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Color Manager

When a printed advertisement does not reproduce a brand’s colors accurately, or comply with the original intent of the advertiser, there is a potentially expensive problem. For newspaper printers the cause of de-saturated color, filling-in effects and neutral color deviation is usually due to the use of a standard color transformation from a common source ICC profile (often a wrong ICC) to the printer ICC. In some cases
images are not even color managed prior to reaching the RIP, and then colors become distorted. Achieving a printed image that is close as possible to the original, fully restoring the colors that are distorted during
the printing process is very difficult for any process department. ProImage Color Manager solves the problem.

Color Manager software automatically transforms image files from their source ICC profile to the output ICC profile. It does this dynamically, without any loss of color saturation or dynamic range. The results
are accurate color reproduction achieved easily, and quickly. Color Manager is also an essential tool should there be a need to re-purpose a PDF for additional targets such as a heatset press, the Web, or even a tablet PC.

Using SISR (Smart Input Space Recognition) Color Manager automatically analyzes the image to detect the source ICC, even when it’s unknown. Then using unique color transformation technology it automatically
converts the image from the source profile to the output ICC profile.

As very few images are the same, each undergoes an individual transformation according to the source profile detected. The software then makes the image as close as technically possible to the source image
and maintains all the color that would normally become de-saturated when processed. In addition, the color
transformation takes into account the paper’s CMYK color to maintain the visual grey balance. This provides you with better quality and a valuable competitive advantage.

As another benefit, ProImage Color Manager makes the image sharper taking into account the output resolution of the RIP screening and the user’s preference. So whatever the job, Color Manager software
will enable you to reproduce stunning results, and maintain happy customers. As a bonus, Color Manager includes ProImage OnColor ECO which allows you to save
around 25% of your color ink cost.

OnColor ECO

ProImage ink optimization software solutions have become industry standards.

Easy-to-use and with a rapid ROI, OnColor ECO solution will fit seamlessly into your workflow. OnColor ECO automatically analyzes PDF files and, using Gray Component Replacement (GCR), determines the optimal amount of ink needed by newspaper and commercial presses to produce the best image quality.

It reduces ink consumption and this means less cost, less rub-off and set-off, and a smaller carbon footprint. Using sophisticated algorithms and ICC profiles for input and output, ProImage OnColor ECO replaces an equal amount of CMY ink (the gray component) with lower cost black ink to produce a perfect printed result every time, whilst using much less ink overall.

The main benefits of ProImage OnColor ECO are:

• Cost reduction - Ink savings in the order of 10% to 40% – in most cases, the average ink volume saved is approximately 20%.
• Sharper images – sharper images are highly visible when dark items that were printed with CMYK are replaced by K only.
•  Reduced file size – in almost all cases the use of PDF files with OnColor ECO significantly reduces file size by compression while maintaining original quality.
• Improved gray balance – natural objects look more realistic.
•  Better color stability and fidelity– since only the essential CMY ink components (pure color) remain on the image, colors are more stable and easy to control on the press.
• Ink saving analysis – a special algorithm calculates the exact amount of ink and cost saved during processing.
• Smart Input Space Recognition – this sophisticated algorithm detects each
  image’s color space enabling correct input to the press color space.
  
  
  
  
  

ProImage Makes Breakthrough with Niko Meter

After months of research and development we are proud to introduce - Niko Meter, an intelligent software that will alert production staff to any risk of missing a deadline.

The software shows a number of meters on the screen, each similar to the speedometer in a car. Each meter shows very visually the production status of each plate – and these change colour and warn when there is a danger, or imminent danger, of a deadline being missed.

Named the “Niko Meter” as a tribute to Niko Rukosuo, a former technical director of the Los Angeles Times, a ProImage NewsWay workflow customer who had the original idea.

Izzet Edige, New ProImage, states, “The Niko Meter is proving to be a very valuable tool, especially with today’s minimal production staffing levels. It automatically monitors live plate production and helps optimize the productivity of an expensive newspaper press.”

The Joy of Sorting Plates

ProImag's latest development, Sorter, allows you to assign press slots to Bins, release production runs manually and monitor the Bins during production until the Plates are sorted.


The outstanding graphical interface enables you to easily:

• define presses and sorters 
• assign slots to bins 
• set plates sorting order 
• define new versions of plate handling 
• set plate sorting order 
• set plate output order 
• and much more 

Merkel Rainbow

German chancellor Angela Merkel is quite a phenomenon of colors. Blazer remains invariant. Suit for yourself if there is a deeper meaning  in this dress-code, dear intelligent readers – do let us know if you have a clue.

The images where collected by  Noortje van Eekelen  as part of her Spectacle of Tragedy.

The German chancellor opted for a green blazer for her visit to Greece. But, as this natty Pantone chart shows us, Merkel has found a fashion formula she likes, and she's sticking to it.

For her visit to Greece, Angela Merkel's soft green jacket should have been just the right colour choice to convey a sense of calm. That is, if it wasn't the very same one the German chancellor wore to celebrate Germany's victory over Greece during Euro 2012. But with fashion not coming to her as naturally as economics, Merkel has got her formula and she's sticking with it. Her signature look comprises three-button blazers, often from German designer Bettina Schoenbach, in a huge range of colours. Dutch graphic designer Noortje van Eekelen even created a Pantone chart of the look for her website The Spectacle of Tragedy. From black to beige to a very on-trend purple, it runs to an impressive 90 shades. That's one for every situation Europe's most powerful woman might find herself in.