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print image files to variety printer models

Hi,

I am currently working on a windows platform (2000 and XP) and was wondering if there are today solutions for the task I have.

I need to print image files onto a variety of inkjet printer models, most epson non-postscript. Some of the models I know but new models are added almost every week. De windows printer drivers coming with those printers do not allowe me to do what I want and therefore in most cases useless for my purposes.

The only way I know to bypass this window drivers is the use of Rip's who are not quit inexpensive and also do not support all the printers I need to print to.

Now I am thinking if Ghostscript would be a generic solution what can handle this task. Is there anyone who knows enough from this free to use postscript program who can point me in the right direction? Even if I would prefer to keep the windows platform I am not unwilling to change to unix or linux if this is absolutely a must. Again, the files I need to the printers are solely image or pdf files.

Any feedback is highly appreciated

jokofix007
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CUPS-GENPPD(8)						      Gutenprint Manual Pages						    CUPS-GENPPD(8)

NAME
cups-genppd - generate Gutenprint PPD files for use with CUPS SYNOPSIS
cups-genppd [-c localedir] [-l locale] [-p prefix] [-q] [-v] model1 [model2, ...modeln] cups-genppd -L [-c localedir] cups-genppd -M [-v] cups-genppd -h cups-genppd -V DESCRIPTION
cups-genppd generates Gutenprint PPD files for use with CUPS. The default behavior is to output PPD files for all models of printer that the Gutenprint printer driver library supports. You may restrict the models by listing either the driver names or the full names of the printers you wish to generate PPD files for after any options. Additionally, the PPD files may be localised, that is, translated, to use your native language rather than US English. There are commands to find out what printer models and languages are supported. EXAMPLES
cups-genppd -v bjc-6200 'Epson Stylus Photo 1280' 'HP DeskJet 850C' verbosely generate three PPD files, listing the driver name in the first case, and the full name in the second. LANG=de_DE genppd -p ppd -c /usr/share/locale generate PPDs for all available models, in directory ppd using the locale data found under /usr/share/locale. The language to use is taken from the environment (de_DE). cups-genppd -L -c /usr/local/share/locale list available languages using the locale data found under /usr/local/share/locale. cups-genppd -M -v list available drivers, with long model descriptions COMMANDS
-h show a help message -L list available translations (message catalogs). If a locale is used for which there is not a corresponding translation, then then US English will be used. -M list available printer models. By default, only driver names are listed; if verbose mode is used, the full model name will also be printed -V show version information and defaults The default behavior is to output PPDs if no command is given. OPTIONS
-c localedir use localedir as the base directory for locale data -l locale output PPDs translated with messages for locale. Note that locale must be a locale as shown by locale -a. For example, the de translation is used by the de_DE locale; de alone will not work. -p prefix output PPDs in directory prefix. Directories are not recursively created. -q Quiet mode. -v Verbose mode. models a list of printer models, either the driver or quoted full name. SEE ALSO
CUPS Software Administrators Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1992-2002 Michael Sweet (mike@easysw.com) This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. This manual page was written by Roger Leigh (rleigh@debian.org). Version 5.2.4 26 Jul 2009 CUPS-GENPPD(8)