.TH "dcmpsprt" 1 "Fri Apr 22 2022" "Version 3.6.7" "OFFIS DCMTK" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
dcmpsprt \- Read DICOM images and presentation states and render print job

.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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dcmpsprt [options] dcmfile-in...
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBdcmpsprt\fP utility reads one or more DICOM images and presentation states and creates a print job\&. The print job consists of one Stored Print object and one or more Hardcopy Grayscale images and is written to the database specified in the configuration file\&. The print job can optionally be spooled to the printer\&. In this case, \fBdcmpsprt\fP calls the \fBdcmprscu\fP application which performs communication with the printer\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
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dcmfile-in  DICOM image file(s) to be printed
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.SS "general options"
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  -h   --help
         print this help text and exit

       --version
         print version information and exit

       --arguments
         print expanded command line arguments

  -q   --quiet
         quiet mode, print no warnings and errors

  -v   --verbose
         verbose mode, print processing details

  -d   --debug
         debug mode, print debug information

  -ll  --log-level  [l]evel: string constant
         (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)
         use level l for the logger

  -lc  --log-config  [f]ilename: string
         use config file f for the logger
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.SS "processing options"
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  +p   --pstate  [p]state file: string
         render the following image with presentation state p
         (this option can be specified multiple times)

  -c   --config  [f]ilename: string
         process using settings from configuration file f

  -p   --printer  [n]ame: string (default: 1st printer in cfg file)
         select printer with identifier n from cfg file
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.SS "spooling options"
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  -s   --spool
         spool print job to DICOM printer

       --nospool
         do not spool print job to DICOM printer (default)
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.SS "film orientation options"
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       --portrait
         set portrait orientation

       --landscape
         set landscape orientation

       --default-orientation
         use printer default (default)
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.SS "trim (border) options"
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       --trim
         set trim on

       --no-trim
         set trim off

       --default-trim
         use printer default (default)
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.SS "requested decimate/crop behavior options"
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       --request-decimate
         request decimate

       --request-crop
         request crop

       --request-fail
         request failure

       --default-request
         use printer default (default)
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.SS "print presentation LUT options"
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       --default-plut
         do not create presentation LUT (default)

       --identity
         set IDENTITY presentation LUT shape

       --plut  [l]ut identifier: string
         add LUT l to print job

       --inverse-plut
         render the inverse presentation LUT into the
         bitmap of the hardcopy grayscale image

       --illumination  [v]alue: integer (0..65535)
         set illumination to v (in cd/m^2)

       --reflection  [v]alue: integer (0..65535)
         set reflected ambient light to v (in cd/m^2)
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.SS "basic film session options (only with –spool)"
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       --copies  [v]alue: integer (1..100, default: 1)
         set number of copies to v

       --medium-type  [v]alue: string
         set medium type to v

       --destination  [v]alue: string
         set film destination to v

       --label  [v]alue: string
         set film session label to v

       --priority  [v]alue: string
         set print priority to v

       --owner  [v]alue: string
         set film session owner ID to v
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.SS "annotation options"
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       --no-annotation
         do not create annotation (default)

  -a   --annotation  [t]ext: string
         create annotation with text t

  +pd  --print-date
         prepend date/time to annotation (default)

  -pd  --print-no-date
         do not prepend date/time to annotation

  +pn  --print-name
         prepend printer name to annotation (default)

  -pn  --print-no-name
         do not prepend printer name to annotation

  +pl  --print-lighting
         prepend illumination to annotation (default)

  -pl  --print-no-lighting
         do not prepend illumination to annotation
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.SS "overlay options"
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  +O   --overlay  [f]ilename: string, [x] [y]: integer
         load overlay data from PBM file f and display at position (x,y)

  +Og  --ovl-graylevel  [v]alue: integer (0..4095)
         use overlay gray level v (default: 4095 = white)
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.SS "other print options"
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  -l   --layout  [c]olumns [r]ows: integer (default: 1 1)
         use 'STANDARD\c,r' image display format

       --filmsize  [v]alue: string
         set film size ID to v

       --magnification  [v]alue: string
         set magnification type to v

       --smoothing  [v]alue: string
         set smoothing type to v

       --configinfo  [v]alue: string
         set configuration information to v

       --resolution  [v]alue: string
         set requested resolution ID to v

       --border  [v]alue: string
         set border density to v

       --empty-image  [v]alue: string
         set empty image density to v

       --max-density  [v]alue: string
         set max density to v

       --min-density  [v]alue: string
         set min density to v

       --img-polarity  [v]alue: string
         set image box polarity to v (NORMAL or REVERSE)

       --img-request-size  [v]alue: string
         set requested image size to v (width in mm)

       --img-magnification  [v]alue: string
         set image box magnification type to v

       --img-smoothing  [v]alue: string
         set image box smoothing type to v

       --img-configinfo  [v]alue: string
         set image box configuration information to v
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.SH "LOGGING"
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The level of logging output of the various command line tools and underlying libraries can be specified by the user\&. By default, only errors and warnings are written to the standard error stream\&. Using option \fI--verbose\fP also informational messages like processing details are reported\&. Option \fI--debug\fP can be used to get more details on the internal activity, e\&.g\&. for debugging purposes\&. Other logging levels can be selected using option \fI--log-level\fP\&. In \fI--quiet\fP mode only fatal errors are reported\&. In such very severe error events, the application will usually terminate\&. For more details on the different logging levels, see documentation of module 'oflog'\&.
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In case the logging output should be written to file (optionally with logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix) or the event log (Windows) option \fI--log-config\fP can be used\&. This configuration file also allows for directing only certain messages to a particular output stream and for filtering certain messages based on the module or application where they are generated\&. An example configuration file is provided in \fI<etcdir>/logger\&.cfg\fP\&.
.SH "COMMAND LINE"
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All command line tools use the following notation for parameters: square brackets enclose optional values (0-1), three trailing dots indicate that multiple values are allowed (1-n), a combination of both means 0 to n values\&.
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Command line options are distinguished from parameters by a leading '+' or '-' sign, respectively\&. Usually, order and position of command line options are arbitrary (i\&.e\&. they can appear anywhere)\&. However, if options are mutually exclusive the rightmost appearance is used\&. This behavior conforms to the standard evaluation rules of common Unix shells\&.
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In addition, one or more command files can be specified using an '@' sign as a prefix to the filename (e\&.g\&. \fI@command\&.txt\fP)\&. Such a command argument is replaced by the content of the corresponding text file (multiple whitespaces are treated as a single separator unless they appear between two quotation marks) prior to any further evaluation\&. Please note that a command file cannot contain another command file\&. This simple but effective approach allows one to summarize common combinations of options/parameters and avoids longish and confusing command lines (an example is provided in file \fI<datadir>/dumppat\&.txt\fP)\&.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
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The \fBdcmpsprt\fP utility will attempt to load DICOM data dictionaries specified in the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable\&. By default, i\&.e\&. if the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable is not set, the file \fI<datadir>/dicom\&.dic\fP will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into the application (default for Windows)\&.
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The default behavior should be preferred and the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable only used when alternative data dictionaries are required\&. The \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable has the same format as the Unix shell \fIPATH\fP variable in that a colon (':') separates entries\&. On Windows systems, a semicolon (';') is used as a separator\&. The data dictionary code will attempt to load each file specified in the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable\&. It is an error if no data dictionary can be loaded\&.
.SH "FILES"
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\fI<etcdir>/dcmpstat\&.cfg\fP, \fI<etcdir>/printers\&.cfg\fP - sample configuration files
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBdcmprscu\fP(1)
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright (C) 1999-2022 by OFFIS e\&.V\&., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany\&.