The following files generate different bitmaps when run in banding vs. page mode: tests__pdf__no_startxref.pdf: ppmraw.300 tests__ps__bigpaths.ps: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__012-09.ps: pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__013-09.ps: pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__017-01.ps: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__020-01.ps: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__034-01.ps: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__045-01.ps: ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__083-09.ps: pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__09_47N.PDF: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__123-09.ps: pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__136-01.ps: ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__165-01.ps: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__169-09.ps: pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__205-09.ps: pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__222-09.ps: pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__250-01.ps: pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__281-01.ps: ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__307-07.ps: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__310-04.ps: ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__311-03.ps: ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__327-01.ps: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__455690.pdf: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Bug687724.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Bug687828.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Bug687840.pdf: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Bug688485.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Bug688584.ps: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Bug690535.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Bug690837.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Bug690921.pdf: pbmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__chilis_black.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__chilis_red.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Clarke-Tate-Manns-Chinese.ai: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__gradmesh.ai: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__H00216q.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__john_clippedimage.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__jpx-flowcontrols.pdf: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__Openhuis_pdf_zw.pdf: pgmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__PDFProblem.pdf: pbmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__rotate0.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__rotate180.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__rotate270.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__rotate90.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__SmoothShading.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__WD0010L0.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__comparefiles__z400454b01d4-1.pdf: pbmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__CATX4638.pdf: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__CATX8300.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__CATX8301.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__CATX9004.pdf: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z0005.pdf: pbmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z0845.pdf: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z1881.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z3359.pdf: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z3519.pdf: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z3771.pdf: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z4058.pdf: ppmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z4373.pdf: pbmraw.300, pkmraw.300 tests_private__pdf__PDFIA1.7_SUBSET__IA3Z4925.pdf: pgmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__09-24.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__09-25.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__09-28.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__09-37.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__09-40.PS: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__09-42.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__09-50.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__10-01.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__10-02.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__10-12.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__10-13.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-03.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-04.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-05.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-07.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-08.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-09.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-10.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-11.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-13.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-14.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-16.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-18.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-20.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-22.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-24.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-25.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__11-27.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__12-01.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__12-03.PS: pgmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__12-05.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__12-08C.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__12-10.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__12-13.PS: pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__13-01.PS: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__13-16.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__13-26.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__13-29.PS: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__14-08.PS: pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__17-01.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__17-02.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__18-01C.PS: ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__18-02G.PS: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 tests_private__ps__ps3cet__99-01-fixed.PS: pbmraw.300, pgmraw.300, pkmraw.300, ppmraw.300 Sample command line, banding: bin/gs -sDEVICE=ppmraw -o test.pm -dMaxBitmap=10000 - -r300 -K1000000 ./input.pdf Page mode replaces -dMaxBitmap=10000 with -dMaxBitmap=30000000.
The command lines given in Comment #0 were incomplete for the ps3cet files, the additional options needed are: -dJOBSERVER %rom%Resource/Init/gs_cet.ps - <
*** Bug 691446 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
As per my email to tech "banding/page mode bugs", closing this file as I cannot reproduce a problem.