dcmpsprt(1)                       OFFIS DCMTK                      dcmpsprt(1)

NAME
       dcmpsprt  -  Read DICOM images and presentation states and render print
       job


SYNOPSIS
       dcmpsprt [options] dcmfile-in...

DESCRIPTION
       The dcmpsprt 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, dcmpsprt calls  the
       dcmprscu application which performs communication with the printer.

PARAMETERS
       dcmfile-in  DICOM image file(s) to be printed ("-" for stdin)

OPTIONS
   general options
         -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

   processing options
         +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

   spooling options
         -s   --spool
                spool print job to DICOM printer

              --nospool
                do not spool print job to DICOM printer (default)

   film orientation options
              --portrait
                set portrait orientation

              --landscape
                set landscape orientation

              --default-orientation
                use printer default (default)

   trim (border) options
              --trim
                set trim on

              --no-trim
                set trim off

              --default-trim
                use printer default (default)

   requested decimate/crop behavior options
              --request-decimate
                request decimate

              --request-crop
                request crop

              --request-fail
                request failure

              --default-request
                use printer default (default)

   print presentation LUT options
              --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/mˆ2)

              --reflection  [v]alue: integer (0..65535)
                set reflected ambient light to v (in cd/mˆ2)

   basic film session options (only with &ndash;spool)
              --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

   annotation options
              --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

   overlay options
         +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)

   other print options
         -l   --layout  [c]olumns [r]ows: integer (default: 1 1)
                use 'STANDARD
              --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

LOGGING
       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 --verbose also informational messages  like  processing  details
       are  reported.  Option  --debug  can be used to get more details on the
       internal activity, e.g. for debugging purposes.  Other  logging  levels
       can  be  selected  using option --log-level. In --quiet 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'.

       In case the logging output should be written to file  (optionally  with
       logfile  rotation),  to syslog (Unix) or the event log (Windows) option
       --log-config 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
       <etcdir>/logger.cfg.

COMMAND LINE
       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.

       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.

       In  addition,  one  or more command files can be specified using an '@'
       sign as a prefix to the filename (e.g. @command.txt).  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 <datadir>/dumppat.txt).

ENVIRONMENT
       The  dcmpsprt  utility  will  attempt  to  load DICOM data dictionaries
       specified in the DCMDICTPATH environment variable. By default, i.e.  if
       the   DCMDICTPATH   environment   variable   is   not   set,  the  file
       <datadir>/dicom.dic will be loaded unless the dictionary is built  into
       the application (default for Windows).

       The   default   behavior   should  be  preferred  and  the  DCMDICTPATH
       environment variable only used when alternative data  dictionaries  are
       required.  The  DCMDICTPATH environment variable has the same format as
       the Unix shell PATH 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
       DCMDICTPATH  environment variable. It is an error if no data dictionary
       can be loaded.

FILES
       <etcdir>/dcmpstat.cfg,  <etcdir>/printers.cfg  -  sample  configuration
       files

SEE ALSO
       dcmprscu(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C)  1999-2025  by OFFIS e.V., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg,
       Germany.

Version 3.7.0                   Mon Dec 15 2025                    dcmpsprt(1)
