GS-STP(1) 2001 GS-STP(1)NAME
stp - Ghostscript device driver for ESC/P, ESC/P2, RTL/PCL
OPTIONS
Options for the stp driver are given in normal Ghostscript manner. The
resolution of the image calculated by Ghostscript is not bound to the
resolution of the printer output. It is for example possible to specify
-r360 to gs and print the output in 1440x720 dpi (see below for driver
parameter). The result is a somewhat faster operation of the driver.
The device name is "stp" (-sDEVICE=stp)
The driver will not permit use of invalid settings.
The options for this driver are very complex. We strongly recommend
use of a printer management system such as Foomatic rather than config‐
uring a spooler manually with this driver. The driver name used by
Foomatic is "gimp-print".
Overview for the IJS Driver:
Most options for the ijsgimpprint driver are similar to those for the
stp driver. The major difference is that most of the Gimp-Print spe‐
cific options are bundled together into a single option that is passed
in as a special -sIjsParams parameter, and the normal Ghostscript -s
and -d flags, indicating whether an option is a string or a number, are
not used in this special parameter.
The device name is "ijs" (-sDEVICE=ijs). In addition, the location of
the driver program must be specified. This will typically be
/usr/bin/ijsgimpprint; the parameter in this case is
-sIjsServer=/usr/bin/ijsgimpprint .
Also, -dIjsUseOutputFD should be specified whenever output from Ghost‐
script will go to stdout or into a pipe. It may be specified in all
other cases, with only a slight performance degradation.
The -sIjsParams parameter contains a single string containing a
comma-separated list of sub-options:
-sIjsParams=Option1=Value1,Option2=Value2
and so forth.
The options for this driver are very complex. We strongly recommend use
of a printer management system such as Foomatic rather than configuring
a spooler manually with this driver. The driver name used by Foomatic
is "gimp-print-ijs".
Printer Model Selection (Option STP: -sModel=name , IJS: -sDeviceManufac‐
turer=vendor -sDeviceModel=name):
This option must be supplied. There is no default. The IJS driver
requires the vendor (it's part of the protocol), but the ijsgimpprint
driver ignores it. It should be CANON, EPSON, LEXMARK, or
HEWLETT-PACKARD. The value of the -sDeviceModel parameter is the same
as the value of the -sModel parameter in the stp driver.
model name printer
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bjc-30 CANON BJC 30
bjc-50 CANON BJC 50
bjc-55 CANON BJC 55
bjc-80 CANON BJC 80
bjc-85 CANON BJC 85
bjc-210 CANON BJC 210
bjc-240 CANON BJC 240
bjc-250 CANON BJC 250
bjc-1000 CANON BJC 1000
bjc-2000 CANON BJC 2000
bjc-3000 CANON BJC 3000
bjc-4300 CANON BJC 4300
bjc-4400 CANON BJC 4400 photo
bjc-6000 CANON BJC 6000
bjc-6100 CANON BJC 6100
bjc-6200 CANON BJC 6200
bjc-6500 CANON BJC 6500
bjc-7000 CANON BJC 7000
bjc-7100 CANON BJC 7100
bjc-8200 CANON BJC 8200
bjc-s200 CANON S200
bjc-s400 CANON S400
bjc-s450 CANON S450
bjc-s800 CANON S800
bjc-s4500 CANON S4500
escp2-c20sx EPSON Stylus C20SX
escp2-c20ux EPSON Stylus C20UX
escp2-c40sx EPSON Stylus C40SX
escp2-c40ux EPSON Stylus C40UX
escp2-c41sx EPSON Stylus C41SX
escp2-c41ux EPSON Stylus C41UX
escp2-c42sx EPSON Stylus C42SX
escp2-c42ux EPSON Stylus C42UX
escp2-c43sx EPSON Stylus C43SX
escp2-c43ux EPSON Stylus C43UX
escp2-c44sx EPSON Stylus C44SX
escp2-c44ux EPSON Stylus C44UX
escp2-c50 EPSON Stylus C50
escp2-c60 EPSON Stylus C60
escp2-c61 EPSON Stylus C61
escp2-c62 EPSON Stylus C62
escp2-c70 EPSON Stylus C70
escp2-c80 EPSON Stylus C80
escp2-c82 EPSON Stylus C82
escp2-c83 EPSON Stylus C83
escp2-c84 EPSON Stylus C84
escp2 EPSON Stylus Color
escp2-pro EPSON Stylus Color Pro
escp2-pro-xl EPSON Stylus Color Pro XL
escp2-400 EPSON Stylus Color 400
escp2-440 EPSON Stylus Color 440
escp2-460 EPSON Stylus Color 460
escp2-480 EPSON Stylus Color 480
escp2-500 EPSON Stylus Color 500
escp2-580 EPSON Stylus Color 580
escp2-600 EPSON Stylus Color 600
escp2-640 EPSON Stylus Color 640
escp2-660 EPSON Stylus Color 660
escp2-670 EPSON Stylus Color 670
escp2-680 EPSON Stylus Color 680
escp2-740 EPSON Stylus Color 740
escp2-760 EPSON Stylus Color 760
escp2-777 EPSON Stylus Color 777
escp2-800 EPSON Stylus Color 800
escp2-850 EPSON Stylus Color 850
escp2-860 EPSON Stylus Color 860
escp2-880 EPSON Stylus Color 880
escp2-83 EPSON Stylus Color 83
escp2-900 EPSON Stylus Color 900
escp2-980 EPSON Stylus Color 980
escp2-1160 EPSON Stylus Color 1160
escp2-1500 EPSON Stylus Color 1500
escp2-1520 EPSON Stylus Color 1520
escp2-3000 EPSON Stylus Color 3000
escp2-photo EPSON Stylus Photo
escp2-700 EPSON Stylus Photo 700
escp2-ex EPSON Stylus Photo EX
escp2-ex3 EPSON Stylus Photo EX3
escp2-720 EPSON Stylus Photo 720
escp2-750 EPSON Stylus Photo 750
escp2-780 EPSON Stylus Photo 780
escp2-785 EPSON Stylus Photo 785EPX
escp2-790 EPSON Stylus Photo 790
escp2-810 EPSON Stylus Photo 810
escp2-820 EPSON Stylus Photo 820
escp2-825 EPSON Stylus Photo 825
escp2-830 EPSON Stylus Photo 830
escp2-870 EPSON Stylus Photo 870
escp2-875 EPSON Stylus Photo 875
