Sorcerer - Meeting the Demands of the Raster Laser Marketplace

The Sorcerer printer driver development tool is particularly suited to the high performance requirements of the raster laser marketplace. Performance tuned modules such as spooling, job finishing, stochastic screening and JBIG compression combine to deliver maximum throughput, thereby enabling laser devices to run at the optimum engine speeds.

Raw Performance and Quality

In addition to raw performance, Sorcerer offers OEM developers an extensive range of user interface options and printer driver features. These enable raster laser devices to be considered for enterprise use as well as the traditional SOHO market. Advanced controls may be added for facilities such as physical device options (mail sorters, optional trays etc.) through the use of action lists and control dependencies.

It is often the case that print quality and device performance are two areas that have opposing requirements. However, with Sorcerer, the OEM developer has the option of employing a range of halftone methods to meet the exact requirements of the target device. In addition to traditional angled screens, advanced halftone methods such as Error Diffusion or Stochastic screening may be enabled. Software Imaging Stochastic Screening (SISS) is particularly suited to high-resolution laser devices. An advanced stochastic screening method, SISS delivers the quality of Error Diffusion in a fraction of the time. [see ColorCore]

Efficiency Built In

Having generated a high quality print file, it is vital that the data is passed to the device in the most efficient manner. The JBIG encoder delivered within Sorcerer has been tuned using advanced software techniques. Built to comply with the international JBIG standard, the Sorcerer implementation offers lossless progressive context based scanline compression. Advanced optimization techniques are also combined to provide maximum compression allowing efficient data transfer to the device.

Custom non-JBIG compression methods are also supported allowing efficient printing via PCL or Zx-based controllers.

Combined within a single source development environment that emits drivers for Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, Macintosh OS 9, OS X and Linux (Intel distributions), the Sorcerer raster laser solution represents the best solution available within the software imaging industry. When developing a host based printer driver to support a high page count raster laser device, OEM developers no longer need to compromise quality for performance; Sorcerer simply delivers the best of both.

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