JP2006101390A - Print data editing apparatus and print data editing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a print data editing apparatus and print data editing program for creating print data for printing objects in such an order that a creator of a scrapbook can easily paste printed matters on a layout sheet. <P>SOLUTION: In a scrapbooking window, a photo object, a letter object, an illustration object and other objects are edited while imaging a completed scrapbook. When printing is instructed, a printing method selection picture 200 is displayed and the order of printing objects can be selected. In "object type", printing is performed in the order of photo, letter, illustration and others. In "position", printing is performed in order from an object closest to the left top. In "size", printing is performed in order from an object of the largest size. In "overlap", printing is performed in order from an object of the lowest layer. Only the objects designated by "selection object" are printed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a print data editing apparatus and a print data editing program, and more particularly to a print data editing apparatus and a print data editing program for editing an object used in scrapbooking.

  Recently, a hobby called “scrapbooking” as introduced in Non-Patent Document 1 is enjoyed. This scrapbooking is not just pasting photos on an album as in the past, but also adding a theme and decorating the photos in line with the theme using various techniques. When pasting photos, matte them (put the photos on paper larger than the photos. This allows you to decorate the photos with a border) Cut and decorate with various ideas.

  In scrapbooking, in addition to photos, the theme of the page and a journal about the theme (records of dates, episodes, impressions, etc.) are pasted. These themes and journals are hand-drawn, stamped, or pasted with text edited by a word processor. In addition, the character may be shaped with a string or the like, or a character such as a cutout may be pasted. In addition to text decorations, various patterns and materials can be cut into various shapes to decorate the background of the mount, add illustrations, and paste memorable items related to the theme. is there. Such decoration methods and designs are the creativity of the creator and one of the pleasures of scrapbooking.

  In such scrapbooking, image data of a digital camera is often used instead of a film photograph. Photographs with digital image data can be processed with image processing software using a personal computer to give a variety of decorations to the photographs. You can also create themes and journals with various fonts using word processing software. In image processing software and word processing software, the creator usually edits the image of the desired printed product on the screen. When printing is executed, the image is usually edited on the screen. Is printed as is. There are also image processing software and word processing software that have the function of printing only the selected object when an object such as a character or image is selected and instructed to print, but the selected object is printed to the last. Only.

  In addition, when printing a photograph taken with a digital camera without processing it, the digital camera is connected directly to the printer, or the storage medium storing the digital data is read into the printer. Data may be printed. In such a case, an image data processing device and an image recording device that print images taken with a digital camera in order of date have been proposed in order to make it easier to find a desired photo from a printed photo (for example, Patent Document 1).

Emiko Kume “I love! Scrapbooking” Gakuyo Publishing, February 25, 2004 2, P.I. 8-17, P.M. 58-61 JP 2001-1111928 A

  In scrapbooking, photos and journals are pasted one by one, and the texture of the overlap is a kind of decoration. However, in image processing software or word processor software, if an object is edited with an image of a scrapbooking finished product (referred to as a scrapbook), the entire image is printed. Therefore, if an image in which objects are arranged in an overlapping manner is created, printed materials in an overlapped state are created. That is, there arises a problem that individual objects cannot be actually superimposed.

  Therefore, instead of printing the entire image of the scrapbook at once, a method of printing by designating objects one by one, organizing those printed materials, and pasting them on the mount is conceivable. In addition, instead of editing the image of the scrapbook, a method of editing each object to be created and printing it at once can be considered. However, in the former case, there is a trouble of designating objects one by one. Further, it may be complicated to manage which object is printed and which object has not yet been designated for printing. In the latter case, there is a problem that it is difficult to float the image of the scrapbook and it is difficult to grasp the size relationship between objects.

  Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, captured images are printed in date order. However, in the case of an image used in scrapbooking, the images and objects may be printed in date order or creation order. It doesn't make much sense.

  In addition, in scrapbooking, the actual product is pasted in addition to the printed one, and there is a demand to display a similar object on the screen when editing the image of the scrapbook. However, the actual printed material of such an object is not necessary.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a print data editing apparatus for creating print data for printing an object in an order in which a creator who creates a scrapbook can easily paste a printed material on a mount, The present invention also provides a print data editing program that causes a computer to create print data.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the print data editing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, a printed matter such as a character, a picture, or a pattern, a ribbon, a string, paper, a cloth, or a film is mounted on a mount on which a photograph is pasted. , Buttons, sequins, beads, artificial flowers, memorable items and other materials that can be affixed to the mount, characters, pictures, patterns, etc. on the mount, stamped, etc. Print object editing that edits print objects such as photos, characters, pictures, and patterns to be printed in a print data editing device that edits the print data of the photo or the printed material, which is used for scrapbooking to decorate the image. And a scrapbook when the print object edited by the print object editing means is printed. A print instructing unit for instructing to print the printed objects printed on the mount in an order that is easy to be pasted on the mount, and an instruction for printing by the print instructing unit in an order that is easy to be pasted. The printing apparatus includes a printing order determination unit that determines a printing order of the printing object, and a printing data generation unit that generates the printing data of the printing object in the printing order determined by the printing order determination unit. ing.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the first aspect, the print order determining means determines the print order according to the type of the print object. It has a characteristic configuration.

  Further, in the print data editing apparatus according to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 2, the type of the print object has at least two kinds other than a photograph and a photograph, and the printing order. The determining means is configured to start with the printing order of the photographs.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the print data editing apparatus of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the print object editing means includes position information indicating a position where the print object is attached to the mount. Position specifying means for specifying is provided, and the printing order determining means determines the printing order based on the position information specified by the position specifying means.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the print object editing means includes a print size specifying means for specifying a print size of the print object. The print order determining means determines the print order in descending order of the print sizes specified by the print size specifying means.

  According to a sixth aspect of the print data editing apparatus of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the print object editing means may be configured so that the print object is arranged on the mount with an overlap. , A hierarchy designating unit that designates hierarchical information indicating the order of overlap, and the print order determining unit prints in order from the print objects in which the print object overlap is designated below by the hierarchy designating unit. Thus, the printing order is determined as described above.

