Question

When trying to print a JPEG file with the Java code below on Mac OS X 10.8.0 I get
the error message:

Error: pstopdffilter/pstocupsraster failed with err number 31000

A Gooogle search brings suggestions that seem to hint that the problem is not directly to Java
e.g.
http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=106337

/**
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7843338/printing-a-tif-file
 * 
 * @param graphicFile
 * @throws PrintException
 * @throws IOException
 */
public void printGraphic(File graphicFile) throws PrintException,
        IOException {

    PrintRequestAttributeSet pras = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
    pras.add(new Copies(1));
    pras.add(Chromaticity.COLOR);
    pras.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4);
    PrintService pss[] = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(
            DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.JPEG, pras);

    if (pss.length == 0)
        throw new RuntimeException("No printer services available.");

    PrintService ps = pss[0];
    System.out.println("Printing to " + ps);
    DocPrintJob job = ps.createPrintJob();
    FileInputStream fin = new FileInputStream(graphicFile);
    Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(fin, DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.JPEG, null);
    job.print(doc, pras);
    fin.close();
}

Answer 1

As a workaround I would suggest to use jpeg instead of tiff.

/**
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5338423/print-a-image-with-actual-size
 * -in-java
 * 
 * @param graphicFile
 */
public void printG(File graphicFile) {
    final Image img = new ImageIcon(graphicFile.getAbsolutePath())
            .getImage();
    PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
    Printable printable = new Printable() {
        public int print(Graphics graphics, PageFormat pageFormat,
                int pageIndex) throws PrinterException {
            if (pageIndex != 0) {
                return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
            }
            graphics.drawImage(img, 0, 0, img.getWidth(null),
                    img.getHeight(null), null);
            return PAGE_EXISTS;
        }
    };
    printJob.setPrintable(printable, getPageFormat());
    if (printJob.printDialog()) {
        try {
            printJob.print();
        } catch (Exception prt) {
            handle(prt);
        }
    }
}