Sorry for creating havoc :-) To sum up how I understand it now: 1. The Mac decompresses the files before sending them to the printer anyway -- so converting them wouldn’t help. 2. File transfer goes at LAN speed. 3. The printer takes a long time RIPing uncompressed tiff files.
So either the printer’s CPU is the bottleneck, or the printer’s RAM is really too small for these files and it spends a long time juggling around the data. Re. compression: There can be a big difference in file size, depending on the time you spend analyzing the file. Remember DiskDoubler asking you if you want Fast, Standard, Small, or "Smallest/Slow"? So it doesn’t directly depend on the scanning, but it does depend on the software used to write the files. If done on a fast computer, one can afford to compress them more than on a slower system. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