escp2-890 EPSON Stylus Photo 890
escp2-895 EPSON Stylus Photo 895
escp2-ph900 EPSON Stylus Photo 900
escp2-915 EPSON Stylus Photo 915
escp2-925 EPSON Stylus Photo 925
escp2-950 EPSON Stylus Photo 950
escp2-960 EPSON Stylus Photo 960
escp2-1200 EPSON Stylus Photo 1200
escp2-1270 EPSON Stylus Photo 1270
escp2-1280 EPSON Stylus Photo 1280
escp2-1290 EPSON Stylus Photo 1290
escp2-2000 EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P
escp2-2100 EPSON Stylus Photo 2100
escp2-2200 EPSON Stylus Photo 2200
escp2-5000 EPSON Stylus Pro 5000
escp2-5500 EPSON Stylus Pro 5500
escp2-7000 EPSON Stylus Pro 7000
escp2-7500 EPSON Stylus Pro 7500
escp2-7600 EPSON Stylus Pro 7600
escp2-9000 EPSON Stylus Pro 9000
escp2-9500 EPSON Stylus Pro 9500
escp2-9600 EPSON Stylus Pro 9600
escp2-10000 EPSON Stylus Pro 10000
escp2-scan2000 EPSON Stylus Scan 2000
escp2-scan2500 EPSON Stylus Scan 2500
escp2-cx3200 EPSON Stylus CX-3200
escp2-cx5200 EPSON Stylus CX-5200
escp2-cl700 EPSON CL-700
escp2-cl750 EPSON CL-750
escp2-em900c EPSON EM-900C
escp2-em930c EPSON EM-930C
escp2-mc10000 EPSON MC-10000
escp2-mc2000 EPSON MC-2000
escp2-mc5000 EPSON MC-5000
escp2-mc7000 EPSON MC-7000
escp2-mc9000 EPSON MC-9000
escp2-mj930c EPSON MJ-930C
escp2-mj5100c EPSON MJ-5100C
escp2-mj6000c EPSON MJ-6000C
escp2-mj8000c EPSON MJ-8000C
escp2-pm10000 EPSON PM-10000
escp2-pm2000c EPSON PM-2000C
escp2-pm2200c EPSON PM-2200C
escp2-pm3000c EPSON PM-3000C
escp2-pm3300c EPSON PM-3300C
escp2-pm3500c EPSON PM-3500C
escp2-pm4000px EPSON PM-4000PX
escp2-pm5000c EPSON PM-5000C
escp2-pm7000c EPSON PM-7000C
escp2-pm700c EPSON PM-700C
escp2-pm730c EPSON PM-730C
escp2-pm750c EPSON PM-750C
escp2-pm760c EPSON PM-760C
escp2-pm770c EPSON PM-770C
escp2-pm780c EPSON PM-780C
escp2-pm790pt EPSON PM-790PT
escp2-pm800c EPSON PM-800C
escp2-pm850pt EPSON PM-850PT
escp2-pm880c EPSON PM-880C
escp2-pm9000c EPSON PM-9000C
escp2-pm950c EPSON PM-950C
escp2-pm970c EPSON PM-970C
escp2-px7000 EPSON PX-7000
escp2-px9000 EPSON PX-9000
pcl-desnj-230 HP DesignJet 230
pcl-desnj-250 HP DesignJet 250
pcl-desnj-430 HP DesignJet 430
pcl-desnj-450 HP DesignJet 450
pcl-desnj-455 HP DesignJet 455
pcl-desnj-488 HP DesignJet 488
pcl-desnj-700 HP DesignJet 700
pcl-750 HP DesignJet 750C
pcl-desnj-2500 HP DesignJet 2500
pcl-desnj-3500 HP DesignJet 3500
pcl-340 HP DeskJet 340
pcl-400 HP DeskJet 400
pcl-500 HP DeskJet 500
pcl-501 HP DeskJet 500C
pcl-520 HP DeskJet 520
pcl-540 HP DeskJet 540C
pcl-550 HP DeskJet 550C
pcl-560 HP DeskJet 560C
pcl-600 HP DeskJet 600/600C (Single Cartridge)
pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series (2 Cartridge)
pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series (Photo-Ink capable)
pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
pcl-812 HP DeskJet 812C
pcl-840 HP DeskJet 840C
pcl-842 HP DeskJet 842C
pcl-845 HP DeskJet 845C
pcl-850 HP DeskJet 850C
pcl-855 HP DeskJet 855C
pcl-870 HP DeskJet 870C
pcl-890 HP DeskJet 890C
pcl-895 HP DeskJet 895C
pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
pcl-P1000 HP PhotoSmart P1000
pcl-1100 HP DeskJet 1100C
pcl-P1100 HP PhotoSmart P1100
pcl-1120 HP DeskJet 1120C
pcl-1200 HP DeskJet 1200C
pcl-1220 HP DeskJet 1220C
pcl-1600 HP DeskJet 1600C
pcl-2000 HP DeskJet 2000 series
pcl-2500 HP DeskJet 2500 series
pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
pcl-4l HP LaserJet 4L
pcl-4v HP LaserJet 4V, 4Si
pcl-5 HP LaserJet 5 series
pcl-5si HP LaserJet 5Si
pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
lexmark-4076 Lexmark 4076 (PCL printer)
lexmark-z42 Lexmark Z42
lexmark-z43 Lexmark Z43
lexmark-z52 Lexmark Z52
lexmark-z53 Lexmark Z53
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Most or all of the Epson Stylus printers are fully functional. The
others vary. In particular, all of the listed Epson Stylus Photo
printers print in full 6-color photo mode; most of the others do not.
The color output has also been better tuned for Epson Stylus printers
than for others.
Print Resolution Selection (Option STP: -sQuality= , IJS: -sIjsParams=Qual‐
ity=):
The meaning of this is model-specific. Two names are listed for each
resolution; the first (short) name is the value that must be passed to
-sQuality, and the second (long) name is descriptive. Each printer has
its own default value; for most printers, this is a reasonable 300 or
360 DPI resolution.
For Epson Stylus printers:
Within each specified resolution, the quality is generally listed from
worst to best (and generally higher quality means lower speed). For
example, 360 DPI Unidirectional is usually better than 360 DPI. Char‐
acteristics of specific models and individual printers may affect the
orderings to some degree; on many printers, with certain papers, unidi‐
rectional printing will improve quality substantially more than using
an otherwise better quality printing mode.
The difference between different quality settings lies in the number of
passes made over each line. High and Highest quality settings perform
more passes, printing fewer dots with each pass over the same line and
using different nozzles for each pass. This reduces banding effects,
but requires more time.
