Proofers that aren't like brain surgery

[pspdfppdfxhd]

Surely in this day and age there exists a proofing system that doesn't require a NASA scientist to keep stable and operational.

Anyone have any happy solutions? I am sick and tired of hearing our proofs are bad with no support available to help us without costing an arm and a leg or probably more than a new printer would.

 

[Joe]

Surely in this day and age there exists a proofing system that doesn't require a NASA scientist to keep stable and operational.

Anyone have any happy solutions? I am sick and tired of hearing our proofs are bad with no support available to help us without costing an arm and a leg or probably more than a new printer would.

 

Tell 'em it looks fine on your screen.

[pspdfppdfxhd]

Nowadays I am hearing more and more: It looks good on my iphone. Not kidding.

[Farabomb]

The problem is the customer, not the proofer.

https://youtu.be/CxTaBD87z7o

[pspdfppdfxhd]

I understand the customer angle.

Fact is the proofer is unstable and the pressmen complain about it, but nobody wants to spend the money to fix the problem.

Gotta stop feeling like it's my fault.

[Joe]

Same old story...everyone wants everything perfect until they hear the price. At least twice a year our owners want to try Stochastic printing...until they once again see the price tag.

[pspdfppdfxhd]

yeah well it's all fun and games till the reds start looking brown and the greens start looking blue.

[Farabomb]

It's a tale as old as time.

Just like it's always prepresses' fault.

[Tracy]

It's not your fault if the proofer isn't calibrated to the press!

[Possum]

I love that old thing, "why didn't you tell me something was wrong with it?" Like, "why didn't you listen when i DID tell you six months ago?"

[Ear]

No, they do not make a physical press proofing system that isn't mild rocket surgery to set up and maintain. I have a couple and they are more high maintenance than the platesetter, FFS.

I'm getting successful soft-proofing results, but only when the designer plays ball. If they give me the right PDF, (PDF 1.7 or no dice) and it passes my PitStop certification, I send them a certified PDF and a copy of the Enfocus Preflight report and tell them to view the PDF in Acrobat, as their proof.