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Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise (SPDE)

Dynamic Datastream Conversions

SPDE - Document Direct

In addition to physically communicating with host systems and printers, the Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise's (SPDE) printer emulations are second to none! Not a simulator, not a translator, or a crude system scripting tool, SPDE's conversions truly emulate the Print Description Languages (PDLs) listed below.

Data streams and resources are automatically converted into new printer languages for the target printers or other output destinations. The emulation modules do not require any changes to be made to the application generating the print data. With SPDE, the way printing is accomplished today can be the same tomorrow, but on new or different output devices.


Conversion Chart

  Outgoing
Incoming AFPDS IPDS Metacode PCL PDF PostScript TIFF XML
AFPDS
IPDS
LCDS/Metacode
Line Data
PCL
PDF
PostScript
TIFF
VIPP®

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Conversion Modules

Input Modules

  • SPDE Base System
    Core system including basic input, emulation, output, and utility modules
  • AFPDS
    Emulates IBM printers and converts AFPDS/ACIF print data and resources
  • ASCII
    Emulates ASCII printers and converts ASCII data into other PDLs
  • EBCDIC
    Emulates EBCDIC printers and converts EBCDIC data into other PDLs
  • IPDS
    Emulates IBM printers and converts IPDS print data and resources
  • LCDS/Metacode
    Emulates Xerox printers and converts DJDEs, LCDS Metacode and resources
  • PCL
    Emulates HP LaserJet printers and converts PCL data streams and resources
  • PDF
    Converts Adobe PDF files and resources into many printable data streams
  • PostScript
    Emulates Adobe printers and converts PostScript data streams and resources
  • SCS
    Emulates IBM printers and converts Twinax SCS data streams and resources
  • TIFF
    Converts encapsulated TIFF files within Xerox data into printable data streams
  • VIPP®
    Reproduce VIPP applications on devices supporting PostScript, PDF, PCL, IPDS, Metacode or TIFF

Output Modules

  • SPDE Base System
    Core system including basic input, emulation, output, and utility modules
  • ASCII
    Can pass-through ASCII data or convert EBCDIC to ASCII for printing
  • EBCDIC
    Can pass-through EBCDIC data or convert ASCII to EBCDIC for printing
  • IPDS
    Converts data streams and resources into IPDS. Data is sent via bi-directional communication
  • Metacode
    Can pass-through ASCII, EBCDIC and Metacode, or convert data for printing on Xerox LPS
  • PCL
    Can pass-through PCL data or convert data and resources for distributed printers
  • PDF
    Converts data into viewable PDF files that support both Adobe type with pre-printed stock overlays
  • PostScript
    Can pass-through PostScript data or convert data and resources into PostScript for printing
  • TIFF
    Converts data into standard archivable TIFF files
  • XML
    Creates XML indexes from documents to search, archive, reprint and repurpose

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