Canto, a global leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions, today announced at the Seybold Conference in Chicago that it will provide a new integrated solution of Canto Cumulus and Kodak’s RealTimeProof Partner product.
Canto has developed an integration that leverages the remote proofing, approval management and color management features of RealTimeProof Partner. This allows customers to significantly reduce cycle times on approvals for digital assets and at the same time to achieve reliable color management.
"Canto’s solution exceeded our expectations," said Rob Montraix, IT Director at Haggin Marketing, "and we have done our fair share of research to find the right Proofing system. The comparison panel of RealTimeProof simply rocks!"
The RealTimeProof client application can be invoked seamlessly from the web, after selecting the asset using the Cumulus web application or the Cumulus native client application. That way, users can choose their preferred work environment. In either case the RealTimeProof client application will allow the previewing of assets, attachment of annotations and comparison of assets.
The integration also taps into the version control system Cumulus offers, allowing to search for specific versions by annotation, or to visually compare different versions of the same asset or even different assets using the unique Compare feature of RealTimeProof Partner. This makes it much more easier to control whether adjustments to an asset were performed as instructed.
"Remote proofing is ready for prime time," said Canto’s CEO Jennifer Neumann. "We see strong demand for it with our customer base, as workflows are changing in an effort to significantly cut time to print or other output media."
"Kodak’s RealTimeProof Partner’s open interface allowed Canto to easily integrate Partner into Cumulus Enterprise," said Steve Stein, Director, Worldwide Monitor and Remote Proofing Support. "The benefit for Cumulus users is the ability to use our proprietary Pixels-on-Demand technology to stream actual, full-resolution images with no visible loss, compression or artifacts directly to their Macintosh or Windows PC in a matter of seconds."
Pricing and Availability
Initially the integration will be available exclusively for the Cumulus Enterprise products, which are sold through Canto’s Certified System Integrators.
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This article was last modified on September 15, 2005
This article was first published on September 15, 2005
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