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Softproof – Spectro Tool & Notes

The Softproof application Spectro tool in Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress 7.1+ has been updated with a simplified, compact interface. The new interface includes an Add to Note feature, allowing on-screen measurements to be stored as Notes, saved with the … Continue reading

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Spot Colour merging in RGB

Serendipity Blackmagic / Veripress 6.0+ users now have the option to display and merge spot colours in Softproof in an RGB colour space. Merging spot colours in RGB can result in significantly better on-screen colour matches.         … Continue reading

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Multi-resolution previews in Softproof

Multi-resolution Preview generation is a new feature is available to Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress version 6.0+ When Multi-resolution generation is enabled, the server generates imaged and rendered preview files that include a pre-calculated pyramid of preview images (at … Continue reading

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Softproofing setup using Press Agent & Bookfilter

This guide is intended as a checklist used to configure Veripress to softproof publications defined by planning files and loaded using a press console. It is not a tutorial and assumes a general working knowledge of Veripress functions and applications. Press … Continue reading

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How to Calibrate a Monitor

The following is a step-by-step guide to calibrating a display for accurate softproofing in the Blackmagic/Veripress SoftProof application. The process described applies to calibrations for any SoftProof and press standard, but for this guide Blackmagic will be used to calibrate … Continue reading

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