STAR PROOF A revolution in proofing technology. Giving you the ability to deliver contract quality screened proofs with RIP Once technology to guarantee data integrity. Printing Process Simulation Proofing System: The ability to deliver an accurate proof, particularly for challenging printing processes such as Gravure, Flexo or Letterpress, is a daunting task. Existing proofing solutions are either expensive, complicated to use, produce unrealistic proofs or a combination of the above. One bright alternative is Star Proof, an innovative dot proofing solution which has the ability to produce between 65-200 lpi screen, high quality proofs on inkjet printers. The Star Proof concept Star Proof produces proofs using the ripped files which will be used to image the final film or plate. Using these 1 Bit Tiff or Barco Len file formats brings a number of benefits. Its Actual Dot system replicates original screening and dot patterns at proofing resolutions, enabling Star Proof to deliver contract quality proofs with a hard dot, sharp images, accurate colour and fine detail - just as they will appear on the press. And with ROOM proofing architecture which resamples the same set of high resolution separations that are sent to the platesetter/imagesetter, Star Proof ensures data integrity between proof and print. Star Proof Benefits Include: • FOGRA Certificated proofing system (Cert: 20099). • Power to produce 200lpi screened proofs on inkjet printers. • You can use the same set of ripped data for CTP system, ensuring data integrity. • ICS2 Calibration supports ICC profiles input. • Simple ICS2 Calibration technology by measuring CMYK density and Lab value. • Enhanced Spot Colour Handling for whole Pantone library. • Powerful packaging option allows you to apply different dot lost and extreme dot gain value on different separations. • Supports X-rite Spectrometer. Screened contract proofs produced quickly and economically Star Proof gives provides all the controls necessary for faithful reproduction of images on inkjet printers. To maintain image sharpness, Star Proof uses the actual dots of the original RIPped 1-bit data, preserving dot patterns, screening and rosettes on the proof. The results on high quality inkjet printers are stunning, contract-quality proofs. Star Proof colour management tools are designed for actual dots proofing to simulate the printing press process characteristics, which ensures the production of colour proofs that truly match final press sheets. With a powerful set of productivity features for managing special spot colours, oversize printing, soft proofing, progressive proofs, simulation of misregistration and remote proofing, Star Proof delivers a complete and cost-effective solution for today’s demanding proofing requirements.   Calibration to simulate printing press processes Star Proof’s Isi Calibration System (ICS) provides a comprehensive set of tools to achieve excellent colour matching between proof and press, offering traditional colour calibration and fine controls for matching inks via colour shade, calibration curve and dot gain compensation. With superb reproduction of blacks and grays and options for handling UCR and GCR, users can easily achieve quality levels that are difficult for many systems based solely on ICC profiling. At the heart of ICS is a straightforward, yet powerful process for colour calibration - one which is intuitive to press operators. ICS uses spectrophotometer readings to analyze and compare printing press target charts and proof printer calibration charts. The readings are input to Star Proof and a system profile is created for the specific press, which is then saved for future use. Efficient remote proofing for faster approvals Efficient remote proofing for faster approvals Star Proof Remote Print Station gives print companies a cost effective solution to provide customers with the capability to print contract proofs locally on inkjet printers in their own offices - shortening approval cycles and improving the service to customers. Using an ftp server running under Mac OS X, Remote Print Station takes colour corrected proofs over the Internet from the print company’s master Star Proof station and controls output to the local printer. Files can be compressed for transmission and then decompressed at the remote print site. With a Remote Print Station to control each printer, Star Proof is also capable of proofing simultaneously on multiple printers which may be sited locally or remotely - enhancing throughput and increasing flexibility of workflow. Files created in Star Proof can be transferred to single or multiple remote devices over LAN, WAN or FTP.   New!  Epson Styus® Pro WT7900: The Dot Proof proofing solution. Following the introduction of the new Epson Styus® Pro WT7900 device at Label Expo in Brussels, Artworkers, Brand owners, Designers and Reprographic departments will soon have the faciity to produce a cost effective proof of the final printed article, on film, paper or metallic substrates. The Epson Stylus® Pro WT7900 is an affordable, low maintenance proofer that produces high quality, colour accurate package proofs on both clear and opaque substrates. When paired with Star Proof, The Epson Stylus® Pro WT7900 offers a true dot proofing solution for the Flexo, Gravure, Letterpress and Offset sectors, with support for multi-substrate and the WT7900's unique aqueous based white ink.     Unique to Star Proof is it's ability to drive the Epson Stylus® Pro WT7900 whilst showing Dot Lost, Extreme Dot Gain and providing opacity controls for Process and Spot colours to simulate ink sequence on the press. Star Proof also takes advantage of the wide colour gamut afforded by the Epson Stylus® Pro WT7900 via a Multi Colour Shade system which automates Spot colour calibration, allowing hard, sharp dot proofs to be produced which accurately simulate press conditions. Registered in England No. 1725990 © Pomeroy Pressroom Products Ltd 2010 Website design by: AH Designs Star Proof - where black is really black! No more tweaking your press to match your proof. With Star Proof, we’ll match your proof to your press capabilities. Star Proof - Packaging Features Discover White! “We had been aware of the dot proofing capabilities of Star Proof for some time. With the release of the new Epson device, now capable of printing white ink on clear and metallic substrates, the decision to make the investment was a no brainer!” Phil Walmsley Director at Waldo X-Rite Colour Science & Technology Features include: • Fogra certified halftone proofs from inkjet devices. • Packaging features show the effect of "min dot" loss, misregistration, colour sequence and dot gain. • Data integral - creates proofs from the same Bitmap information as used for platemaking. • Shows trapping, overprints, rosettes and moire. Input formats for Star Proof: 1-bit TIFF created by HARLEQUIN Scriptworks RIP. Others 1-bit formats (Barco LEN, DCS). 8-bit CMYK TIFF, Grayscale TIFF, Delta List, Scitex Handshake CT, EPS, DCS2 and any 1-bit TIFF created by other RIP Compression methods: CCITT G4, CCITT G3, LZW, Packbits, CCITT Huffman RLE. PDF, Postscript, PDF/X, TIFF, TIFF-IT (Via integrated RIP). Supported devices include: Epson Stylus Pro: 3800, 4000, 4400, 4800, 4880, 4900, 7000, 7400, 7450, 7500, 7600, 7800, 7880, 7900/7910, 9000, 9400, 9450, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, 9880, 9900/9910, 10000, 10600, 11880. WT7900. Epson Stylus Photo: 2100/2200 HP Designjet: 10PS, 20PS, 50PS, 120, 130, 1050c, 5000, 5500. Canon image PROGRAF:W6400/8400