SoftProofing - FirstPROOF! Dot Soft Proofing for Prepress

Soft-proofing Solutions

FirstPROOF! is a powerful, commercial soft-proofing software package. It operates fully functional for 30 days, and then reverts to “Lite” mode, which is a subset of the full commercial product and is FREE to users.

With FirstPROOF!, you can identify potential problems on the actual high-resolution plate files prior to output to prevent costly plate remakes or mistakes on the press. Multiple users can quickly soft-proof RIPped separations of any page or imposition flat without interrupting the rest of the workflow. Click here - or in the image below to go to the online demo.

To view the FirstPROOF Comparison Chart, showing the differences between FirstPROOF Lite, Standard and Professional, Click Here.

FirstPROOF! Dot-for-dot digital proofing to ensure accuracy before plating.

FirstPROOF is Hamillroad's family of pre-press soft-proofing products, consisting of FirstPROOF Standard and FirstPROOF Professional. When added to a Harlequin, Esko-Graphics, Presstek DI or TIFF RIP it provides a powerful high performance post-RIP system, that will consistently save the user time and money through an improved workflow, reduced proofing costs and reduced errors on press.

FirstPROOF Standard is an entry-level pre-press soft-proofing product that allows for easy tracking, viewing and checking of ripped jobs prior to output. When added to an existing Harlequin, Esko-Graphics, Presstek DI or TIFF RIP, it provides a sigificant improvement in proofing jobs before output.

FirstPROOF Professional is a color accurate pre-press soft-proofing product built on top of FirstPROOF Standard that includes color accurate soft-proofing, a larger tool set and significant additional features. When added to a Harlequin, Esko-Graphics, Presstek DI or TIFF RIP, it provides a post-RIP workflow with a number of extremely sophisticated capabilities. The Color Management capabilities in particular, significantly removes or reduces the need for slow and costly hard-copy proofs.

For CtP RIP users in particular, FirstPROOF is a critical component of a modern computer to plate RIP workflow. With direct imaging of plate data before printing, FirstPROOF allows the user to check many things that were previously done with film, but with plates are no longer possible; for example with film one used to check the content, overlay film to check for moire, measure objects on film, rotate or mirror the film if required, make a chromalin from the film, etc...

Support for Harlequin PGBs allows FirstPROOF to work with any Harlequin RIP, providing a tightly integrated workflow. Support for standard TIFF files allows FirstPROOF to connect to almost any high end RIP system.

Features

• High performance remote (LAN) image viewing –
pan (drag or scroll), zoom, rotate & flip

• Job control – approve, reject, delete or output jobs

• Positional tools – current coordinates, adjustable rulers, grid lines & guidelines

• Color tools – background paper color & opaque inks

• Modern UI – job hierarchy, job info, page thumbnails,
navigation window & tooltips Features (Pro)

• Measurement tools – distances, areas, screens (frequency & angle),
color, density & barcodes

• Advanced tools – view black, ink limits, dot gain, tone curves,
cylinder seam & duplex view

• Color management – color accurate viewing, including a gamut check tool

• Page modification tools – merge, rotate and clean

• Printing – separations, progressives or composites to any Windows/Mac printer

RIPs Supported