Serendipity Blackmagic is a proofing solution designed for demanding press and print environments.

Based on a colour management system honed by decades of print industry experience, Blackmagic automatically assembles press plate files for proofing directly from your CTP RIP.

At Serendipity, we understand commercial printing is complex. Multiple presses and substrates. Multiple printers for producing proofs. Print-on-demand work to a vast array of media types.

We know you want fast, efficient, and above all, accurate proofs. Proofs that don't interrupt your workflow, and that precisely reproduce any press process.

Blackmagic is all the proof you need.

The Complete Colour Management Solution

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Colour Management

Ensure your prints are colour-perfect every time. Our advanced colour management tools give you precise control and fidelity from screen to print.

Colour Management
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Press RIP Integration

Connect directly with your press and RIP systems to streamline production, automate proofing, and ensure accuracy from file preparation to final print.

Press RIP Integration
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Colour Verification & Spots

Achieve precise colour accuracy with advanced verification tools and complete spot colour control, ensuring contract-standard results on every proof.

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Soft Proofing

With SoftProof, you get a high-fidelity, colour-accurate preview of your work, letting you check every detail and ensure your prints are perfect from the very first run.

Soft Proofing
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Printer Control

Maximise your printer’s potential with intelligent control over media, ink, and device performance, delivering consistent, efficient, and reliable output.

Printer Control
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User Experience

From unlimited users and printers, to custom interfaces and client tools, our system gives you the freedom to grow and the flexibility to shape your workflow without limits.

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Workflow

Work smarter, not harder. Our workflow features give you complete control from file submission to final print, ensuring a smooth and efficient process every time.

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System & Administration

With flexible licensing options, secure operation modes, automated updates, and reliable backup tools, you can manage your system with confidence.

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Soft Proofing Add-On Package

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Press Plan & Console Support

Our tools automate page assembly and de-imposition, significantly speeding up prepress workflows.

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Quality Control

Ensure perfect consistency from your screen to the final press sheet with our quality assurance and calibration features.

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Enhanced Soft Proofing

See your final print before it's made with advanced soft proofing that accurately simulates every colour.

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Advanced Print Simulation

Prevent printing errors by simulating press-specific behaviours like minimum dot areas and halftone screening.

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Blackmagic Solutions

We have a range of products to suit your workflow

Blackmagic Pro

Unlimited proofing and workflow options.
The complete colour management and proofing solution for press, publishing, and commercial print industries.

Blackmagic Lite

For the pressroom that needs precise, colour-matched proofs for platesetter RIPs.
Proofing designed for exclusively 1-bit and press RIP workflows.

Blackmagic Bureau

For pre-press design and advertising studios needing to proof work for publication.
Made for PDF/postscript design and proofing environments.

Soft Proofing Add-on Package

Any Blackmagic product can be enhanced with the Soft Proofing Add-on Package, effectively making it two Serendipity proofing products in one. Designed specifically with the demands of the publishing and newspaper industries in mind, the Soft Proofing Add-on Package gives Blackmagic access to all of the features available in Veripress.

  • Bookfilter, which uses your press planning files to automatically assemble publication pages on screen.
  • Press Agent, allowing operators to load publication pages for soft proofing using the press console
  • Instant press sheet de-imposition on screen.
  • Advanced RGB and CMYK spot colour merging for soft proofs.
  • Truespot colour iteration for soft proofing displays.
  • Configurable halftone screening simulation for soft proofs.
  • Multicolour press match ICC profile support.
  • Proof Lock, soft proof display colour quality assurance.
  • Embed a SoftProof Press in individual jobs.
  • SoftProof vs Press Sheet calibration check and comparison.
  • Simulate and highlight drop-off (minimum dot) areas for Flexo Printing.
  • PrintProof creates softproof previews, showing how your job will appear when printed on your selected media and output device.

Try Serendipity Blackmagic
for 21 days free¹

If you're not satisfied with the improvement to your colour proofing workflow, just cancel any time during the trial period.

What Our Customers Say

"With exceptional support, knowledge and expertise, the team at Serendipity are simply the best when it comes to all things colour.
We have experienced seamless integration using Blackmagic. The product has allowed us to customise our CMS to help satisfy the ever-increasing demands of our staff and clients. With colour precision, high-speed processing, flexibility and continual updates, the software is truly in a class of its own.""

- Daniel Haskew - Technical Manager, Look Print

With a prepress department of 30+ users, the Serendipity Client/Server architecture allows us to centralise our processes using a common rip for consistent output, regardless of whether it's very large format digital production, proofing, or conventional print."

- Nick Stevens - Technical Director, SP Group

Blackmagic Pro and Bureau default input drivers include: SVG, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, Scitex CT, Adobe Photoshop PSD, Serendipity Blackmagic Image, Postscript Level 3 RIP - PS, EPS, PDF.

Blackmagic Lite default input drivers include: SVG, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, Scitex CT, Adobe Photoshop PSD, Serendipity Blackmagic Image.

Default output drivers for all products include: HTML, JPEG, PDF, PDF (Retain Spot Colours), Photoshop EPS (JPEG), PNG, Postscript, PPM, Scitex CT, Serendipity Blackmagic Image, TIFF.

* Your choice includes the selection of one (1) RIP input driver from the list of supported RIPs and/or one (1) Output driver suite (For e.g., Epson, HP, Canon, etc) from the list of supported output drivers.

** Blackmagic Lite also available in 4UP and 2UP sizing. 4UP and 2UP sizes are width limited to 24.17in and 13in respectively. Unlimited length.


All new product purchases include one year of free software updates. View our warranty policy.
Check our Operating System Compatibility page to ensure our current software version is supported on your platform.

Refer to our Version History page to see a timeline of features, enhancements, and supported devices added to our software in recent years.