PCL to PDF with colors

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I need to convert .pcl files to .pdf files. I did some searching and found that gplc6 (from the Ghostscript family) is the tool I need. I ran the command like this:

gpcl6 -o test.pdf -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

The problem is that the output pdf has no colors in it. Colors are not even converted to grayscale instead colored areas are not present in the pdf.

To make sure that the problem is not in the pcl file, I used the demo version of RED TITAN pcl viewer and it has colors in it. I even converted it to pdf and it was colored as expected.
How can i make the conversion without losing the colored areas?

enter image description here
^{RED TITAN output}

enter image description here
^{gpcl6 output}

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Maybe this link will help, How to print PCL file output to PDF file instead of printer
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 12:36

@sudodus I already saw this question. It is how i knew about gpcl6 in the first place but they are not facing my problem. I appreciate your help anyways.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 13:31

Are there many PCL files or only a few? I mean, would it work with a manual tool, or do you need a tool for a batch process.
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 13:36

@sudodus I need a tool for a batch process.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 20:27

It is good for us to know that you need a batch tool. Let us hope that someone who knows about such a tool will see your question and help you :-)
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 20:32

add a comment |

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I need to convert .pcl files to .pdf files. I did some searching and found that gplc6 (from the Ghostscript family) is the tool I need. I ran the command like this:

gpcl6 -o test.pdf -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

The problem is that the output pdf has no colors in it. Colors are not even converted to grayscale instead colored areas are not present in the pdf.

enter image description here
^{RED TITAN output}

enter image description here
^{gpcl6 output}

edited Nov 27 at 12:30

karel

55.3k11122140

asked Nov 27 at 9:42

zmolla

New contributor

Maybe this link will help, How to print PCL file output to PDF file instead of printer
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 12:36

@sudodus I already saw this question. It is how i knew about gpcl6 in the first place but they are not facing my problem. I appreciate your help anyways.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 13:31

Are there many PCL files or only a few? I mean, would it work with a manual tool, or do you need a tool for a batch process.
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 13:36

@sudodus I need a tool for a batch process.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 20:27

It is good for us to know that you need a batch tool. Let us hope that someone who knows about such a tool will see your question and help you :-)
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 20:32

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

favorite

I need to convert .pcl files to .pdf files. I did some searching and found that gplc6 (from the Ghostscript family) is the tool I need. I ran the command like this:

gpcl6 -o test.pdf -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

The problem is that the output pdf has no colors in it. Colors are not even converted to grayscale instead colored areas are not present in the pdf.

enter image description here
^{RED TITAN output}

enter image description here
^{gpcl6 output}

edited Nov 27 at 12:30

karel

55.3k11122140

asked Nov 27 at 9:42

zmolla

New contributor

I need to convert .pcl files to .pdf files. I did some searching and found that gplc6 (from the Ghostscript family) is the tool I need. I ran the command like this:

gpcl6 -o test.pdf -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

The problem is that the output pdf has no colors in it. Colors are not even converted to grayscale instead colored areas are not present in the pdf.

enter image description here
^{RED TITAN output}

enter image description here
^{gpcl6 output}

printing pdf debian ghostscript

edited Nov 27 at 12:30

karel

55.3k11122140

asked Nov 27 at 9:42

zmolla

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edited Nov 27 at 12:30

karel

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asked Nov 27 at 9:42

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edited Nov 27 at 12:30

karel

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edited Nov 27 at 12:30

karel

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edited Nov 27 at 12:30

karel

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asked Nov 27 at 9:42

zmolla

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zmolla

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Maybe this link will help, How to print PCL file output to PDF file instead of printer
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 12:36

@sudodus I already saw this question. It is how i knew about gpcl6 in the first place but they are not facing my problem. I appreciate your help anyways.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 13:31

Are there many PCL files or only a few? I mean, would it work with a manual tool, or do you need a tool for a batch process.
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 13:36

@sudodus I need a tool for a batch process.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 20:27

It is good for us to know that you need a batch tool. Let us hope that someone who knows about such a tool will see your question and help you :-)
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 20:32

add a comment |

Maybe this link will help, How to print PCL file output to PDF file instead of printer
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 12:36

@sudodus I already saw this question. It is how i knew about gpcl6 in the first place but they are not facing my problem. I appreciate your help anyways.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 13:31

Are there many PCL files or only a few? I mean, would it work with a manual tool, or do you need a tool for a batch process.
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 13:36

@sudodus I need a tool for a batch process.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 20:27

It is good for us to know that you need a batch tool. Let us hope that someone who knows about such a tool will see your question and help you :-)
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 20:32

Maybe this link will help, How to print PCL file output to PDF file instead of printer
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 12:36

@sudodus I already saw this question. It is how i knew about gpcl6 in the first place but they are not facing my problem. I appreciate your help anyways.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 13:31

Are there many PCL files or only a few? I mean, would it work with a manual tool, or do you need a tool for a batch process.
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 13:36

@sudodus I need a tool for a batch process.
– zmolla
Nov 27 at 20:27

It is good for us to know that you need a batch tool. Let us hope that someone who knows about such a tool will see your question and help you :-)
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 20:32

add a comment |

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Try to add following switches

