title: Using GhostPCL to converting PCL with images to PDF
body: <p>I'm currently attempting to convert some PCL files into PDF using GhostPCL (PCL6).</p>
  
  <p>For the most part this works. However, there is an odd problem with some of the conversion. For some reason, PCL6 is not converting some logos where are at the top of our documents. The logo is of the format:</p>
  
  <pre><code> ^[(25XABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ^[(3@^M
   ^[(25X^[&amp;a+1.49RRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`ab^[(3@^M
   ^[(25X^[&amp;a+1.49Rcdefghijklmnopqrs^M
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>when viewing the PCL file in vim. When printing the file as a PCL file, the image prints out correctly, but when converting to pdf, the following takes it's place:</p>
  
  <pre><code> ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ
   RSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`ab
   cdefghijklmnopqrs
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I recognize that the format is meant to be matched against some sort of embedded image or font, but it has been really difficult trying to find useful documentation on PCL (so I can actually figure out what these characters mean) or the conversion process.</p>
  
  <p>Can anyone offer some insight on how to approach the conversion? We will need these images/logos in the converted documents since they often contain disclaimer information as part of the image.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT1:</strong> I've also attempted converting to postscript and printing then and the same behavior occurs.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT2:</strong> When rendering the PCL file in a viewer, the same text shows up instead of the image. But when printing, the logo does show up. Strange...</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT3:</strong> To clarify, sending the PCL file to a printer directly does not seem to cause the problem (i.e, the logo does print correctly). It's only when I attempt to convert it to another file format that the problem occurs.</p>