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Zoran Corporation

1390 Kifer Road

Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5305

05/07-MMCP

Imaging-IPS PS3-PB-4

• Provides a high quality PostScript 3 compatible printing solution for

color and monochrome devices

• Source code availability provides design flexibility and facilitates

value-added customization

• Value-added color and grayscale halftone screening technologies

enhance printed output

• Integrated with Zoran's OneImage™ common display list

technology to support multi-bit and contone output devices

• Offers the greatest compatibility with Hewlett-Packard printers

• Supports Monotype Imaging UFST 4.2 (TrueType, PostScript,

CFF, MicroType and Asian Compression for TrueType) fonts,

resident CID fonts and UTF-8 encoding

• Supports variable print resolutions up to 1800 dpi

• Can be combined with the other languages in IPS—IPS FIVE,

IPS XLC, IPS PDFt and IPS XPS—for complete print functionality

Benefits

Key Features

The industry-leading IPS PS3 interpreter, based on Zoran’s

powerful embedded foundation technology—IPS— provides

PostScript 3 compatibility for color and monochrome printers

and multifunction peripherals. IPS PS3 enables OEMs to

develop high-quality peripherals that support the PostScript 3

standard. IPS PS3 supports the PostScript language as

implemented in color and monochrome products from Hewlett-

Packard. The software also supports the PostScript operators

specified in the PostScript Language Reference Manual, Third

Edition and provides additional functionality available in popular

print controllers for color copiers and MFPs.

Scalable Software Design

IPS PS3 implements an extensible graphics kernel and is designed

for maximum portability to operate with virtually any CPU architecture,

memory configuration and I/O interface. This scalable software design

supports a wide range of printer price and performance targets.

Zoran provides complete source code for the IPS PS3 interpreter

and a full set of engineering documentation to allow OEMs to

customize the interpreters for specific market requirements.

The interpreters are integrated with Zoran's rich-featured foundation

technology—IPS—to offer a total solution for high performance print

and multifunction peripheral controllers. With its layered architecture,

application programming interface (API) and common display list

model, IPS reduces time-to-market and development costs.

Image Quality Enhancements

IPS PS3 features patented color and grayscale image screening

technologies that enhance the printed PostScript image. Color image

quality is enhanced by functions to allow black overprint (avoids

registration errors), pure black (optimizes text, graphics and image

output quality), named color matching (used with illustration

applications), native ICC profile support (simplifies color calibration)

and press simulation. Optional support for JBIG2 and JPEG 2000

compression reduces file sizes.

Zoran Engineering Support Services

Zoran offers Source Code Maintenance and Engineering Support

Programs that can shorten development cycles and ensure that the

latest PostScript language features are available as new controllers

are developed. The IPS PS3 source code license includes technical

support, software integration training and source code maintenance.

The Source Code Maintenance Program provides extended source

code maintenance and technical consulting, including informative

technical bulletins and software patches and updates.

Zoran's Engineering Support Program provides direct software

integration assistance and design recommendations to optimize the

interface between the PostScript-compatible interpreter and the

controller. OEMs can also work with a Zoran-authorized

development partner. These companies have experience in IPS PS3

software integration and can offer fixed-cost, turnkey controller

development for a range of controller configurations and print engines.

Description

PostScript 3 Interpreter

Product Brief