Your customer is using professional photo editing and DTP software (i.e. Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress). Which printer driver should you recommend?

Question

Options

• APS
• BIPDS
• CPCL 5c
• DPCL 6

• A
  71% (46)
• B
  17% (11)
• C
  5% (3)
• D
  8% (5)

Explanation

PostScript (PS) is the correct choice because it is Adobe's own page description language, making it the native output format for Photoshop and natively supported by QuarkXPress. Professional photo editing and DTP applications rely on PostScript's precise handling of vector graphics, complex fonts, and color management (CMYK, spot colors) - critical for print production work.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• IPDS is an IBM protocol designed for mainframe/enterprise high-volume text printing, not creative or publishing workflows.
• PCL 5c is HP's general-purpose office printer language with color support, but it lacks PostScript's fidelity for complex graphics and professional typography.
• PCL 6 (PCL XL) is optimized for fast Windows GDI-based office printing and offers no meaningful advantage for DTP; it still can't match PostScript's precision for pre-press work.

Memory tip: Think "Photoshop → PostScript" - Adobe invented both, so PS is always the right driver when Adobe (or Adobe-compatible DTP) software is in the question.

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