Crawford Technologies provides a smooth migration path and a cost effective solution that allow organizations to combine their applications designed for high volume laser printers with the advantages of the AFP architecture. PRO Meta to AFP product converts print streams and resources from Xerox LCDS and Metacode to AFP formats. Often, in today's print service market, providers need to move applications from Xerox platforms to IBM printers and controllers. PRO Meta to AFP product integrates seamlessly with IBM's InfoPrint Manager and OnDemand.
PRO Meta to AFP performs an object-to-object Xerox LCDS and Metacode to AFP transformation creating an optimized compatible AFP file. This permits products like StreamWeaver and others to process the transformed files without any difficulties.
With PRO Meta to AFP users can achieve image fidelity. Fonts, images, logos and forms appear exactly the same on AFP printers as they do on Xerox printers. PRO Meta to AFP dynamically transforms Xerox fonts to AFP fonts, providing superior font fidelity. The key to the power and flexibility of PRO Meta to AFP is the way it manages print resources by automatically converting them into AFP resources, thereby simplifying the implementation process.
PRO Meta to AFP uses a print stream transform technology which accesses the Xerox print resources, as they are needed.PRO Meta to AFP contains support for an extensive array of Xerox print resources including Xerox bitmap fonts, images and macros. Resources are placed into Resource Groups, which can be embedded or put into a separate file. This design enables Windows and Unix applications to optimize the AFP data. Index control records (TLE records) can be automatically inserted into the AFP files when they are converted, thus making it possible to use the output files with archival systems such as IBM's OnDemand and ImagePlus.
PRO Meta to AFP can be used for the following:
