Image print transform advantages

There are many advantages for using the image print transform function.

• Support for Intelligent Printer Data Stream™ (IPDS™) printers

  Tag Image File Format (TIFF), Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), and Windows Bitmap (BMP) image files, as well as PostScript Level 1 files, can be converted to Advanced Function Presentation Data Stream format and printed on IPDS printers configured AFP(*YES).

• Support for ASCII printers

  TIFF, GIF, and BMP image files, as well as PostScript Level 1 files, can be converted to PCL-5 and PostScript Level 1 format and printed on ASCII printers supporting these languages.

  Note:
  You cannot convert PostScript to PostScript using the image print transform function. When the input and output data streams are PostScript, the data is sent directly to the output destination without conversion.
• Customized printer support

  Image configuration objects are used with the image print transform function to specify certain characteristics of the converted data streams. When associated with the device description information for a printer that is connected to an iSeries server, an image configuration object acts as a template for the converted data stream. Attributes such as data stream format, color, and resolution are all specified in the image configuration object.

• Additional capabilities

  In addition to converting data from one format to another, other functions can be performed by the image print transform function. Among these are the ability to reduce color, compress data, and change photometricity. For more information about the features of the image print transform function, see the Print APIs topic.

  Note:
  You cannot perform functions that your printer does not support. For example, you cannot print in landscape orientation when your printer only supports portrait orientation.