Interleave modes use algorithms within the printer to generate the
sequence of rows printed. These algorithms generally only work well at
low printing resolutions. Many printers do not support this kind of
printing at resolutions of 720 DPI and above, and some printers that do
actually print just one row (using just one nozzle per color) at a
time. While this particular use will produce extremely high quality
(no banding whatsoever, normally), it is extremely slow and may eventu‐
ally damage the print head due to ink pooling. All printers that we
are aware of have no such trouble at 360 DPI.
We generally recommend the following resolutions for the following pur‐
poses:
360x90
360x120
Fast economy draft output on plain paper (output will be very
banded and not very dark).
180 Economy draft output on plain paper (output will not be very
dark).
360x180
360x240
Draft output on plain paper (output will not be solidly black);
economy draft output on good quality inkjet paper.
360 Standard quality output on plain paper (output will be solidly
black); draft output on good quality inkjet paper.
720x360
High quality output on plain paper; standard output on good
quality inkjet paper.
720 Maximum quality on plain paper; high quality on good inkjet
paper; proofs on photo-quality paper. On many printers, there
will be little difference between this and 720x360 on plain
paper.
1440x720
High quality on photo paper; use 1440x720 Highest Quality to
reduce microbanding if needed. While this will work on plain
paper, it usually offers little improvement over 720 DPI.
2880x720
Highest quality on photo paper. While this may yield slightly
improved quality, it will generally not be markedly superior to
1440x720 Highest Quality, except on the Stylus Color 980 and
Stylus C70 and C80, where it may yield a noticeable improvement.
It takes as long to print as 1440x720 highest quality, but twice
as long to generate the output.
1440x1440
An unsupported mode that offers higher quality than 2880x720 for
certain types of images on very high quality paper. It does not
appear to offer any advantage on smooth tones, but fine detail
(particularly vertical, and to a lesser extent near-horizontal)
it shows noticeable improvement. It takes as long to print as
2880x720. 1440x1440 highest quality takes twice as long to
print.
2880x1440
An unsupported mode that may offer higher quality than 2880x720
for certain types of images on very high quality paper. Experi‐
ments conducted thus far demonstrate little if any improvement
over 1440x1440. It takes twice as long to print as 2880x720 or
1440x1440, and as long to print as 1440x1440 highest quality.
The following resolutions are supported on printers other than the Sty‐
lus Pro (5000, 5500, 7000, 7500, 9000, 9500, and 10000) printers. Res‐
olutions for those printers are listed in a later section. Please see
the notes at the end of this section.
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360x90dpi 360 x 90 DPI Fast Economy Draft (1)
180dpi 180 DPI Economy Draft (2)
360x180dpi 360 x 180 DPI Draft (2)
360x180sw 360 x 180 DPI Draft (3)
360x120dpi 360 x 120 DPI Economy Draft (4)
360x120sw 360 x 120 DPI Economy Draft (5)
360x240dpi 360 x 240 DPI Draft (4)
360x240sw 360 x 240 DPI Draft (5)
360dpi 360 DPI (6)
360uni 360 DPI Unidirectional (6)
360mw 360 DPI Interleave (6, *)
360mwuni 360 DPI Interleave Unidirectional (6)
360sw 360 DPI (7, 17, *)
360swuni 360 DPI Unidirectional (7, 17)
360hq 360 DPI High Quality (7, 8, 17)
360hquni 360 DPI High Quality Unidirectional (7, 8, 17)
720x360sw 720 x 360 DPI (9, 10)
720x360swuni 720 x 360 DPI Unidirectional (9, 10)
720mw 720 DPI Interleave (11)
720mwuni 720 DPI Interleave Unidirectional (11)
720sw 720 DPI (9)
720swuni 720 DPI Unidirectional (9)
720hq 720 DPI High Quality (9)
720hquni 720 DPI High Quality Unidirectional (9)
720hq2 720 DPI Highest Quality (9)
1440x720mw 1440 x 720 DPI Interleave (12)
1440x720mwuni 1440 x 720 DPI Interleave Unidirectional (12)
1440x720sw 1440 x 720 DPI (13)
1440x720swuni 1440 x 720 DPI Unidirectional (13, 14)
1440x720hq 1440 x 720 DPI Highest Quality (13)
2880x720sw 2880 x 720 DPI (15)
2880x720swuni 2880 x 720 DPI Unidirectional (15)
1440x1440sw 1440 x 1440 DPI (16)
1440x1440hq2 1440 x 1440 DPI Highest Quality (16)
2880x1440sw 2880 x 1440 DPI (16)
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(*) This resolution is the default on all printers supporting this
setting.
(1) Works on printers that have a basic vertical spacing of 1/90".
This includes the Stylus Color, Stylus Color 440, 460, 600, 640,
660, 670, and 1500, and Stylus Photo, Stylus Photo 700, 720, and
EX.
(2) Works on most printers that have a basic vertical spacing of
1/90, 1/180, or 1/360 inch. This includes Stylus Color, Stylus
Color 440, 460, 600, 640, 660, 670, 800, 850, 900, 980, 1500,
1520, 3000, and Stylus Photo, Stylus Photo 700, 720 and EX.
(3) Works on Stylus C70, C80, and C82; and Stylus Photo 950, 960,
2100, and 2200.
(4) Works on older printers with dot spacing of 1/120 inch. This
includes the Stylus Color Pro, Pro XL, 400, and 500.
(5) Works on newer printers with dot spacing of 1/120 inch. This
includes the Stylus C20, C40, C41, C42, C60, C61, and C62; the
Stylus Color 480, 580, 680, 740, 760, 777, 860, 880, 83, and
1160, and the Stylus Photo 750, 780, 785, 790, 810, 820, 830,
870, 875, 890, 895, 915, 925, 1270, 1280, 1290, and 2000P, and
the Stylus Scan 2000 and 2500.
(6) Works on all printers that do not support variable drop sizes.
This includes the Stylus Color, Stylus Color 400, 440, 460, 500,
600, 640, 660, 800, 850, 1500, 1520, and 3000, Stylus Color Pro,
Stylus Color Pro XL, and Stylus Photo, Stylus Photo 700, and EX.
(7) Works on all printers that do support variable drop sizes. This
includes all supported Epson Stylus printers except for those
listed in note (6).
(8) Recommended only on processors slower than 200 MHz, the system
is heavily loaded with a faster processor, or if problems are
experienced at 720x360.
