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Clear up some myths about PDF printer drivers

I’m sure you’ve heard sometimes phrases like “a printer driver which is based Windows GDI can only reproduce RGB colors” or “if a printer driver isn’t built on top of the PostScript driver one cannot print EPS graphics”. There is no question that these myths persist since PDF Producer software exists. In this article I’d like to give you some background information which helps you to understand how it really works. Expert Blog – Clear up some myths

I'm sure you've heard sometimes phrases like "a printer driver which is based Windows GDI can only reproduce RGB colors" or "if a printer driver isn't built on top of the PostScript driver one cannot print EPS graphics". There is no question that these myths persist since PDF Producer software exists. In this article I'd like to give you some background information which helps you to understand how it really works.

Expert Blog - Clear up some myths


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