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Edmond R&D releases "PPML2PS" — an
Open Source PPML consumer for
converting PPML to PostScript
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JULY 26, 2002 —
Edmond R&D's Open Source project
has released the first version of PPML2PS.
PPML2PS is a non-imposing PPML Consumer that
converts PPML 2.0 with PostScript objects to
DSC-compliant PostScript Level 2 output.
PostScript forms are used to encode
reusable content. This speeds printing of
variable-data print jobs (personalized print jobs),
which typically contain lots
of redundant data. Careful management of this redundant
data is key to speedy printing of large jobs.
The reusable-content-encoding paradigm utilized
by PPML2PS addresses this issue.
Job Ticketing
PPML2PS supports
Simple Ticket Format (STF),
allowing dynamic media selection
and simplex/duplex switching from within PPML.
Note that STF can be translated into
Job Definition Format (JDF)
using
a simple XSLT
script that is available from Edmond R&D.
Supported Features
- PPML 1.5/2.0
- PostScript content data and resources (Level 2)
- external resource retrieval via file and http
- version control for external resources (via MD5 checksums)
- tickets in Simple Ticket Format (STF) — note that only MEDIA and DUPLEX are implemented
- caching of external resources
- URI mapping to local files (for DTDs, schemas, etc.)
Unsupported Features
- SHEET_LAYOUT
- PRINT_LAYOUT
- SEGMENT_ARRAY/SEGMENT_REF
- EXTERNAL_DATA_ARRAY
- global reusable objects
How to get PPML2PS
Source code and documentation for PPML2PS
can be found at www.ppml.info.
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