P.S – You Don’t Need P.S

Canon imagePROGRAF printers are able to print with out the need for Postscript?because Canon?s own GARO (Graphic Arts?Raster Operations) page description language will handle these as a postscript interpreter without?any problems.

Canon iPF printers?are able to print the industry?s most commonly used file formats (PDF,?DWG, TIFF, JPEG, HP GL/2, HP?RTL) from applications such as AutoCAD, Photoshop, Micro?Station, and Microsoft Office without the need for PostScript. For the majority of CAD/CAM/CAE?(2?D AND 3?D) printing, PostScript is not required because Canon?s own GARO (Graphic Arts?Raster Operations) page description language will handle these as a postscript interpreter without?any problems.

The Canon Printer Driver, built around the GARO page description language was designed to?address a broad range of output requirements. Nonetheless, there remain some occasions where?PostScript may be useful ? such as when printing high?end graphic arts applications and?occasionally in a UNIX or LINUX operating environment. If the customer wants to print graphic?arts applications such as Illustrator, Quark, InDesign, CorelDraw or?PageMaker, then they will require a PostScript enabled RIP solutions to address this need.

However, even in these cases you may find that PostScript is more of an exception than a?necessity, as PDF is quickly becoming the preeminent file format for graphic arts printing as well.

Most printing issues with PDFs can be solved with a very simple procedure ? the ?Print as image??tick box in the PDF advanced options for printing.

This simply flattens the file and removes layers before printing.

?P.S. – you don?t need PS!?