Epson PIM (Print Image Matching) format
PRINT Image Matching is the first system by which
each digital image includes specific instructions
on exactly which printing style should be followed
at print time (designated by the camera at the
time the photo was exposed). Printers and their
sophisticated drivers then provide the photographer
with complete control over print quality, allowing
by-the-numbers adjustments or fully automated
printing using P.I.M. as set in the camera.
The new industrial standard ExifPrint is a
technology based on P.I.M. and which is suitable
for more easy P.I.M. concept enjoyment. PRINT
Image matching II covers additional setting para-
meters from P.I.M. and works together
with ExifPrint to provide full of print matching
performance.
In the PRINT Image Matching II mode, the camera
can transfer P.I.M.II data along with images to a
computer, or directly to a printer with the ability
to print directly from camera memory cards.
P.I.M.II instructions in the image determine how
P.I.M.II is carried out by the printer driver soft-
ware.
PRINT Image Matching II data provides the
missing link in digital images so that the consum-
er can use P.I.M.II data to provide instructions to
the printer for print quality to be delivered by
embedded P.I.M.II data in the digital camera file.
In order to take advantage of P.I.M. II information
embedded in a digital camera image, it is necessary
to have a P.I.M.II-enabled printer. Printers are
available for use with, and without a computer.
For use with the computer, it is necessary to have
P.I.M. II support in the printer driver, and P.I.M. II
software to read P.I.M.II information in the JPEG
header of the digital camera image file. For use
without a computer, no additional software is
necessary to print images with P.I.M.II, but just
insert the memory card to P.I.M. II support
stand alone printers and execute print. P.I.M. II
technology ensures digital cameras and printers
work together perfectly to produce the best prints
possible.
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