Soft proofing

Soft proofing

Soft proofing concept

Soft proofing is also called soft proofing on the screen. It is a proofing method that simulates the effect of printing on the screen. Soft proofing uses the appropriate conversion tables for input devices, output devices, and displays to display the exact pattern of the final image in the copy.
The advantages of soft proofing

Soft proofing is a kind of proofing method that has just emerged in recent years. Because it directly simulates and displays print output effects on the screen, it has the advantages of being intuitive, convenient, and flexible to reproduce, and soft proofing does not require material loss. Naturally, soft proofing has been welcomed by image color correction personnel and is also the direction of future technological development.

The disadvantage of soft proofing

Over the years, a great deal of research has been conducted on the relationship between colors displayed on displays and the colors printed and how they are most closely matched. From an empirical point of view, we know that if every device in the production chain is properly characterized and the surrounding lighting conditions are strictly controlled, soft proofing will be very accurate. But color accuracy is not the only factor that determines the usability of the proofing method. Soft proofing lacks the lightness and durability required for certain applications. It cannot be evaluated under different lighting conditions, nor can it be held on the hand or hanged. on the wall. At present, the biggest problem that exists in soft proofing is that the accuracy of the simulation display needs further improvement. Now the quality of the soft proofing system of professional-grade monitors has been guaranteed, but on ordinary computers, the monitor still cannot meet the quality of soft proofing. This hinders the popularization and development of soft proofing.

Screen correction and color management

The key technology of the screen soft proofing lies in the accurate correction of the screen and the color management of the entire system, in which the screen correction is to test and adjust the display to make its characteristics conform to the characteristics of a certain state of the equipment, or to generate a new equipment that meets the current working status. feature. The color management system will support the mutual simulation conversion between the monitor color gamut and the colors in the printer and offset gamut.

Source: Ke Yin Network