A Document Conversion Tool by Black Ice Software

The Black Ice Color printer drivers can convert any printable file into 24 bit color, 8 bit color, 8 bit grayscale or 1 bit monochrome (black and white) image files. Color images are used primarily by color fax applications, archiving applications, desktop publishing, internet imaging, etc. The Color printer drivers can also extract ASCII text from a printed file in addition to generating TIFF, JPEG, GIF, etc. output from printed files. The Color printer drivers are Royalty Free allowing developers to bundle and distribute the Color Printer Driver as part of their own application with no per user fees.

In order to assist Black Ice Printer Driver users to accomplish printing and Black Ice Printer Driver related tasks, a Printer Driver Resource Toolkit package is provided FREE of charge with the purchase of any Black Ice Generic Printer Driver. For those looking to download the DEMO version of a printer driver can also download the Printer Driver Resource Toolkit DEMO to complement it.

Key Printer Driver Features

The Black Ice printer drivers include a wide range of powerful features, such as extracting ASCII text or full control over the output directory and filename. The Black Ice Printer Driver key features are listed below:

* Multiple supported file formats
* Powerful programming interface
* Fast printing
* Extract ASCII text
* Multi page image generation
* Full control over the output directory
* Full control over the generated file name
* Launch an application
* Large paper size support
* High resolution (DPI) support
* Annotation Support
* Watermark support
* Bates Numbering
* Redirect printing to additional printers


Available Color Printer Drivers

The Color Printer Drivers are available for the following operating systems.

* Color Printer Drivers for Windows 32 bit Vista/XP (non terminal servers)
* Color Printer Drivers for Windows 64 bit Vista/XP (non terminal servers)
* Color Printer Drivers for Windows 32 bit Terminal Servers
* Color Printer Drivers for Windows 64 bit Terminal Servers


The Printer Driver API

The Black Ice printer drivers come with a powerful API called the Resource Toolkit or RTK, which includes several sample applications and utilities with full source code, written in C++, Visual Basic, C#.NET, Visual Basic .NET, Delphi, and more.

The Printer Driver API (RTK) ensures fast integration of the Black Ice printer drivers with the developed application, including changing printer settings programmatically, easy installation samples, etc.

* Real-time printing status notification
* Change printer settings programmatically
* Easy installation with custom settings
* Programmatically control and query printjobs
* Customizable user interface provided
* Custom Plug-In Support
* Real Time Printer Driver Hook
* Printing without user interaction
* Batch Conversion



The Black Ice Color Printer Driver functionality is also available as part of the ColorPlus PDF printer drivers, which combine the Black Ice Color Printer Drivers and PDF Printer Drivers into a single driver. The ColorPlus PDF printer drivers are available for the following platforms:

* ColorPlus PDF Printer Driver for 32 bit Windows Vista/XP (non terminal servers)
* ColorPlus PDF Printer Driver for 64 bit Windows Vista/XP (non terminal servers)
* ColorPlus PDF Printer Driver for 32 bit Windows Terminal Servers
* ColorPlus PDF Printer Driver for 64 bit Windows Terminal Servers

System Requirements

Windows XP/2000/NT Windows 2003, 2008, Citrix and Terminal Servers