(9) Works on all supported printers except for Stylus Color, Stylus
Color Pro, Stylus Color Pro XL, Stylus Color 1500, 1520, and
3000.
(10) On printers that do not support variable drop size (see note
(4)), this will print as fast as 360 DPI, and faster than 360
DPI High Quality. It will take twice as long to generate out‐
put, which may be important on a heavily loaded system or a pro‐
cessor slower than 200 MHz.
(11) Works on some older printers, including the Stylus Color, Stylus
Color 400, 500, 600, 800, 850, 1500, 1520, and 3000, Stylus
Color Pro, and Stylus Color Pro XL. Not recommended except for
the Stylus Color, Stylus Color 1500, 1520, and 3000.
(12) Works on Stylus Color 600, 800, 850, 1520, and 3000. Not recom‐
mended unless other 1440x720 modes do not work.
(13) Works on all printers that support 1440x720 DPI. This includes
all supported printers except for the Stylus Color, Stylus Color
Pro, Pro XL, 400, 440, 460, 480, 500, and 1500, and Stylus
Photo. In addition, this may not work correctly on Stylus Color
1520 and Stylus Color 3000.
(14) This is identical to 1440 x 720 Highest Quality (1440x720hq) on
the Stylus Color 900.
(15) Works on all printers that support 2880x720 DPI. This includes
the Stylus C60, C61, C62, C70, C80, and C82, the Stylus Color
680, 777, 880, 83, and 980, and Stylus Photo 780, 790, 810, 820,
830, 890, 915, 925, 950, 960, 1280, and 1290. This resolution
is offered on the Stylus Photo 2100 and 2200, but may not work
correctly.
(16) Works on Epson Stylus Photo 830, 925, 950, 960, 2100, 2200; Sty‐
lus C61, C62, C70, C80, C82 ; Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600. This
resolution is not supported by Epson on the C70 and C80, but it
works correctly on at least some such printers.
(17) These resolutions print at particularly high speed on the Epson
Stylus Photo 950, 960, 2100, and 2200 when printing in Four
Color Standard or Three Color Composite modes, or when printing
in monochrome or grayscale with any ink type other than Two
Level Grayscale, Seven Color Photo, or Quadtone.
The Stylus Pro printers (Stylus Pro 5000, 5500, 7000, 7500, 7600, 9000,
9500, 9600, and 10000) support additional interleave modes known as
Full Overlap (FOL), Four Pass, and FOL2. The Stylus Pro 5500, 7500,
7600, 9500, 9600, and 10000 additionally have a mode called MW2. These
modes can only be used at certain resolutions. Stylus Pro printers
support the following resolutions:
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180dpi 180 DPI
360dpi 360 DPI
360uni 360 DPI Unidirectional
360mw 360 DPI Interleave
360mwuni 360 DPI Interleave Unidirectional
360fol 360 DPI Full Overlap
360foluni 360 DPI Full Overlap Unidirectional
360fol2 360 DPI FOL2
360fol2uni 360 DPI FOL2 Unidirectional
360mw2 360 DPI MW2
360mw2uni 360 DPI MW2 Unidirectional
720x360dpi 720 x 360 DPI
720x360uni 720 x 360 DPI Unidirectional
720x360fol 720 x 360 DPI FOL
720x360foluni 720 x 360 DPI FOL Unidirectional
720x360fol2 720 x 360 DPI FOL2
720x360fol2uni 720 x 360 DPI FOL2 Unidirectional
720x360mw2 720 x 360 DPI MW2
720x360mw2uni 720 x 360 DPI MW2 Unidirectional
720dpi 720 DPI
720uni 720 DPI Unidirectional
720mw 720 DPI Interleave
720mwuni 720 DPI Interleave Unidirectional
720fol 720 DPI Full Overlap
720foluni 720 DPI Full Overlap Unidirectional
720fourp 720 DPI Four Pass
720fourpuni 720 DPI Four Pass Unidirectional
1440x720dpi 1440 x 720 DPI
1440x720uni 1440 x 720 DPI Unidirectional
1440x720mw 1440 x 720 DPI Interleave
1440x720mwuni 1440 x 720 DPI Interleave Unidirectional
1440x720fol 1440 x 720 DPI FOL
1440x720foluni 1440 x 720 DPI FOL Unidirectional
1440x720fourp 1440 x 720 DPI Four Pass
1440x720fourpuni 1440 x 720 DPI Four Pass Unidirectional
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In addition, the Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600 printers support the follow‐
ing resolutions:
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2880x720dpi 2880 x 720 DPI
2880x720uni 2880 x 720 DPI Unidirectional
2880x720mw 2880 x 720 DPI Interleave
2880x720mwuni 2880 x 720 DPI Interleave Unidirectional
2880x720fol 2880 x 720 DPI FOL
2880x720foluni 2880 x 720 DPI FOL Unidirectional
2880x720fourp 2880 x 720 DPI Four Pass
2880x720fourpuni 2880 x 720 DPI Four Pass Unidirectional
1440x1440dpi 1440 x 1440 DPI
1440x1440uni 1440 x 1440 DPI Unidirectional
1440x1440mw 1440 x 1440 DPI Interleave
1440x1440mwuni 1440 x 1440 DPI Interleave Unidirectional
1440x1440fol 1440 x 1440 DPI FOL
1440x1440foluni 1440 x 1440 DPI FOL Unidirectional
1440x1440fourp 1440 x 1440 DPI Four Pass
1440x1440fourpuni 1440 x 1440 DPI Four Pass Unidirectional
2880x1440dpi 2880 x 1440 DPI
2880x1440uni 2880 x 1440 DPI Unidirectional
2880x1440mw 2880 x 1440 DPI Interleave
2880x1440mwuni 2880 x 1440 DPI Interleave Unidirectional
2880x1440fol 2880 x 1440 DPI FOL
2880x1440foluni 2880 x 1440 DPI FOL Unidirectional
2880x1440fourp 2880 x 1440 DPI Four Pass
2880x1440fourpuni 2880 x 1440 DPI Four Pass Unidirectional
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For PCL printers (including Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark 4076):
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150dpi 150x150 DPI (should work on all printers)
300dpi 300x300 DPI (should work on all printers, C-RET on
DJ 850/855/870/890)
600x300dpi 600x300 DPI (DJ 6xx/810/812/840/842/895)
600mono 600x600 DPI monochrome
(DJ 6xx (except 69x) /8xx/1100/1120)
600dpi 600x600 DPI (DJ 69x/840/9xx/1220/2000/2500,
PhotoSmart P1000/P1100, LJ5/5Si/6)
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Note: the higher resolutions of newer PCL printers using "Photo-Ret"
are not yet supported.
