Vector Image File Formats: PCLPrinter Command Language Format (PCL)

The Printer Command Language vector format was developed by Hewlett-Packard, specifically to provide a means of communication between computers and printers. The PCL files contain the commands and the HP printers parse and decode those commands.

This file format is not supported in the non-vector toolkits. Read support and write support for this format are provided in the LEADTOOLS Vector toolkit.

LEADTOOLS supports version 3.0 and 5.0 of this file format.

The default extensions used by this format are: PRN, PRT and PCL.

This format is used by Visual PCL, PCLTOOLS, redtitan EscapE and AutoVue.

This file format does not support layers or grouping, but it does support embedded raster objects. LEADTOOLS supports all objects.

The PCL filter supports many features such as:

• Support for Raster, text and rectangular area
• Support for Macros
• PEnhanced performance of the filter
• Support for HPGL mode in PCL
• Raster fonts
• RTL Raster data
• Support for all compression methods (RLE, TIFF, Delta, Adaptive and Unencoded).
• Support for old versions of PCL v.3, besides v.5.
• Viewing PJL with POSTSCRIPT data (requires the PDF filter).
• Support for user-defined and pre-defined patterns.
• Support for Unicode symbols.
• VDetecting non-standard PCL/HPGL files that lack a correct header.

For PCL files, LEADTOOLS can read the following bits per pixel: 24.

For PCL files, LEADTOOLS can write (Vector Imaging Pro Only) the following bits per pixel: 24.

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