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From: greid@adobe.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Postscript to Impress converter ? - (nf)
Message-ID: <2324@adobe.COM>
Date: Wed, 15-Apr-87 13:08:22 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 15 13:08:22 1987
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Reply-To: greid@adobe.UUCP (Glenn Reid)
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Palo Alto
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Summary: Can't be done.

There have been several messages recently about converting PostScript
to either QMS's QUIK or Imagen's ImPress format.

In short, it can't be done.  PostScript is a full programming language, and
you can't just convert it into another format, you have to interpret it.

Ventura Publisher's ability to read PostScript files is a kind of "sealed
envelope" system.  It can recognize a file as containing PostScript, but it
does not attempt to interpret the PostScript.  When it comes time to print,
it sends the PostScript "envelope" to the printer along with the rest of the
print job.  My guess is that if you print to an ImPress printer, it will
simply omit the PostScript (or it may print a gray box or something).

I hope this helps.

Glenn Reid
Adobe Systems
PostScript Software Support