  According to a seventh aspect of the print data editing apparatus of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the print instruction unit prints the print object by the print order determination unit. When determining the order, the print order is determined according to the type of the print object, the print order is determined based on the print position information of the print object, or the print order is determined based on the print size of the print object. And determining whether the print order is to be determined based on at least one of the order of determining the print order based on the overlapping order of the print objects, It has a configuration characterized in that an instruction for printing is performed in the order in which the pasting is easy.

  Further, in the print data editing apparatus of the invention according to claim 8, in addition to the configuration of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 7, when the print object editing means edits the print object, A non-printed material editing unit that edits the image of the material that is a printed material and is pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material, and the printing order determining unit includes the non-printed material edited by the non-printed material editing unit In this configuration, the printing order is the last.

  Further, in the print data editing apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, when the print object editing means edits the print object, Non-printed material editing means for editing the image of the material pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material, and the print data creation of the print data of the non-printed material edited by the non-printable material editing means And a print data rejection creation means that is not created by the means.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the tenth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, when the print object editing means edits the print object, A non-printed material editing unit that edits an image of the material that is a printed material and is pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material, and the print data creation unit includes the non-printed material edited by the non-printed material editing unit The print data is configured to be print data that can be easily distinguished from the photograph or other printed matter.

  In the print data editing program according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, a printed matter such as a character, a picture, or a pattern, a ribbon, a string, paper, a cloth, a film, a button, a sequin, Material that can be affixed to the mount such as beads, artificial flowers, memories, etc. is pasted on the mount, characters, pictures, patterns, etc. are drawn on the mount and stamped to enhance the photo In the scrapbooking to decorate, the print data editing program for causing the computer to execute the processing for editing the print data of the photo or the printed matter, edit the print object such as the photo, character, picture, pattern, etc. to be printed A print object editing step to be performed, and the print object edited by the print object editing step. A print instruction step for giving an instruction to print the print objects printed by the creator who creates the scrapbook on the mount in the order in which it is easy to attach to the mount, and printing in the order in which it is easy to attach the print object A print order determining step for determining the print order of the print objects, and a print data generating step for generating print data for the print objects in the print order determined by the print order determination step. It is the structure characterized by having provided.

  Further, in the print data editing program according to the twelfth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the eleventh aspect, the print order determining step determines the print order according to the type of the print object. It has a characteristic configuration.

  In the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 13, the type of the print object according to claim 12 has at least two types other than a photo and a photo, and the printing order determination step includes: The print order is the first.

  In the print data editing program according to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the eleventh aspect, the print object editing step includes position information indicating a position where the print object is attached to the mount. A position specifying step for specifying is provided, and the printing order determining step is configured to determine a printing order based on position information of the print object specified by the position specifying step.

  In the print data editing program according to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the eleventh aspect, the print object editing step includes a print size specifying step of specifying a print size of the print object. The printing order determining step is characterized in that the printing order is determined in descending order of the printing sizes designated by the printing size designation means.

  In the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 16, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 11, the print object editing step is performed when the print object is arranged on the mount with overlapping. , A hierarchy designation step for designating hierarchy information indicating the order of overlap, and the printing order determination step prints in order from the print objects for which the print objects are designated below by the hierarchy designation step. Thus, the printing order is determined as described above.

  In the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 17, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any of claims 11 to 16, the print instruction step prints the print object by the print order determination step. When determining the order, the print order is determined according to the type of the print object, the print order is determined based on the print position information of the print object, or the print order is determined based on the print size of the print object. And determining whether the print order is to be determined based on at least one of the order of determining the print order based on the overlapping order of the print objects, It has a configuration characterized in that an instruction for printing is performed in the order in which the pasting is easy.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 11 to 17, in the print data editing program according to the invention according to claim 18, when the print object is edited in the print object editing step, A non-printed material editing step for editing the image of the material pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material, wherein the printing order determining step includes the non-printed material edited in the non-printed material editing step. In this configuration, the printing order is the last.

  Further, in the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 19, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any of claims 11 to 17, when editing the print object in the print object editing step, A non-printed material editing step for editing the image of the material pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material, and a print data creation of the print data of the non-printed material edited in the non-printed material editing step. The print data rejection creation step that is not created in steps is provided.

  Further, in the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 20, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 11 to 17, when the print object is edited in the print object editing step, A non-printed material editing step for editing the image of the material pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material, wherein the print data creation step includes the non-printed material edited in the non-printed material editing step. The print data is configured to be print data that can be easily distinguished from the other printed matter.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the first aspect, the print object editing means edits a print object such as a photograph, character, picture, or pattern to be printed, and the print instruction means is edited by the print object editing means. When printing the printed objects, the creator who creates the scrapbook instructs the printed objects to be printed in the order in which they are easily pasted on the mount, and the printing order determining means is pasted by the printing instruction means. When an instruction to print in the easy order is given, the print order of the print objects is determined, and the print data creation means can create the print data of the print objects in the print order determined by the print order determination means. Therefore, when scrapbooking, the print objects are printed in the order in which they are easy to paste. Therefore, the creator can paste the printed objects in order from the printed one, and scrapbooking can be done without waiting for the completion of printing of all the print objects. Can proceed.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the print order determining means can determine the print order according to the type of the print object. Therefore, since the same type of objects are printed together, it is easy to handle a print object that crawls on the mount.

  Further, in the print data editing apparatus of the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, the type of print object has at least two types other than a photo and a photo, and the print order determining means includes The photo printing order can be the first. Therefore, since the photograph which becomes the center of scrapbooking is printed first, it is easy to grasp the image of the entire scrapbook first.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to the first aspect, the position specifying means provided in the print object editing means sets the paste position of the print object on the mount. The position information to be shown can be designated, and the printing order determination means can decide the printing order based on the position information designated by the position designation means. Therefore, for example, printing can be performed sequentially from the upper left, or printing can be performed from the center, so that it is easy to understand where the print object is to be pasted.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the print size specifying means provided in the print object editing means specifies the print size of the print object. The print order determining means can determine the print order in descending order of the print size specified by the print size specifying means. Therefore, since it can arrange in order from a big thing, it is easy to grasp the image of the whole scrapbook.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to the first aspect, the hierarchy specifying means provided in the print object editing means arranges the print objects on the mount so as to overlap each other. Hierarchy information indicating the order of overlap when printing is performed, and the print order determining means sets the print order so that the hierarchy of the print objects is printed in order from the print object designated below. Can be determined. Therefore, since the print object to be pasted on the mount is printed first, the pasting operation proceeds smoothly.

