Platform
Online proofing software
Online proofing moves artwork review out of the inbox and onto a link everyone can open. ProofScene takes that one step further: the thing on the link is the finished product in 3D, not a flat page.
Browser-based by design
Everything the reviewer needs, at one URL
Proofing online solves the logistics of getting artwork in front of a customer. Proofing in 3D solves whether they actually understood it.
Nothing to install
The proof opens in whatever browser your customer already has. No viewer plugin, no desktop app, no IT ticket on their side.
Hosted, not attached
Proofs live at a URL instead of inside an inbox, so a 40 MB packaging file never bounces off a mail server again.
More than one reviewer
A brand manager, a print buyer and a production planner can all open the same link and look at the same current version.
Review in three dimensions
Online proofing usually means panning around a flat page. Here the reviewer turns the finished product over instead.
Private when it needs to be
Unlisted URLs by default, with an optional password on any link for unreleased packaging or confidential credentials.
Works on the phone
Approvals happen in transit as often as at a desk. The viewer is built for a touchscreen, not squeezed onto one.
Email proofing vs online proofing
Why the attachment is the problem
Nothing about emailing a proof is broken until a second version exists. Then every weakness shows up at once.
| Emailed PDF proof | ProofScene online proof | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the proof lives | An attachment in a thread | A single link you control |
| Version certainty | Whichever copy they opened | Always the current round |
| File size limits | Bounces on large artwork | Irrelevant — nothing is attached |
| What the reviewer sees | A flat page | The finished product in 3D |
| Multiple stakeholders | Forwarded copies, forked threads | One link, one version |
| Record of the decision | Buried in replies | Tied to the version reviewed |
Keep sending the PDF proof sheet. It carries the specifications and the paper trail your prepress team depends on — the online 3D proof carries the customer's understanding of what they are buying.
Collaboration
Several reviewers, one version of the truth
Most proofing disputes are version disputes. Hosting the proof removes the possibility of two people arguing about two different files.
Comments on the proof
Feedback attaches to the artwork it refers to, so "the back panel looks off" stops being a mystery.
One current round
A new revision supersedes the last at the same reference. Nobody reviews a superseded file by accident.
A clear outcome
Every round ends in an explicit approve or an explicit change request — not silence you have to chase.
Your name on the link
Proofs go out on your own subdomain, so the review page reads as your shop rather than a third-party tool.
Who it is for
Built for shops whose proofs leave the building
Commercial printers, packaging converters, label houses, card manufacturers, garment decorators and promotional-product suppliers all run the same loop: produce a proof, send it out, wait, chase, revise, send again. The chasing is the cost. When a customer can open a link on their phone and turn the product over, the loop closes faster and closes cleaner.
ProofScene was built inside a working print and card-manufacturing operation, from the proof-approval step that every order passes through. It is designed to sit alongside your existing prepress and MIS process rather than replace it.
Related
The same job, filed under different names in different trades.
Online proofing, answered
What is online proofing software?
Online proofing software lets a print buyer review and approve artwork in a web browser instead of by email attachment. The proof is hosted at a link, everyone sees the same current version, and the approval is recorded against that version. ProofScene is online proofing software that shows the proof as an interactive 3D product rather than a flat page.
How is ProofScene different from flat online proofing?
Most online proofing shows a PDF in a browser viewer with markup tools on top. ProofScene renders the finished product — the box, card, label or garment — with your artwork, substrate and finishing applied, so the reviewer judges the item rather than the page.
Do reviewers need to log in?
No. Reviewers open a link. That is deliberate: every login you put in front of a print buyer is a reason for the approval to stall. You can add a password to a specific link when the artwork is confidential.
Can several people review the same proof?
Yes. Send the link to as many stakeholders as the job needs. They all land on the same current version, which is the main thing email proofing cannot guarantee once a thread has been forwarded twice.
Does it work on mobile and tablet?
Yes. The 3D viewer runs in the mobile browser with touch rotate, pinch zoom and pan, so a buyer can review and approve away from a desk.
Where is the artwork stored?
On ProofScene infrastructure for standard accounts. Shops with stricter requirements can run ProofScene self-hosted, keeping artwork and rendered assets entirely on their own servers.
Is an online 3D proof suitable for color approval?
It is suitable for appearance, placement, material and finishing approval. It is not a calibrated contract-color proof unless a color-managed workflow is in place, and screens vary between reviewers — keep your color sign-off process as it is.
Early access
Take your proofs off email
ProofScene is opening early access to print shops and product suppliers. Join the list and be first to turn your proof sheets into interactive 3D approvals.
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