For Lexmark printers other than the 4076:
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300x600dpi 300 DPI x 600 DPI
600dpi 600 DPI
600hq 600 DPI high quality
600uni 600 DPI Unidirectional
1200dpi 1200 DPI
1200hq 1200 DPI high quality
1200hq2 1200 DPI highest quality
1200uni 1200 DPI Unidirectional
2400x1200dpi 2400 DPI x 1200 DPI (Z52)
2400x1200hq 2400 DPI x 1200 DPI high quality (Z52)
2400x1200hq2 2400 DPI x 1200 DPI highest quality (Z52)
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For Canon printers:
1200 DPI printers (BJC 7000, BJC 7100, BJC 8500):
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300x300dpi 300x300 DPI
300x300dmt 300x300 DPI DMT
600x600dpi 600x600 DPI
600x600dmt 600x600 DPI DMT
1200x600dpi 1200x600 DPI
1200x1200dpi 1200x1200 DPI
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1440 DPI printers
(BJC 30, BJC 50, BJC 55, BJC 80, BJC 85, BJC 210, BJC 240, BJC
250, BJC 1000, BJC 2000, BJC 3000, BJC 4300, BJC 4400, BJC 6000,
BJC 6100, BJC 6200, BJC 6500, BJC 8200, S400, S450, S800,
S4500):
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360x360dpi 360x360 DPI
360x360dmt 360x360 DPI DMT
720x360dpi 720x360 DPI
720x720dpi 720x720 DPI
1440x720dpi 1440x720 DPI
1440x1440dpi 1440x1440 DPI
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Ink Types
This is printer type specific. The option names are case sensitive.
The option names are case sensitive. Two names are listed for each
resolution; the first (short) name is the value that must be passed to
-sInkType, and the second (long) name is descriptive. Not all ink
types are supported on all printers.
Option STP: -sInkType=inktype Option IJS: -sIjsParams=InkType=inktype
For Epson and Lexmark (other than the 4076) printers:
Six color printers can print using four color inks or all six colors.
Six color mode is recommended for photographs. Four color mode may be
useful when printing text with embedded graphics to reduce ink consump‐
tion, or to print higher quality with Ordered, Fast, or Very Fast
dithering (see below).
The Composite modes use only color inks (no black) to produce all col‐
ors and black. These ink types are rarely useful, but on certain types
of paper they may produce a smoother image than that produced by mixing
black ink in. The Epson Stylus Color 1500 cannot mix black ink with
colored inks; on this printer, Three Color Composite must be used.
Photo7 Seven Color Photo (CcMmYKk, for the Epson Stylus
Photo 2100 and 2200, and Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600)
PhotoCMYK Six Color Photo
PhotoCMY Five Color Photo Composite
CMYK Four Color Standard
RGB Three Color Composite
Quadtone Quadtone grayscale inks (special third party inksets
designed to produce superior results for grayscale
images)
Gray2 Two Level Grayscale (Kk, for the Epson stylus Photo
2100 and 2200, and Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600)
For Canon printers:
Gray Black
RGB Color
CMYK Black/Color
PhotoCMY Photo/Color
PhotoCMYK Photo
For PCL (Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark 4076) color printers:
CMYK Color + Black Cartridges
Photo Color + Photo Cartridges (For Deskjet 69x only)
Black and white PCL printers (laser printers, in particular) do not
allow any value to be specified for the ink type.
Media Types
This is printer type specific. The option names are case sensitive.
Two names are listed for each resolution; the first (short) name is the
value that must be passed to -sMediaType, and the second (long) name is
descriptive.
Option STP: -sMediaType=mediatype Option IJS: -sIjsParams=Medi‐
aType=mediatype
For Epson and Lexmark (other than the 4076) inkjet printers:
Plain Plain Paper
PlainFast Plain Paper Fast Load
Postcard Postcard
GlossyFilm Glossy Film
Transparency Transparencies
Envelope Envelopes
BackFilm Back Light Film
Matte Matte Paper
Inkjet Inkjet Paper
Coated Photo Quality Inkjet Paper
GlossyPhoto Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Luster Premium Luster Photo Paper
Photo Photo Paper
Glossy Photo Quality Glossy Paper
Ilford Ilford Heavy Paper
Other Other
We have found that glossy photo papers not specifically designed for
Epson printers generally perform poorly in Epson printers. The ink
tends to pool on the paper, causing muddy shadows and possibly leaving
ink on the printer rollers. Use of the highest quality printing modes
(1440x720 highest quality and 2880x720 unidirectional) produces the
best result on such papers, probably because printing is slower and
there is more time for the ink to dry.
For Canon printers:
Plain Plain Paper
Transparency Transparencies
BackFilm Back Print Film
Fabric Fabric Sheets
Envelope Envelope
Coated High Resolution Paper
TShirt T-Shirt Transfers
GlossyFilm High Gloss Film
GlossyPaper Glossy Photo Paper
GlossyCards Glossy Photo Cards
GlossyPro Photo Paper Pro
For PCL (Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark 4076) inkjet printers:
Plain Plain
Bond Bond
Premium Premium
Glossy Glossy/Photo
Transparency Transparency
GlossyQD Quick-dry Photo
TransparencyQD Quick-dry Transparency
PCL laser printers do not allow specification of any media type.
Media Sources
This is printer type specific. The option names are case sensitive.
Option STP: -sInputSlot=mediasource Option IJS: -sIjsParams=Media‐
Source=mediasource
Epson printers without a roll feed mechanism should not have this
option set.
For Epson printers with a roll feed mechanism without a paper cutter
(Stylus Photo 785, 825, 870, 875, 890, 895, 915, 1200, 1270, 1280,
1290):
Standard Standard
Roll Roll Feed
For Epson printers with a roll feed mechanism with a paper cutter (Sty‐
lus Photo 925, 950, 960, 2100, 2200):
Standard Standard
RollCutPage Roll feed, cut each page
RollCutNone Roll feed, do not cut
NOTE: The -sInputSlot=RollCutPage does not work with the STP driver,
only with the IJS driver.