  In the print data editing apparatus of the invention according to claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 6, the print instruction means determines the print order of the print objects by the print order determination means. When determining the print order according to the type of the print object, determining the print order based on the print position information of the print object, determining the print order based on the print size of the print object, and By instructing at least one of the criteria for determining the print order based on the order of the print object overlapping, the print order is printed in the order in which the creator can easily paste. Give instructions. Therefore, printing can be performed in the order of the creator's preference.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the non-printed material editing means edits the print object in the print object editing means. In this case, it is possible to edit an image of a material that is a non-printed material and is pasted on the mount together with a photograph or a printed material, and the print order determining unit ends the printing order of the non-printed material edited by the non-printed material editing unit. be able to. Therefore, since the print objects on which the actual image is printed are collectively printed at the end, it is possible to avoid erroneously pasting the print object on which the actual image is printed at the place where the actual image is pasted. Further, if the printing operation is stopped in the middle of printing, the image print object will not be ejected, so that it is possible to avoid erroneously pasting the image print object. Further, if the printing operation is stopped halfway, waste of the printing medium can be saved.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the non-printed material editing means edits the print object in the print object editing means. At this time, it is possible to edit an image of a material that is a non-printed material and is pasted on a mount together with a photograph or a printed material. You can prevent it from being created by data creation means. Accordingly, since the print object on which the actual image is printed is not printed, the image print object is not erroneously pasted at the position where the actual image is pasted.

  In the print data editing apparatus according to the tenth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the non-printed material editing means edits the print object in the print object editing means. At this time, it is possible to edit an image of a material that is a non-printed material and is affixed to a mount together with a photograph or a printed material. It can be created as print data that can be easily distinguished from other printed matter. Therefore, the printed object that printed the actual image, for example, makes the message one-tone, fancy color, dark color, light color, “x” or “sample” message so that it stands out Since it is printed in a manner that can be easily distinguished from other printed materials, such as printing, it is possible to avoid accidentally pasting a print object on which the actual image is printed at the location where the actual product is pasted. , Never forget to paste the actual thing.

  In the print data editing program according to the eleventh aspect of the invention, the computer edits a print object that is a photograph, character, picture, pattern, or the like to be printed on the computer, and the print object editing step. When the printed object is printed, a print instruction step for giving an instruction to print the printed objects on the mount in the order in which the creator creating the scrapbook is easy to paste, and the order in which it is easy to paste by the print instruction step When an instruction is given, a print order determination step for determining the print order of the print objects and a print data generation step for generating print data for the print objects in the print order determined by the print order determination step are executed. Can do. Therefore, when scrapbooking, the print objects are printed in the order in which they are easy to paste. Therefore, the creator can paste the printed objects in order from the printed one, and scrapbooking can be done without waiting for the completion of printing of all the print objects. Can proceed.

  According to a print data editing program of the invention of claim 12, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 11, a print order determination step for causing the computer to determine the print order according to the type of print object is executed. Can be made. Therefore, since the same type of objects are printed together, it is easy to handle print objects to be pasted on the mount.

  In addition, in the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 13, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 12, the type of print object is set to a computer having at least two types other than a photo and a photo. It is possible to execute a printing order determination step that makes the printing order first. Therefore, since the photograph which becomes the center of scrapbooking is printed first, it is easy to grasp the image of the entire scrapbook first.

  In the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 14, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 11, a position specifying step for specifying position information indicating a position where the print object is attached to the mount is provided on the computer. It can be executed as a print object editing step, and a print order determining step for determining a print order based on the position information of the print object specified by the position specifying step can be executed. Therefore, for example, printing can be performed sequentially from the upper left, or printing can be performed from the center, so that it is easy to understand where the print object is to be pasted.

  According to the print data editing program of the invention of claim 15, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 11, the print size specifying step for specifying the print size of the print object is executed as a print object editing step on the computer. Furthermore, it is possible to execute a printing order determination step for determining the printing order in descending order of the printing size designated by the printing size designation means. Therefore, since it can arrange in order from a big thing, it is easy to grasp the image of the whole scrapbook.

  According to the print data editing program of the invention of claim 16, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 11, the order of overlap when the print objects are arranged on the mount with overlap is displayed on the computer. A print order determination is performed in which a hierarchy specification step for specifying hierarchy information is executed as a print object editing step, and further, the print order is determined so that printing is performed in order from the print object specified below in the hierarchy specification step. Steps can be executed. Therefore, since the print object to be pasted on the mount is printed first, the pasting operation proceeds smoothly.

  In the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 17, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 11 to 16, when the computer determines the print order of the print objects as a print order determination step. In addition, the print order is determined according to the type of the print object, the print order is determined based on the print position information of the print object, the print order is determined based on the print size of the print object, and printing is performed. It is easy for the creator to perform pasting by executing a print instruction step for instructing which of at least one of the criteria for determining the printing order based on the overlapping order of the objects is to be determined. An instruction to print in order can be given. Therefore, printing can be performed in the order of the creator's preference.

  According to the print data editing program of the invention of claim 18, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 11 to 17, when editing the print object in the print object editing step, A printing order in which a non-printed material editing step is executed to edit an image of a material that is a non-printed material and is pasted on a mount together with a photo or printed material, and the printing order of the non-printed material edited in the non-printed material editing step is the last. A decision step can be performed. Therefore, since the print objects on which the actual image is printed are collectively printed at the end, it is possible to avoid erroneously pasting the print object on which the actual image is printed at the place where the actual image is pasted. Further, if the printing operation is stopped in the middle of printing, the image print object will not be ejected, so that it is possible to avoid erroneously pasting the image print object. Further, if the printing operation is stopped halfway, waste of the printing medium can be saved.

