Today's publishing and print production environments are increasingly global in nature. Projects often involve multiple decision makers, at widely scattered locations around the world, with ever-tightening deadlines. Contract color proofing and review must not only be accurate; they also must be nearly instantaneous! Delays and overnight delivery charges are becoming increasingly unacceptable, but ordinary "remote proofing" approaches are inadequate.

ORIS Global Proofing from CGS provides a broad range of solutions, designed to make multi-site contract proofing and review fast and dependable - without requiring advanced color expertise at each site.

Whether you are a print buyer, designer or producer, ORIS Global Proofing will reduce costs and increase efficiency for your multi-site color proofing process. Here is a brief overview of the individual components:

ORIS Color Tuner is the world's premier contract proofing system for high-performance inkjet devices. Winner of the 2003 GATF InterTech Award, version 5 includes a unique AutoCal™ process that allows multiple devices - in multiple locations, worldwide - to be automatically aligned to a common state, without the need for subjective, costly color expertise. Linearization and AutoCal "wizards" make the process even easier. Advanced ORIS Color Tuner features, such as precise spot color management, can be centrally controlled, without adding complexity at remote sites.

ORIS Certified Proof provides simple, effective quality control for proofs generated at any location. Using a provided measurement device, anyone can scan a standard target on each proof, while the software performs a "pass/fail" analysis, based on SWOP, FOGRA or any other specification. The software now has improved data tracking capabilities, and is available for both Windows and Mac OS X.

ORIS Soft Proof is a convenient option for off-site viewing and review. Color-accurate bitmap files are generated by the same high-end process that creates the contract ORIS Proof, which is then placed in a PDF file for annotation in Adobe Acrobat. Using an ORIS-certified color display also guarantees that the soft proof will match the final printed result.

ORIS Global Proofing substantially lowers operating costs, by decreasing the need for subjective, specialized color expertise, and by allowing cost-effective inkjet technology to meet contract proofing quality standards at multiple locations.

ORIS Global Proofing also lowers integration costs, by working with any prepress or premedia environment, and with all major digital file types.

ORIS Global Proofing significantly reduces production and review time, as well as reduces or eliminates proof delivery costs, by providing same-day proofing and review capabilities.

ORIS Global Proofing also helps print providers gain new business and retain existing business, by dramatically increasing proofing and review efficiency.

Automatic device calibration guarantees that all same-model inkjet devices conform to the same standard. The simple "output-scan-calculate" process automatically brings all devices to within an average of one Delta-E from the ideal state.

Automatic file transmission, via Hotfolder Manager, sends proof files to any location, without the need for manual intervention.

Proof quality control is easy, using ORIS Certified Proof s simple per-proof measurement system.

Electronic feedback, for both hard copy and soft proofs, allows decision makers the ability to communicate needed changes quickly, via PDF, avoiding costly production delays.