Dot's Okay - Output Devices for Proofing

With a spectrophotometer and RIP on board the proofer, DuPont's self-calibrating Cromalin B-series two-page inkjet proofer is targeted to integration-fatigued customers that want a turnkey solution from a single vendor, Bowen says.

Eventually, inkjet will replace digital halftone proofing, Bowen predicts. The combination of attractive pricing, improved ink sets, expanded color gamuts, better resolution, and more durable print head technologies will obsolete the costly halftone proof. "Inkjet resolutions are already at 100-133 linescreen, and will certainly improve," Bowen says. "It's a matter of time."