  Further, in the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 19, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any of claims 11 to 17, when editing a print object in a print object editing step, Print data that is a non-printed material and does not create the print data of the non-printed material edited in the non-printed material editing step that edits the image of the material that is pasted on the mount together with a photo or printed material in the print data creation step The negative creation step can be executed. Accordingly, since the print object on which the actual image is printed is not printed, the image print object is not erroneously pasted at the position where the actual image is pasted.

  In the print data editing program of the invention according to claim 20, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 11 to 17, when editing the print object in the print object editing step, It is a non-printed material, and the non-printed material editing step is executed to edit the image of the material that is pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material, and the print data of the non-printed material edited in the non-printed material editing step is easily compared with other printed materials. It is possible to execute a print data creation step for making the print data in an identifiable manner. Therefore, the printed object that printed the actual image, for example, makes the message one-tone, fancy color, dark color, light color, “x” or “sample” message so that it stands out Since it is printed in a manner that can be easily distinguished from other printed materials, such as printing, it is possible to avoid accidentally pasting a print object on which the actual image is printed at the location where the actual product is pasted. , Never forget to paste the actual thing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a print data editing apparatus 1 equipped with a print data editing program of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the print data editing apparatus 1 includes a CPU 10 that controls the print data editing apparatus 1. The CPU 10 stores a RAM 11 that temporarily stores various data, a BIOS, and the like. The ROM 12 is connected to an I / O interface 13 that mediates data transfer. A hard disk device 18 is connected to the I / O interface 13, and the hard disk device 18 includes an object information storage area 180, a print data storage area 181, a sample object storage area 182, and an object type table storage area 183. A program storage area 184 and other information storage area 185 are provided.

  In the object information storage area 180, various attributes of the print object edited on the editing screen are stored. The print data storage area 181 stores print data transmitted to the printer when a print command is issued. The sample object storage area 182 stores sample images of other objects that are displayed on the editing screen as a substitute for the actual object when the actual object is pasted in scrapbooking. The object type table storage area 183 stores the types of print objects used in the print data editing program. The program storage area 184 stores a print data editing program executed by the CPU 10, and the other information storage area 185 stores other information used by the print data editing apparatus 1.

  The I / O interface 13 is connected to a mouse 33, a video controller 14, a key controller 15, a CD-ROM drive 16, and an FD drive 17, and a display 34 is connected to the video controller 14. A keyboard 35 is connected to the key controller 15. The CD-ROM 36 inserted into the CD-ROM drive 16 stores a print data editing program. At the time of introduction, the print data editing program is set up from the CD-ROM 36 to the hard disk device 18 and is stored in a program storage area. 184 is stored. The FD drive 17 can read and write a flexible disk (hereinafter referred to as FD) 37. Further, the printer 2 is connected to the I / O interface 13, and print data created by the print data editing program of the present invention can be printed.

  The print data editing program may be introduced from the FD 37 instead of being introduced from the CD-ROM 36 to the print data editing apparatus 1, and a drive for reading other storage media such as a DVD is connected to the program. You may make it introduce from a storage medium. Alternatively, the print data editing apparatus 1 may be connected to a LAN or the Internet and installed from another computer via a network. In FIG. 1, the printer 2 is directly connected to the print data editing apparatus 1, but it goes without saying that this may be a printer connected via a network. The printer 2 may print continuous paper or print cut paper, and the print medium is not limited to paper, but may be a seal or tape.

  Next, referring to FIG. 2, a scrapbooking editing window 100 that is displayed in the print data editing program and edits a printed material to be pasted on the scrapbook while imagining a finished product of the scrapbook will be described. FIG. 2 is an image diagram of the scrapbooking editing window 100.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the scrapbooking editing window 100, a toolbar 102 for performing operation instructions such as “file”, “edit”, “insert”, “format”, “tool”, “window”, and “help”. Is displayed in the upper part of the window, and a scrapbook image 101 which is an image of a completed scrapbook is displayed in the work area 103 which occupies most of the scrapbooking editing window 100. By operating the mouse 33 and the keyboard 35 for each menu on the toolbar 102, various instructions are given to the print data editing program.

  Here, with reference to the scrapbook image 101 and FIGS. 3 and 4, the types of print objects handled in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the object type table storage area 183 of the hard disk device 18, and FIG. 4 is an image diagram of the print result of other objects. As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, four types of print objects, “photo”, “character”, “illustration”, and “other”, are handled, and the object type number “1” is “photo”. The object type number “2” is “character”, the object type number “3” is “illustration”, and the object type number “4” is “other”.

  “Photo” is a print object based on photographic image data taken by a digital camera or the like. For example, by selecting “Photo” from the list box displayed by selecting the “Insert” menu on the toolbar 102, a screen (not shown) for selecting an image file of the photo to be inserted is displayed. When an image file of a photo to be inserted is designated, a photo object is displayed on the work area 103. In the example shown in FIG. 2, a photo object 111 of a photograph showing a girl holding chestnuts (upper center of the scrapbook image 101), a photo object 112 of a photo showing mountains and trees (of the scrapbook image 101). (Lower left) is created.

  “Character” is character data input on the work area 103. For example, a character object is displayed by selecting “character” from a list box displayed by selecting the “insert” menu on the tool bar 102, and a character is input to the character object. In this character object, a character size, a font type, a character arrangement in the character object, and the like can be designated. In addition, character modification settings such as character color, underline, white outline, italic, and bold can be performed. In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the character object 121 is input with “Kuri Hiroi” and the character object 122 is input with “2004.09.11 sat”.

  The “illustration” is an illustration object using image data such as a picture or a pattern created by image editing software or captured by a scanner, and does not include photo image data. For example, by selecting “Illustration” from a list box displayed by selecting the “Insert” menu on the toolbar 102, a screen (not shown) for selecting an image file of an illustration to be inserted is displayed. When an image file of an illustration to be inserted is designated, an illustration object is displayed on the work area 103. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the wave-shaped illustration object 131 displayed at the upper end of the scrapbook image 101, the three chestnut illustration objects 132 displayed at the lower left of the scrapbook image 101, and the photo object 111 are arranged at the four corners. Illustrated objects 133, 134, 135, and 136 of the photo frame are created.