For Epson Stylus Pro printers without a roll feed mechanism (Stylus Pro
5000, 5500):
CutSheet1 Cut sheet bin 1
CutSheet2 Cut sheet bin 2
CutSheetAuto Cut sheet autoselect
ManualSelect Manual selection
For Epson Stylus Pro printers with a roll feed mechanism (Stylus Pro
7000, 7500, 7600, 9000, 9500, 9600, 10000, 10600):
Standard Standard
Roll Roll Feed
For Canon printers:
Auto Auto Sheet Feeder
Manual Manual with Pause
ManualNP Manual without Pause
For PCL (Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark 4076) printers. Different print‐
ers allow different choices out of this set.
Standard Standard (Feed from printer defined source)
Manual Manual
MultiPurpose Tray 1
Upper Tray 2
Lower Tray 3
LargeCapacity Tray 4
Portable Portable Sheet Feeder
Desktop Desktop Sheet Feeder
Tray Tray
Tray2 Tray 2
Optional Optional Source
Auto Autoselect
For Lexmark printers other than the 4076:
Auto Auto Sheet Feeder
Manual Manual with Pause
ManualNP Manual without Pause
Media Sizes
This is printer-specific; we cannot list the correct values for each
printer here. The option names are case-sensitive. Two names are
listed for each resolution; the first (short) name is the value that
must be passed to -sPAPERSIZE, and the second (long) name is descrip‐
tive. This option does not set GhostScript up to use a paper size
other than the default; it only tells the driver to set up the printer
for a different paper size. The default paper size is
Option STP: -sPAPERSIZE=papersize Option IJS: -sPAPERSIZE=papersize
(for known Ghostscript paper sizes) or
-dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=x -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=y
where x and y are the width and height of the paper respectively, in
points (1/72")
* Common English paper sizes
Letter Letter 8.5in x 11in x=612, y=792
Legal Legal 8.5in x 14in x=612, y=1008
Tabloid Tabloid 11in x 17in x=792, y=1224
Executive Executive 7.25in x 10.5in x=522, y=756
Postcard Postcard 100mm x 147mm x=283, y=416
w216h360 3x5 x=216, y=360
w288h432 4x6 x=288, y=432
w324h495 Epson 4x6 Photo Paper x=324, y=495
w360h504 5x7 x=360, y=504
w360h576 5x8 x=360, y=576
8x10 8x10 x=576, y=720
Statement Manual 5.5in x 8.5in x=396, y=612
TabloidExtra 12x18 x=864, y=1296
SuperB 13x19 x=936, y=1368
* Common photographic paper sizes
w576h864 8x12 Sometimes used for 35 mm x=576, y=864
w792h1008 11x14 x=792, y=1008
w1152h1440 16x20 x=1152, y=1440
w1152h1728 16x24 20x24 for 35 mm x=1152, y=1728
w1440h1728 20x24 x=1440, y=1728
w1440h2160 20x30 24x30 for 35 mm x=1440, y=2160
w1584h2160 22x30 Common watercolor size x=1440, y=2160
w1728h2160 24x30 x=1728, y=2160
w1728h2592 24x36 Sometimes used for 35 mm x=1728, y=2592
w2160h2880 30x40 x=2160, y=2880
International Paper Sizes (mostly taken from BS4000:1968)
* A series: Paper and boards, trimmed sizes
*
* A sizes are in the ratio 1 : sqrt(2). A0 has a total area
* of 1 square metre. Everything is rounded to the nearest
* millimetre. Thus, A0 is 841mm x 1189mm. Every other A
* size is obtained by doubling or halving another A size.
w4768h6749 4A 1682mm x 2378mm x=4768, y=6749
w3370h4768 2A 1189mm x 1682mm x=3370, y=4768
A0 A0 841mm x 1189mm x=2384, y=3370
A1 A1 594mm x 841mm x=1684, y=2384
A2 A2 420mm x 594mm x=1191, y=1684
A3 A3 297mm x 420mm x=842, y=1191
A4 A4 210mm x 297mm x=595, y=842
A5 A5 148mm x 210mm x=420, y=595
A6 A6 105mm x 148mm x=297, y=420
A7 A7 74mm x 105mm x=210, y=297
A8 A8 52mm x 74mm x=148, y=210
A9 A9 37mm x 52mm x=105, y=148
A10 A10 26mm x 37mm x=73, y=105
* Stock sizes for normal trims.
* Allowance for trim is 3 millimetres.
w2437h3458 RA0 860mm x 1220mm x=2437, y=3458
w1729h2437 RA1 610mm x 860mm x=1729, y=2437
w1218h1729 RA2 430mm x 610mm x=1218, y=1729
w864h1218 RA3 305mm x 430mm x=864, y=1218
w609h864 RA4 215mm x 305mm x=609, y=864
* Stock sizes for bled work or extra trims.
w2551h3628 SRA0 900mm x 1280mm x=2551, y=3628
w1814h2551 SRA1 640mm x 900mm x=1814, y=2551
w1275h1814 SRA2 450mm x 640mm x=1275, y=1814
w907h1275 SRA3 320mm x 450mm x=907, y=1275
w637h907 SRA4 225mm x 320mm x=637, y=907
* "B" series: Posters, wall charts and similar items.
w5669h8016 4B ISO 2000mm x 2828mm x=5669, y=8016
w4008h5669 2B ISO 1414mm x 2000mm x=4008, y=5669
ISOB0 B0 ISO 1000mm x 1414mm x=2834, y=4008
ISOB1 B1 ISO 707mm x 1000mm x=2004, y=2834
ISOB2 B2 ISO 500mm x 707mm x=1417, y=2004
ISOB3 B3 ISO 353mm x 500mm x=1000, y=1417
ISOB4 B4 ISO 250mm x 353mm x=708, y=1000
ISOB5 B5 ISO 176mm x 250mm x=498, y=708
ISOB6 B6 ISO 125mm x 176mm x=354, y=498
ISOB7 B7 ISO 88mm x 125mm x=249, y=354
ISOB8 B8 ISO 62mm x 88mm x=175, y=249
ISOB9 B9 ISO 44mm x 62mm x=124, y=175
ISOB10 B10 ISO 31mm x 44mm x=87, y=124
B0 B0 JIS x=2919, y=4127
B1 B1 JIS x=2063, y=2919
B2 B2 JIS x=1459, y=2063
B3 B3 JIS x=1029, y=1459
B4 B4 JIS x=727, y=1029
B5 B5 JIS x=518, y=727
B6 B6 JIS x=362, y=518
B7 B7 JIS x=257, y=362
B8 B8 JIS x=180, y=257
B9 B9 JIS x=127, y=180
B10 B10 JIS x=90, y=127
* "C" series: Envelopes or folders suitable for A size stationery.
