Black Ice Printer Driver Features
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Printer Driver Features
Printer Driver Name
Fully functional downloadable Demo
OEM versions available for Developers
Supported file formats - Detailed Chart
can generate monochrome TIFF files
can generate color image files (jpg, bmp, tiff, png etc.)
can generate PDF files
can generate PDF/A files
can generate editable HTML files
can generate EMF/Metafiles
Black Ice Printer Manager (not available in OEM drivers)
Pre-defined Conversion Modes
Agent Printers - for routine tasks (not available in OEM drivers)
Device Settings - control paper size, orientation, resolution and more
Large Paper Size Support
High Resolution (DPI) Support
Force Fax Resolution - to generate faxable images
Page orientation control
File Formats - Page generation options
Multiple supported file formats
Variable color depth
Multipage support
Generate ASCII text output
Save Extracted Text's Position and Style
Mail Merge functionality
Eastern Character Support
Photo Quality printing with 7 different methods
Flipping - Print document by Flipping Vertically or Horizontally
Invert Page - Print document Inverted
Disable Output
PDF File Format Specific Features
PDF Linearization
Font embedding
Special handling of licensed fonts, Adobe fonts, Windows fonts
Font subsetting for optimal PDF size
Encryption and password handling
Supported document compression types
Ability to change PDF metadata
File Generation
7 Available Filename generation methods
Combine Multiple Documents into one Single File
Enable Save As Option - prompt for filename before saving
Specify Output directory
Group file options
Start Application - launch an application before or after printing
Post-printing options
Open output folder
Open output in default application
Open output in custom application
Email output file as attachment
Send Email using default mail client
Send Email using SMTP server
Use SSL for email sending
Send emails in the background
Upload output to a SharePoint® server
Document Generation Features
Watermark - add a watermark to every generated file
Annotation - embed text annotations into generated files
Header - Add Header to printed documents
Footer - Add Footer to printed documents
Profile Manager - create profiles to store printer settings
Bates Numbering - add bates numbering to printed documents
Redirect printing – to more than one physical or virtual printer
Real time printer driver hook
Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows® 10 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® 8.1 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® 7 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® Vista® 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® XP 32-bit/64-bit
Server Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows® 2016 Server 64-bit
Microsoft Windows® 2012 R2 Server 64-bit
Microsoft Windows® 2008 Server family 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® 2003 Server family 32-bit/64-bit
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Black Ice Resource Toolkit
- API Features and Samples
Printer Driver Name
Demo Toolkit available (does not include all the samples) - Detailed Chart
.NET compatible
Custom User Interface
API to change printer settings
ActiveX control to change printer settings
Custom installations
Install/Uninstall DLLs provided
Messaging interface
Launch applications
Printing Without User Interaction
Programmatically Control and Query Print Jobs
Real time printer driver hook
Form reconstruction
Redirect printing
Auto-Print
Batch Converter
Included Samples - Detailed Chart
Installation Samples (available in OEM version Only)
InstallShield Install
MSI Install
Single Function Install
VB.NET 8.0 Install
Additional Samples - Detailed Chart
Web based Document Conversion (HTML, ASP)
Print Wrapper ASP (C++)
Auto-Print (C++, Delphi, C#, VB.NET, and ASP.NET)
Batch Converter (C++)
Print2FTP (C++, C# and Delphi)
E-mail Add-on (.NET C#, .NET VB, C++, Delphi)
Print Job Control (C++)
Setup Redirect Printing (.NET C#, .NET VB, C++, Delphi)
Text Converter - Form Reconstruction (C++)
Change Printer Settings (.NET C#, .NET VB, C++, Delphi)
BiPlugIn (C++)
BiPluginTestApp (C++)
OutputFilename (.NET C#, .NET VB, C++, Delphi)
Restrict Printing (.NET C#,.NET VB, C++, Delphi)
SaveAsDialog (.NET C#,.NET VB, C++, Delphi)
UseDocumentName (.NET C#,.NET VB, C++, Delphi)
Message Capture ( .NET VB, .NET ASP, C++, Delphi)
Print to Memory (Memory Image Sample) (C++)
Pipe Message Capture (C++)
Message Capture Service ( .NET C#, .NET VB, C++)
Replace User Settings (.NET VB, .NET ASP, C++, Delphi)
Supported Operating Systems for Resource Toolkit and API
Microsoft Windows® 8 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® 7 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® Vista® 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® XP 32-bit/64-bit
Windows 2000
Server Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows® 2012 Server 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® 2008 Server family 32-bit/64-bit
Microsoft Windows® 2003 Server family 32-bit/64-bit
Windows 2000 Server
Citrix®