Q65730: Film Recorder Support Under PowerPoint for Windows

Article: Q65730
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0,3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbprint kbPrinting
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SUMMARY
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As of September 1990, the following film recorder manufacturers are writing or
have drivers for the Windows environment. Drivers listed below can be used to
send output to the appropriate film recorders. If you use Matrix film recorder
(PCR, QCR), you may want to consider the options listed under "More
Information."

  Manufacturer        Film Recorder       Driver Availability
  ------------        -------------       -------------------

  Mirus               Filmprinter         Available
  (800) 654-0808

  Presentation        Montage             Available
  Technologies
  (800) 782-2543
  Sales Department

  Lasergraphics       LFR, LFR plus       Alpha version available;
  (714) 753-8292                          shipping 4th quarter 1990
  Tech Support

  Polaroid            Digital Palette     Shipping 4th Quarter 1990
  (800) 225-1618                          Windows 95 driver should be
  Electronic                              available by end of 1995,
  Imaging Group                           according to Zenographics.

  As of July, 1995, the most commonly used film recorder used with
  PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows is the Polaroid Film Recorder driver created
  by Zenographics. Zenographics has created three versions of this driver
  for Windows 3.x. These drivers come with a spooler as a package and the
  package restructures Control Panel Printers. Note that these drivers may
  or may not work under Windows 95. Currently, these drivers are not
  supported by Microsoft and have not been tested. Zenographics can be
  contacted at (800) 524-3388 or (714) 851-6352

  General Parametrics Photo Metric Slide  Currently under development
  (415) 524-3950       Maker 250          (NAPLPS .PIC format)

MORE INFORMATION
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General Parametrics film recorders use the North American Presentation Level
Protocol Syntax (NAPLPS) .PIC format. This is not the same as Lotus .PIC files.
Micrografx has a Windows 2.x driver that can be used by Windows 3.0 running in
Real-mode only.

AGFA's Matrix film recorders use the Scan Conversion Object Description Language
(SCODL) developed by Matrix. AGFA interfaces with QuickDraw and uses it as the
rasterizer on the Macintosh. Currently, a similar interface method with Windows
facilities is not available through AGFA.

If you use Matrix or Management Graphics film recorders, the following options
are available from third-party Windows and non-Windows-application vendors for
achieving output from your film recorders.

1. "Freedom of the Press" from Custom Applications is a software PostScript
  raster image processor. For additional information about "Freedom of the
  Press," call the sales department at Custom Applications at (800) 873- 4367.

2. Micrografx has developed a driver (version 2.4) to create SCODL files. Files
  created with the Micrografx driver can then be imaged using the Matrix
  Conductor software. Currently, the Matrix Vector Processor (MVP) Conductor
  software and rasterizer will operate from Windows 2.1 and 2.11 or Windows 3.0
  in real mode. Micrografx can be reached at (800) 733- 3729; for Sales, press
  1, then 2.

3. If you have PowerPoint for Windows and the Macintosh, use the Apple File
  Exchange (AFE) and the PowerPoint filter (available for the $4.50 shipping
  cost) to translate the Windows presentation to the Macintosh and image from
  the Macintosh using the Conductor Image Management software. The PowerPoint
  filter with AFE will translate PowerPoint objects and imported graphics. To
  obtain the PowerPoint filter, call the Microsoft Order Desk at (800)
  360-7561. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft
  subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World
  Wide Offices Web site at:

  http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

4. Graphx has developed a product called Raster Plus that allows a variety of
  MS-DOS-based and Windows-based programs to image to a Matrix film recorder.
  Graphx advertises that this product includes support for PowerPoint for
  Windows. Raster Plus ships with a Windows 3.0 driver called the
  WinSlideService driver. Files printed to the WinSlide driver can then be
  imaged by Raster Plus to Matrix, Solitaire, Polaroid, or Samurai film
  recorders. In addition, Raster Plus ships with a screen capture utility that
  will capture any VGA graphics or text screen and save it as a Raster Plus
  file. Graphx can be contacted at (508) 975- 5424.


Additional query words: 4.00a 4.00c ppt95 ppt7 custsales winppt slides slide shoot shooting record

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbprint kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt95 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt95Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt200 kbPowerPt300 kbPowerPt400c kbPowerPt400a
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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