C0 C0 917mm x 1297mm x=2599, y=3676
C1 C1 648mm x 917mm x=1836, y=2599
C2 C2 458mm x 648mm x=1298, y=1836
C3 C3 324mm x 458mm x=918, y=1298
C4 C4 229mm x 324mm x=649, y=918
C5 C5 162mm x 229mm x=459, y=649
w354h918 B6-C4 125mm x 324mm x=354, y=918
C6 C6 114mm x 162mm x=323, y=459
DL DL 110mm x 220mm x=311, y=623
w229h459 C7-6 81mm x 162mm x=229, y=459
C7 C7 81mm x 114mm x=229, y=323
C8 C8 57mm x 81mm x=161, y=229
C9 C9 40mm x 57mm x=113, y=161
C10 C10 28mm x 40mm x=79, y=113
* US CAD standard paper sizes
ARCHA ArchA 9x12in x=648, y=864
ARCHA_trans ArchA transverse 12x9 in x=864, y=648
ARCHB ArchB 12x18in x=864, y=1296
ARCHB_trans ArchB transverse 18x12in x=1296, y=864
ARCHC ArchC 18x24in x=1296, y=1728
ARCHC_trans ArchC transverse 24x18in x=1728, y=1296
ARCHD ArchD 24x36in x=1728, y=2592
ARCHD_trans ArchD transverse 36x24in x=2592, y=1728
ARCHE ArchE 36x48in x=2592, y=3456
ARCHE_trans ArchE transverse 48x36in x=3456, y=2592
* Foolscap
w612h936 American foolscap x=612, y=936
w648h936 European foolscap x=648, y=936
* Sizes for book production
* The BPIF and the Publishers Association jointly recommend ten
* standard metric sizes for case-bound titles as follows:
w535h697 Crown Quarto 189mm x 246mm x=535, y=697
w569h731 Large Crown Quarto 201mm x 258mm x=569, y=731
w620h782 Demy Quarto 219mm x 276mm x=620, y=782
w671h884 Royal Quarto 237mm x 312mm x=671, y=884
w348h527 Crown Octavo 123mm x 186mm x=348, y=527
w365h561 Large Crown Octavo 129mm x 198mm x=365, y=561
w391h612 Demy Octavo 138mm x 216mm x=391, y=612
w442h663 Royal Octavo 156mm x 234mm x=442, y=663
* Paperback sizes in common usage
w314h504 Small paperback 111mm x 178mm x=314, y=504
w314h513 Penguin small paperback 111mm x 181mm x=314, y=513
w365h561 Penguin large paperback 129mm x 198mm x=365, y=561
* Miscellaneous sizes
w283h420 Hagaki Card 100 x 148 mm x=283, y=420
w420h567 Oufuku Card 148 x 200 mm x=420, y=567
w340h666 Long 3 Japanese long envelope #3 x=340, y=666
w255h581 Long 4 Japanese long envelope #4 x=255, y=581
w680h941 Kaku Japanese Kaku envelope #4 x=680, y=941
COM10 Commercial 10 US Commercial 10 env x=297, y=684
w315h414 A2 Invitation US A2 invitation x=315, y=414
Color Balancing Values: (min,max,default)
All of the values below are interpreted as being relative to norms for
a particular printer established through testing, not absolute values
of any kind.
The STP parameter is specified. The IJS parameter is created by remov‐
ing the -d and beginning the options list with -sIjsParams. Thus
-dCyan=xxx
becomes
-sIjsParams=Cyan=xxx
-dCyan=xxx xxx: 0.0 ... 4.0 (1.0)
-dMagenta=xxx xxx: 0.0 ... 4.0 (1.0)
-dYellow=xxx xxx: 0.0 ... 4.0 (1.0)
These three options allow specification of the cyan, magenta, and yel‐
low levels independently, for rebalancing the levels. Normally, these
should be adjusted to yield neutral gray, but they can be used for
other effects.
-dBrightness=xxx xxx: 0.0 ... 2.0 (1.0)
Adjust the brightness of the image. 0.0 gives a fully black image; 2.0
gives a fully white image. Values greater than 1 will result in black
not being solid and highlights turning white; values less than 1 will
result in white not being perfectly clear and shadows turning black.
-dContrast=xxx xxx: 0.0 ... 4.0 (1.0)
Adjust the contrast of the image. 0.0 gives a solid gray for the
entire image, the exact gray depending upon the brightness chosen.
-dGamma=xxx xxx: 0.1 ... 4.0 (1.0)
Adjust the gamma of the image, over and above the printer-specific cor‐
rection. Gamma less than 1.0 will result in a darker image; gamma
greater than 1.0 will result in a lighter image. Unlike brightness,
gamma adjustment does not change the endpoints; it merely changes the
shape of the input->output curve.
-dDensity=xxx xxx: 0.1 ... 2.0 (1.0)
Adjust the amount of ink deposited on the paper. If you've chosen the
correct paper type and you're getting ink bleeding through the paper or
puddling, try reducing the density to the lowest value you can while
still achieving solid black. If you're not getting solid black, even
with the contrast and brightness at 1.0, try increasing the density.
All of the printers supported here actually need less than 100% ink
density in most cases, so the actual density is something other than
the nominal density setting. The effective density setting cannot go
above 100%, so if a value specified will result in an excessively high
density level, it will be silently limited to 1.0.
-dSaturation=xxx xxx: 0.0 ... 9.0 (1.0)
Adjust the brilliance of colors. 0.0 results in pure grayscale; using
this with -dColor=1 is one way of getting grayscale (see below under
-dColor for a full discussion). Saturation of less than 1.0 results in
more muted colors; saturation of greater than 1.0 results in more
vibrant colors. Very high saturation often results in very strange
effects, including posterization and banding that might not be
expected. For normal purposes, the saturation should generally be less
than 1.5.
Dithering Algorithms:
The option names are case sensitive. Two names are listed for each
resolution; the first (short) name is the value that must be passed to
-sDither, and the second (long) name is descriptive.
Option STP: -sDither=algorithm
Option IJS: -sIjsParams=Dither=algorithm
Adaptive Adaptive Hybrid
EvenTone EvenTone screening (experimental)
Ordered Ordered
Fast Fast
VeryFast Very Fast
Floyd Hybrid Floyd-Steinberg
For highest quality, we recommend use of Adaptive Hybrid dithering.
For continuous tone images, Ordered works just as well and is somewhat
faster. Ordered dithering yields noticeably inferior results with text
and intricate line art, particularly at high resolutions.
