Color management software introduced Founder photo color management software

The development of digital proofing has been nearly 20 years old. The earliest proofing has started from Cromarin. With the development and widespread use of printers, the idea of ​​color management has been proposed and developed. Taiwan began in the mid-1990s and used Ak printers and color management software in the proofing area. However, it has attracted the attention of the domestic industry in recent years. With the promotion of CTP and digital printing in China, digital proofing has been accepted by more and more printers. More and more color management software manufacturers have also taken a look at the potential of this domestic market and pushed the market to the domestic market. In order to facilitate the comparison and selection of various companies in color management software, we will use the color management software of several manufacturers that are currently mainly used in the country, in the software interface, applicable hardware and software environment, file types that can be processed, adjustment methods, and The color processing, remote proofing and other aspects do some introduction. First, we introduce Founder photo color management software.

Founder photo color management software

Founder, a leading company in the domestic prepress industry, began collaborating with Kodak in the late 1990s to develop color management software. In 1999, the company launched the first generation of color management software: CMS 1.0. There were more than 100 sets of sales in the year. In the second half of 2001, Founder's photo was launched, and a press photo was developed for newspaper users. Founder in 2002 was based on users. The need to launch a post-RIP version. Founder's color management software has now been exported to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Germany, Canada and other countries and regions.

1, software version classification

Founder's photo is now available in three versions: Photo 2.5 is a commercial version for commercials, packaging, and printing; Photo 2.3 is a newspaper version, and for major newspapers, it includes all the features of 2.5; Photo 2.6 For post-RIP versions, 1-BITTIFF files can be processed.

2, the software kernel

Founder's photo uses Kodak's core in color management. Founder company has entered the domestic prepress photography area in the 1980s, and has mature technology and uniqueness in dealing with double-byte text, so many output centers, printing houses, publishers and newspapers in China are Founder users. . Founder's photo continues to use the core of the Founder Century RIP in RIP processing.

3, the file type can be processed

Since the photo uses the core of Founder Century RIP, it can handle any file format that can be processed by Founder RIP, including: PS, PDF, TIFF, EPS, S2, S72, documents produced by Founder Federico and processed by Founder RIP. The intermediate format. Photo version 2.6 RIP version can also handle 1-BITTIFF document. For Founder's old users, when choosing color management software, it is necessary to consider handling files edited with the front typesetting system. At this point, Founder's photo is undoubtedly a good choice.

4, software support font

Photo software, like Founder RIP, supports Truetype fonts and CID fonts.

5, software and hardware environment required by the software

It is recommended to use a P41.5GHz computer and more than 256MB of memory. At the same time, in order to prevent the output bottleneck and affect the printing speed, it is recommended to use a SCSI fast hard disk, 10GB or more capacity. On the display side, true color displays with resolutions above 1024*768 are required. Founder photo can be installed on Windows NT4.0, Windows2000, WindowsXP system, and the connection to the proofing device can choose USB, network card, 1394. However, it should be noted that users who choose to work under the Windows NT 4.0 system need to install SP6. When selecting the connection mode of the proofing device, you need to select the network adapter because the NT system is older and does not support the USB interface.

6, the software interface

Users of Founder PSPNTRIP will surely feel cordial when they see the interface of Founder's photo software because their interfaces are basically the same, so they are easy to use and easy to learn. Similar to Founder RIP, Founder can set multiple parameter templates for printing files with different parameters. Therefore, photo software can set several different parameter templates. A set of software can control the output of multiple sampling devices. The photo queue window is the same as the Founder RIP. Use three windows to queue the unprocessed files, wait for the print files, and print the files.

7, software parameter adjustment

For users who choose digital proofing color management, when purchasing color management software, it is necessary to consider the method and convenience of software parameter adjustment. Founder's photo is mainly to adjust parameters by adjusting the linearization of proofing equipment, proofing equipment and printing equipment ICC Profile file calls, color fine-tuning these three steps. As with other color management software on the market today, Founder Photo Software cannot directly measure and generate standard ICC profile files, and must use other software such as PrintOpen, LabFit, etc. In the photo software, a variety of ICC Profile files for proofing equipment and materials are built in, including the ICC profile file of the commonly used proofing paper EP313 in China. Founder also according to the domestic printing factory printing conditions and quality of the characteristics of instability, in the photo software, according to several major domestic printing plants (such as Yachang, Li & Fung high-level manufacturers) actual sampling conditions, combined with European and Japanese printing Standards, ICC Profile files that make several standard printing devices are provided to the user for selection. The fine-tuning of the color in the software is based on the color deviation of the proofing results, using the curve to make slight adjustments.

Since the RIP part of the photo software uses the kernel of the Founder Century RIP, it has strong features in identifying the spot color version of the file, but the software has some problems in spot color simulation. Although PANTONE, gold, silver, etc. can be simulated using the CMYK four colors, there is a color shift, and there is no good solution yet.

8, the software's remote proofing function

Remote proofing is firstly the transmission of standards, including the standards for proofing equipment and printing equipment and conditions, and then the delivery of proofed documents. Founder's photo does not have a good solution in this respect.

9, review

According to the characteristics of the Founder photo software mentioned above, the photo software features a powerful file processing function and is the only color management software that can handle S2, S72, Founder Feiteng and Versin typesetting. The software's operation interface is simple and easy to learn. From the price point of view, Founder's solution for advertising users is still very attractive.

10、Successful cases

There are hundreds of companies in China that have adopted the Founder photo system. Larger ones include: Beijing Machinery Industry Printing Factory, Economic Daily Printing Factory, and Shanxi Printing Group.