Lívio Cipriano wrote: > On 2 June 2007 13:21, Joseph Loo wrote: >> Lívio Cipriano wrote: >>> On 1 June 2007 23:12, Lívio Cipriano wrote: >>>> On 1 June 2007 20:48, Sunny wrote: >>>>> What program you print from? >>>> I'm printing from KDE. The 370Kb image was printed from Konqueror. >>>> >>>>> What kind of printer you have? >>>> It's an HP LaserJet 5MP, it's an PostScript 2 printer >>>> >>>>> How is it >>>>> setup? >>>> I just configure CUPS with 2 queues : one as a raw printer, no >>>> filtering, and another as an HP LaserJet 5MP with the manufacture PPD. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> Lívio Cipriano >>> I print the SELF TEST of my printer and I notice that has: >>> >>> Installed Personalities: >>> PCL (94110823) >>> POSTSCRIPT (95040353) >>> >>> So, I just configured my HP LaserJet 5MP as an PCL Printer, and the >>> improvements in the printing speed of graphics were immediately. An image >>> of 370Kb that yesterday took 15-20 min to print, now took 1-2 mins. Any >>> explanation? >> It looks like your printer does not have enough memory to handle the >> postscript file. The pcl version requires your computer to process the file >> and generate an image of the page, translate it to pcl, then send it to the >> printer where there is little processing. > > I've 3Mb of memory. I know that is not much, for today's standards, but that > is almost 10 times the size of the file sent to the printer... > > The only minus that detect, till now, for config my printer to PCL, is that > the more gray images don't show so clearly as in PostScript. >> In postscript, it sends a postscript file (program), the printer executes >> the program, draws the image, then prints the files. Typically if you have >> a complex image and very little memory, it takes a long time. >> >> -- >> Joseph Loo >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > When I had my postscript printer, I would send 2 MB files and it would take 25 to 30 minute to run. Theis was with 1.5 Mbytes. I moved to 76 Mbytes, it took about 3 minutes. I had a slow processor to.
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