EvenTone dithering is a relatively new screening technology developed
by Raph Levien. It offers superior smoothness in highlights and mid‐
tones, and increased accuracy in shadows, resulting in significantly
improved results overall. The version of EvenTone dithering that we
are using is enhanced with some additional improvements we have made.
It currently only operates with CMYK (4, 6, or 7 color output) with RGB
input, and should be considered experimental. Note that it is patented
(see US patent 5917614), but it is licensed for use with GPL software.
See http://www.levien.com/patents.html for more information.
Fast dithering, which is a simplified version of ordered dither, is
significantly faster, but color accuracy is worse, particularly on six
color printers and printer using variable dot sizes. On simple four
color printers, the quality is quite reasonable, although color print‐
ing will show more speckling in dark tones than Ordered dither. For
single dot size printers, printing grayscale, this algorithm yields
almost identical results to Ordered with some performance improvement.
On three color printers, the results should be very similar to Ordered.
Very Fast is even faster than Fast, with even more loss of quality. It
shows even more speckling, and the output is heavily patterned. On
laser printers, and possibly on certain kinds of text and line art,
Very Fast dithering may actually yield the best quality.
Error diffusion algorithms (Hybrid Floyd-Steinberg is such an algo‐
rithm) perform very well at high densities, and are capable of render‐
ing very fine detail well, but they tend to exhibit artifacts in the
form of waves or worms of dots which results in noticeable texturing in
pale areas. Furthermore, pale areas immediately adjacent to white take
a while to build up sufficient error to print at all. This is some‐
times called tearing Its use is not recommended.
Output Type
STP:
-dColor=x x: 0 ... 2 (1 on color printers, 0 otherwise)
0 Grayscale
1 Color (RGB)
2 Black and white
IJS:
Black and white: -sProcessColorModel=DeviceGray -dBitsPerSample=1
Grayscale: -sProcessColorModel=DeviceGray
Color (RGB): -sProcessColorModel=DeviceRGB
Color (CMYK): -sProcessColorModel=DeviceCMYK
Choose color vs. grayscale output. Color output is the default.
Choosing -dColor=0 results in only black ink (no color ink) being used,
which is faster and usually results in the most accurate grayscale, but
at the expense of smoothness. If you want composite color (using a
mixture of color and black inks to produce gray), use -dColor=1 and
-dSaturation=0.0 (see -dSaturation above).
In addition, using -dColor=0 uses luminance (perceived brightness) of
red, green, and blue to choose output levels. Blue of a given inten‐
sity is perceived to be much darker than red, which in turn appears
darker than green. -dColor=1 and -dSaturation=0.0 does not use lumi‐
nance.
-dColor=2 prints only black and white (thresholding). This option
always uses Fast dithering unless you specify Very Fast.
CMYK output may be used with the IJS driver only. It is useful if
you're printing a CMYK graphic and want explicit control over the inks.
Generally it yields inferior quality, as Gimp-Print has good algorithms
for converting RGB (screen) into CMYK (inks) that take into account
paper type, ink type, and other variables. In CMYK mode, the bright‐
ness, contrast, and saturation controls do not function.
Image type (to optimize the dither):
STP:
-dImageType=x x: 0 ... 2 (0)
IJS:
-sIjsParams=ImageType=x
Select the image type most representative of what's being printed.
0 Line art (color or gray scale)
1 Primarily solid colors or smooth gradients (color or gray scale)
2 Continuous-tone photographs (color or gray scale)
Option 0 is the fastest. It generates strong, but not particularly
accurate, colors. There may be some fairly sharp color transitions in
this mode.
Option 1 generates more accurate colors, but is slower.
Option 2 generates the most accurate colors, but is considerably
slower.
Note that any of the modes may be used with either color or black &
white output. If black and white output is requested, but a color mode
used, composite color will be printed. This generally offers smoother
tone, but less purity of gray or black, than pure black ink. Further‐
more, it is possible to tune the color of the gray (to achieve warmer
or cooler effects) using the color controls in this fashion.
Specifying a lower GhostScript resolution (with -r) results in faster
color conversion. For example, if you print at 1440x720 DPI, but spec‐
ify a Ghostscript resolution of 360 DPI (with -r360), output will be
significantly faster and there will be much less difference in perfor‐
mance between the three image type options.
EXAMPLES:
Note that a lot of these options are used for demonstration; generally
adjusting the density is a bad idea!
Example 1 (print charts to file, using A4 paper, color, 360 dpi):
gs -sDEVICE=stp -sModel=escp2-ex -dDensity=1.6 -dGamma=1.5 -dSaturation=0.9 \
-dBrightness=.4 -dImageType=1 -sPAPERSIZE=a4 \
-sOutputFile=itsyourchoice.prn foo.ps
gs -sDEVICE=ijs -sIjsServer=/usr/bin/ijsgimpprint \
-sDeviceManufacturer=EPSON -sDeviceModel=escp2-ex -sPAPERSIZE=a4 \
-sOutputFile=itsyourchoice.prn \
-sIjsParams=Density=1.6,Gamma=1.5,Saturation=0.9,Brightness=0.4,ImageType=1 \
foo.ps
Example 2 (print color photograph to /dev/lp0 at maximum quality):
gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=stp -sModel=escp2-870 -dDensity=0.8 \
-r1440x720 -sQuality=1440x720hq -sMediaType=GlossyPhoto \
-dImageType=2 -sOutputFile=/dev/lp0 foo.ps
gs -sDEVICE=ijs -sIjsServer=/usr/bin/ijsgimpprint \
-sDeviceManufacturer=EPSON -sDeviceModel=escp2-870 \
-sOutputFile=/dev/lp0 \
-sIjsParams='Quality=1440x720hq,MediaType=GlossyPhoto,Density=0.8,ImageType=2' \
foo.ps
Example 3 (print pure black text to stdout)
gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=stp -sModel=escp2-660 -dDensity=0.8 -r720 \
-sQuality=720sw -dColor=2 -sOutputFile=- foo.ps
gs -sDEVICE=ijs -sIjsServer=/usr/bin/ijsgimpprint \
-sDeviceManufacturer=EPSON -sDeviceModel=escp2-660 -dIjsUseOutputFD \
-sProcessColorModel=DeviceGray -dBitsPerSample=1 -sOutputFile=- \
-sIjsParams='Quality=720sw,Density=0.8' foo.ps
SEE ALSOgs(1), gs-pcl3(1).
3rd Berkeley Distribution 2 GS-STP(1)
