The Kodak Verification proof (also know as a Golden Master proof) is a single page hard copy proof that is color-accurate to an associated target ICC profile. You can select a Verification Proof prepared using the Kodak Approval™ proofing system or the Kodak Veris™ digital proofer. Each proof is stamped with an expiry date to ensure color accuracy.

Obtain Verification Proofs and their associated target ICC profiles by contacting Brenda Power brenda.power@kodak.com ) or John Maurer john.maurer@kodak.com ). A procedure for using the Verification Proofs is being prepared, and will be available on this Web site soon.

Use the GTI EVS-3552/SP large format viewing booth if you have dual 30-inch monitors. Kodak participated in the design of the large-format model, which includes a modified internal structure and a second vertical mounting track. For more information about viewing booths, see the Matchprint Virtual 5.0 System Administration Guide, posted on the Reference page.

When you order lamps from GTI for use with Kodak Matchprint® Virtual software, always ask for "MVP Certified" lamps. These lamps meet Kodak specifications, as long as the customer burns them in for at least 100 hours before viewing proofs.

Fore more information about the viewing environment, see the Matchprint Virtual 5.0 System Administration Guide, posted on the Reference page.

Recently, a customer reported a problem where the color of the PressProof proofs did not match the press sheets. Analysis of the GE Ecolux 5000K lamps that were in the pressroom light fixtures showed a significant difference in their spectral distribution as compared to GTI Graphiclite lamps.

If you use an Apple® Power Macintosh® G5 computer, you need a NVIDIA GeForce 6600 video card to configure dual 30-inch Apple Cinema Display monitors in either portrait or landscape orientation. Both monitors must be connected to the vide card. For more information about the correct video card for your computer and monitor, see the Apple Web site at http://www.apple.com/displays/.

Kodak Matchprint® Virtual software version 5.0.0 adds support for Intel-based Macintosh® computers, such as MacPro®, and removes the need to know the software serial number during installation. To install it, you must use a Macintosh computer running Mac OS 10.4.6 and later, and have the administrator ID and password. You do not need to remove earlier versions of Matchprint Virtual software before installing version 5.0.0.

For more information about Matchprint Virtual version 5..0.0, see the Matchprint Virtual 5.0 Release Notes, posted on the Reference page.

Documents on the 5.0 beta site have been drafted for the 5.0 version of the software. For product status updates, see the Overview page.

Use the Color Troubleshooting Flowchart, posted on the Reference page, to help you troubleshoot color mismatches between hard copy and monitor proofs. The flowchart includes decision points and tips for monitors, portal software, color workflow, viewing booths and bulbs, and viewing conditions.

Please direct customers to the Matchprint Virtual Web site at http://graphics.kodak.com/matchprintvirtual/ to download Matchprint Virtual calibration software. On the Web site, the link to the download page is in the menu bar on the left.

When customers start the new calibration software, they are prompted to enter the serial number of their software CD. Enter any five-digit number (for example, 12345) to continue.