Icefields 4.1
Description:
Icefields is the output independent screening software"
Icefields is the output independent screening software that adds FM Halftone screen capability to any printing press or imagesetter.
Icefields enables photographers to produce stochastic screened images on an Image by image basis. Icefields is not a typical RIP. It creates halftone documents for off-line and off-site reproduction.
Icefields is used by:
1.Photographers use Icefields to produce imagesetter film for digital platinum and dye prints.
2.Graphic designers place the Icefields TIFF on a page instead of the usual contone photograph, ensuring reproduction quality.
3.Prepress operators use Icefields to solve moire and detail reproduction problems in that one troublesome photograph.
Benefits to commercial printers using Icefields:
1.Reduces the amount of ink needed
2.Provides a larger Gamut than traditional halftones
3.Eliminates more patterns
4.Displays greater detail
Benefits to photographers:
1.No pattern worms or voids
2.No disturbing low Frequency noise
3.No unwanted sharpening or lost highlights
4.Creates smoother gradients
Icefields is used for:
1.Eliminating reproduction problems such as subject moire and capturing out of gamut colors
2.Minimizing press reproduction problems such as miss-registration
3.Screening images for contact darkroom photography
4.Screening fifth colors and duotones made with Isis Locus
Icefields features:
1.Open most image formats or a PDF page
2.Incredibly fast image halftone processing
3.Sharpening neutral smooth gradients, and no loss of detail
4.Softproofing of combined separations and individual channels
5.Compensation interface for dot-gain correction
6.Print each CMYK channel individually and as a positive or as a negative
7.Save in CMYK or grayscale you can free download Icefields 4.1 now.
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