Printer driver product, print control unit, print system, and print control method

A print system comprising a print control unit having a conversion section which converts data in electronic document format into data in bitmap format, and a printer, wherein said print control unit comprises:

• a first outputting section which generates, based on print target data in electronic document format, print data in a command language format configured for interpretation by said printer as a control target and outputs the print data thus generated to said printer;
• a second outputting section which requests said conversion section to convert said print target data in electronic document format into bitmap format data, and outputs print data based on said bitmap format data thus converted to said printer;
• and
• a selecting section that determines which of said first outputting process and said second outputting process is to be used;
• wherein said printer comprises a print section which interprets one of said print data in said command language format and said print data based on said bitmap format data, and executes printing.