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Create Online Proofs with the
UProof
Remote Proofing System
direct from your existing Harlequin RIP.
Consider
the issues that can get in the way of providing an accurate color proof
to your customer.
- Out of Ink
- Out of paper
- Equipment problems
- Courier / delivery
problems
- Expense
- Difference in halftone
and rendering technology.
Features and Benefits:
- Uses the actual page buffer files that your
plates are made from.
- True ROOM (RIP Once, Output Many) operation.
- Provides a printable page for the print buyer.
- No additional RIP plug-ins are required.
- Zoom levels include whole page, 100%, 200%, 400%, and pixel view.
- Low memory and CPU requirement means the
software can usually run on the RIP PC.
- Web application is compatible with any
PHP enabled web server.
- Simple automatic queued operation saves time.
- Modifiable acceptance text.
- Modifiable help text.
- Modifiable logo and web graphics.
- Built in email generator, address book, and FTP
client
- Web page uses familiar AJAX map style zoom and
panning controls.
- No passwords required.
- Built-in CMYK to sRGB color table provides reasonably accurate color conversion.
- Select your own color profiles if desired.
System Requirements:
Application Computer
- Minimum Pentium 4, 1.4 Ghz CPU.
- 32 Mb of RAM for the UProof
Application.
- Approximately 125 Mb of disk storage per letter
size page at 2400 DPI.
- A reliable broadband Internet connection
- Windows XP, Vista, and Windows
NT/2000/2003/2008
Server and Workstation
- Accessibility to the PageBuffers directory of
the Harlequin RIP.
- An SMTP server with username,
password, and port if required.
- Optional web browser for viewing resulting web
pages.
Web Server Computer
- Apache or IIS web server software
- PHP 4 or higher installed and enabled
- 70 Mb of disk storage per letter size page
- FTP access to the web server.
Web Browsing Computer
- Windows and Macintosh.
- Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari browsers
with JavaScript enabled is supported.
- Email client application on the browsing
computer.
How it works:
UProof scans
the page buffer folder selected in the configuration dialog and reads
the header for each file. A page buffer contains a compressed or
uncompressed bitmap of the page, and the header describes the
parameters of the bitmap and print job including title, height, width,
bit depth, negative, mirrored, page number, and color name and
value. Plates
are grouped by their unique reference number within the header. When a
job is transferred to the queue, the user selects the desired actions
to be performed, which are as follows:
Create master tiff file
Individual page buffers are merged into a compressed tiff file
using an input and output color profile.
Create a
preview file
The master file is used to create a 288 pixel
square preview file. All image files are stored as compressed PNG image
files.
Create the
web files
The master file is used to chop the image into
288 pixel square tiles, and stored into an indexed flat file for
rendering by the PHP application.
Transfer the web files
The
files that were created in the previous step are
transferred via FTP protocol to the web server using information
provided on the configuration screen. Files are stored in a folder with
a hard-to-guess location, providing a reasonable level of security.
Notification of
selected recipients
An HTML
email message is created and sent to each selected
recipient along with a preview of the first page of the job and a link
to view the job.
Once the recipient
receives the email, the link it contains is used to launch a browser to preview the job on
screen. Links within the web page allow the viewer to send an email to
either accept or reject the job.
When the email is received back, the proper action can be
taken to either correct the job or send it to press.
The reason UProof can run on the RIP computer is that the
threads it uses run at idle priority level, which means any other
thread in the system can interrupt any UProof thread to perform work.
Additionally, UProof uses little memory by using banded tiff
files and small PNG files to create images.
Revisions:
- 10/17/2008
- Initial release.
- 10/24/2008 - Version 2.0 - Includes custom colors and selection of custom color profiles. Other minor fixes are included.
Browse the online demo:
Click here to view the online demo
Download:
Software
Terms
and Conditions
Download UProof Here
Software is delivered in it's entirety. A registration code
is required to take the software out of semi-automatic watermark demo
mode.
Request a demo key:
You can email us to request a 30-day trial key in which all
functionality is unlocked. Please provide your name, company name and
telephone number, and a key will be sent via email reply. Please visit our contact page for contact information.
Pricing
Take
advantage of our Special
Introductory Pricing
| Single
Computer
License |
$795.00
USD |
Prices are
subject to change
without notice. All sales are final.
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