  “Others” is other objects based on image data used as a substitute for the actual object to be pasted on the mount of the scrapbook. For example, by selecting “Other” from the list box displayed by selecting the “Insert” menu on the toolbar 102, a screen (not shown) for selecting other objects to be inserted is displayed. When the other object to be inserted is designated, the other object is displayed on the work area 103 (the CPU 10 that performs these processes corresponds to “non-printed matter editing means”). In the example shown in FIG. 2, a leaf other object 141 at the lower right of the scrapbook image 101 is created. This other object is a print object arranged in the scrapbooking editing window 100 so as to be closer to the image of the scrapbook of the finished product, and even if it is printed, it is not actually pasted on the mount. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when printing other objects, the image displayed in the work area 103 is not printed as it is, but as shown in FIG. Print the image 241 with the message "Please!"

  Next, attributes relating to each print object will be described with reference to FIG. The print object displayed in the work area 103 of the scrapbooking editing window 100 stores the object type, the arrangement hierarchy, the arrangement position with respect to the mount, the image size (area of the print object), dot data for image formation, and the like. Has been. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the object information storage area 180 in which attribute information related to each print object is stored. As an example, the attribute of each print object displayed in the scrapbook image 101 shown in FIG. It is shown. The “arrangement hierarchy” indicates the overlapping order when the print objects are arranged in an overlapping manner. The print object hierarchy directly pasted on the mount is “1”. The layer of the print object that is overlaid and pasted is “2”, and the layer that is overlaid is “3”, so that the value increases as it is overlaid.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the object information storage area 180 is provided with a number column, a type column, a hierarchy column, a position (upper left) column, a position (lower right) column, a size column, and the like. In the type column, an object type code indicating “photograph”, “character”, “illustration”, “other” is set. In this embodiment, “photograph” is “1”, “character” is “2”, “illustration” is “3”, and “other” is “4”. The first print object is a photo object 111 with the object type “1”, the hierarchy is “1”, the coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (130, 130), and the coordinates indicating the lower right position are (470). , 390), and the size of the print object is 88400. The second print object has a photographic object 112 whose object type is “1”, a hierarchy is “1”, the coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (40, 620), and the coordinates indicating the lower right position are (210). , 740), and the size of the print object is 20400. The third print object is a character object 121 having an object type “2”, a hierarchy “1”, coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object (140, 440), and coordinates indicating the lower right position are (470). , 530), and the size of the print object is 29700. The fourth print object has a character object 122 with an object type “2”, a hierarchy “1”, coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object (180, 540), and coordinates indicating the lower right position (440). , 580), and the size of the print object is 10400. The fifth print object is an illustration object 131 whose object type is “3”, the hierarchy is “1”, the coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (0, 0), and the coordinates indicating the lower right position are (600). , 80), and the size of the print object is 48000. The sixth print object is an illustration object 132 with the object type “3”, the hierarchy is “1”, the coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (20,780), and the coordinates indicating the lower right position are (260). , 860), and the size of the print object is 19,200. The seventh print object is an illustration object 133 whose object type is “3”, the hierarchy is “2”, the coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (120, 120), and the coordinates indicating the lower right position are (190). 190), and the size of the print object is 4900. The eighth print object has an illustration object 134 with an object type “3”, a hierarchy “2”, coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (410, 120), and coordinates indicating the lower right position are (480). 190), and the size of the print object is 4900. The ninth print object is an illustration object 135 whose object type is “3”, the hierarchy is “2”, the coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (120, 330), and the coordinates indicating the lower right position are (210). 400), the size of the print object is 6300. The tenth print object is an illustration object 136 whose object type is “3”, the hierarchy is “2”, the coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (410, 330), and the coordinates indicating the lower right position are (480). 400), the size of the print object is 4900. The eleventh print object is the other object 141 with the object type “4”, the hierarchy is “1”, the coordinates indicating the upper left position of the print object are (290, 528), and the coordinates indicating the lower right position are (560). , 860), and the size of the print object is 89640.

  The arrangement position of each print object can be changed as appropriate by operating the mouse. For example, a print object is selected with the mouse 33, and the print object is dragged to move within the work area 103. Therefore, the print data editing program updates the values in the position (upper left) column and the position (lower right) column of the object information storage area 180 based on the coordinates of the display position as the display position moves in the work area 103. (The CPU 10 that performs these processes corresponds to “position specifying means”). Further, when a print object is selected, the size of the print object can be changed by dragging the area frame of the print object. As the display size is changed in the work area 103 by dragging the print object area frame by the print data editing program, the position (upper left) column and position ( The (lower right) column is updated, and the values in the size column are calculated based on the values in the position (upper left) column and the position (lower right) column (the CPU 10 that performs these processes corresponds to “size specifying means”). .

  Needless to say, the print object may be selected by operating the keyboard 35 without using the mouse 33. Also, the position specification and size specification of the print object are not specified using the area frame of the print object displayed in the work area 103, but the coordinate value indicating the display position of the print object or the object information A screen (not shown) for inputting values in the position (upper left) column and the position (lower right) column of the storage area 180 may be displayed, and specific numerical values may be directly input thereto (these processes). CPU 10 for performing the processing corresponds to “position specifying means” and “size specifying means”). Note that the coordinates serving as a reference when specifying the position of the print object are not the upper left and the lower right, but may be any one point of the print object such as the center, the lower left, and the upper right of the print object.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, selection of a printing method which is a main part of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is an image diagram of a printing method selection screen 200 for selecting a printing method. This printing method selection screen 200 is displayed when “File” is selected on the toolbar 102 of the scrapbooking editing window 100 and “Print” is selected in the displayed list box. As shown in FIG. 6, four radio buttons are displayed on the printing method selection screen 200. The first is “object type”, the second is “position”, the third is “size”, the fourth is “overlap”, and the fifth is “selected object”. An “OK” button is provided. When one of the radio buttons is selected and the “OK” button is selected, the print object is printed based on the selected condition.

  When “object type” is selected, print objects are sequentially printed in the order of “photo object”, “character object”, “illustration object”, and “other object”. When “position” is selected, printing is performed in order from the print objects arranged at positions close to the upper left. When “size” is selected, the print objects are printed in order from the largest print object. When “overlap” is selected, printing is performed in order from the lowest. When “selected object” is selected, an object designation screen (not shown) for designating a print object to be printed is displayed, and the object designated on the screen is printed.