-sColorConversionStrategy=/RGB

-dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB

Hence the command should be

gpcl6 -sOutputFile=./test.pdf -sColorConversionStrategy=RGB -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

edited Nov 27 at 22:33

answered Nov 27 at 22:21

abu_bua

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I just tried your solution but it didn't solve the problem and i also tried putting CMYK instead of RGB but that didn't solve the problem too. Thank you.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 8:45

Which gpcl6 version are you using? 9.26 is the one for 11/2018. Did you changed ìccprofiles?
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 12:30

I am using version 9.26 and i didn't change the icc profiles.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 12:44

I got colored output.Compiled on Ubuntu18.04. Load up a sample pcl file.
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 13:15

I really appreciate your help but unfortunately i can not upload a sample as they are confidential documents. I was also wondering if there is something you can tell me about icc profiles that would help.
– zmolla
2 days ago

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Try to add following switches

-sColorConversionStrategy=/RGB

-dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB

Hence the command should be

gpcl6 -sOutputFile=./test.pdf -sColorConversionStrategy=RGB -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

edited Nov 27 at 22:33

answered Nov 27 at 22:21

abu_bua

3,06081023

I just tried your solution but it didn't solve the problem and i also tried putting CMYK instead of RGB but that didn't solve the problem too. Thank you.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 8:45

Which gpcl6 version are you using? 9.26 is the one for 11/2018. Did you changed ìccprofiles?
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 12:30

I am using version 9.26 and i didn't change the icc profiles.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 12:44

I got colored output.Compiled on Ubuntu18.04. Load up a sample pcl file.
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 13:15

I really appreciate your help but unfortunately i can not upload a sample as they are confidential documents. I was also wondering if there is something you can tell me about icc profiles that would help.
– zmolla
2 days ago

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Try to add following switches

-sColorConversionStrategy=/RGB

-dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB

Hence the command should be

gpcl6 -sOutputFile=./test.pdf -sColorConversionStrategy=RGB -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

edited Nov 27 at 22:33

answered Nov 27 at 22:21

abu_bua

3,06081023

I just tried your solution but it didn't solve the problem and i also tried putting CMYK instead of RGB but that didn't solve the problem too. Thank you.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 8:45

Which gpcl6 version are you using? 9.26 is the one for 11/2018. Did you changed ìccprofiles?
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 12:30

I am using version 9.26 and i didn't change the icc profiles.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 12:44

I got colored output.Compiled on Ubuntu18.04. Load up a sample pcl file.
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 13:15

I really appreciate your help but unfortunately i can not upload a sample as they are confidential documents. I was also wondering if there is something you can tell me about icc profiles that would help.
– zmolla
2 days ago

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Try to add following switches

-sColorConversionStrategy=/RGB

-dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB

Hence the command should be

gpcl6 -sOutputFile=./test.pdf -sColorConversionStrategy=RGB -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

edited Nov 27 at 22:33

answered Nov 27 at 22:21

abu_bua

3,06081023

Try to add following switches

-sColorConversionStrategy=/RGB

-dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB

Hence the command should be

gpcl6 -sOutputFile=./test.pdf -sColorConversionStrategy=RGB -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceRGB -sDEVICE=pdfwrite test.pcl

edited Nov 27 at 22:33

answered Nov 27 at 22:21

abu_bua

3,06081023

edited Nov 27 at 22:33

answered Nov 27 at 22:21

abu_bua

3,06081023

answered Nov 27 at 22:21

abu_bua

3,06081023

answered Nov 27 at 22:21

abu_bua

3,06081023

I just tried your solution but it didn't solve the problem and i also tried putting CMYK instead of RGB but that didn't solve the problem too. Thank you.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 8:45

Which gpcl6 version are you using? 9.26 is the one for 11/2018. Did you changed ìccprofiles?
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 12:30

I am using version 9.26 and i didn't change the icc profiles.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 12:44

I got colored output.Compiled on Ubuntu18.04. Load up a sample pcl file.
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 13:15

I really appreciate your help but unfortunately i can not upload a sample as they are confidential documents. I was also wondering if there is something you can tell me about icc profiles that would help.
– zmolla
2 days ago

add a comment |

I just tried your solution but it didn't solve the problem and i also tried putting CMYK instead of RGB but that didn't solve the problem too. Thank you.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 8:45

Which gpcl6 version are you using? 9.26 is the one for 11/2018. Did you changed ìccprofiles?
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 12:30

I am using version 9.26 and i didn't change the icc profiles.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 12:44

I got colored output.Compiled on Ubuntu18.04. Load up a sample pcl file.
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 13:15

I really appreciate your help but unfortunately i can not upload a sample as they are confidential documents. I was also wondering if there is something you can tell me about icc profiles that would help.
– zmolla
2 days ago

I just tried your solution but it didn't solve the problem and i also tried putting CMYK instead of RGB but that didn't solve the problem too. Thank you.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 8:45

Which gpcl6 version are you using? 9.26 is the one for 11/2018. Did you changed ìccprofiles?
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 12:30

I am using version 9.26 and i didn't change the icc profiles.
– zmolla
Nov 28 at 12:44

I got colored output.Compiled on Ubuntu18.04. Load up a sample pcl file.
– abu_bua
Nov 28 at 13:15

I really appreciate your help but unfortunately i can not upload a sample as they are confidential documents. I was also wondering if there is something you can tell me about icc profiles that would help.
– zmolla
2 days ago

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