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Subject: Re: [Printing-architecture] New PDF file format in CUPS
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On 09/03/2010 10:14 AM, Stephane Ascoet wrote:
> Till Kamppeter a écrit :
>
>> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/pdfasstandardprintjobformat
>
> Yes, I read this things... Thanks for the answer, but even if the
> application send the job in PDF, there's still a conversion from PDF to
> PS, which consumes CPU energy, reducing the advantage of using a PS
> printer.

The PDF->PS conversion as a vector-to-vector conversion should be much 
less CPU-consuming than a vector-to-raster conversion as you would have 
with a non-PostScript printer.

    Till