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Purpose of jpeg2ps
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jpeg2ps converts JPEG files to PostScript Level 2 or 3 EPS. In fact, jpeg2ps
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is not really a converter but a "wrapper": it reads the image parameters
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(width, height, number of color components) in a JPEG file, writes the
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corresponding EPS header and then copies the compressed JPEG data to the output
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file. Decompression is done by the PostScript interpreter (only PostScript
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Level 2 and 3 interpreters support JPEG compression and decompression).
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If you have a slow communication channel and a fast printer, sending
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compressed image data is a big win.
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Note: if you are interested in conversion of JPEG or other formats to
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PDF take a look at PDFlib (http://www.pdflib.com).
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