DP-Tek Development announces PhotoTone imaging support for Adobe PostScript.WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 1995--DP-Tek Development Co. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Tuesday announced that its TrueRes PhotoTone imaging technology will be supported in the next release of the Adobe PostScript page description language A high-level language for commanding a printer to print text and graphics on a page. The two major languages are Adobe's PostScript and HP's PCL, which are device independent and supported by most every printer. . This announcement marks the successful completion of a joint development effort between the two companies and has resulted in combining the capabilities of Adobe PostScript, the industry's most recognized and implemented page description language, with DP-Tek's TrueRes high fidelity high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high printing technology. As a result, printer manufacturers can now produce products that meet the demands for today's photographic printing the process of obtaining pictures, as on chemically prepared paper, from photographic negatives, by exposure to light. See also: Photographic requirements. DP-Tek's TrueRes technology has become a driving force behind the new standards for desktop printer resolution and image quality. The PhotoTone mode of TrueRes achieves photo-realistic image quality from monochrome and color laser printers A laser printer that prints in color using four toner cartridges (CMYK) of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors are applied one at a time to the drum and are then adhered to the paper. See printer. . The process transforms a single-bit per pixel laser printer into a software controlled, multi-bit per pixel gray scale device capable of producing halftones with 256 gray levels (or over 16 million colors) and screen frequencies of up to 212 lines per inch Lines per inch (LPI) is a measurement of printing resolution in systems that use a halftone screen. Specifically, it is a measure of how close together the lines in a halftone grid are. Higher LPI indicates greater detail and sharpness. . This results in printed photographs that look as they were intended to look with smooth transitions, subtle details and near-continuous tonal quality. The move to the digital office has increased the demand for printing images. Multimedia, sophisticated software applications, digital cameras and access to the Internet all have increased the incorporation of complex images in printed documents for every day use. Because of its robust functionality, increased graphics capabilities and resolution and platform independence, Adobe PostScript has long been the page description language of choice for high-end and graphics applications. By supporting PhotoTone capabilities in Adobe PostScript, printer OEMs can now offer products that provide the best possible photographic image quality. These products will be introduced to the business and home office markets and will set new standards for output quality. "Our customers' output increasingly includes image-based documents," said Don Andrews
Don Andrews (born 1942 as Vilim Zlomislic , vice president, software technology for Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. . "With more users on the image rich World Wide Web and most customers working in sophisticated graphics applications, there is a significant need for image-realistic document output. Adobe and DP-Tek together are combining standards based, leading edge technology to bring our customers the best possible color and monochrome laser output." "The flexible architecture of Adobe PostScript was key to the successful integration of PhotoTone," noted Smokey Wallace, vice president of engineering, printing and systems group for Adobe Systems. "By combining our industry standard page description language, Adobe PostScript, with an exciting new technology like PhotoTone, our customers realize the benefits of both -- proven technology with new functionality. DP-Tek's PhotoTone integrated with Adobe's PostScript offers our customers excellent image output capabilities." Adobe's new OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and halftoning hooks in Adobe PostScript version 2016 allow DP-Tek's PhotoTone algorithms to be easily inserted. To enable PhotoTone on a PostScript platform, printer manufacturers will license TrueRes technology from DP-Tek and design one of several low cost integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. into their PostScript controller. Standard Adobe development procedures are followed, and Adobe has no additional charges for activating PhotoTone in 2016-based products. "Several key monochrome and color laser printer manufacturers have been driving this collaborated effort," said Allen Frazier, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of DP-Tek Development Company. "It's obvious that image quality remains at the top of the list of users' expectations." Of particular benefit is the near continuous tone imaging that PhotoTone will bring to the color laser market. Poor print quality has been a factor in the slow acceptance of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color laser printers. Issues such as posterization The effect produced when a photographic image is displayed or printed with a small number of colors or shades of gray. For example, displaying color photographs or video with 16 colors produces a visible posterization, but the images are discernible. in highlight areas and lack of detail in shadow areas have caused great concern. Color and toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. saturation have proven problematic as well. "PhotoTone offers the best solution for overcoming the inherent imaging obstacles in color lasers," continued DP-Tek's Frazier. "By implementing this technology, printer manufacturers will surpass the end users' level of expectation for color laser quality." DP-Tek's TrueRes integrated circuits are available for immediate implementation. Printers incorporating PhotoTone in Adobe PostScript implementations are expected to hit the market by the first quarter of 1996. More on DP-Tek Development Company LLC DP-Tek Development Co. LLC develops and licenses technologies for the imaging industry worldwide. The company's products are primarily focused on providing improved performance and print quality in computer printer applications. The areas of targeted development include print quality enhancement technology for monochrome and color products, data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. and memory reduction technology and host-based imaging solutions. DP-Tek also develops and licenses low cost controller designs which utilize the company's patented TrueRes resolution enhancement capabilities and PC-based Windows(TM) imaging technology. DP-Tek Development Co. LLC is located at 9920 E. Harry, Wichita, KS, 67207. Main telephone: 316/687-3000, facsimile: 316/687-0489. Internet: http://www.dptek.com. More on Adobe Systems Adobe Systems, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer, printing and publishing suppliers and markets a line of applications software and type products for authoring visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of powerful, but easy to use, products for home and small business users. Adobe has subsidiaries in Europe and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Adobe's 1994 revenue was approximately $598 million. Note: TrueRes and PhotoTone are registered trademarks of DP-Tek Development Co. LLC. Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries, and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks and registered trademarks contained within are the property of their respective companies. CONTACT: DP-Tek Development Co. LLC, Wichita Robert Palmer Robert Palmer may refer to:
email: bobp4@ix.netcom.com Adobe Systems Inc., Mountain View Jennifer Polanski, 415/962-2197 http://www.adobe.com Douglas Communications, Boulder, Colo. Terri Douglas, 303/665-5107 email: terri@douglascomm.com |
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