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---Star Proof 4.1 offers BitScreen and integrated Harlequin RIP options with support for latest hi-res Epson printers--- Dartford, Kent, UK - July 19th 2005 - Compose System today announced the release of a major new version of its Star Proof dot-for-dot ROOM proofing solution. Star Proof 4.1 offers the option of an integrated Harlequin RIP which is designed to increase sales to a wider range of markets - letting design shops, advertising agencies and corporate design departments produce high quality screened proofs on in-house printers. Star Proof was first released in 2001 and is installed at thousands of companies in the print and publishing industry world-wide including strong customer bases in USA, UK, Japan, France and Spain. The product is now available in French, German, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish versions, "Many companies who focus on design and origination don't have access to a RIP to create separations in a suitable format for proofing systems. With the new version we resolve this issue and I'm confidently expecting even greater sales levels as this superb proofing solution makes inroads into new market areas," said Tom Sit, Managing Director of Compose System. Developed for Mac OS X by an experienced team of colour professionals, Star Proof is a ROOM proofing application which uses unique techniques to recreate the actual dot patterns and rosettes of original separations at ink-jet printer resolutions. The hard dots of the proofs allow exceptionally faithful reproduction of the high resolution images including defects such as moire patterns and text reproduction as small as 1pt . Tuned to take advantage of Epson VSDT-capable printers, Star Proof produces remarkable results with contract quality proofs up to 200lpi being output on printers running at just 1440 lpi by 720 lpi. New in Star Proof 4.1 * Harlequin RIP * New Epson Printers * BitScreen Also in Star Proof 4: The recently released version 4 of Star Proof provides new features for packaging applications with special calibrations and distortions for flexo printing to ensure that proofs accurately reflect what will be produced on the press. The new dot management features handle dot distortions, lost dots and the extremely high dot gain of up to 15% to 20% of flexo printing. The new version also includes ICS2 - a new colour management engine offering automated fingerprinting and colour matching using automated analysis of colour strips with the X-Rite DTP-41 or Gretag Eye one Spectrophotometers. Editors Notes About Compose Systems Founded in 1987, Compose is one of the most successful value-added resellers of the Harlequin RIP. With a strong range of interfaces to over 180 different output devices, Compose have over 12,000 Express RIP and ColorExpress RIP installations worldwide. As printers started migrating to CTP, Compose gave additional focus to developing innovative solutions for workflow, digital colour proofing and imposition, adding JDF compliance at Drupa 2004. Centered on the flagship products Express WorkFlow and Star Proof, the Compose product range now includes software applications for RIP Once colour proofing, PDF and raster-based workflow, colour management, post-RIP imposition and print management. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong with sales and support offices in the USA, UK and China and development teams based in Hong Kong, North America and China. For further information visit www.compose.co.uk, www.compose.com.hk or www.composeusa.com . Media Contacts: Compose System (Europe) Mike Fellows, QuayMedia Steve Donegan, ComposeEurope
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Archived News 2005
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