JP2008124904A - Image processing program, and image processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To constitute a layout in which longitudinally long images and laterally long images are aligned in direction through a simple procedure. <P>SOLUTION: When combining an output image in which images are disposed based on a plurality of image data items with a plurality of layout frames having a predetermined shape, image data to be a target of trimming processing are selected from among the plurality of image data items using a preview image indicative of the output image therefore performing processing for trimming a part of the image data selected as a target of trimming processing into a shape matched to the layout frames (S22). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing program and an image processing apparatus.

  An image captured by a digital still camera is generally handled without distinction between portrait and landscape orientation. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for printing so as to reduce margins or no margin when printing an arbitrary region cut out from an image by a user. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for trimming an image in accordance with a print area. At this time, it is possible to select whether to perform standard trimming or to output the entire region without trimming.

JP 2004-082528 A Japanese Patent No. 3697908

  By the way, when a plurality of images are displayed as a list such as a thumbnail display, the long side of the image is aligned with the top and bottom sides of the display screen, and the short side is aligned with the left and right sides of the display screen. It is often displayed to become. However, a vertically long layout image obtained by capturing a vertically long subject or the like along the long side of the image and a horizontally long layout layer obtained by capturing a horizontally long subject or the like along the long side of the image are mixed and output. In this case, if the image is pasted as it is in the output layout frame, it becomes a list display in which the vertically long image and the horizontally long image are mixed for the viewer, and it is difficult to confirm the image.

  You can rotate and display a vertically long image so that the long side of the image matches the left and right sides of the display, and the short side of the image matches the top and bottom of the display. It is difficult to obtain a desired output result by operating a touch panel such as a printer.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing program and an image processing apparatus that can output an image that can be easily viewed by a simple operation.

  The present invention includes an output image generation step of combining an output image including a plurality of layout frames having a predetermined shape in a computer and arranging images based on a plurality of image data in each layout frame, and the output image generation step. An image forming step of forming an image of the synthesized output image, and in the output image generating step, image data to be trimmed from the plurality of image data using a preview image indicating the output image is executed. An image processing program characterized by being capable of performing a process of trimming a part of image data selected and selected as a target of the trimming process into a shape suitable for the layout frame.

  Further, the present invention includes an output image generation unit that includes a plurality of layout frames having a predetermined shape and combines an output image in which images based on a plurality of image data are arranged in each layout frame, and the output image generation unit combines the output images. Image forming means for forming an image of the output image, wherein the output image generating means selects image data to be trimmed from the plurality of image data using a preview image indicating the output image. The image processing apparatus is capable of performing a process of trimming a part of image data selected as a target of the trimming process into a shape suitable for the layout frame.

  Here, the layout frame has a rectangular shape having a ratio of a predetermined long side to a short side, and is selected as a target of the trimming process when the output image generating step or the trimming process in the output image generating unit is executed. If the processed image data is image data of a vertically long image, a part of the image data selected as a target of the trimming process is image data of a horizontally long image having a ratio of the long side to the short side of the layout frame. If the image data selected as the target of the trimming process is image data of a horizontally long image, a part of the image data selected as the target of the trimming process is the length of the layout frame. You may trim so that it may become image data of the vertically long image which has ratio of a side and a short side.

  In the output image generation step or the output image generation means, the trimming area selected from a plurality of trimming areas set according to the ratio of the long side to the short side of the layout frame is used as the target of the trimming process. The selected image data may be trimmed.

  Further, the user may select image data to be subjected to the trimming process. On the other hand, each of the plurality of image data is associated with an identifier indicating whether the image is a vertically long image or a horizontally long image. When the vertically long image of the plurality of image data includes more than a horizontally long image, All of the image data of the horizontally long image from the plurality of image data is automatically selected as the object of the trimming process, and the horizontally long image of the plurality of image data is larger than the vertically long image. If it is included, all of the image data of the vertically long image may be automatically selected as the target of the trimming process from the plurality of image data. Note that, when the number of the vertically long images and the horizontally long images are the same among the plurality of images, the image data to be subjected to the trimming process may not be automatically selected.

  In the output image generation step or the output image generation means, the preview image is displayed so that the image data that is the target of the trimming process can be distinguished from the image data that is not the target of the trimming process. Also good.

  Further, it may be possible to display the preview image by rotating it on the display screen.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1 or 9, it can align the direction of an image in a simple procedure about a vertically long image and a horizontally long image.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of images are collectively output for image data of an image having a predetermined rectangular shape such as a photograph, the image layout can be output with a simple procedure. it can.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily specify a region to be trimmed from an image of image data to be trimmed.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the user can select an image to be trimmed.

  According to the inventions according to claims 5 and 6, when using a camera or the like that automatically identifies the orientation of the captured image and associates an identifier indicating whether the image is a portrait or landscape image with the image, Even when landscape images are mixed, the orientation of the images can be aligned with a simple procedure.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the user can easily discriminate between image data of an image that has undergone trimming processing and image data of an image that has not undergone trimming processing.

  According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the user can easily confirm the preview screen.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an image processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 12, a control panel 14, a memory card reading unit 16, a disk reading unit 18, a communication interface 20, and an image forming unit. 22 is comprised. Each part of the image processing apparatus 100 is connected to be able to transmit information to each other by communication means such as a bus. The image processing apparatus 100 is connected to an external communication unit (network) via the communication interface 20.

