JP2000115516A - Electronic composing system, explanatory note on photograph composing method in the system and recording medium for programming and recording the method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To help the judgement of an operator at the time of composing work and to improve operability. SOLUTION: A composing terminal 2 prohibits the expanding/contracting function of a picture working function at the time of working a picture binarized based on an incorporated program while cooperating with itself or composing server 1. In addition, when the material size of the picture and a printing designated size do not agree with each other, trimming or center arrangement is automated in the case of a binary picture and expansion/ contraction is automated in the case of a multilevel picture. The composition of a photograph and the explanatory note is realized by the combination of a picture and a tentative composition having relative positional information to the picture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic typesetting system, a method for engraving a script in the system, and a recording medium on which the method is programmed and recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Newspapers and printing companies input articles and images, determine the layout of the articles and images registered in the system, and create printing compositions from the paper data created thereby. Newspaper production systems or printed material editing systems are known. In each of the above-described systems, a typesetting work for creating a composition is performed by using a typesetting system in which articles and images are provided in a document editing device or the like.

[0003] The images handled in the typesetting operation are binary images that have been processed in advance according to their publication size, and the correction of the image size at the stage of paper production has been limited to operations such as trimming and cutting off. Therefore, although there was no processing for executing image enlargement and reduction as a photo-composition type, there has been no improvement in hardware processing capability due to recent advances in semiconductor technology. became.

In response to this, if a multi-valued image is handled in a typesetting system, a binary image and a multi-valued image are mixed. Therefore, when a binary image is instructed to be enlarged or reduced, the image quality of the printout is significantly deteriorated. Therefore, the operator determines whether to adjust the material size by trimming or by enlarging or reducing according to the type of the material to be image-processed. I needed to.

Further, in the conventional photo-composition type function, an image and an explanation for the image are included in the composition of the photo-composition set. As a premise, it was not possible to process the image before making the braid. Further, since the positional relationship between the image and the explanatory note in the set is determined inside the photo-set group, it is difficult to correct the positional relationship in the large set.

For reference, FIG. 6 shows a comparison between a data hierarchy in a print editing system for magazines and the like and a data hierarchy in a newspaper production system. In the magazine processing, the magazine name is managed as corresponding to aspects such as comprehensive and social aspects, and the chapter is managed as corresponding to editions such as the first edition and the second edition. The plate in the newspaper production system is represented by a page area of one page called a large set, but in magazine processing, it is represented by a page area of a plurality of pages called a chapter box set.

[0007]

As described above, the conventional photolithography function requires the judgment of the operator when processing the image, and if there is a mistake at that stage, the image is significantly deteriorated. There is a problem that there is a possibility that the printout is performed. Further, in the large set, there is a problem that it is difficult to correct the positional relationship between the image and the description.

The present invention has been made on the basis of the above circumstances, and provides a composition of a set of images with an image and relative position information with respect to the image, so that the material size of the image does not match the specified publication size. When the image is a binary image, trimming is performed, or at the center position, by enlarging or reducing the image in the case of a multi-valued image, layout arrangement is performed to assist the operator in determining the typesetting work and improve operability. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic typesetting system, a method for mapping typesetting in the system, and a recording medium on which the method is programmed and recorded.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for typographically mapping an electronic typesetting system according to the present invention. When the designated size does not match, the layout is performed by trimming the image if the image is a binary image or enlarging or reducing the image at the center position when the image is a multi-valued image. Also, when processing the binarized image, the enlargement / reduction processing is prohibited.

An electronic typesetting system according to the present invention includes: an image; a set composition taking-in means for taking in a composition made of a material different from the image by link information as a set of a set of associated photothemes; A photocomposition type data storing means for storing a set, and when the material size of the captured image does not match the designated publication size, the image is trimmed if it is a binary image, or a multi-valued image is placed at the center position. In the case of (1), there is provided a photolithography type processing means for performing layout arrangement by performing enlargement / reduction, and an output means for outputting typesetting data including an image obtained via the phototype composition processing means. Further, the image processing apparatus is further characterized by further comprising an enlargement / reduction processing inhibiting means for inhibiting the enlargement / reduction processing when processing the binarized image.

The recording medium of the present invention is an electronic typesetting system capable of handling a multi-valued image in addition to a binarized image, wherein the image is associated with a set made of a material different from the image by link information, A step of capturing as a composition of a set of photos, a step of checking whether the captured image is binary or multi-valued, a step of comparing the material size of the captured image with the specified publication size,
As a result of the comparison, when the images do not match, trimming or binning the image if the image is a binary image, or enlarging or reducing the image if the image is a multi-valued image. And the step of processing and outputting are programmed and recorded. Further, a step of prohibiting the enlargement / reduction processing when processing the binarized image is further programmed and recorded.

As a result, the burden on the operator is reduced, and further, the photo-composition type function is realized by a simple operation.

[0013]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic typesetting system according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a typesetting server, and 2 denotes a typesetting terminal, which is connected via a LAN line 3. The typesetting terminal 2 lays out articles and images registered in the system in a paper area in cooperation with the typesetting server 1, and the typesetting server 1 manages data of the paper area as described later.

Although not shown, for example, in the case of a newspaper production system, a computer having terminals, such as an article server, a process management server, and an image editing server, in addition to the typesetting server 1, is connected via an FDDI line. Connected. The registration, proofreading, typesetting and printing of articles input via a keyboard or images input from a scanner are managed in a distributed manner.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the typesetting terminal 2 shown in FIG. The typesetting terminal 2 has a CPU 21 as a control center, a memory 22, an auxiliary storage device 23, a network interface unit 24, an input device 25,
An output device 26 is provided. The memory 22 and the auxiliary storage device 23 store article information including programs and images shown in the flowcharts of FIGS.
When the program is read and executed, the typesetting operation of the captured image and the like is performed by using the input / output devices 25 and 26. Here, a keyboard, a mouse, and a scanner are provided as the input device 25, and a CRT monitor and a printer are provided as output devices.

It is also possible for the typesetting terminal 2 to communicate with the typesetting server 1 via the network interface unit 24 and the LAN line 3 and cooperate with each other to perform the processing described later.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a photo-composition type used in the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 301 denotes an image, and reference numeral 306 denotes a set for explaining a photograph. The two materials are linked information 305 to the set and link information 310 to the image.
Is associated with. By using the link information 305 and 310 and the relative position information 309 of the composition, the image 301 and the composition 306 can be integrated in the large composition or the photo composition.

For reference, FIG. 7 shows a configuration of a conventional typeset typesetting. Since the image 702 is in the photo-assembly assembly 701, it was not possible to perform positioning and image processing in a large group using only the image 702 before creating the assembly 701. Since the image has been taken out of the assembly, the image 301 can be positioned first, or after image processing has been performed, a new assembly 306 for photographic explanation can be newly created and processed integrally.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a procedure for starting a typeset typesetting in the typeset typesetting method of the present invention. Specifically, first, an image to be processed is fetched via the input device 25 of the typesetting terminal 2, and the CPU 21 checks whether the image is binary according to a program stored in the memory 22. (Steps S402, S4
03). When it is confirmed that the size is binary, the publication instruction size and the material size are further compared (step S404). When the publication size is large, the image is trimmed by the CPU 11 or dedicated hardware (step S407). ) Is made. If the posting size is small, the image is arranged at the center position (step S40).
8) Yes. Then, the enlargement / reduction function of the photolithography is prohibited (step S411), and the image is processed and displayed (step S40).
3) Yes. The display is performed via an output device 26 such as a CRT monitor.

When the image is multi-valued, a comparison is made between the publication instruction size and the material size (step S406). If the publication size is large, the image is reduced (step S409), and the publication size is changed. Is smaller, an image enlargement process (step S410) is performed.
Then, the image is processed and displayed (step S403), and the start processing is completed.

For reference, FIG. 8 shows a flow of a conventional process of starting a photolithography composition in which an image, processing information, and the like are fetched (step S802) and the processed image is simply displayed (step S803).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of image processing which follows the transcription typesetting start processing shown in FIG. Specifically, it is checked whether or not the enlargement / reduction is prohibited (step S502).
A process is selected (step S503) to arrange the image at the center position (step S505) or to enlarge and arrange the image (step S506).

If enlargement / reduction is permitted, a process selection (step S507), trimming (step S508), enlargement (step S509), or reduction (step S510) is performed. S504) is performed, and the processing is completed. The determination of the processing type based on the type of the image can be made by an application.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a conventional image processing process. As shown in FIG. 9, in step S902, it is necessary for the operator to select a process while considering the type of image. According to this, the output image may be deteriorated due to an operation error such as enlargement of the binary image, but in the present invention, the type of the processing is automatically determined by the application as described above. Therefore, degradation of the output image due to enlargement of the binary image cannot occur.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, in an electronic typesetting system which can handle not only a binarized image but also a multi-valued image, the composition of a set of photographs is moved relative to the image and its relative position to the image. By having the information, when the material size of the image does not match the designated publication size, the image is trimmed or centered when the image is a binary image, or enlarged and reduced when the image is a multi-valued image, and is arranged in a layout. And when processing a binarized image, prohibits enlargement / reduction processing, thereby reducing the burden on the operator and further simplifying the operation. The realization of the phototypesetting function is performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an electronic typesetting system according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a typesetting terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data structure of a transcription typesetting used by the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a script composition start process in the composition composition method of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of image processing in the photolithography method according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a comparison between a data hierarchy and newspaper processing data in magazine processing;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data structure of a conventional photocomposition type;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a script composition start process in a conventional composition composition method;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of image processing in a conventional photolithography method;

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Typesetting server, 2. Typesetting terminal, 3. LAN line, 21
... CPU, 22... Memory, 23.
... Network interface unit, 25 ... Input device, 26 ... Output device, 301 ... Image, 305 ...
Link information to the set, 306 ... set, 310 ... link information to the image,

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An electronic typesetting system capable of handling a multi-valued image in addition to a binarized image, wherein a composition of a set of photographs has an image and relative position information with respect to the image, so that the image When the material size and the designated publication size do not match, the layout is performed by trimming the image if the image is a binary image, or enlarging or reducing the image at the center position when the image is a multi-valued image, and arranging the layout. Typesetting method. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the binarized image is processed, enlargement / reduction processing is prohibited. 3. An electronic composition system capable of handling a multi-valued image in addition to a binarized image, wherein an image and a composition composed of a material different from the image are linked by link information to form a composition of a set of photos. Means for capturing a typeset that is to be captured as a set, data storage means for storing a typeset that stores a composition including the captured image, and when the material size of the captured image does not match the specified publication size, In the case of a value image, trimming or center position, in the case of a multi-valued image, enlargement / reduction, layout setting processing means for performing layout arrangement, and typesetting data including an image obtained through the mapping typesetting processing means. An electronic typesetting system, comprising: an output unit for outputting. 4. The electronic typesetting system according to claim 3, further comprising a scale-up / down processing prohibiting unit for prohibiting a scale-up / down process when processing the binarized image. 5. An electronic typesetting system capable of handling a multi-valued image in addition to a binarized image, wherein an image and a set composed of a material different from the image are associated by link information, and Capturing a captured image, checking whether the captured image is binary or multi-valued, comparing the material size of the captured image with the specified publication size, If not, trimming or centering the image if the image is a binary image, or enlarging or reducing the image if the image is a multi-valued image, and processing and outputting the image as a result of the layout arrangement. And a recording medium on which is programmed and recorded. 6. The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein a step of inhibiting the enlargement / reduction processing when processing the binarized image is further programmed and recorded. 7. The step of processing and outputting the image further comprises the step of checking whether or not the enlargement / reduction processing is prohibited, and, if the processing is prohibited, placing the image at a center position or enlarging the image. 6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of selecting one of the processes and, if permitted, processing the image by selecting one of the center position, trimming, enlargement and reduction processes. The recording medium according to the above.