tiff backend

[Anonymous]

> Good evening,
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 01:23:57PM -0500, Anonymous wrote:
>
> > I have successfully installed a pdf backend, now I would like to
> > install a multipage tiff backend and create a virual printer in
> > samba.
> > Where can i find the right tiff backend?
>
> <shameless plug="ON">
>
> I'm not sure that such a backend exists, but if you've already got
> a tool to convert from PostScript to multipage TIFF, let's name it
> yourps2tiff, then you could try to install this software :
>
>   http://www.librelogiciel.com/software/Tea4CUPS/action_Presentation
>
> Then in Tea4CUPS' configuration file, either in the global section
> or in a particular print queue section, just define something like
> this :
>
> --- CUT ---
>   tee_tiff : yourps2tiff <$TEADATAFILE >$TEADIRECTORY/archives/$TEAJOBID.tiff
> --- CUT ---
>
> then configure your print queues from CUPS' web interface so that they
> are managed by Tea4CUPS, now print something, and my bet is that this will
> would fix your problem once and for all.
>
> </shameless>
>
> Of curse the difficult part is to find 'yourps2tiff' :-)
>
> Hoping you'll like this anyway.
>
> Jerome Alet
>
I have try to looking for ps2tiff but I have only found a commercial products have you any idea where can I find it?
Thanks a lot.
Marco.