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NAME

foo2lava - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a LAVAFLOW or a OPL printer stream

SYNOPSIS

foo2lava [options] <pbmraw-file >lava-file

foo2lava [options] <bitcmyk-file >lava-file

foo2lava [options] <pksmraw-file >lava-file

DESCRIPTION

foo2lava converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome or color LAVAFLOW or OPL streams, for driving the Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL network color laser printer, the Konica Minolta magicolor 2480/2480 MF AIO printer, and other Zenographics-based LAVAFLOW printers.

COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

Normal Options

These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.

Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
Duplex code to send to printer [1].
1 off 2 long edge 3 short edge
Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
Media code to send to printer [0].
Media 2530DL
plain 0
transparency 4
thick stock 20
envelope 22
letterhead 23
postcard 25
labels 26
recycled 27
Paper code to send to printer [2].
1 executive 25 A5
2 letter 26 A4
3 legal 45 B5jis
80 env Monarch 65 B5iso
81 env #10 90 env DL
91 env C5 92 env C6
835 4x6" photo 837 10x15cm photo
Number of copies [1].
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [255].
1 Tray 1 255 auto
4 Tray 2
Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.
Filename string to send to printer.
Username string to send to printer.

Printer Tweaking Options

These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2lava for a particular printer.

Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels [0x0].
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels [0x0].
Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the LAVAFLOW stream [3].
0 don't send any logical clipping amounts
1 only send Y clipping amount
2 only send X clipping amount
3 send both X and Y clipping amounts
AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1. Works with bitcmyk input only.
BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0. Works with bitcmyk input only.
Model. The default is [0].
model protocol Description
0 LAVAFLOW magicolor 2490 MF
0 LAVAFLOW magicolor 2530 DL
1 OPL magicolor 2480 MF
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1600W
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1680MF
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1690MF

Debugging Options

These options are used for debugging foo2lava.

Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it on the black plane. The default is to output all color planes.
1 Cyan
2 Magenta
3 Yellow
4 Black
Set Debug level [0].

EXAMPLES

Create a black and white LAVAFLOW stream:

gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE  


    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw  


    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps  
| foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm

Create a color LAVAFLOW stream:

gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE  


    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk  


    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps  
| foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc

FILES

/usr/bin/foo2lava

SEE ALSO

foo2lava-wrapper(1), lavadecode(1)

AUTHOR

Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.com>
http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/

Thu Sep 02 12:45:45 2021 foo2lava 0.0