Metacode / LCDS / DJDE to PDF / PostScript / PCL Conversion

Metacode / LCDS / DJDE to PDF / PostScript / PCL Conversion:  Overview

Many legacy applications generate Metacode or LCDS print streams. While your older printers were handling these natively, your new printers are more familiar with modern print stream such as PCL, PostScript, or PDF. Also, you might have a need to take these same legacy files and convert them to PDF for presentment on the web or storage in archive.

Metacode / LCDS / DJDE to PDF / PostScript / PCL Conversion:  Challenges  

There are numerous packages in the marketplace that perform this Metacode / LCDS / DJDE to PDF / PostScript / PCL conversion. However, the critical issue is finding the package that also allows you to receive the files, and then routes them to the appropriate destination. In other words, you need a conversion that is an integral part of your workflow.

Metacode / LCDS / DJDE to PDF / PostScript / PCL Conversion:  Barr Systems' Solution

Our conversion software is an integrated module of the Barr Enterprise Print Server (BEPS). It increases the number of ways you produce and distribute your Xerox LCDS / DJDE or Metacode print jobs without requiring you to make changes to the original applications. For example, you can replace a channel-attached Xerox LPS printer with a new network PostScript or PCL printing system or you can take your legacy files and convert them to online formats.

The workflow is simple: first, BEPS captures your Xerox LCDS / DJDE or Metacode print files from the network or through one of the many options in our host connectivity suite. When you are ready to print your files, BEPS runs them through the transformation module for conversion to PostScript, PCL, PDF, and/or TIFF. It is up to you whether you do this manually or setup an automated system. You will also benefit from our complete spooling and document distribution feature sets.