Re: [Printing-user-general] Colour PCL from PS/PDF
"Paul Tykodi" <[email protected]> Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:17:33 -0400
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0963551865== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E3_01C6D362.4C7C7B40" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E3_01C6D362.4C7C7B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Steve, Would it be possible to print your Excel/Word document to file using a PCL 5C driver that produced acceptable results? This would remove one of the PDF/PS to PCL file conversions so that you might get a better result when converting the finished PCL product back to PDF. Just a thought . Best Regards, /Paul -- Paul Tykodi Principal Consultant TCS - Tykodi Consulting Services LLC Tel/Fax: 603-343-1820 Mobile: 603-866-0712 E-mail: [email protected] WWW: <http://www.tykodi.com/> http://www.tykodi.com _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Tucknott Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 1:45 PM To: Linux Printing Subject: [Printing-user-general] Colour PCL from PS/PDF 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 ------=_NextPart_000_00E3_01C6D362.4C7C7B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/> <!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} tt {font-family:"Courier New";} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:Arial; color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1353650790; mso-list-template-ids:426160820;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:\F0B7; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi = Steve,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Would it be possible to print your = Excel/Word document to file using a PCL 5C driver that produced acceptable results? = This would remove one of the PDF/PS to PCL file conversions so that you might = get a better result when converting the finished PCL product back to = PDF.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Just a thought = …<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best = Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>/Paul<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>--</span></font><font = color=3Dnavy><span style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><tt><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Paul = Tykodi</span></font></tt><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'><br> <tt><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Principal = Consultant</span></font></tt><br> <tt><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>TCS - Tykodi = Consulting Services LLC</span></font></tt><br> <br> <tt><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Tel/Fax: = 603-343-1820</span></font></tt><br> <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><tt><font = face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Mobile</span></font></tt></st1:place></st1:Ci= ty><tt><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>: = 603-866-0712</span></font></tt><br> <tt><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>E-mail: = <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></font></= tt></span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Courier New";color:navy'><br> </span></font><tt><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>WWW: = </span></font></tt><tt><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><a href=3D"http://www.tykodi.com/" target=3D"_blank"><font = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>http://www.tykodi.com</span></font></a></span= ></font></tt><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in = 0in 4.0pt'> <div> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font = size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1> </span></font></div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font = size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Steve Tucknott<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, September = 08, 2006 1:45 PM<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Linux Printing<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> = [Printing-user-general] Colour PCL from PS/PDF</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>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> <br> 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.<br> So what where doing is: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <ul type=3Ddisc> <li class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New = Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Create a PDF/PS template from a standard Word/Excel document <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New = Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Use a PCL version of that template in a = program and then overlay the template with data using PCL commands = <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New = Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Despool the combined template/data with = pcl6 to create a PDF output. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </ul> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>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> <br> Does any of that make sense?<br> <br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <table class=3DMsoNormalTable border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 = width=3D"100%" style=3D'width:100.0%'> <tr> <td style=3D'padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Regards,<br> <br> Steve Tucknott<br> <br> <br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_00E3_01C6D362.4C7C7B40-- --===============0963551865== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Printing-user-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freestandards.org/mailman/listinfo/printing-user-general --===============0963551865==--