PrintPreview G8

Local & Remote Proofs

PrintPreview with HELIOS WebShare enables local and remote ICC color-matched proofing on monitor or printer via any web browser.

Image and PDF Proofing

All major image formats and PDF documents are easily viewed and proofed in WebShare. ICC profiles can be uploaded and selected for the specific monitor or printer and the desired printing process. Color matching is performed on the server.

Monitor Proofs

Any monitor can be used throughout the design and review process for content proofing. A calibrated proofing monitor delivers highly accurate color proofing of composite or individual separation plates and/or spot colors.

Color Inspector

The color info panel displays final print-process separation and spot-color values for specified points on the soft proof.

Fogra Certified Soft Proofs

The HELIOS soft-proofing system, together with designated monitors and light booth, received FograCert Soft Proof certification for fulfilling all FograCert soft-proofing system criteria. To replicate this setup, refer to the HELIOS website for details.

Print Proofs

PrintPreview generates proofs for printing via WebShare. Because PrintPreview handles all complex content rendering and ICC color matching, matching remote proofs can be printed on mainstream inkjet or laser printers without a local RIP.

Annotations and Collaboration

Annotations can be added to images and PDFs by selecting an area. Reviewer comments are formatted as threads with timestamps and IDs. Annotations are maintained across document versions and can also be printed.

Accurate Rendering

PrintPreview delivers the highest rendering quality and compatibility, supporting transparency, in-RIP separation, overprint/knockouts, DeviceN, spot colors, PDF ICC color spaces, ICC-4 profiles, DeviceLink profiles, and high-precision rendering with antialiasing for text.

PostScript Proofs via Print Queues

PrintPreview also generates proofs of PostScript jobs printed via HELIOS print queues, “lpr” tools, or ImageServer hot folders. It supports standard separated jobs, jobs with spot color plates, composite jobs, and in-RIP separation jobs. A PrintPreview queue functions as a virtual printer that saves a bitmap proof into a PDF file. It uses the final printer PPD and ICC profiles to accurately preview the final output. The preview file represents the final output in all relevant aspects: completeness of page, correctness of page elements (including OPI resolving), proper typography and fonts, color fidelity, and page geometry according to the final RIP’s PPD.

Flexible Licensing Scheme

The PrintPreview license is tied to a specific machine. The total number of licensed HELIOS Universal File Server users per day is permitted to use PrintPreview.