  Next, creation of print data by each printing method will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the printing process executed when a printing instruction is given, FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the type-specific printing process performed in the printing process, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the printing process. 10 is a flowchart of the size order printing process performed in FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the overlapping order printing process performed in the printing process, and FIG. 11 is a position order printing process performed in the printing process. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a print execution process performed in the print process, the type-specific print process, the position order print process, the size order print process, and the overlap order print process.

  When “file” is selected on the toolbar 102 of the scrapbooking editing window 100 and “print” is selected in the list box, the printing process shown in FIG. 7 is started. Then, a printing method selection screen 200 (see FIG. 6) is displayed (S1). Then, when the “OK” button is selected on the printing method selection screen 200, it is determined which radio button is selected (S2 to S5). If “object type” is selected with the radio button (S2: YES), the type-specific printing process is performed (S6, see FIG. 8), and the printing process is terminated. If “position” is selected by the radio button (S2: NO, S3: YES, see FIG. 9), the position order printing process is performed (S7), and the printing process is terminated. If “size” is selected with the radio button (S2: NO, S3: NO, S4: YES), the size-order printing process is performed (S8, see FIG. 10), and the printing process ends. If “overlap” is selected with the radio button (S2: NO, S3: NO, S4: NO, S5: YES), the overlapping order printing process is executed (S9, refer to FIG. 11), and the printing process ends. . If “selected object” is selected with the radio button (S2: NO, S3: NO, S4: NO, S5: NO), a print object designation instruction screen is displayed and a print object to be printed is designated (S10). ), The print execution process is performed (S11), and the print process ends.

  In the type-specific printing process, print objects are printed in order for each object type. In this embodiment, printing is performed in the order stored in the object type table storage area 183. That is, “photograph” is printed first, “character” is printed second, “illustration” is printed third, and “other” is printed fourth. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, first, an initial value “1” is set in the variable n for the object type (S21). Then, whether or not all object types have been processed is determined based on whether or not the value of the object type variable n is greater than the number of object types “4” (S22). If the object type variable n is “1”, the processing of all object types has not been completed yet (S22: NO), so the nth object type is read from the object type table (S23). If the value of the object type variable n is “1”, the object type “photo” is designated as the print object to be printed.

  Then, the object types of all the print objects are confirmed in order, and the print execution process is performed only for the print objects of the object type read in S23. Therefore, the initial value “1” is set in the variable m for the print object (S24). Then, it is determined whether or not the processing of all the print objects is completed depending on whether or not the value of the print object variable m is larger than the total number of print objects (S25). Is not completed (S25: NO), the m-th print object is read from the object information storage area 180 (S26), and the object type is the object type (“photo”) specified in S23. A determination of whether or not is made (S27). If it is not the designated object type (S27: NO), “1” is added to the print object variable m to process the next print object without doing anything (S29). If the object type is designated (S27: YES), a print execution process is performed (S28, see FIG. 12), and “1” is set in the print object variable m to process the next print object. It is added (S29). As will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 12, in the print execution process, print data is created and transmitted to the printer 2.

  Then, the process returns to S25, and it is determined whether or not all print objects have been processed (S25). By repeating such processes of S25 to S29, print data for only the designated print object is created and transmitted to the printer 2. When the value of the print object variable m becomes larger than the total number of print objects (S25: YES), “1” is added to the object type variable n in order to perform the next object type process ( S30). Then, the process returns to S22.

  Then, the nth object type is read from the object type table (S23). If the value of the object type variable n is “2”, the object type “character” is designated as the print object to be printed. Then, it is confirmed whether or not the object type is “character” for all the print objects, and only the print object that is “character” is subjected to printing processing (S24 to S29). Further, “1” is added to the object type variable n (S30, S22: NO), the object type “illustration” is designated (S23), and it is confirmed whether all the print object types are “illustration”. Only the print object of “illustration” is subjected to the print execution process (S24 to S29). Further, “1” is added to the object type variable n (S30, S22: NO), the object type “other” is designated (S23), and it is confirmed whether all the print object types are “other”. Only the print object that is “other” is subjected to the print execution process (S24 to S29). Further, “1” is added to the object type variable n (S30), and when the processing of all object types is completed (S22: YES), the process returns to the printing process.

  Next, the positional order printing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, for each print object stored in the object information storage area 180, the coordinates (X, Y) in the “position (upper left)” column are acquired, and the coordinates from the upper left coordinates (0, 0) of the mount are obtained for each. A distance is calculated (S61). The distance is calculated by X × X + Y × Y. Next, the print objects are sorted in ascending order of the distance calculated in S61 (ascending order) (S62). Then, the initial value “1” is set in the variable q for the print object after sorting (S63). Then, it is determined whether or not the processing of all the print objects is completed depending on whether or not the value of the print object variable q is larger than the total number of print objects (S64). Is not completed (S64: NO), the q-th object with the sort order is read from the object information storage area 180 (S65), the printing execution process is performed (S66, see FIG. 12), and the next printing is performed. In order to process the object, “1” is added to the print object variable q (S67). As will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 12, in the print execution process, print data is created and transmitted to the printer 2.

  Then, the process returns to S64, and it is determined whether or not the processing of all print objects has been completed (S64). By repeating such processes of S64 to S67, print data is created in order from the print object arranged at a position closer to the upper left, and transmitted to the printer 2. When the value of the print object variable q becomes larger than the total number of print objects (S64: YES), the process returns to the print process. When there are a plurality of print objects that are equidistant, the order of registration in the current object information storage area 180 is used. As another example, as a process when there are a plurality of print objects that are equidistant, the print objects may be sorted in the order of printing from the left print object.

  Next, the size order printing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the value of the “size” column is acquired for each print object stored in the object information storage area 180 (S71). Next, the print objects are sorted in descending order of size acquired in S71 (S72). Then, the initial value “1” is set to the variable q for the print object after sorting (S73). Then, it is determined whether or not the processing of all the print objects is completed depending on whether or not the value of the print object variable q is larger than the total number of print objects (S74). Is not completed (S74: NO), the print object with the q-th sort order is read from the object information storage area 180 (S75), and the print execution process is performed (S76, see FIG. 12). In order to process the print object, “1” is added to the print object variable q (S77). As will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 12, in the print execution process, print data is created and transmitted to the printer 2.

