slackbuilds_ponce/graphics/jpeg2ps
Heinz Wiesinger 63daf9f79a All: Support $PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME env var
Signed-off-by: Heinz Wiesinger <pprkut@slackbuilds.org>
2021-07-17 21:55:09 +02:00
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jpeg2ps.info
jpeg2ps.SlackBuild All: Support $PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME env var 2021-07-17 21:55:09 +02:00
README
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Purpose of jpeg2ps
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jpeg2ps converts JPEG files to PostScript Level 2 or 3 EPS. In fact, jpeg2ps
is not really a converter but a "wrapper": it reads the image parameters
(width, height, number of color components) in a JPEG file, writes the
corresponding EPS header and then copies the compressed JPEG data to the output
file. Decompression is done by the PostScript interpreter (only PostScript
Level 2 and 3 interpreters support JPEG compression and decompression).
If you have a slow communication channel and a fast printer, sending
compressed image data is a big win.

Note: if you are interested in conversion of JPEG or other formats to
PDF take a look at PDFlib (http://www.pdflib.com).