Method and system for enhancing the printing performance of a bitmap-containing file

A method and system of enhancing the printing performance of a bitmap-containing file facilitates a reduction in the processing resources or processing time required to print the bitmap-containing file. The bitmap-containing file may comprise a Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) file or any other file that contains an image expressed as at least one bitmap. The bitmap-containing file is received from a source. The bitmap-containing file includes a data component and a directory component. The data component contains an image stored as at least one bitmap. Printing settings are placed within the directory component. The print settings are preferably formatted as textual data in the directory component to facilitate efficient treatment by an interpreter of a printer