[cups.general] slow printing of images

[Michael Sweet]

On Aug 11, 2011, at 12:50 PM, Chris wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> I'm using the
> Ricoh Pro 1356EX PXL (grayscale, 2-sided printing)
> driver. I'm assuming that would be PCLXL?

Yeah, probably.

> Chris
> 
>> 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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