graphics($page); } $printer->cut(); } catch (Exception $e) { /* * loadPdf() throws exceptions if files or not found, or you don't have the * imagick extension to read PDF's */ echo $e->getMessage() . "\n"; } finally { $printer->close(); } /* * 2: Speed up printing by roughly halving the resolution, and printing double-size. * This gives a 75% speed increase at the expense of some quality. * * Reduce the page width further if necessary: if it extends past the printing area, your prints will be very slow. */ $connector = new FilePrintConnector("php://stdout"); $printer = new Printer($connector); $pdf = 'resources/document.pdf'; $pages = ImagickEscposImage::loadPdf($pdf, 260); foreach ($pages as $page) { $printer->graphics($page, Printer::IMG_DOUBLE_HEIGHT | Printer::IMG_DOUBLE_WIDTH); } $printer->cut(); $printer->close(); /* * 3: PDF printing still too slow? If you regularly print the same files, serialize & compress your * EscposImage objects (after printing[1]), instead of throwing them away. * * (You can also do this to print logos on computers which don't have an * image processing library, by preparing a serialized version of your logo on your PC) * * [1]After printing, the pixels are loaded and formatted for the print command you used, so even a raspberry pi can print complex PDF's quickly. */ $connector = new FilePrintConnector("php://stdout"); $printer = new Printer($connector); $pdf = 'resources/document.pdf'; $ser = 'resources/document.z'; if (!file_exists($ser)) { $pages = ImagickEscposImage::loadPdf($pdf); } else { $pages = unserialize(gzuncompress(file_get_contents($ser))); } foreach ($pages as $page) { $printer->graphics($page); } $printer->cut(); $printer->close(); if (!file_exists($ser)) { file_put_contents($ser, gzcompress(serialize($pages))); }