#Where drivers forHPlaseJ
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Can anyone tell me specifically where I would find the Rel 3 drivers
for the HP LaserjetII ? If in a Asoft forum which one… if in the
HPPER forum how do I get them? what is the path & library etc..
thanks for your help.. Robert J.P. Smith [Archi-Media Productions.
Montreal,Canada]
As far as I know, HP has never written an ADI driver for use with 3D
Studio for the Laserjet. Whatyou do is render to a file, either TGA
or GIF or whaterver your program will accept, and then use another
program that has drivers for the printer to output.. The easiest was
is to use the Windows drivers. Get a paint program or utility for
windows that will accept these images. For example, Hijaak for
Windows or Graphic Workshop from the GRAPHSUPP forum.
I have tried printing a .gif thru coreldraw. Biggest problem is the
amt of memory that is standard to the hp. May have to upgrade the
memory to 2 megs to print 300 dpi without error. Otherwise, try a
third party.
Try Image Alchemy to convert images to the HP language then dump them
to the printer from the command line. Works great for me on a 1200c
color printer with 2Mb, and on a HP 650C plotter with 4Mb — HP told
me that I would not be able to print full page images on a 1200c
without extra RAM… There is a demo of Alchemy on CIS somewhere, I
think?
Don,
Thanx for the tip, I have used Image Alchemy for two years and never thought of
this application!
Chuck
Rick:
<<I have tried printing a .gif thru coreldraw. Biggest problem is the amt of
memory that is standard to the hp. May have to upgrade the memory to 2 megs to
print 300 dpi without error. Otherwise, try a third party.>> Thanks for the
info // you know I still cannot figure why that button is in there if your not
really supposed to send anything to the printer from within 3D Studio!… If
we're supposed to use a third party software like CorelDraw or Photoshop or
whatever.. then why was that command of: render to : disk, screen or
"printer" left in? I understand now about the slowness of a rendering and that
it probably screws up the printer and lines may overlap etc.. but why not
simply remove that command? Cheers. Bob