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diff --git a/graphics/jpeg2ps/README b/graphics/jpeg2ps/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7ff1112773 --- /dev/null +++ b/graphics/jpeg2ps/README @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +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. + +Note: if you are interested in conversion of JPEG or other formats to +PDF take a look at PDFlib (http://www.pdflib.com). |