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The Common Unix Printing System (CUP) is the de facto print spooler for Mac OS X. CUPS has a complete API that printer vendors can use to write printer drivers or provide other functionality for particular printer models. It provides complete printing services to most PostScript and raster printers.

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Gathering all PostScript Printer Descriptions (PPDs) (HTML)
QA1529: Describes a work around for an issue in PMCopyAvailablePPDs on Mac OS X 10.4 and below
Technical Q&As 2008-08-08
Using PPD constraints with Paper Sizes (HTML)
QA1603: Describes the requirements for using PPD Constraints to constrain options against paper size.
Technical Q&As 2008-08-08
Obtaining 16 Bits-Per-Color Data with CUPS Raster Printing (HTML)
TN2149: Obtaining 16 Bits-Per-Color Data with CUPS Raster Printing
Technical Notes 2005-08-24
Combinations of cupsColorSpace, cupsColorOrder and cupsBitsPerColor values supported by Mac OS X (HTML)
QA1368: Table of supported combinations of cupsColorSpace, cupsColorOrder and cupsBitsPerColor values supported by Mac OS X.
Technical Q&As 2005-08-10
Creating Printing Presets for iPhoto (HTML) (PDF)
Rules for creating and installing printer-specific collections of settings. Includes a sample file.
Guides 2005-07-07
New PPD keywords available in Mac OS X version 10.3 (HTML)
QA1352: Describes the new PPD keywords available for CUPS filters in Mac OS X 10.3.
Technical Q&As 2004-05-26
Tioga PostScript Printing Plugins in Mac OS X 10.2 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1085: Why Tioga printing plugins for PostScript printing aren't called on Mac OS X 10.2 and later.
Technical Q&As 2003-07-14