Soft-proofing

When the merchant enables proofing on a Workflow, the Element renders a visual soft-proof of the file after automated changes (for example, RGB to CMYK conversion or a padded canvas) and asks the customer to sign off.

Flat pages or the product

The Workflow’s Soft-proofing step chooses what the customer approves on:

Flat pages: the proof pages, as they will print.
A 3D Scene: the artwork on the product itself, such as a mug, a folded leaflet, a booklet or a business card. See 3D Proofs.

The approval gate works the same way with either one.

The proof event

The Element fires proof once pages are rendered:

interface ProofPayload {
  pages: Array<{ url: string; page: number; width: number; height: number; mimeType: string; bytes: number; key: string }>;
  approvalRequired?: boolean;  // if true, the workflow halts until respondToProof() is called
  message?: string;
  affirmButtonText?: string;
}

intake.on('proof', ({ pages, approvalRequired }) => {
  if (!approvalRequired) return; // informational only

  showProofGallery(pages, {
    onApprove: () => intake.respondToProof(true),
    onReject:  () => intake.respondToProof(false),
  });
});

If you don’t build a custom gallery, ignore the proof event. The built-in iframe gallery handles approval automatically.

See Events for the full event list.

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Flat pages or the product

The proof event

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​The proof event

Flat pages or the product

The proof event