Re: [xep-support] Postscript Printing Problem

Hello Jez, Donald,

The most probably the cause of the problem is the printer driver.
LZW-compressed images in some printers are treated incorrectly.

As a quick workaround you may convert GIF images to PNG format.

Another option is to upgrade to XEP 4.0 :)
XEP 4.0 internally decodes LZW-encoded images, so output documents will not
contain LZW compression at all.

AFAIK, Acrobat Distiller also decodes LZW images (by default) and reencodes
them according to Distiller options.

With best regards,
  Alexei Gagarinov
RenderX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Figer" <donald.figer@the401kcompany.com>
To: <xep-support@renderx.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 10:13 PM
Subject: RE: [xep-support] Postscript Printing Problem

> I had the same problem. Some printers could print the image (HP 4100),
while
> others could not (HP 4050). RAM was not an issue because older printers
had
> more RAM. I suspect that the problem is due to firmware version or printer
> driver. I have no solution. I transferred printers around the company.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jez Brewster [mailto:jezbrewster@datamonitor.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:37 AM
> To: xep-support@renderx.com
> Subject: RE: [xep-support] Postscript Printing Problem
>
>
> Regarding postscript printing of PDFs created by XEP, I am unable to print
a
> PDF that contains a GIF image if I use a Postscript setup on my Postscript
> printer. If this same GIF image is inserted into an MS Word document and
a
> PDF is generated via Adobe Distiller, the printing of the PDF via the same
> Postscript setup and printer works without error.
>
> The error that is output by the printer when handling the XEP generated
PDF
> is:
>
> ERROR: typecheck
> OFFENDING COMMAND: filter
>
> STACK:
>
> /LZWDecode
> -dictionary-
> -filestream-
> -filestream-
> -mark-
> -savelevel-
> -savelevel-
> -savelevel-
> -savelevel-
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jez Brewster
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xep-support@renderx.com
[mailto:owner-xep-support@renderx.com]On
> Behalf Of Jez Brewster
> Sent: 02 November 2004 21:27
> To: xep-support@renderx.com
> Subject: RE: [xep-support] Postscript Printing Problem
>
>
> Hello
>
> Has anybody any thoughts as to the nature of the PostScript printing
problem
> that I have uncovered? Was this issue caused by my incorrect formatting
of
> the XSL-FO or something more sinister?
>
> Any thoughts would be gratefully received.
>
> Jez Brewster
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xep-support@renderx.com
[mailto:owner-xep-support@renderx.com]On
> Behalf Of Jez Brewster
> Sent: 29 October 2004 09:31
> To: xep-support@renderx.com
> Subject: [xep-support] Postscript Printing Problem
>
>
> Hello
>
> I'm currently generating PDFs using XEP 3.8 (Java). XEP has proved to be
a
> great tool for quickly creating PDFs, using the Tutorial and UserGuide
> documentation for reference.
>
> However, I am aware that I know very little about any performance tuning
> considerations, and also about Postscript printing issues.
>
> The problem is that various subscribers to our service (delivery of
products
> owned under the service is provided in a variety of formats including PDF)
> have reported problems with using Postscript printers to print delivered
PDF
> content.
>
> For example, one error raised by a subscriber stated that our product
> "crashes my HP LaserJet 4050N Postscript Printer (page says ERROR:
> typecheck, OFFENDING COMMAND: filter) when printing from Acrobat
> Professional 6.02." What adds to my confusion is that the PDF product has
> previously been provided to subscribers via Acrobat Distiller generated
> content, and the subscribers have stated that no problems occurred
> previously with printing the Distiller generated PDFs.
>
> This problem may be related to the fact that the XEP generated PDF has a
> size of 225KB but when I choose to print to a Postscript file (choosing
> "Print to File" on the File -> Print menu), the size rises to 11MB. PDFs
of
> the same product type generated via Distiller were of a size 275KB but
only
> rose to 330KB when I chose "Print to File". Also, the printing of new XEP
> generated product (where printing works on my PC, as opposed to the client
> that has reported the problem) is noticeable slower as a result.
>
> I'd be grateful for any advice on what I am doing incorrectly.
>
> Attached to this email is some of the sample XSL-FO (I could not attach
the
> full XSL-FO and get the message to appear on the mailing list).
>
> Thanks
>
> Jez Brewster
>
>
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