Software delivers print stream transformation tools.
Press Release Summary:
PCLTool SDK v8.10 offers compression capabilities of JBIG2 Raster PDFs and .Net DLLs for applications that require threadsafe and managed code. It creates smallest possible PDF documents from PCL print streams. Entire scanned image is treated as single raster object, and rest of page is treated as text. Software provides table for raster data of each character. Compression method stores raster data only once, and refers to it whenever that character appears in document.
Original Press Release:
PageTech(SM) Introduces Industry's Smallest PCL 2 PDF Files Using Embedded JBIG2 Raster Data
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 21 / -- Page Technology Marketing, Inc., a leading provider of print stream transformation, extraction, and manipulation products, today released PCLTool SDK v8.10, which includes significant performance enhancements and features. The SDK now offers compression capabilities of JBIG2 Raster PDFs and .Net DLLs for applications that require threadsafe and managed code. PCLTool SDK is the most comprehensive set of HP(R) PCL(R) print stream transformation tools available.
PageTech's PCL 2 PDF conversion with embedded JBIG2 raster data raises the bar for producers of print stream transformation tools. JBIG2 is a new, symbol-based compression standard for black-and-white (bitonal) images. Most JBIG2 documents start with an image of a page that has been scanned or generated from a raster driver. The entire image is treated as a single raster object instead of, for example, a small raster object of a logo. The rest of the page is treated as text. Because most print streams contain download, bitmap fonts, PageTech creates a table for the raster data of each character. Our technology takes advantage of this new compression method by storing that raster data only once, and referring to it whenever that character appears in the document.
JBIG2 Benefits
o Compresses data up to 70% smaller than TIFF Group 4 compression.
o Delivers lossless compression which results in perfect, image quality, unlike JPEG compression.
o Creates the smallest possible PDF documents from PCL print streams.
"Our goal has always been to provide inexpensive, fast and extensible solutions for applications that require the manipulation, optimization, transformation or re-purposing of PCL print streams," said Robert Pooley, president of PageTech. "After 12 years of exclusively providing solutions to developers of applications involving PCL, we have become known as the place to go when no other vendor can meet your application requirements."
Developers who need .Net's security, performance and flexibility for custom applications, can take advantage of the new.Net DLLs included in PCLTool v8.10. For more information about PageTech software products, visit www.pagetech.com.
About Page Technology Marketing, Inc.
Established in 1993, Page Technology Marketing, Inc. (www.pagetech.com), based in San Diego, CA, USA, is the leading provider of print stream transformation, optimization, text extraction and manipulation products for developers, systems integrators and MIS departments. The company's dedicated and knowledgeable engineers offer unequalled development, design and support. Our products are used in document imaging, output management and print stream optimization applications in virtually every industry. Over 1,000 PCLTool SDK clients, 50 OEMs and millions of end users using PageTech's PCL technology.
