A Document Conversion Tool by Black Ice Software

The Black Ice Monochrome TIFF printer drivers can convert any printable file into a monochrome TIFF file. TIFF files store documents in a device independent format and TIFF files are used primarily by fax and document imaging/archiving. The TIFF printer driver can also extract ASCII text from a printed file in addition to generating TIFF output from printed files. The TIFF printer drivers are Royalty Free allowing developers to bundle and distribute the TIFF 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 Monochrome Printer Drivers

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

* TIFF Printer Drivers for 32 bit Windows Vista/XP (non terminal servers)
* TIFF Printer Drivers for 64 bit Windows Vista/XP (non terminal servers)
* TIFF Printer Drivers for 32 bit Windows Terminal Servers
* TIFF Printer Drivers for 64 bit Windows 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 Monochrome TIFF Printer Driver functionality is also available as part of the Color printer drivers. The Color printer drivers are available for the following platforms:

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

Licensing

The Black Ice printer drivers are all royalty free and are licensed per developed application, so you can incorporate them with your application without any additional license fees. The drivers are priced and licensed based on operating system type.

System Requirements

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