Services for Macintosh
Services for Macintosh |
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The Services for Macintosh print processor, installed with Print Server for Macintosh, assigns either of two data types, RAW or PSCRIPT1, to a document. Both data types and their use are described in Table 13.8.
Table 13.8 Print Processor Data Types
| Data Type | Spooler Instructions | Use |
|---|---|---|
| RAW | Print document without changes. | All documents targeted to PostScript printers. |
| PSCRIPT1 | Convert document to rasterized images or bitmaps. | All documents targeted to non-PostScript printers. |
The PSCRIPT1 data type indicates that the job is a Level 1 PostScript code from a Macintosh client, but the target printer is not a PostScript printer. The spooler sends the PostScript code through a Microsoft® TrueImage® raster image processor, supplied with Services for Macintosh. The raster image processor creates a series of one-page, monochrome bitmaps at a maximum of 300 dpi. The Windows 2000 print spooler sends the rasterized images, or bitmaps, to the print driver for the target printer. The print driver returns a job that prints the bitmaps on the page.
Because the bitmaps are monochrome and no more than 300 dpi, the target print driver produces final output that is monochrome and not more than 300 dpi, even if the target printer driver supports color or higher resolutions. The restrictions are in the raster image processor software itself, not in the Windows 2000 printer drivers.
Several third-party Microsoft® Win32® raster image processor packages are commercially available if a higher-end raster image processor is needed.
Note
If binary PostScript print jobs are sent to a server that is running Windows 2000, the output might be garbled because different protocols are being used