Data flow to a printing device

A system for increasing data flow to a printing device comprising:

• a first raster image processor to convert a document into a first bitmap at a first dot density representing a black color plane;
• and
• a second raster image processor to convert the document into a second bitmap at a second dot density representing at least one other color plane,
• wherein the second dot density comprises a relatively lower dot density than the first bitmap, and
• printing the data representing the black color plane on a print medium;
• and
• printing the data representing the at least one other color plane on the print medium using a relatively higher volume of printable fluid than used in printing the data representing the black color plane,
• wherein using the relatively higher volume of printable fluid than used in printing the data representing the black color plane comprises increasing the volume of jettable fluid deposited per dot for the at least one other color plane.

A computer program product for increasing data flow to a printing device, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device comprising computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code to, when executed by a processor:
• converts a document into a first bitmap at a first dot density representing a black color plane;
• converts the document into a second bitmap at a second dot density that is a lower dot density than said first dot density, said second bitmap representing other color planes, wherein said first and second bit maps are produced in parallel;
• determines whether the printing device has a surplus of data;
• in response to a determination that the printing device has a surplus of data, transmits the first and second bit maps to a data storage device;
• in response to a determination that the printing device does not have a surplus of data, transmits the first and second bit maps to a printing device for printing to a print medium;
• and
• increases a volume of printable fluid deposited per dot for said other colors planes as compared to a volume of printable fluid deposited per dot for said black color plane during printing of the first and second bitmaps to compensate for lower dot density.