  Then, the process returns to S74, and it is determined whether or not all print objects have been processed (S74). By repeating the processes of S74 to S77, print data is created in the order of print objects having a larger size and transmitted to the printer 2. When the value of the print object variable q becomes larger than the total number of print objects (S74: YES), the process returns to the print process. When there are a plurality of objects having the same size, the order of registration in the current object information storage area 180 is set.

  Next, the overlap printing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the highest hierarchy value is acquired from the hierarchy column of the object information storage area 180 (S41). In the example shown in FIG. Then, the initial value “1” is set in the hierarchy variable p (S42). Then, depending on whether or not the value of the hierarchy variable p is larger than the highest hierarchy value, it is determined whether or not the processing of all the hierarchy is completed (S43). If the processing of all layers is not completed (S43: NO), the layers of all print objects are checked in order, and only the print objects of the same layer as the layer variable p are printed.

  Therefore, the initial value “1” is set in the variable m for the print object (S44). Then, it is determined whether or not the processing of all the print objects is completed depending on whether or not the value of the print object variable m is larger than the total number of print objects (S45). Is not completed (S45: NO), the mth print object is read from the object information storage area 180 (S46), and whether the hierarchy is the same hierarchy as the hierarchy variable p (hierarchy "1") or not. Is determined (S47). If it is not the same hierarchy (hierarchy “1”) as the hierarchy variable p (S47: NO), “1” is added to the print object variable m in order to process the next print object without doing anything ( S49). If it is the same hierarchy (hierarchy “1”) as the hierarchy variable p (S47: YES), the print execution process is performed (S48, see FIG. 12), and the print object is processed in order to process the next print object. “1” is added to the use variable m (S49). As will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 12, in the print execution process, print data is created and transmitted to the printer 2.

  Then, the process returns to S45, and it is determined whether or not the processing of all print objects has been completed (S45). By repeating the processes of S45 to S49, print data for only the designated print object is created and transmitted to the printer 2. When the value of the print object variable m becomes larger than the total number of print objects (S45: YES), “1” is added to the hierarchy variable p to perform the next hierarchy process (S50). . Then, the process returns to S42.

  Then, it is confirmed whether all print objects have the same hierarchy (hierarchy “2”) as the hierarchy variable p, and only the print objects in the same hierarchy (hierarchy “2”) as the hierarchy variable p are printed. Is performed (S44 to S49). Further, “1” is added to the hierarchy variable p (S50), the hierarchy variable p becomes larger than the highest hierarchy value (“3”), and it is determined that the processing for all the hierarchy is completed (S43). : YES), the process returns to the printing process.

  Next, the printing execution process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the object type of the print object subjected to the print execution process is “other (4)” (S81). If it is not “Other” (S81: NO), the print data as it is displayed in the work area 103 of the scrapbooking editing window 100 is created (S82), and the print data is transmitted to the printer 2 (S82). S84). If the object type is “others” (S81: YES), the printed object should not be pasted on the mount even if it is printed. Therefore, in order to call the scrapbook creator, The print data of the processed data is created by adding the character object “Paste actual object!” On the image displayed in the area 103 (S83). Then, print data is transmitted to the printer 2 (S84).

  When printing is instructed as described above, the printing method is designated on the printing method selection screen 200, and the scrapbook creator prints the printed objects in the order in which they are easily pasted on the mount. be able to.

  The CPU 10 that performs processing for displaying the scrapbooking editing window 100 and displaying a print object in the work area 103 or editing the displayed print object in response to an input from the mouse 35 or the keyboard 25. Corresponding to “print object editing means”, the printing method selection screen 200 corresponds to “printing instruction means”, the type-specific printing process shown in FIG. 8, the position order printing process shown in FIG. 9, and the size shown in FIG. The CPU 10 that performs the order printing process and the overlapping order printing process shown in FIG. 11 corresponds to a “print order determining unit”. Further, the CPU 10 that performs the processes of S82 and S83 of the print execution process shown in FIG. 12 corresponds to the “print data creating unit”.

  Note that the print data editing apparatus and print data editing program of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. In the above embodiment, when printing other objects in the print execution process, a character object “Please paste the actual object!” Is added, but the object type is “Other” (S81: NO), the processing may be terminated without doing anything, and other objects may not be printed (corresponding to “print data rejection creation means”).

  In the above embodiment, the print order is specified for only one item, but a priority order for determining the print order may be specified. For example, the first priority is “object type” and the second is “overlap”. As a result, print objects are printed for each object type, but even the same print object can be printed in order from the lowest attribute.

  The print data editing apparatus and the print data editing program of the present invention can be applied to a print data editing apparatus and a print data editing program that print the print object displayed on the edit screen for each object instead of the image of the edit screen. It is.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the print data editing apparatus 1. FIG. It is an image figure of the scrapbooking edit window 100. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an object type table storage area 183. FIG. It is an image figure of the printing result of other objects. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an object information storage area 180. FIG. It is an image figure of the printing method selection screen 200 which selects a printing method. It is a flowchart of a printing process executed when a printing instruction is given. It is a flowchart of the printing process classified by type implemented in a printing process. It is a flowchart of the size order printing process performed in the printing process. It is a flowchart of the overlapping order printing process performed in the printing process. It is a flowchart of the positional order printing process implemented in a printing process. 10 is a flowchart of a print execution process that is performed in the print process, the type-specific print process, the position order print process, the size order print process, and the overlap order print process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Print data editing apparatus 2 Printer 18 Hard disk apparatus 100 Scrapbooking edit window 101 Scrapbook image 103 Work area 111 Photo object 112 Photo object 121 Character object 122 Character object 131 Illustration object 132 Illustration object 133 Illustration object 134 Illustration object 135 Illustration object 136 Illustration object 136 Illustration object 141 Other object 180 Object information storage area 200 Printing method selection screen

Claims (20)

