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diff --git a/graphics/jpeg2ps/README b/graphics/jpeg2ps/README index 7ff1112773..aa5d9f8fe6 100644 --- a/graphics/jpeg2ps/README +++ b/graphics/jpeg2ps/README @@ -1,13 +1,15 @@ Purpose of jpeg2ps ================== -jpeg2ps converts JPEG files to PostScript Level 2 or 3 EPS. In fact, jpeg2ps -is not really a converter but a "wrapper": it reads the image parameters -(width, height, number of color components) in a JPEG file, writes the -corresponding EPS header and then copies the compressed JPEG data to the output -file. Decompression is done by the PostScript interpreter (only PostScript -Level 2 and 3 interpreters support JPEG compression and decompression). -If you have a slow communication channel and a fast printer, sending -compressed image data is a big win. + +jpeg2ps converts JPEG files to PostScript Level 2 or 3 EPS. In fact, +jpeg2ps is not really a converter but a "wrapper": it reads the image +parameters (width, height, number of color components) in a JPEG file, +writes the corresponding EPS header and then copies the compressed +JPEG data to the output file. Decompression is done by the PostScript +interpreter (only PostScript Level 2 and 3 interpreters support JPEG +compression and decompression). If you have a slow communication +channel and a fast printer, sending compressed image data is a big +win. Note: if you are interested in conversion of JPEG or other formats to PDF take a look at PDFlib (http://www.pdflib.com). |