Harlequin® PLUS Embedded SDK
The Global Graphics' Harlequin PLUS Embedded SDK can be ported to most embedded environments and provides peripheral manufacturers with many key functions including:
- True native PostScript®, PDF, PCL and XPS interpretation without conversion first to another format
- Full PDL compatibility with:
- Postscript Language level 1, 2, 3
- PDF 1.0 - 1.6 support, including transparency and JBIG2/JPEG 2000 compression
- PCL 5c,5e and XL
- Microsoft XML Paper Specification (XPS) v1.0 including native transparent rendering model to support XPS opacity, support for all XPS image formats including JPEG, PNG, TIFF and Windows Media Photo (WMPhoto) and Extensible Print Ticket and XML namespace support.
- Modular architecture enabling small footprint and low memory requirements. Configurable functionality includes:
- PDL interpretation (PostScript, PDF, PCL and XPS)
- Transparency support
- Color management
- Trapping
- Screening; AM, FM, EDS (Error Diffusion Screening)
- Monotype Imaging Microtype (UFST) Font Module
- Diskless operation, with the ability to use a RAM-based file system if required.
- Device resident font support
- Support for variable print resolutions, bit depths, color models and interleaving styles