It can be pasted on the mount on which photos are pasted, such as printed materials such as letters, pictures, patterns, etc., and on mounts such as ribbons, strings, paper, cloth, films, buttons, sequins, beads, artificial flowers, and memories. Print data of the photo or the printed material used for scrapbooking by pasting possible materials, drawing letters, pictures, patterns, etc. on the mount, or stamping to decorate the photo to make it stand out In the print data editing device for editing
A print object editing means for editing a print object which is a photograph, character, picture, pattern or the like to be printed;
When printing the print object edited by the print object editing means, a print instruction for instructing the print object to be printed in the order in which the print object printed by the creator who creates the scrapbook is easily pasted on the mount Means,
A print order determining means for determining a print order of the print objects when an instruction to print in an order in which the print instruction means is easy to paste is given;
A print data editing apparatus comprising: print data creation means for creating print data of a print object in the print order determined by the print order determination means.   The print data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print order determining unit determines a print order in accordance with a type of the print object. The type of the print object has at least two types other than a photo and a photo,
3. The print data editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the printing order determining unit sets the printing order of the photos first. The print object editing means includes position specifying means for specifying position information indicating a position where the print object is attached to the mount.
The print data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing order determining unit determines a printing order based on the position information specified by the position specifying unit. The print object editing means includes a print size specifying means for specifying a print size of the print object,
The print data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print order determining unit determines a print order in descending order of the print sizes specified by the print size specifying unit. The print object editing means includes hierarchy designation means for designating hierarchy information indicating the order of overlap when the print objects are arranged on the mount with overlap.
2. The printing according to claim 1, wherein the printing order determination unit determines the printing order so that printing is performed in order from the printing object in which the overlapping of the printing objects is designated below by the hierarchy designation unit. Data editing device. The print instruction unit determines the print order of the print objects by the print order determination unit.
Determine the printing order according to the type of the print object,
Determining the printing order based on the print position information of the print object;
Determining a print order based on a print size of the print object; and
By instructing at least one of the criteria for determining the printing order based on the overlapping order of the print objects, the order of printing is determined in an order that makes it easy for the creator to perform the pasting. The print data editing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an instruction to perform the instruction is issued. When editing the print object in the print object editing unit, the print object editing unit includes a non-printed material editing unit that edits an image of the material that is a non-printed material and is pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material,
8. The print data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing order determining unit sets the printing order of the rejected printed matter edited by the rejected print editing unit last. When editing the print object in the print object editing means, the non-printed material editing means for editing the image of the material that is a non-printed material and is pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material;
8. The printing according to claim 1, further comprising: a print data rejection creation unit that does not cause the print data creation unit to create print data of the rejected print edited by the rejection print editing unit. Data editing device. When editing the print object in the print object editing unit, the print object editing unit includes a non-printed material editing unit that edits an image of the material that is a non-printed material and is pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material,
2. The print data creating unit, wherein the print data of the rejected print edited by the rejected print editing unit is set as print data that can be easily distinguished from the photograph or the other printed matter. 8. The print data editing device according to any one of items 7 to 7. It can be pasted on the mount on which photos are pasted, such as printed materials such as letters, pictures, patterns, etc., and on mounts such as ribbons, strings, paper, cloth, films, buttons, sequins, beads, artificial flowers, and memories. In scrapbooking, which attaches possible materials to the mount, draws characters, pictures, patterns, etc. on the mount, or stamps to decorate the photos so that they can be printed. In a print data editing program for causing a computer to execute data editing processing,
A print object editing step for editing a print object which is a photograph, character, picture, pattern or the like to be printed;
A print instruction step for giving an instruction to print the print objects printed by the creator who creates the scrapbook in the order in which the print objects are pasted on the mount when the print object edited in the print object editing step is printed; ,
A print order determining step for determining a print order of the print objects when an instruction to print in the order in which the print objects are easily pasted in the print instruction step;
A print data editing program comprising: a print data creation step for creating print data of a print object in the print order determined by the print order determination step.   12. The print data editing program according to claim 11, wherein the printing order determining step determines a printing order according to the type of the print object. The type of the print object has at least two types other than a photo and a photo,
13. The print data editing program according to claim 12, wherein the printing order determination step starts with the printing order of the photos. The print object editing step includes a position specifying step for specifying position information indicating a position where the print object is attached to the mount.
12. The print data editing program according to claim 11, wherein the print order determining step determines a print order based on the position information of the print object specified by the position specifying step. The print object editing step includes a print size designation step for designating a print size of the print object,
12. The print data editing program according to claim 11, wherein the print order determining step determines the print order in descending order of the print sizes specified by the print size specifying means. The print object editing step includes a hierarchy designation step for designating hierarchy information indicating the order of overlap when the print objects are arranged on the mount with overlap.
The printing order determination step according to claim 11, wherein the printing order determination step determines the printing order so that printing is performed in order from the printing objects in which the overlapping of the printing objects is specified below in the hierarchy specification step. Data editing program. In the print instruction step, when the print order of the print objects is determined by the print order determination step,
Determine the printing order according to the type of the print object,
Determining the printing order based on the print position information of the print object;
Determining a print order based on a print size of the print object; and
By instructing at least one of the criteria for determining the printing order based on the overlapping order of the print objects, the order of printing is determined in an order that makes it easy for the creator to perform the pasting. The print data editing program according to any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein an instruction to execute the print data is given. When editing the print object in the print object editing step, the print object is a non-printed material, and includes a non-printed material editing step of editing the image of the material pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material,
The print data editing program according to any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein the printing order determining step sets the printing order of the rejected prints edited in the rejected print editing step last. When editing the print object in the print object editing step, it is a non-printed material, and a non-printed material editing step for editing the image of the material pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material;
18. The print according to claim 11, further comprising: a print data reject creation step that does not create the print data of the reject print that has been edited in the reject print matter editing step in the print data creation step. Data editing program. When editing the print object in the print object editing step, the print object is a non-printed material, and includes a non-printed material editing step of editing the image of the material pasted on the mount together with the photograph or the printed material,
18. The print data creation step is characterized in that the print data of the rejected print edited in the rejected print editing step is set as print data that can be easily distinguished from the other printed matter. The print data editing program described in any one of the above.

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