[Printing-user-general] Colour PCL from PS/PDF

Steve Tucknott <[email protected]> Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:45:20 +0100
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I want to be able to convert a colour PDF/PS file to an equivalent PCL
file.
I have tried using cljet5c as the driver in gs, but the quality when
viewed via pcl6 is no where near as good as the original.....

I know it sounds stupid, but we have an Excel/Word doc that we can
create a PS/PDF file from - we then want to use that file as a form
'template' in a program. We have the 'knowledge' to be able to overprint
the template with 'data'  (using PCL commands) - to produce an order
form, or invoice type document.
So what where doing is: 

      * Create a PDF/PS template from a standard Word/Excel document 
      * Use a PCL version of that template in a program and then overlay
        the template with data using PCL commands 
      * Despool the combined template/data with pcl6 to create a PDF
        output.

The quality of using the lj4dith/p drivers gives good results in
monochrome, but really we want to be able to print full colour output.

Does any of that make sense?


Regards,

Steve Tucknott




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I want to be able to convert a colour PDF/PS file to an equivalent PCL file.<BR>
I have tried using cljet5c as the driver in gs, but the quality when viewed via pcl6 is no where near as good as the original.....<BR>
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I know it sounds stupid, but we have an Excel/Word doc that we can create a PS/PDF file from - we then want to use that file as a form 'template' in a program. We have the 'knowledge' to be able to overprint the template with 'data'&nbsp; (using PCL commands) - to produce an order form, or invoice type document.<BR>
So what where doing is: 
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    <LI>Create a PDF/PS template from a standard Word/Excel document 
    <LI>Use a PCL version of that template in a program and then overlay the template with data using PCL commands 
    <LI>Despool the combined template/data with pcl6 to create a PDF output.
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The quality of using the lj4dith/p drivers gives good results in monochrome, but really we want to be able to print full colour output.<BR>
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Does any of that make sense?<BR>
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