproofing of jobs sent from a Veripress Server anywhere in the world. Serendipity's proprietary Blackmagic Image format maintains total data integrity to ensure offsite locations view identical colour-matched proofs.