Definitions for "HARD PROOF"
Keywords:  proof, substrate, pictro, dylux, soft
Any proof on a tangible substrate, such as paper or film. In contrast, a soft proof exists merely as a computer file or an image on a computer monitor. See also HARD COPY PROOF SOFT PROOF SUBSTRATE
The processes for simulating or checking printed results leading up to production of a hardcopy. Depending on the characteristics to be checked, a distinction can be made between blueprint, imposition proof (layout proof), color proof, screen proof and press proof (or machine proof).
A proof on paper or other substrate, distinguished from a soft proof which is an image on a video display terminal screen.