Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac:20844 comp.sys.mac.programmer:2549 comp.lang.postscript:1010 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!nrl-cmf!cmcl2!rna!marc From: marc@rna.UUCP (Marc Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.lang.postscript Subject: PostScript run-length encoding (again) Message-ID: <271@rna.UUCP> Date: 26 Sep 88 22:03:56 GMT Reply-To: marc@rna.UUCP (Marc Johnson) Organization: Rockefeller University Neurobiology Lines: 23 Many thanks to those who responded to my query about compressing PostScript bitmaps output with the "image" operator. Alas, all the responses (and there were several good ones) gave various methods for compressing the original image data, and then decoding it either in PostScript itself, or just prior to sending to PostScript printer. My problem is not the original image files, but the amount of sheer data being sent to the printer. I want to be able to cut down on the number of bits I actually have to send down the pipe at 9600 baud. I gather that there really is no way to do this, since no one else seemed concerned with the transmission time. If anyone knows a way to send less bits and have it all come out looking right, please let me know!! Thanx, Marc Johnson Rockefeller Univ. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= = Marc Johnson BITNET: rna!marc@rockvax.bitnet = = Rockefeller U. Neurobiology UUCP: ...cmcl2!rna!marc = = New York City (129.85.2.1) INTERNET: marc%rna@rocky2.rockefeller.edu =