How to Achieve Great Color Every Time (1,549 words)

Adjust the Proofer

Next, calibrate the printer that puts out your proofs to stay within the color space of the printing press. It's a bit more complex, but there are tools to accomplish it. The first—and it's a must-have for color proofing—is a SWOP Calibration Kit for Digital Press Proofs. It includes a digital file containing graphic images, and a color proof of that file. You print out the file on your proofing device. By comparing your output with SWOP's, you can get your proofer very close to press gamut.