Printing system, a printing method, a converting device, a data processing method and a printing device

摘要

A computer network is provided with a RIP server connected thereto to convert page description language (PDL) data into raster image data. The network also has connected thereto an output engine which works as a network printer without a RIP means to convert PDL data into raster image data. When printing out through the output engine, the host computer outputs PDL data corresponding to print-out data to the RIP server. The RIP server converts PDL data into raster image data, and transmits it to the output engine through the network to print out. A printing system thus achieves a cost reduction as a whole.