The (DFT) Test Suite was built by the GWG and continues to be used to successfully evaluate Digital Publishing Solutions in the current marketplace. Variables tested include text size display, image resolution and spot colour conversions. The results found in the free new whitepaper clearly describe where the different solutions behave correctly (or not) – making it possible for professionals to design multichannel content that moves seamlessly in the digital workflow, and provides a predictable result on the tablet.
“The whole point of these solutions is to make it possible for designers to create something once, and for the rest to happen automatically,” said Bart Van Looy, Sanoma, and co-chair of the Cross Media Subcommittee. “We recommend that anyone developing content for iPad viewing take advantage of this work to predict the successful visual rendering of their designs on screen,” added Christian Blaise, bleuprocess, and co-chair of the Cross Media Subcommittee, developer of the original test components.
The whitepaper features a sampling of some of the test patches in the DFT Test Suite. Each one’s purpose and desired outcome is explained so that users can understand how they work. For questions related to the DFT work, please email: bart.vanlooy@sanoma.com or christian@bleuprocess.com.
The free whitepaper can be downloaded at http://www.gwg.org/wp-content/uploads/Whitepaper DFT_Final.pdf.