Supported Devices, Drivers and Formats

You can use the device to render your document using either methods RGhost::Document#render or RGhost::Document#render_stream

See the supported list

Driver/Format/Driver	Description
:ali	SuperVGA using Avance Logic Inc. chipset, 256-color modes
:atiw	ATI Wonder SuperVGA, 256-color modes
:atx23	Practical Automation ATX-23 label printer
:atx24	Practical Automation ATX-24 label printer
:atx38	Practical Automation ATX-38 label printer
:bit	Plain bits, monochrome
:bitcmyk	Plain bits, CMYK
:bitrgb	Plain bits, RGB
:bmp16	4-bit (EGA/VGA) .BMP file format
:bmp16m	24-bit .BMP file format
:bmp256	8-bit (256-color) .BMP file format
:bmp32b	32-bit pseudo-.BMP file format
:bmpgray	8-bit gray .BMP file format
:bmpmono	Monochrome MS Windows .BMP file format
:bmpsep1	Separated 1-bit CMYK .BMP file format, primarily for testing
:bmpsep8	Separated 8-bit CMYK .BMP file format, primarily for testing
:cgm24	24-bit color CGM — DITTO
:cgm8	8-bit (256-color) CGM — DITTO
:cgmmono	Monochrome (black-and-white) CGM — LOW LEVEL OUTPUT ONLY
:cirr	SuperVGA using Cirrus Logic CL-GD54XX chips, 256-color modes
:deskjet	H-P DeskJet and DeskJet Plus
:djet500	H-P DeskJet 500; use -r600 for DJ 600 series
:ega	EGA (640×350, 16-color)
:eps9high	Epson-compatible 9-pin, interleaved lines (triple resolution)
:eps9mid	Epson-compatible 9-pin, interleaved lines (intermediate resolution)
:epson	Epson-compatible dot matrix printers (9- or 24-pin)
:epswrite	EPS output (like PostScript Distillery)
:faxg3	Group 3 fax, with EOLs but no header or EOD
:faxg32d	Group 3 2-D fax, with EOLs but no header or EOD
:faxg4	Group 4 fax, with EOLs but no header or EOD
:fs600	Kyocera FS-600 (600 dpi)
:jpeg	JPEG format, RGB output
:jpeggray	JPEG format, gray output
:laserjet	H-P LaserJet
:lj5gray	H-P LaserJet 5 & 6 family, gray-scale bitmap;
:lj5mono	H-P LaserJet 5 & 6 family (PCL XL), bitmap:
:ljet2p	H-P LaserJet IId/IIp/III* with TIFF compression
:ljet3	H-P LaserJet III* with Delta Row compression
:ljet3d	H-P LaserJet IIID with duplex capability
:ljet4	H-P LaserJet 4 (defaults to 600 dpi)
:ljet4d	H-P LaserJet 4 (defaults to 600 dpi) with duplex
:ljetplus	H-P LaserJet Plus
:lp2563	H-P 2563B line printer
:lvga256	Linux vgalib, 256-color VGA modes => [Linux only]
:miff24	ImageMagick MIFF format, 24-bit direct color, RLE compressed
:mswindll	Microsoft Windows 3.1 DLL => [MS Windows only]
:mswinpr2	Microsoft Windows 3.0, 3.1 DIB printer => [MS Windows only]
:mswinprn	Microsoft Windows 3.0, 3.1 DDB printer => [MS Windows only]
:oce9050	OCE 9050 printe
:os2dll	OS/2 DLL bitmap::[OS/2 only]
:os2pm	OS/2 Presentation Manager => [OS/2 only]
:os2prn	OS/2 printer:: => [OS/2 only]
:pbm	Portable Bitmap (plain format)
:pbmraw	Portable Bitmap (raw format)
:pcx16	PCX file format, 4-bit planar (EGA/VGA) color
:pcx24b	PCX file format, 24-bit color (3 8-bit planes)
:pcx256	PCX file format, 8-bit chunky color
:pcxcmyk	PCX file format, 4-bit chunky CMYK color
:pcxgray	PCX file format, 8-bit gray scale
