So, what exactly is Collaborative Online Proofing? Well let’s first consider some other proofing options. Hard-proofing is the physical delivery of a contract proof to a client by a courier or by an account manager. A Remote Hard-proof is the digital delivery of a file, via the internet to a colour calibrated printer on a customer’s site — a bit outmoded and a bit expensive. Soft Proofing is the delivery of a file, usually a PDF via email — nice but very difficult to manage versions and comments.
And then there’s Collaborative Online Proofing, a web-based system that delivers the proof via a browser and allows multiple users to mark up the proof anywhere in the world, in any time zone, tracking comments, annotations, versions, stages and sign offs. The result is collaborative soft proofing, developed to create faster turnarounds and greater clarity in the approvals process.
At PURL we believe a good soft proofing solution should allow you to define the approvals process, mapping out the various stages for each job and client, assigning the right people to the right stages for sign off. It should deliver the comprehensive management of users through each stage. So if you are going mad keeping track of the right file to the right group, or tired of sending files that are bounced by email servers and the IT police, or struggling to track of who said what, on what file, and when, then perhaps it’s time you looked at automating your approvals process with Collaborative Soft Proofing.
Call the team at PURL today and let us show you how you can get your proofing under control in quick time.
At PURL we believe a good soft proofing solution should allow you to define the approvals process, mapping out the various stages for each job and client, assigning the right people to the right stages for sign off. It should deliver the comprehensive management of users through each stage. So if you are going mad keeping track of the right file to the right group, or tired of sending files that are bounced by email servers and the IT police, or struggling to track of who said what, on what file, and when, then perhaps it’s time you looked at automating your approvals process with Collaborative Soft Proofing.
Call the team at PURL today and let us show you how you can get your proofing under control in quick time.
