[cups.general] slow printing of images

[Michael Sweet]

On Aug 5, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Chris wrote:
> Last one for now.
> 
> When we print pdfs with images in them they are sometimes rather slow to print. I assume this has something to do with the backend process and possibly the image type. Where should I look to improve performance in this area?


Depends on the printer and driver, but in general PDF -> PostScript can result in large jobs that take a long time to print. If you have a B&W laser printer, stick with a PCL/PCLXL driver instead of PostScript if performance becomes an issue.

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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair