JP2002292942A - Printing system, printing control unit, editing unit, printing method, recording medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing system, a printing control unit, an editing unit, a printing method, a recording medium and a program, for eliminating the problems in the conventional techniques, without wasting the resource of the printing control unit or the rasterizing process time even in the case of executing re-edition of book data, capable of preventing the mistake of a page to be modified particularly in the editing unit. SOLUTION: In a printing control unit, data of pages to be modified, requiring modification are specified from page data stored in book data as well as information for specifying the data of pages to be specified is transmitted to an editing unit. In the editing unit, the transmitted data of pages to be modified are edited so that a rasterizing process is applied to only the data of pages to be modified in the printing control unit for replacement with the date of pages to be modified stored in the printing data. Thereby, the page data to be modified cannot be mistaken, and the need of applying a rasterizing process again to all the book data can be eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing system, a printing control device, an editing device, a printing method, a recording medium, and a program which can easily correct or add a part of book data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, digital printers have been put into practical use in which page data is created by a computer and book data in which a plurality of the page data are collected is directly printed. In other words, this is a technique for directly printing a page created by a computer without creating a plate making film required for conventional printing, and it is possible to greatly increase the efficiency of the printing process. Specifically, in an editing device implemented by a computer, a page in which characters, line drawings, patterns, and the like are laid out using layout software or the like is created, and book data in which a plurality of such page data are collected is created. Here, the book data is PostScript (Adobe
The data is generally described in a page description language represented by Systems Corporation (registered trademark). The created book data is transmitted to a print control device that controls the digital printing press, and is rasterized for printing by a RIP (raster image processor) provided in the print control device. Print data obtained by rasterizing book data is transmitted from a print control device to a digital printing machine, and printing is performed in the digital printing machine.

[0003] In printing using such a digital printing machine, as described above, a plate-making film is not prepared, so that it is easy to change a part of the printed matter or add a page. It can be carried out. In other words, when a part (page data) of the book data is corrected or added, the book data may be re-edited by correcting or adding the page data by the editing device. However, there are two problems with such a book data correction method.

That is, book data that has been re-edited cannot be printed on a digital printing machine unless it is rasterized again in the print control device, so that resources of the print control device and time for the rasterization process are wasted. Problem.

[0005] In addition, a page to be corrected in the editing apparatus may be mistaken. this is,
If a printed matter is inspected by a digital printing machine and a correction is found or a page needs to be added,
When re-editing the book data on the editing device side, this situation may occur in a state where communication between the inspector and the operator of the editing device is not tight. In such a case, after the book data is corrected again, the print control device must perform the rasterization process again and again, and the resources of the print control device and the rasterization time are wasted significantly.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention eliminates the disadvantages of the prior art, and does not waste resources of the print control device and time of rasterization processing even when re-editing book data. A printing system that also prevents a page to be corrected from being mistaken in an editing device,
It is an object to provide a printing control device, an editing device, a printing method, a recording medium, and a program.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an invention according to a first aspect of the present invention provides an editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, and performing an rasterizing process on the book data. In a printing system, comprising: a print control device that transmits the obtained print data to a printing device; and a printing device that performs printing based on the print data, wherein the print control device includes a page stored in the book data. Means for specifying the correction-necessary page data requiring correction among the data, means for transmitting the specified correction-necessary page data and information for specifying the correction-necessary page data to the editing device, and Means for performing a rasterizing process on the corrected page data corrected by the Comprising means for replacing said correction required page data stored in the serial print data, wherein the editing device is characterized in that it has a means for editing the correction required page data the specific.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the print control apparatus, in the page data stored in the book data, the page data requiring correction is specified, and the information for specifying the page data requiring correction is specified. To the editing device. The editing apparatus edits the transmitted correction-required page data, rasterizes only the corrected page data in the print control apparatus, and replaces the corrected page data with the correction-required page data stored in the print data. As a result, the page data to be corrected is not mistaken,
Further, since it is not necessary to re-rasterize all the book data, the efficiency of the printing process can be realized without consuming the resources of the print control device and the time of the rasterizing process.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the printing system according to the first aspect, when the editing device transmits the corrected page data to the print control device, the editing device is configured to output the corrected page data. It is characterized in that information for specifying the page data requiring correction is attached to the page data.

[0010] In the printing system according to the second aspect, the editing device attaches information for specifying the page data requiring correction to the corrected page data and transmits the data to the print control device.
The print control device can reliably replace the page data requiring correction and the corrected page data stored in the print data. As a result, the page data to be corrected is not mistaken, and the storage error of the corrected page data can be prevented. It is not necessary to re-rasterize all the book data. The printing process can be made more efficient without consuming processing time.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, and a print control for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine. Device, a printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, in the printing system, the print control device, the page data stored in the book data required correction page data needing correction Specifying means, transmitting the specified correction page data and information specifying the correction page data to the editing device, and correcting the corrected page data corrected by the editing device. Means for performing a rasterizing process; and the repairing step in which the corrected page data subjected to the rasterizing process is stored in the print data. And means for replacing the page data,
It is characterized by having.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a print control apparatus which specifies, among page data stored in book data, page data requiring correction and edits information for specifying the page data requiring correction. Only the corrected page data is rasterized by the print control device, and replaced with the page data requiring correction stored in the print data. As a result, the page data to be corrected is not mistaken, and it is not necessary to re-rasterize all the book data. Therefore, the resources of the print control device and the time of the rasterizing process are not consumed, and the efficiency of the printing process is improved. Can be realized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, and a print control for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine. In a printing system including a device and a printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, in the printing system, the editing device specifies information on the page requiring correction and the page data requiring correction transmitted from the print control device. Receiving means for receiving the correction required page data, and attaching means for attaching information for specifying the correction required page data to the corrected page data obtained by editing the correction required page data. It is characterized by.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the editing apparatus receives the correction required page data specified by the print control apparatus and the information for specifying the correction required page, and edits the required correction page data. By attaching the information for specifying the page requiring correction to the corrected page data and transmitting it to the print control device,
Only the corrected page data is rasterized by the print control device, and replaced with the page data requiring correction stored in the print data. As a result, the page data to be corrected is not mistaken, and it is not necessary to re-rasterize all the book data. Therefore, the resources of the print control device and the time of the rasterizing process are not consumed, and the efficiency of the printing process is improved. Can be realized.

[0015] In the invention according to claim 5, an editing apparatus for creating and editing book data composed of a plurality of page data, and a print control apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine. And a printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, wherein the print control device specifies a page position at the time of printing when inserting additional page data into the book data. Means for transmitting information specifying the specified page position at the time of printing to the editing device,
Means for performing a rasterizing process on the additional page data created by the editing device, and means for adding the additional page data subjected to the rasterizing process to a specified print page position of the print data; Means for creating additional page data to be inserted at the specified page position at the time of printing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the print system, the print control device specifies a page position at the time of printing when additional page data is inserted into the book data, and transmits information for specifying the page position to the editing device. . In the editing device, additional page data is created, only the additional page data is rasterized in the print control device, and the additional page data is inserted into the specified page position in the print data. As a result, since the insertion position of the page data to be added is not erroneously inserted, and all the book data need not be rasterized again, the resources of the print control device and the time of the rasterizing process are not consumed, and the printing process is not performed. Efficiency can be realized.

In addition, in the invention according to claim 6, claim 5
The printing system according to claim 1, wherein when the editing device transmits the additional page data to the print control device, the editing device attaches information specifying a page position at the time of printing to the additional page data. , Is characterized.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the printing system, the editing apparatus attaches the information specifying the page position of the book data to the additional page data and transmits the additional page data to the print control apparatus. The additional page data can be reliably inserted into the specified position. Accordingly, the insertion position of the page data to be added is not erroneously inserted, the storage error of the additional page data can be prevented, and it is not necessary to re-rasterize all the book data. Therefore, the efficiency of the printing process can be improved without consuming the time for the rasterizing process.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, and a print control apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine. A printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, wherein the print control device specifies a page position at the time of printing when inserting additional page data into the book data. Means for transmitting information specifying the specified page position at the time of printing to the editing device,
Means for performing a rasterizing process on the additional page data created by the editing device, and means for adding the additional page data subjected to the rasterizing process to a specified print page position of the print data; It is characterized by having.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a print control apparatus specifies a page position at the time of printing when inserting additional page data into book data, transmits information specifying the page position to the editing apparatus, and Only the data is rasterized by the print control device, and the additional page data is inserted into the specified print page position in the print data.
As a result, since the insertion position of the page data to be added is not erroneously inserted, and all the book data need not be rasterized again, the resources of the print control device and the time of the rasterizing process are not consumed, and the printing process is not performed. Efficiency can be realized.

The invention according to claim 8 is an editing apparatus for creating and editing book data composed of a plurality of page data, and a printing apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine. In a printing system including a control device and a printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, the editing device may add additional page data to be inserted into a page position at the time of printing specified by the print control device. Creating means, and, when transmitting the additional page data to the print control apparatus, the editing apparatus having an attaching means for attaching information for specifying the page position at the time of printing to the additional page data. And

The editing apparatus according to the present invention receives the information for specifying the page position at the time of printing when the additional page data is inserted into the book data from the print control apparatus, and creates the additional page data. By attaching information for specifying the page position at the time of printing to the additional page data, only the additional page data is rasterized by the print control device, and the additional page data is inserted into the book data at the position at which the page position at the time of printing is specified. Is done. As a result, since the insertion position of the page data to be added is not erroneously inserted, and all the book data need not be rasterized again, the resources of the print control device and the time of the rasterizing process are not consumed, and the printing process is not performed. Efficiency can be realized.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, and a print control for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine. What is claimed is: 1. A printing method in a printing system, comprising: an apparatus; and a printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, and identifies a page data requiring correction among the page data stored in the book data. Transmitting the specified correction required page data and information specifying the correction required page data to the editing device; editing the specified required correction required page data; and Attaching information specifying the page data requiring correction to the corrected page data obtained as a result of editing the data; And performing rasterization processing for the page data is characterized by comprising a step of replacing said correction required page data the amended page data rasterization processing has been performed is stored in the print data.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the printing method, the print control apparatus specifies the page data requiring correction among the page data stored in the book data, and the information for specifying the page data requiring correction. To the editing device. The editing apparatus edits the transmitted correction-required page data, rasterizes only the corrected page data in the print control apparatus, and replaces the corrected page data with the correction-required page data stored in the print data. As a result, the page data to be corrected is not mistaken, and it is not necessary to re-rasterize all the book data. Therefore, the resources of the print control device and the time of the rasterizing process are not consumed, and the efficiency of the printing process is improved. Can be realized.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, and a printing apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine. A control device;
A printing method in a printing system, comprising: a printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, wherein a step of specifying a page position during printing when inserting additional page data into the book data; and Transmitting the information for specifying the specified page position at the time of printing to the editing device; generating additional page data to be inserted at the specified page position at the time of printing; Attaching information for specifying the page position of the print data, means for performing a rasterizing process on the additional page data, and replacing the rasterized process of the additional page data with the specified print data page position. And a step of adding

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a printing control apparatus specifies a page position at the time of printing when inserting additional page data into book data in a print control apparatus, and transmits information for specifying the page position to an editing apparatus. . In the editing device, additional page data is created, only the additional page data is rasterized in the print control device, and the additional page data is inserted into the specified page position of the print data. As a result, since the insertion position of the page data to be added is not erroneously inserted, and all the book data need not be rasterized again, the resources of the print control device and the time of the rasterizing process are not consumed, and the printing process is not performed. Efficiency can be realized.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing the print control apparatus according to the third aspect.

The recording medium according to the eleventh aspect is the recording medium according to the third aspect.
Since the computer-readable recording medium stores a program for realizing the print control device according to the present invention, the print control device according to the third aspect can be realized by a computer.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing the print control apparatus according to the seventh aspect.

The recording medium according to claim 12 is the recording medium according to claim 7
Since the computer-readable recording medium in which the program for realizing the print control device according to the present invention is recorded, the print control device according to the present invention can be realized by a computer.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for implementing the print control apparatus according to the third aspect.

Since the program described in claim 13 is a program for realizing the print control device according to claim 3, the computer can realize the print control device according to claim 3.

Further, the invention according to claim 14 is a program for realizing the print control device according to claim 7.

Since the program described in claim 14 is a program for realizing the print control device according to claim 7, the computer can implement the print control device according to claim 7.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing the editing apparatus according to the fourth aspect.

The recording medium according to claim 15 is the recording medium according to claim 4
Since the computer readable recording medium stores a program for realizing the editing apparatus according to the present invention, the editing apparatus according to the fourth aspect can be realized on a computer.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing the editing apparatus according to the eighth aspect.

The recording medium according to claim 16 is the recording medium according to claim 8
Since the computer readable recording medium stores a program for realizing the editing apparatus according to the present invention, the editing apparatus according to the present invention can be realized on a computer.

Further, the invention according to claim 17 is a program for realizing the editing apparatus according to claim 4.

The program according to claim 17 is a program for realizing the editing device according to claim 4, so that the computer can realize the editing device according to claim 4.

The invention according to claim 18 is a program for realizing the editing apparatus according to claim 8.

The program according to claim 18 is a program for realizing the editing device according to claim 8, so that the computer can realize the editing device according to claim 8.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a printing system 100 according to the present invention. The printing system 100 includes a controller 1, a printing press 2, an editing device 4,
Consists of Communication line C between controller 1 and printing machine 2
Connected by L. The controller 1 and the editing device 4 are connected by a network 3. The editing device 4 creates page data PD for creating a printed matter, and uses it to create book data BD including a plurality of page data PD. The editing device 4 also executes editing of the page data requiring correction MPD transmitted from the controller 1 and creation of additional page data APD.
The page data PD and book data BD created by the editing device 4 are in a file format described in a page description language such as PostScript (registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated). The created book data BD, corrected page data RPD, and additional page data APD are transmitted to the controller 1 via the network 3.

The controller 1 receives the book data BD created by the editing device 4 via the network 3 and performs a rasterizing process. The print data RBD obtained by rasterizing the book data BD is transmitted to the printing press 2. Further, the controller 1 specifies page data that needs to be corrected from the book data BD, and transmits the specified corrected page data MPD to the editing device 4. Alternatively, a page position to be added to the book data BD is specified, and the specified additional page position information API is transmitted to the editing device 4. Then, the controller 1 includes the editing device 4
Performs the rasterizing process on the corrected page data RPD transmitted from, and replaces it with the corresponding image page data IPD of the print data RBD. Alternatively, the controller 1 performs a rasterizing process on the additional page data APD and adds the same to the print data RBD.

The printing machine 2 executes printing based on the print data RBD transmitted from the controller 1 via the communication line CL.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the controller 1. The controller 1 is a personal computer generally used, and includes a CPU 11, a display unit 12, an input unit 13, a network I / F 14, a media drive 15, a storage unit 16, and a memory 17. The CPU 11 controls the entire controller 1, and in particular, implements the functions of the controller 1 by executing, in the memory 17, a program recorded on a media disk 18 inserted in the media drive 15. The display unit 12 is used for displaying information desired by the operator. The input unit 13 includes a mouse and a keyboard, and is used by an operator to input an instruction to the controller 1. Network I
/ F14 is for connecting the controller 1 to the network 3. Via the network I / F 14, the controller 1 transmits the page data MPD requiring correction or the additional page position information API to the editing device 4 connected to the network 3, and outputs the book data BD or the corrected page data. The RPD to the additional page data APD are received. Further, a program for realizing the function of the controller 1 can be downloaded from a server (not shown). Media drive 15
Is used to read a program recorded on the media disk 18. The functions of the controller 1 are realized by the program read by the media drive 15. The storage unit 16 stores a program read by the media drive 15. The storage unit 16
Stores book data BD, print data RBD, corrected page data RPD, and additional page data APD.

The memory 17 is a work area for the CPU 11 to execute the program stored by the storage unit 16. As a result of the execution of the program by the CPU 11, the functions of the RIP unit 171, the page specifying unit 172, the page data extracting unit 173, the page data information creating unit 174, the page data transmitting / receiving unit 175, and the page data processing unit 176 are realized in the memory 17. I do.

The RIP unit 171 performs a rasterizing process on the book data BD. As a result of the rasterizing process by the RIP unit 171, print data RBD, which is raster data that can be handled by the printing machine 2, is created from the book data BD. Created print data R
The BD is stored in the storage unit 16. Also, the RIP unit 17
1 also performs a rasterizing process on the corrected page data RPD and the additional page data APD. as a result,
The RIP unit 171 converts the corrected page data RPD from the rasterized corrected page data RRPD, and the additional page data APD from the rasterized additional page data RAPD.
Is created.

The page specifying section 172 specifies a page that needs to be corrected or a page to be added. The page specifying unit 172 specifies a page specified by the operator of the controller 1 among the page data PD stored in the book data BD as the page RP to be corrected. Further, a position where the operator of the controller 1 determines that the page data PD needs to be added in the book data BD is specified as a page addition position AP. Page specifying unit 172
Correction page RP, page addition position AP specified in
Are used in a page data extraction unit 173 and a page data information creation unit 174 described later.

The page data extracting section 173 extracts the page data PD specified by the page specifying section 172 from the book data BD. Page data extractor 173
Extracts the corresponding page data PD from the book data BD stored in the storage unit 16 based on the page requiring correction RP specified by the page specifying unit 172 in order to create the page requiring correction MPD.

The page data information creating section 174 creates page data information based on the page to be corrected RP specified by the page specifying section 172 and the page addition position AP. The page data information refers to corrected page data RPD corrected by the editing device 4 or rasterized corrected page data RRP obtained by rasterizing additional page data APD created for page addition.
D or rasterized additional page data RAPD,
This is information used to replace or add to a predetermined position in the print data RBD. The page data information creating unit 174 creates the modified page specifying information RPI based on the correction required page RP specified by the page specifying unit 172. The modified page specifying information RPI stores information about a page that needs to be modified and information indicating that "replacement" is instructed as the processing content for the book data BD. Further, the additional page position A specified by the page specifying unit 172
Based on P, the page data information creation unit 174 creates additional page position information API. The additional page position information API stores information about a page position to be added and information indicating that “addition” is instructed as a processing content for the book data BD.

The page data transmission / reception unit 175 transmits the page data MPD to be modified to and from the editing device 4 and receives the modified page data RPD and the additional page data APD. The page data transmission / reception unit 175 attaches the correction page specifying information RPI created by the page data information creation unit 174 to the page data PD extracted by the page data extraction unit 173, and sends it as the page data MPD requiring correction. Similarly, the page data transmitting / receiving unit 175 transmits the additional page position information API.
On the other hand, the modified page data RPD corrected by the editing device 4 is received by the page data transmission / reception unit 175 and temporarily stored in the storage unit 16. Editing device 4
The page data transmission / reception unit 175 also receives the additional page data APD created in
To be stored.

The page data processing section 176 replaces the rasterized page data stored in the print data RBD based on the page data information created by the page data information creating section 174. Print data RBD
When correcting the rasterized page data stored in the RIP, the page data processing section 176
The unit 171 replaces the rasterized corrected page data RRPD subjected to the rasterizing process with the corresponding rasterized page data stored in the print data RBD based on the corrected page specifying information RPI. When adding page data to the print data RBD, the page data processing unit 176 converts the rasterized additional page data RAPD, which has been subjected to the rasterizing process by the RIP unit 171, based on the print data RBD based on the additional page position information API. Add to the corresponding page position.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the editing device 4. The editing device 4 is also a commonly used personal computer, and includes a CPU 41 and a display unit 4.
2, an input unit 43, a network I / F 44, a media drive 45, a storage unit 46, and a memory 47. The CPU 41, the display unit 42, the input unit 43,
The description of the media drive 45 is the same as that of FIG. The network I / F 44 is
This is for connecting the editing device 4 to the network 3. Via the network I / F 44, the editing device 4 sends the book data BD or the corrected page data R to the controller 1 connected to the network 3.
It transmits the PD to the additional page data APD and receives the page data to be modified MPD and the additional page position information API. In addition, a program that realizes the functions of the editing device 4 can be downloaded from a server (not shown). The storage unit 46 stores the program read by the media drive 45. Further, the storage unit 46 stores book data BD, page data to be corrected MPD, and additional page position information API.

The memory 47 is a work area for the CPU 41 to execute the program stored by the storage unit 46. As a result of the execution of the program by the CPU 41, the functions of the editing unit 471, the page data information attaching unit 472, and the page data transmitting / receiving unit 473 are realized in the memory 47.

The editing unit 471 creates page data PD, and creates book data BD from a plurality of page data PD. The operator of the editing device 4 operates the input unit 43 to execute the function of the editing unit 471, thereby setting a layout area, and displaying desired characters and characters on the layout area.
The page data PD is created by arranging line drawings and pictures. Further, book data BD including a plurality of page data PD is created by repeating the above-described operation. Further, the editing unit 471 stores the correction page data MP
Correction work on the page data PD constituting D can also be performed. The editing unit 471 can use commonly used layout application software.

The page data information attaching section 472 attaches the modified page specifying information RPI or the additional page position information API transmitted from the controller 1 to the page data PD modified or created by the editing section 471. Thereby, the modified page data RPD or the additional page data APD to be transmitted to the controller 1 is created. Here, the page data information attachment unit 472 is
The editing unit 471 operates in cooperation with the editing unit 471.
It is desirable to function as extension software of the layout application software used as 71.

The page data transmission / reception section 473 receives the page data MPD requiring correction with the controller 1, and outputs the corrected page data RPD and the additional page data AP.
And D. Also, the page data transmission / reception unit 473
Receives the additional page position information API. Modified page data MPD received, additional page location information API
Are temporarily stored in the storage unit 46.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the printing system 100. In step S1, the editing device 4 creates page data PD, and further creates book data BD including a plurality of page data PD. When the operator of the editing device 4 operates the input unit 43 to execute the function of the editing unit 471, a layout area for displaying the contents of the printed matter is set. The operator further writes desired characters, line drawings,
By arranging the picture, the page data PD can be created. By continuously repeating this operation, the operator creates book data BD including a plurality of page data PD. The created book data BD is stored in the storage unit 46.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining page data PD created by the editing apparatus 4 and book data BD including a plurality of page data PD. Book data B
D can be handled as one file in which a plurality of page data PDs are stored. here,
It is assumed that the file name of the book data BD is “bookA” and four page data PDs are stored therein. In the book data BD, “file name”, “paper size”, “paper direction”, and “total number of pages” are described in the header portion. Printing control is performed by the controller 1 based on the description of the header portion of the book data BD. As for the book data “bookA”, the file name “book” is described as the description of the header part.
kA, paper size "A4", paper direction "vertical", and total number of pages "4". Note that the paper size and paper direction may be described in the page data PD.

It is assumed that the page data PD stored in the book data BD are given names "A", "B", "C" and "D", respectively. Page data PD
Stores data for expressing a page in each of them. Here, it is assumed that the page data “A” stores character data “A.txt”, line drawing data “B.lw”, and image data “C.img”. The book data “B”, “C”, and “D” also store character data, line drawing data, and image data, thereby realizing a page expression in a printed matter.

Although the description has been made here assuming that a plurality of page data PDs are stored inside the book data BD, the page data PD
By describing the link information for each of them, a format in which the book data BD and the plurality of page data PDs are independent from each other may be used. Alternatively, the format may be such that a plurality of page data PDs are stored in the same file as book data BD.

Also, here, the description has been made such that data for a plurality of page expressions is stored in the page data PD. However, link information for each of the data for page expressions is described in the page data PD. Accordingly, a format in which the page data PD and the data for expressing a plurality of pages are independent from each other may be used.
Alternatively, the format may be such that data for a plurality of page representations is stored in the same file as page data PD.

In step S 2, the book data BD is transferred from the editing device 4 to the controller 1. The book data BD stored in the storage unit 46 of the editing device 4 is changed to the network I / F 4 by the operation of the operator of the editing device 4.
4 and transferred to the controller 1 via the network 3. The controller 1 has a network I / F 1
4 is stored in the storage unit 1
6 is stored.

In step S3, the operator of the controller 1 performs a rasterizing process on the book data BD to create print data RBD. As described above, the page data PD stored in the book data BD is a set of scripts described in a page description language, and a printed matter expressing a page cannot be created as it is. Therefore, by performing a rasterizing process on the book data BD, the page data PD is changed to a printable data format, and print data RBD for creating a printed matter is created. The created print data RBD is
It is stored in the storage unit 16.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the print data RBD. The header of the print data RBD inherits the description of the header of the book data BD as it is. That is, the file name “bookA”, the paper size “A4”, the paper direction “vertical”, and the total number of pages “4” remain unchanged. Note that the book data BD
If the file name of the print data RBD is the same as that of the print data RBD, the two must be distinguished by some method. In such a case, the data type is usually distinguished by an extension appended to the file name.

The print data RBD stores therein a plurality of image page data IPD obtained by rasterizing each page data PD. Here, image page data "A", "B", "C", and "D" created as a result of rasterizing the page data "A", "B", "C", and "D" are stored in the print data BRD. Shall be. Image page data IPD
Is a file having a format that expresses an image in binary, such as a bitmap, for printing in the printing press 2. If the page names of the page data PD and the image page data IPD are the same, the two must be distinguished by some method. In such a case, the data type is usually distinguished by an extension appended to the file name.

In step S4, the print data RBD
Is transferred to the printing press 2 to perform printing. By the operation of the operator of the controller 1, the print data RBD stored in the storage unit 16 is transferred to the printing press 2 via the communication line CL. The printing machine 2 receives the transferred print data R
Printing is executed based on the BD.

In step S5, referring to the print result in step S4, it is determined whether the page data PD needs to be corrected or added. Satisfied with the printing result, the page data P
If there is no need to modify or add D, the process ends. If it is determined that the page data PD needs to be corrected or added, the process proceeds to step S6.

In step S6, the print data RBD is changed by correcting and adding the page data PD. After the change of the print data RBD is completed, the process returns to step S4,
By repeating the above-described processing, a desired printed matter can be created.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the detailed process of step S6. Step S60
To select whether to correct the page data PD or to add the page data PD. When the page data PD is to be corrected, the process proceeds to step S61, and when the page data PD is added, the process proceeds to step S601.

"When Page Data PD is Modified" Step S6
In 1, the operator of the controller 1 specifies a page to be corrected based on the print result performed in step S4. The operator operates the input unit 13 to specify a page number to be corrected in the book data BD or the print data RBD. As a result, the page specifying unit 172 specifies the specified page number as the page requiring correction RP.

Step S62 is the same as step S61.
The page data information creation unit 174 creates the modified page identification information RPI based on the page to be modified RP identified by the page identification unit 172. Since only the page number is specified in the correction-needed page RP, the page data information creation unit 174 replaces the page data PD corresponding to the page number specified in the correction-needed page RP with the book data B.
By searching from D, the page data PD that needs to be corrected is specified, and corrected page specifying information RPI is created.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the data structure of the modified page specifying information RPI. The modified page identification information RPI stores “page number”, “page data name”, and “execution content”. The “page number” is the correction page RP specified by the page specifying unit 172, and is the same as the page number specified by the operator in step S61. That is, the book data BD or the print data R
A page number that needs to be corrected in the BD is stored.
"Page data name" is the page data information creation unit 1
74 is a page R requiring correction, which is retrieved from the book data BD.
Page data P corresponding to the page number specified by P
This is the name of D. By storing the name of the page data PD corresponding to the page number specified in the correction required page RP, a page data extraction process described later can be executed. The “execution content” stores information for defining processing in a page data replacement process described later. In the modified page identification information RPI,
“0” is stored, and in a process described later, the page data processing unit 176 stores the image page data I stored in the print data RBD specified by the “page number”.
A process of replacing the PD with the image page data IPD of the rasterized corrected page data RRPD to which the corrected page specifying information is attached is executed.

After the creation of the correction page specifying information RPI is completed, the flow shifts to step S63, where the correction page data MP
D is transmitted to the editing device 4. Corrected page identification information RPI
The page data extracting unit 173 extracts page data PD to be corrected from the book data BD based on the page data name stored in the
D is transmitted to the editing device 4 by the page data transmission / reception unit 175 as the required page data MPD to which the modified page specifying information RPI is attached.

In step S64, the editing device 4 corrects the page data MPD requiring correction. The page data transmission / reception unit 473 of the editing device 4 receives the page data MPD to be modified and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 46.
Thereafter, the operator of the editing device 4 executes the function of the editing unit 471 to correct the page data MPD requiring correction, thereby generating corrected page data RPD.

Since the editing unit 471 only processes the page data PD constituting the page data to be modified MPD, after the page data PD is modified, the connection with the modified page specifying information RPI is interrupted. Then, the page data information attaching unit 472 operating in cooperation with the editing unit 471 attaches the corrected page specifying information RPI to the corrected page data PD, thereby creating the corrected page data RPD.

If the corrected page data RPD has been created, the process proceeds to step S65, where the corrected page data RPD
The PD is transmitted to the controller 1. When the operator executes the function of the page data transmission unit 473, the corrected page data RPD is transmitted to the controller 1.
The controller 1 uses the page data transmission / reception unit 175 to output the modified page data RPD transmitted from the editing device 4.
Is received and stored in the storage unit 16.

In step S66, the RIP unit 171 of the controller 1 executes a rasterizing process on the transmitted modified page data RPD. Since the page data PD constituting the modified page data RPD is also a script described in the page description language as described above, a printed matter expressing a page cannot be created as it is. Therefore, image page data IPD having a printable data format is created by performing rasterization processing on the page data PD constituting the modified page data RPD. Further, here, the image page data IPD created as a result of performing the rasterizing process on the page data PD constituting the modified page data RPD is disconnected from the modified page specifying information RPI. Therefore, the RIP unit 171 attaches the corrected page specifying information RPI to the image page data IPD, thereby making the rasterized corrected page data RR.
A PD is created.

In step S67, step S61
A process for replacing the page to be corrected specified in the above with the corrected page is executed. Specifically, the image page data IPD of the rasterized corrected page data RRPD that has been subjected to the rasterizing process in step S66 for the image page data IPD corresponding to the page specified by the correction required page RP stored in the print data RBD. And replace it.

The page data processing section 176 specifies the image page data IPD to be replaced with the print data RBD by referring to the corrected page specifying information RPI of the rasterized corrected data RRPD. As described above, the page number to be corrected is stored as the “page number” in the corrected page specifying information RPI. The page data processing unit 176 specifies a page to be corrected in the print data RBD by referring to the page number stored in the correction page specifying information RPI.

Subsequently, the page data processing section 176 executes the “execution contents” stored in the modified page specifying information RPI.
By referring to the rasterized corrected data RR.
The execution of the process of the image page data IPD constituting the PD is determined. If “0” is stored as the execution content of the modified page identification information RPI, the page data processing unit 1
76 executes “page replacement”. The page data processing unit 176 converts the image page data IPD stored in the print data RBD specified by the “page number” into
A process of replacing the rasterized corrected page data RRPD with the image page data IPD is executed. When step S67 ends, the process returns to step S6 in the flowchart of FIG. 4 and executes the above-described processing.

FIG. 9 illustrates the process of “when the page data PD is modified” in FIG. FIG. 9 (a)
It shows the correction page specifying information RPI, and specifies the page to be corrected in this process.
Here, book data BDa shown in FIG.
As modification of the first page, the modified page identification information RPI created by the page data information creation unit 174 includes:
The page number “1”, the page data name “a”, and the processing content “0” are stored.

FIG. 9B shows that the controller 1
This shows a state in which page data PDa is extracted from book data BDa and transmitted to editing device 4.
Referring to the modified page specifying information RPI, the page data extracting unit 173 extracts page data PDa corresponding to the page number “1” and the page data name “a” from the book data BDa, and the page data transmitting / receiving unit 175 modifies the page data PDa. The page identification information RPI is attached and transmitted to the editing apparatus 4 as the page data MPD requiring correction.

FIG. 9C shows a state where the modified page data RPD created as a result of the modification of the modified page data MPD performed by the editing device 4 is transmitted to the controller 1. . As a result of the correction of the page data PDa by the editing unit 471 of the editing device 4, the page data PDz is created, and the page data information attachment unit 472 attaches the modified page specifying information RPI, thereby creating the corrected page data RPD. You. The created modified page data RPD is transmitted to the controller 1 by the page data transmission / reception unit 473.
Here, for the sake of explanation, the page data name created as a result of correcting the page data PDa is denoted by P.
Although Dz is renamed, the page data name may not be changed, merely overwriting the correction result on the original page data.

FIG. 9D shows the corrected page data RPD.
Shows a state where the image page data IPD stored in the print data RBD is replaced by the rasterized corrected page data RRPD generated as a result of the rasterization processing. Image page data IPDz is created from the page data PDz that has been rasterized by the RIP unit 171. Further, the RIP unit 171 creates the rasterized corrected page data RRPD by attaching the corrected page specifying information RPI to the image page data IPDz. The page data processing unit 176 replaces the image page data IPD stored in the print data RBD based on the rasterized corrected page data RRPD. The page data processing unit 176 is configured to output the corrected page specifying information RPI of the rasterized corrected page data RRPD.
, The page number to be processed and the execution contents of the process are confirmed, and the page replacement process is executed. Here, the page number “1” is corrected based on the corrected page specifying information RPI shown in FIG. 9A, and from the execution content “0” of the correction, the image page data of the rasterized corrected page data RRPD is obtained. The IPDz and the image page data IPDa of the print data RBDa corresponding to the page number “1” are replaced.

As a result, the print data RBD corrected
a ′ is, instead of the image page data IPDa corresponding to the first page of the printed matter, as shown in FIG.
The image page data IPDz of the rasterized corrected page data RRPD is stored. Therefore, by transmitting the print data RBDa ′ to the printing press 2, the image page data IPDz, IPDb, IPDc, IPD
Printing based on Dd is performed.

Therefore, the printing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 performs the operations as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 7, so that even if the book data is re-edited, the resources of the print control device and the rasterizing process are performed. The operation and effect can be obtained without wasting time, and in particular, preventing a page to be corrected in the editing apparatus from being mistaken.

"When Page Data PD is Added" Step S6
In 01, the operator of the controller 1 specifies a page to be corrected based on the print result performed in step S4. The operator operates the input unit 13 to
Specify the page number you want to add. As a result, the page specifying unit 172 specifies the specified page number as the page addition position AP.

Step S602 is an additional page position AP identified by page identification section 172 in step S601.
, The page data information creation unit 174 creates the additional page position information API.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the data structure of the page addition position information API. The page addition position information API stores “page number” and “execution content”. “Page number” is the page addition position AP specified by the page specifying unit 172, and is the same as the page number specified by the operator in step S61. That is, a page number for which a page is desired to be added is stored. The “execution content” stores information for defining processing in a page data replacement process described later. In the page addition position information API, “1” is stored,
In a process described later, the page data processing unit 176
A process of adding the image page data IPD of the rasterized additional page data RAPD to the page position specified by the “page number” in the print data RBD is executed.

After the creation of the page addition position information API is completed, the flow advances to step S603 to add the additional page position information A
The PI is transmitted to the editing device 4. Additional page position information AP
I is transmitted to the editing device 4 by the page data transmitting / receiving unit 175.
Sent to

In step S604, the editing device 4 creates additional page data APD. When the operator of the editing device 4 executes the function of the editing unit 471, the additional page data APD is created.

Since the editing section 471 only creates new page data PD to be added, it is not linked to the additional page position information API. Therefore, the page data information attachment unit 4 that operates in cooperation with the editing unit 471
72 adds the page addition position information API to the created page data PD, thereby creating the additional page data APD.

If the additional page data APD has been created, the process proceeds to step S605, where the additional page data AP
D is transmitted to the controller 1. When the operator executes the function of the page data transmission unit 473, the additional page data APD is transmitted to the controller 1. In the controller 1, the page data transmission / reception unit 175 receives the additional page data APD transmitted from the editing device 4 and stores it in the storage unit 16.

In the following step S606, the controller 1
RIP unit 171 executes a rasterizing process on the transmitted additional page data APD. Since the page data PD constituting the additional page data APD is also a script described in the page description language as described above, a printed matter expressing a page cannot be created as it is. Therefore, image page data IPD having a printable data format is created by performing rasterization processing on page data PD constituting the additional page data APD. Further, here, the image page data IPD created as a result of performing the rasterizing process on the page data PD constituting the additional page data APD is disconnected from the page addition position information API. Therefore, the RIP unit 171 attaches the page addition position information API to the image page data IPD to create the rasterized additional page data RAPD.

In step S607, step S6
A process for adding a page to the page position specified by 01 is executed. Specifically, the print data RBD is added to the page position specified by the page addition position AP in step S60.
In step 6, the image page data IPD of the rasterized additional page data RAPD subjected to the rasterizing process is added.

The page data processing section 176 specifies the page addition position in the print data RBD by referring to the page position specification information API of the rasterized additional data RAPD. As described above, the page number desired to be added is stored as the “page number” in the page addition position information API. Page data processing unit 176
Specifies the page addition position in the print data RBD by referring to the page number stored in the page addition position information API.

Subsequently, the page data processing unit 176 executes the “execution contents” stored in the page addition position information API.
To determine the processing execution of the image page data IPD constituting the rasterized additional page data RAPD. When “1” is stored as the execution content of the page addition position information API, the page data processing unit 176 executes “page addition”. The page data processing unit 176 performs a process of adding the image page data IPD of the rasterized additional page data RAPD to the page position in the print data RBD specified by the “page number”.

At this time, the page data processing unit 176 changes the description of the “total number of pages” in the description of the header portion in the book data BD and the print data RBD by the number of pages increased in the process of step S607. When step S607 ends, the process returns to step S6 in the flowchart of FIG. 4 and executes the above-described processing.

FIG. 11 illustrates the process of “when page data PD is added” in FIG. FIG. 11 (a)
Indicates a page addition position information API, and specifies a page to be added in this process. Here, as for the book data BDb shown in FIG. 5, the first page is added, and the page addition position information API created by the page data information creation unit 174 includes the page number “1” and the processing content “1”. Are respectively stored.

FIG. 11B shows a state where the page addition position information API is transmitted to the editing device 4 in the controller 1. Page data transmission / reception unit 1
75 transmits the page addition position information API to the editing device 4.

FIG. 11D shows that the additional page data APD created as a result of newly creating page data PD for addition in the editing device 4 is stored in the controller 1.
FIG. The page data PDy is newly created by the editing unit 471 of the editing device 4, and the page data information attachment unit 472 attaches the page addition position information API to the additional page data AP.
D is created. Additional page data APD created
Is transmitted to the controller 1 by the page data transmission / reception unit 473.

FIG. 11D shows additional page data APD.
Shows a state in which rasterization processing is performed, and the resulting rasterized additional page data RAPD is added to the print data RBD. From the page data PDy rasterized by the RIP unit 171,
Image page data IPDy is created. Also, R
The IP unit 171 creates the rasterized additional page data RAPD by attaching the page additional position information API to the image page data IPDy. The page data processing unit 176 adds the image page data IPD to the print data RBD based on the rasterized additional page data RAPD. Page data processing unit 17
Reference numeral 6 refers to the page addition position information API of the rasterized additional page data RAPD to check the page number to be processed and the content of the processing, and execute the page addition processing. Here, the page number “1” is added from the page addition position report API shown in FIG.
From the execution content “1” of the processing, the image page data IPDy of the rasterized additional page data RAPD is set to 1
The image page data IPDy is added to the print data RBDb so as to be the page number.

The print data RBD corrected as a result
In b ′, as shown in FIG. 11E, instead of the image page data IPDa corresponding to the first page of the printed matter, the image page data IPDy of the rasterized additional page data RAPD is stored, and the image page data IPDa is 2 Changes have been made to be on the page. Therefore, by transmitting the print data RBDb ′ to the printer 2, the image page data IPDy, I
Printing based on PDa, IPDb, IPDc, and IPDd is performed.

Therefore, the printing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 performs the operations shown in the flow charts shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, so that even if the book data is re-edited, the resources of the print control device and the rasterizing process can be performed. The operation and effect can be obtained without wasting time, and in particular, preventing a page to be corrected in the editing apparatus from being mistaken.

[Modifications] The embodiments can be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. In the above description, the controller 1 and the editing device 4 have been described as being separate from each other, but may have a single configuration. Even if it is a single configuration, the operation and effect of the present invention can be obtained.

[0108] The specification of the page data MPD to be corrected and the additional page data APD may be performed by the editing device 4 instead of the controller 1.

Further, in the embodiment, the description has been made assuming that the operation of correcting the page data PD and the operation of adding the page data PD operate separately, but a single operation may be performed. That is, at the time of creating the modified page specifying information RPI, if the page data name item is blank and “1” is stored in the execution content item, the additional page position information A
Since it becomes the same as PI, the page data PD adding operation can be treated as a modification of the page data PD correcting operation.

In addition, when creating the additional page data APD, the page data transmitting / receiving unit 175 transmits the book data B
Based on the page data PD stored in D, the additional page data APD may be created by attaching the page addition specifying information API to the blank page data PD. This allows the editing device 4 to edit the blank page data PD with reference to the description of the header portion of the book data BD, so that the page size and the like do not need to be set individually, and the page data PD adding operation can be performed on the page. This can be handled as a modification of the data PD correction operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a printing system 100.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a controller 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of an editing device 4;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the printing system 100.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of book data BD.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of print data RBD.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of correcting book data BD in step S6.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of modified page specifying information RPI.

FIG. 9 is a diagram specifically showing an operation when correcting page data PD.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a page addition position information API.

FIG. 11 is a diagram specifically showing an operation at the time of adding page data PD.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 controller 2 printing machine 3 network 4 editing device 11, 41 CPU 12, 42 display unit 13, 43 input unit 14, 44 network I / F 15, 45 media drive 16, 46 storage unit 17, 47 memory 18, 48 media disk 100 printing system 171 RIP section 172 page specifying section 173 page data extracting section 174 page data information creating section 175 page data transmitting / receiving section 176 page data processing section 471 editing section 472 page data information attaching section 473 page data transmitting / receiving section AP page addition position APD Additional page data API Additional page location information BD, BDa, BDb Book data IPD, IPDa, IPDb, IPDc, IPDd, I
PDy, IPDz Image page data MPD Corrected page data PD, PDa, PDb, PDc, PDd, PDy, PD
z Page data RAPD Rasterize additional page data RBD RBDa, RBDa ', RBDb, RBDb'
Print data RP Corrected page RPD Corrected page data RPI Corrected page identification information RRPD Rasterized corrected page data

Claims (18)

[Claims] An editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data; a print control apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine; A printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, wherein the print control device specifies a correction-necessary page data requiring correction among the page data stored in the book data; Means for transmitting to the editing device information that specifies the required correction page data and the correction required page data, and means for performing rasterization processing on the corrected page data corrected by the editing device, Replacing the corrected page data on which the rasterizing process has been performed with the required correction page data stored in the print data; It has a stage, a printing system in which the editing apparatus is characterized by having a means for editing the correction required page data the specific. 2. When the editing device transmits the corrected page data to the print control device, the editing device attaches information specifying the page data requiring correction to the corrected page data. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein 3. An editing device for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, a print control device for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine, and A printing machine that performs printing based on the print data, wherein the print control device specifies, among the page data stored in the book data, page data that needs to be corrected, Means for transmitting to the editing device information that specifies the required correction page data and the correction required page data, and means for performing rasterization processing on the corrected page data corrected by the editing device, Replacing the corrected page data that has been subjected to the rasterizing process with the corrected page data stored in the print data; Print control apparatus characterized by comprising: a stage, a. 4. An editing apparatus for creating and editing book data comprising a plurality of page data, a print control apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine, and A printing machine that performs printing based on the printing device, wherein the editing device receives the correction page data and the information that specifies the correction page data transmitted from the print control device, and a receiving unit. An editing apparatus for editing the page data requiring correction, and attaching means for attaching information specifying the page data requiring correction to the corrected page data obtained by editing the page data requiring correction. 5. An editing device for creating and editing book data comprising a plurality of page data, a print control device for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine, and A printing machine that performs printing based on the print control apparatus, wherein the print control device specifies a page position at the time of printing when inserting additional page data into the book data; and Means for transmitting position specifying information to the editing device; means for performing rasterization processing on the additional page data created by the editing device; and printing the rasterized additional page data into the print data. Means for adding to the specified page position at the time of printing, wherein the editing device inserts the page at the specified page position at the time of printing. Printing system, characterized in that it comprises means for creating an additional page data. 6. When the editing device transmits the additional page data to the print control device, the editing device attaches information specifying the page position at the time of printing to the additional page data. The printing system according to claim 5, wherein 7. An editing apparatus for creating / editing book data including a plurality of page data, a print control apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine, and a print control apparatus based on the print data. A printing machine comprising: a printing machine that performs printing by using the printing control device, wherein the printing control device specifies a page position at the time of printing when inserting additional page data into the book data; and Means for transmitting the information specifying the page position of the editing apparatus to the editing apparatus, means for performing a rasterizing process on the additional page data created by the editing apparatus, and Means for adding the print data to the specified page position at the time of printing. 8. An editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, a print control apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine, A printing machine that performs printing based on: a editing system, wherein the editing device creates additional page data to be inserted at a page position at the time of printing specified by the print control device;
When transmitting the additional page data to the print control device, the editing device includes an attaching unit that attaches information specifying a page position at the time of printing to the additional page data. 9. An editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, a print control apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine, and A printing machine for performing printing based on the specified data, wherein, in the page data stored in the book data, a page data requiring correction is specified; and Transmitting to the editing device the required correction page data and the information for specifying the correction required page data; a step of editing the specified correction required page data; and a result obtained by editing the correction required page data. Attaching the information that specifies the page data requiring correction to the corrected page data, Printing method and a step of performing noise processing, a step of replacing said correction required page data the amended page data rasterization processing has been performed is stored in the print data. 10. An editing apparatus for creating and editing book data including a plurality of page data, a print control apparatus for transmitting print data obtained by rasterizing the book data to a printing machine, and A printing machine for performing printing based on the specified printing time, wherein a step of specifying a page position at the time of printing when inserting additional page data into the book data; and Transmitting the information specifying the page position of the editing device to the editing device, creating additional page data to be inserted at the specified page position at the time of printing, the page position at the time of printing to the additional page data A step of attaching information to be specified, means for performing a rasterizing process on the additional page data, Printing method characterized by having the steps of adding to the specified page position at the time of printing of the print data Jideta. 11. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing the print control device according to claim 3 is recorded. 12. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing the print control device according to claim 7 is recorded. 13. A program for realizing the print control device according to claim 3. 14. A program for realizing the print control device according to claim 7. 15. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing the editing apparatus according to claim 4 is recorded. 16. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing the editing apparatus according to claim 8 is recorded. 17. A program for realizing the editing device according to claim 4. 18. A program for realizing the editing device according to claim 8.