PrintingLib postscripts

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4 total messages Started by Trajan Fri, 25 Jul 2003 20:58

#1096

Author: Trajan
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 20:58

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I've been postscripting files for years and have always had this nagging question:

What is the different between PS "text documents" and PS "PrintingLib documents"?

Thanks.

Re: PrintingLib postscripts

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Author: Gunnar Fing Blodgett
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:20

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Trajan

PrintingLib appears to be an older (v 8.5) Mac extension for PostScript printing support (Adobe reportedly integrated these into their own printer drivers -- Adobe can anser that question better than I -- but at any rate they appear to be printer information files rather than printable PostScript images).

PS "text documents" doesn't ring an immediate bell, but I would assume them to be ASCII (versus binary) PostScript documents.

Hope that helps.

Gunnar

Re: PrintingLib postscripts

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Author: Trajan
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 06:55

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Gunnar,

Thanks. Yes, that helps.

Text documents are indeed ASCII PS documents. I just didn't know how they differed from "PrintingLib" files.

PrintingLib files are printable postscript images. As far as imaging is concerned, they output exactly the same as regular PS files.

I have two RIPs, one of them has not been upgraded since 1996...this is the one that shows "PrintingLib" under file type.
Maybe it's time to upgrade? I only use it for simple documents.

Re: PrintingLib postscripts

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Author: Gunnar Fing Blodgett
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 17:38

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Trajan

I have to wonder if referring to a printable postscript image as a "PrintingLib" is idiosyncratic to your RIP. As I mentioned, the only reference to it is Mac-specific. The name also implies that it is a library rather than a printable image.

At any rate (this is the pragmatist rather than the theorist speaking), if your RIP handles it, then it's a question of money: if you can afford to upgrade the RIP, then go ahead.

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