"The Kodak InSite Creative Workflow System provides collaboration and proofing tools that help you manage the entire content creation cycle. This Web-based system allows you to work with customers over a broader geographical area; increase the efficiency of job creation; and keep a clear history and audit trail of all activities throughout the job. Tight integration with other Kodak Portal Products, such as the InSite Asset Library and the InSite Prepress Portal System, results in a seamless idea-to¬prepress workflow.
Browser-based solution offers convenient, secure access from any Internet connection
Real-time collaborative viewing - Conduct simultaneous viewing and annotating of files in realtime; view list of active users; control sessions for others; use chat mode
Annotation tools - Enhanced suite of tools for commenting and markup during the review process
What this means for your business
Proof and make comments synchronously or asychronously
All comments map back to one asset
Less time spent on reporting on proofs and you can do it on your time schedule
Tasks organize and manage the review and approval process
Multiple tasks can be established: one for each set of elements that needs to be reviewed and approved
Notifications (i.e. e-mail) - E-mail notification during the approval process; can also be used as notification for other events such as user set status, file upload, or download. Messages can be immediate or a daily digest of all events
Stakeholders can easily track outstanding tasks; administrators can quickly see the status of any task
What this means for your business
Less people can handle more work
Everyone knows what step you are on with any given project
No extra work to keep tasks in order and next steps
Kodak Matchprint Virtual Technology with the InSite Creative Workflow System enables color accurate monitor proofing.
With this optional feature, colors will be consistent and accurate when viewed at different
locations using calibrated monitors and controlled lighting.
Matchprint Virtual Technology makes this possible with ICC profiles and precise tools for calibration
and color verification.
What this means for your business
Color Accurate monitor proofing makes the process cheaper by eliminating the cost of hard proofs.
Speed and improved communication and documentation are additional features that make monitor proofing better to use that convention hard proofs.
Finally collaboration of multiple individuals in different locations is also easily conducted with monitor proofing.
This feature is unique with monitor proofing, allowing you valuable time and convience.
Increase efficiency with powerful proofing and approval tools
The InSite Creative Workflow System brings a new level of control to the creative process. Its online proofing and approval tools track the activity of all participating stakeholders. Administrators can define tasks, such as the review of copy, images, layout, and legal, and invite team members to participate in each task.
User rights can be assigned to control view and administration of tasks
Projects can have multiple tasks
Each task can be created for specific elements and users
Elements can be added or removed at any time
Tasks can be deleted, renamed, or changed
A versatile, built-in proofing client
"The Kodak Smart Review Proofing Client allows multiple stakeholders to simultaneously review images and files. It simultaneously review images and files. It uses pixel-streaming technology so even very large files can be accessed via the Internet. Smart Review works from the full-resolution production file, allowing you to zoom in on the image.
In addition to zooming, Smart Review allows you to pan, annotate images, measure sizes, check colors with a densitometer, and show approvals or rejections of files, along with notations from the stakeholder. The compare tool compares files for easy revision handling.
Smart Review also includes advanced color management tools for handling spot colors and RGB files, and selecting color targets. Smart Review can be used to proof a variety of native file formats including JPEG, TIFF, EPS, PDF, and bitmap, as well as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign Software files.
Reliable, color-accurate soft proofing Using Kodak Matchprint Virtual Technology with the InSite Creative Workflow System enables coloraccurate monitor proofing. With this optional feature, colors will be consistent and accurate when viewed at different locations using calibrated monitors and controlled lighting. Matchprint Virtual Technology makes this possible with ICC profiles and precise tools for calibration and color verification.
Reliable, color-accurate soft proofing
Using Kodak Matchprint Virtual technology with the InSite Creative Workflow System enables color accurate monitor proofing. With this optional feature, colors will be consistent and accurate when viewed at different and accurate when viewed at different locations using calibrated monitors and controlled lighting. Matchprint Virtual Technology makes this possible with ICC profiles and precise tools for calibration and color verification.
Intuitive project organization
The InSite Creative Workflow System is flexible. Your customers can organize project files in a folder-based structure that reflects the way they like to work— structures are not preset. When projects are uploaded, the existing file structure can be preserved.
An integrated portal solution for printers
The InSite Creative Workflow System is one of several Kodak Portal Products designed to work together to enhance your service portfolio, attract new business, reduce job cycle time, and increase customer satisfaction.
The InSite Creative Workflow System effectively manages and stores digital assets used in projects, including photographs, illustrations, editorial content, and job specifications. The true value of the integration between the creative workflow system and the digital asset management system is the reliable OPI (Open Prepress Interface) workflow it supports in conjunction with the Kodak Prinergy Workflow System.
The InSite Prepress Portal System adds online job submission, allowing your customers to upload completed jobs directly into your prepress workflow. When used with the Prinergy System, job submission via the prepress portal system triggers automated preflight and prepress file processing.
Extending the value of your services
Customers who have a collaborative relationship with their printers tend to be more satisfied and loyal. When you implement the InSite Creative Workflow System, you offer your customers a better way for them to manage and create their own jobs, as well as a revolutionary way of working closely with you. And because the creative workflow system is a Web-based solution, you can work with customers anywhere in the world.
You can use the creative workflow system in two different ways. You can use it yourself and offer collaborative design services to your customers. In addition to generating new revenue streams, it can help you differentiate your business from your competition. You can also host the system and offer the creative workflow system as a value-added tool, allowing customers such as ad agencies, publishers, and creative professionals to manage their own content creation workflow.