:pcxmono	PCX file format, monochrome (1-bit black and white)
:pdfwrite	PDF output (like Adobe Acrobat Distiller)
:pgm	Portable Graymap (plain format)
:pgmraw	Portable Graymap (raw format)
:pgnm	Portable Graymap (plain format), optimizing to PBM if possible
:pgnmraw	Portable Graymap (raw format), optimizing to PBM if possible
:pkm	Portable inKmap (plain format) (4-bit CMYK => RGB)
:pkmraw	Portable inKmap (raw format) (4-bit CMYK => RGB)
:pksm	Portable Separated map (plain format) (4-bit CMYK => 4 pages)
:pksmraw	Portable Separated map (raw format) (4-bit CMYK => 4 pages)
:plan9bm	Plan 9 bitmap format
:png16	4-bit color Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
:png16m	24-bit color Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
:png256	8-bit color Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
:pnggray	8-bit gray Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
:pngmono	Monochrome Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
:pnm	Portable Pixmap (plain format) (RGB), optimizing to PGM or PBM
:pnmraw	Portable Pixmap (raw format) (RGB), optimizing to PGM or PBM
:ppm	Portable Pixmap (plain format) (RGB)
:ppmraw	Portable Pixmap (raw format) (RGB)
:psgray	PostScript (Level 1) 8-bit gray image
:psmono	PostScript (Level 1) monochrome image
:psrgb	PostScript (Level 2) 24-bit color image
:pswrite	PostScript output (like PostScript Distillery)
:pxlcolor	Color PCL XL
:pxlmono	Black-and-white PCL XL
:s3vga	SuperVGA using S3 86C911 chip (e.g., Diamond Stealth board)
:svga16	Generic SuperVGA in 800×600, 16-color mode
:tiff12nc	TIFF 12-bit RGB, no compression
:tiff24nc	TIFF 24-bit RGB, no compression (NeXT standard format)
:tiffcrle	TIFF CCITT RLE 1-dim (= Group 3 fax with no EOLs)
:tiffg3	TIFF Group 3 fax (with EOLs)
:tiffg32d	TIFF Group 3 2-D fax
:tiffg4	TIFF Group 4 fax
:tifflzw	TIFF LZW (tag = 5) (monochrome)
:tiffpack	TIFF PackBits (tag = 32773) (monochrome)
:tseng	SuperVGA using Tseng Labs ET3000/4000 chips, 256-color modes
:vesa	SuperVGA with VESA standard API driver
:vga	VGA (640×480, 16-color)
:vgalib	Linux vgalib, 16-color VGA modes => [Linux only]
:x11	X Windows version 11, release >=4 => [Unix and VMS only]
:x11alpha	X Windows masquerading as a device with alpha capability
:x11cmyk	X Windows masquerading as a 1-bit-per-plane CMYK device
:x11cmyk2	X Windows as a 2-bit-per-plane CMYK device
:x11cmyk4	X Windows as a 4-bit-per-plane CMYK device
:x11cmyk8	X Windows as an 8-bit-per-plane CMYK device
:x11gray2	X Windows as a 2-bit gray-scale device
:x11gray4	X Windows as a 4-bit gray-scale device
:x11mono	X Windows masquerading as a black-and-white device
:x11rg16x	X Windows with G5/B5/R6 pixel layout for testing.
:x11rg32x	X Windows with G11/B10/R11 pixel layout for testing.

Alias

      :eps	=> :epswrite,
      :pdf	=> :pdfwrite,
      :ps		=> :pswrite,
      :pcl	=> :pxlmono,
      :tif	=> :tiffcrle,
      :tiff	=> :tiffcrle,
      :jpg	=> :jpeg,
      :png	=> :png16m

from RGhost::Constants::Devices::STANDARD