GRASS and HP RTL

[Michael Zvi Krumbein]

Ken Sibley writes:
> 
> > I've found out that our Novajet plotter also accepts 'HP RTL' which I 
> > presume is Hewett Packard's format for raster images - can anyone tell me 
> > more about 'RTL' and especially is there any documentation available - 
> > I'm interested in developing a driver for GRASS to plot to the Novajet.
> > 
> > Thanks for any help,
> > 
> > Steve Culshaw
> > NRA North West
> > e-mail : nra at cix.compulink.co.uk (general usage)
> > or         sculshaw at cix.compulink.co.uk (Private - only checked at best 
> > weekly)
> > 
> > 
> Steve,
> Here is some information placed on the list several months ago.  As far as
> I know the information is accurate and should apply for the Novajet also;
> at least the software conversion packages.  SCS has 5 sites with the
> Novajet II, but only one has looked at the software conversion packages.
> They have not given us any information on their results.  
> 
> Good Luck,
> Ken Sibley
> USDA-SCS
> ksibley at ncg.scs.ag.gov
> 
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> 
>     IMAGE ALCHEMY, according to the HP chart, can convert these file types
>     to HP RTL:
> 
>        CALS-CCITT G4 Type 1
>        GIF
>        SGI Raster Files
>        Sun Raster Files
>        Targa
>        TIFF Packbits
> 
I believe Image Alchemy actually supports a broader range of formats. (I
have the literature, not the product.) I don't think that it's very expensive,
prarticularly if you don't need PostScript.

Alternatively, HP sell a manual for HP RTL, I believe.

mzk