SMARtt uses native Adobe PDF technoloy to vidualize print data without error. To achieve the highest precision when displaying and comparing print data to a printed product, SMARtt only uses the original PDF artwork files also used for subsequent RIP output. NO low-res files such as JPG, Flash or other formats are generated or used. Thus, misinterpretation of the data contained in the files both in terms of content and color representation are avoided.
SMARtt does not alter the PDF files. No information is written into the clients file or extracted from it. Thus, SMARtt ensures that previously certified PDF files will be displayed without error and can also be passed on to subsequent workflow processes without compromizing data integrity.
In contrast to a conventional digital proof, even spot colors can be displayed with a better accuracy when compared to the printed color. SMARtt utilizes modern interpretation methods to match the color appearance of spots on high-end wide-gamut monitors as precisely as possible to their real appearance.
With the optional spot color module SMARtt.spot, SMARtt can be extended with an easy to use database for the storage of spot colors and their gamut values (Lab). Once a spot color database
has been generated, it can easily be exchanged and synchronized between multiple SMARtt installations. This way it is ensured, that every SMARtt workstation can use the same color values when visualizing spot colors.
The optional TIFF-G4 descreening module SMARtt.screen can generate color-accurate halftone composite files from the final 1Bit production data used for CTP or CTF. SMARtt is therefore also ideally suited for the control of CTP files prior to their cost generating exposure on a plate. The printer at the machine benefits by using SMARtt to make sure that every pixel visualized is also on the printing plate.
A separate, high-performance TruPage TIFF-G4 server can also be employed to enable a fully automatic selection and display of complete job files - resulting in significant cost and time savings especially for complex newspaper and magazine production.
For the first time, every page of a catalogue or newspaper can be made available and visualised with the highest color accuracy in seconds. To save time in the contraints of modern newspaper production, thanks to SMARtt you can now do without generating paper proofs alltogether.
SMARtt has been specifically designed with the requirements and needs of printers in mind and delivers an ideal tool for checking and comparing print-outs directly at the print control station.
