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From: ries@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Marc Ries)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: PS -> TIFF question
Message-ID: <580@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM>
Date: 9 May 90 16:19:21 GMT
References: <1990May8.163859.9415@chinet.chi.il.us>
Reply-To: ries@venice.sedd.trw.com (Marc Ries)
Organization: TRW Systems Engineering & Development Division, Redondo Beach, CA
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In article <1990May8.163859.9415@chinet.chi.il.us> les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) writes:
>Is there a reasonably priced (<$1K) generic postscript to TIFF and/or
>HP laserjet program?  I'm looking for something to handle postscript
>to fax and possibly backup printer support for a '386 unix machine.
>Running a DOS program under VP/ix would be a possibility as long as
>the program works with files and command line arguments (and doesn't
>need a 286).  Speed really isn't an issue.
>

  I can't speak for the other PS-interpreters, but UltraScript (QMS)
  offers a PS->[TIF|PCX] mode (that works quite well, except for...).
  You can get UltraScript for about $130 mail-order for PCs.

  The BIG complaint I have with this mode is that you get a FULL PAGE
  tif/pcx image, even if you only have a small image.  The resulting
  file is typically over 1 megabyte, which means most of the more
  common "paint" programs will puke directly (not enough memory)
  or will only be able to load in a fraction of the tif [PS] "page".
  (changing the UttraScript output size [letter vs. A4, etc.] doesn't
  effect the resulting tif/pcx output size, either).

  PS: if anyone has a solution to this problem (I've noticed the
      same problem with "Arts & Letters" vector -> tif conversions),
      I would like to know about it.