On Sunday 03 June 2007 11:07, Carlos E. R. wrote: > The Sunday 2007-06-03 at 13:20 +0100, Lívio Cipriano wrote: > > > 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... > > Let me see; an 8*10 inches page at 1200 dots per inch, that's 115.2e6 > pixels... calculate the memory needed.
1200 dots per inch? I thought we were talking about a home or office printer. 600dpi is more typical for today's laser printers. Also, the imageable area is typically reduced by about .25 in. on each edge. Furthermore, keep in mind that these are one-bit pixels. So a reasonable calculation of the number of frame buffer bytes for an 8.5 x 11 page would be: 8 x 10.5 x 600 x 600 / 8 = 3,780,000 bytes ~ 3.6 MB Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
