Remote Proofing with GMG ColorProof GO

There are two ways to send files to GMG ColorProof systems via the cloud:

  1. Simply upload a file within GMG ColorProof GO and send it to a GMG ColorProof program instance you have access to (see "Job Creation").
  2. Drop a file into a FLOW hotfolder, using an automated source and target proofing (currently available as beta version).

In this tutorial, we will show you how B, the automated remote proofing with FLOW, works. We assume that you are already a GMG ColorProof GO user. If this is not the case, please refer to the following information first: Getting Started with GMG ColorProof GO.

With FLOW, you can fully automate remote proofing, with full control on the color management, for example, proof profiles and spot color libraries. Two GMG ColorProof instances running on separate computers can be connected via flows in GMG ColorProof GO: One instance is defined as the (color) hub and the other one as the remote client. The hub defines the color management (in a workflow) and the remote client prints the job from the hub (via one of its local workflows) without needing to have the profiles or spot color libraries on the local system. These are embedded in the job sent from the hub. The nesting, however, is defined on the remote site according to the target workflow so that jobs from potentially multiple locations are nested in a meaningful way. In short: proof jobs are sent from a “source” workflow to a “target” workflow.

Both the hub and the remote site need to be connected to the cloud to be able to access (and see) both systems. If this is not the case, please refer to the following information first: Getting Started with GMG ColorProof GO

How is it set up? In short: Firstly, the remote client needs to configure the "output" workflow defining the printer settings. Next, an admin defines a FLOW (the “proofing pipeline” between two systems) in GMG ColorProof GO. Finally, the FLOW address needs to be defined as a Remote Site at the hub.