The Journal-News, Hillsboro, Ill. — ProImage, a provider of newspaper production workflow and color management solutions, announces the success of its OnColor Image Toning SaaS solution at a newspaper publisher producing 25 newspapers weekly from 10 different content sources.
By automating the correction of color and black-and-white images within PDF pages before they are sent to the RIP for platemaking, OnColor has significantly reduced manual prepress work while delivering more consistent image quality and improved press performance.
From hours of manual correction to a simple, automated workflow
Before implementing OnColor, the production team spent approximately seven to eight hours each week manually correcting images in incoming PDF pages using tools such as Pitstop Pro and Adobe Photoshop. Image quality varied depending on the source, with some publications supplying files that required little or no correction and others requiring significant manual intervention.
With OnColor, image toning has become a straightforward, drag-and-drop process that requires minimal operator involvement. The result is a dramatic reduction in time spent correcting images, freeing production staff to focus on other priorities.
“It's just drag and drop, no thinking. We have gone from seven to eight hours weekly correcting color on pages in Pitstop or Photoshop to very little time now,” stated John Galer, publisher.
More consistent images mean better press performance
Beyond the time savings, the customer reports a substantial improvement in image consistency across publications and print runs. OnColor processes both color and black-and-white images, helping standardize image quality before pages reach the RIP and pressroom.
Galer states: “Color toning on images is very good and the same for B/W, and the images are now incredibly consistent. The pages run so well on press.”
That consistency carries through to press startup. With fewer variations in incoming images, press operators can work toward a more uniform color target instead of continually compensating for inconsistent image quality.
“The best part: all press runs are better. Pressmen now shoot for a similar color, as all the files really are consistent. We are not chasing color all over the place on press startup.”
Professional results without requiring color expertise
OnColor helps simplify a traditionally time-consuming and skill-dependent part of newspaper production. By automating image toning before platemaking, the solution enables production teams to achieve more predictable results without requiring every operator to be a color-correction specialist.
The customer summarized the experience: “We are more than extremely pleased. You don’t have to be an expert now on color to make plates to get good color on our press line.”
For an operation managing 25 newspapers each week from 10 different sources, the ability to standardize image quality across a diverse range of incoming material is particularly valuable.
A flexible SaaS model makes adoption easier
The customer also highlighted the simplicity of working with the ProImage team and the financial flexibility of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.
“The staff at ProImage made this a very painless project, and again, the quality is amazing, and so simple to use. The pay-as-you-go SaaS business model made it a no-brainer for us.”
With its SaaS delivery model, OnColor provides an accessible way for newspaper printers to introduce automated image toning without the burden of managing a traditional locally installed solution. The model allows customers to adopt the technology in a way that aligns with their production needs while reducing the operational effort associated with manual image correction.
Helping newspaper printers work smarter
As newspaper printers continue to manage diverse content sources, tight production schedules and pressure to improve efficiency, consistent image quality is essential to reliable production.
ProImage OnColor Image Toning SaaS helps address these challenges by combining automated image correction, simplified operation and consistent results in a solution designed for real-world newspaper production environments.
The customer's experience demonstrates how automated image toning can reduce repetitive prepress work, improve consistency across print runs and help production teams achieve quality results with less manual intervention.
About ProImage:
New ProImage, an ECO3 Company, is a leading developer of browser-based automated workflow, ink optimization, color image processing and production tracking solutions for the commercial and newspaper printing and publishing industries. Using a standard internet browser, ProImage's advanced workflow technologies offer the printing industry flexible and feature-rich end-to-end automated workflow management.
Contact:
Rick Shafranek - VP of Sales and Marketing
New ProImage America, Inc. an ECO3 Company
303-426-7171
rick.shafranek@new-proimage.com
www.new-proimage.com
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