  The image processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is used to form (print) an image of image data captured by a digital still camera or a digital video camera on a print medium such as paper. The image processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is arranged at a store such as a convenience store for consumers. A user inputs digital image data to the image processing apparatus 100 from a memory card, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a network, or the like, and forms and outputs the input image on a print medium.

  The control unit 10 includes a CPU. The control unit 10 controls the image processing apparatus 100 to function as each unit of image processing by executing an image processing program stored in advance in the storage unit 12.

  The storage unit 12 includes a semiconductor memory. The storage unit 12 is used to store an image processing program, image data used for image processing, and various data. The control panel 14 includes an input / output device such as a touch panel. The control panel 14 is used to input information to the image processing apparatus 100 from the user, specify image data, or present an image based on information or image data related to image processing to the user.

  The memory card reading unit 16 includes a device for electromagnetically reading information stored in a memory card equipped with a memory such as a flash memory. In addition, the apparatus includes a device for electromagnetically reading information stored in an IC card including an IC memory chip and an antenna. The disk reading unit 18 includes a disk drive device, and is recorded on an optical disk such as a compact disk (CD) or a digital versatile disk (DVD), or a magneto-optical disk such as a mini disk (MD). Is used to read The communication interface 20 includes a network interface device, and is used to receive image data from a network such as the Internet in accordance with a communication protocol such as TCP / IP.

  The image forming unit 22 includes an image forming apparatus such as an electrophotographic printing unit or an inkjet printing unit. Upon receiving an image formation instruction from the control unit 10, the image forming unit 22 forms an image based on image data that is an object of image formation on a recording medium (printing medium) such as paper.

  The image processing method of the present embodiment is executed along the flowchart shown in FIG. The control unit 10 causes the image processing apparatus 100 to function as means corresponding to each step of the flowchart by executing an image processing program installed in the storage unit 12 in advance. That is, the image processing program in the present embodiment is obtained by converting each step of the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 into a code that can be executed by a computer.

  In the present embodiment, the following image processing is started when the user touches the touch panel of the control panel 14.

  In step S10, image data to be subjected to image processing is acquired. The control unit 10 displays on the screen of the control panel 14 that the image data acquisition destination is designated, and prompts the user to input the image data acquisition destination. The user designates one of the memory card, IC card, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, and network from the control panel 14 as the acquisition destination of the image data. The control unit 10 acquires image data to be processed from an acquisition destination designated by the user.

  For example, when a memory card is designated as the acquisition destination, the control unit 10 displays on the screen of the control panel 14 a display prompting the user to mount the memory card in the memory card reading unit 16. When the user inserts a memory card into the memory card reading unit 16, the control unit 10 reads and acquires image data in a processable format from the inserted memory card. In addition, when an IC card is designated as the acquisition destination, the control unit 10 causes a display on the screen of the control panel 14 to prompt the IC card to contact or approach the memory card reading unit 16. When the user brings the IC card into contact with or close to the memory card reading unit 16, the control unit 10 has a format that can be processed by electromagnetic coupling between the IC card that is in contact with or in proximity to the antenna of the memory card reading unit 16. Read and acquire image data.

  When an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk is designated as the acquisition destination, the control unit 10 causes the disk reading unit 18 to display a message prompting the user to load the disk. When the user mounts a disk on the disk reading unit 18, the control unit 10 reads and acquires image data in a format that can be processed from the mounted disk.

  When a network is designated as an acquisition destination, the control unit 10 receives input of specific information that specifies an acquisition destination of image data such as a network address, a folder name, or a URL of a computer that is the acquisition destination. When the user inputs specific information using the control panel 14, the control unit 10 acquires image data from an acquisition destination specified by the specific information.

  In the present embodiment, image data is acquired from these media, but any image data that can be subjected to image processing may be acquired.

  In step S12, the layout of the output image when outputting to the recording medium (print medium) is designated. The control unit 10 reads the layout selection screen 1000 shown in FIG. 3 from the storage unit 12 and displays it on the screen of the control panel 14. Assume that the image data of the layout selection screen 1000 is stored and held in the storage unit 12 in advance. The user inputs the number of divisions by touching the screen of the control panel 14 with a finger or the like. On the layout selection screen 1000, one of the number of divisions of 2 divisions, 4 divisions, 6 divisions, 8 divisions and 12 divisions is designated. The control unit 10 accepts designation of the number of divisions from the user.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a layout desired by the user can be selected from several types of layouts in which the number and arrangement of images to be formed on one recording medium are determined in advance.

  In step S14, an image list is displayed. In step S16, an output image is selected. In step S18, the presence / absence of editing is determined. In step S20, an edited image is selected. In step S22, the output image is edited. The control unit 10 reads the layout editing screen 1002 shown in FIG. 4 from the storage unit 12 and displays it on the screen of the control panel 14. The layout editing screen 1002 includes a preview area 1002a, an image data selection area 1002b, and a print instruction area 1002c. Here, a layout editing screen 1002 when 6 division is selected in step S12 will be described as an example.

  The preview area 1002a is an area for displaying a layout of an output image that is actually formed. FIG. 4 shows an example when 6 division is selected, and layout frames A1 to A6 of six images are arranged in the preview area 1002a. The ratio of the long side to the short side of the layout frames A1 to A6 is set in accordance with the size of a predetermined standard image such as an L version of a photograph. In FIG. 4, the layout frames A1 to A6 are horizontally long layout frames as a standard.

  Note that the preview area 1002a may be rotated and displayed. For example, a rotation instruction area for instructing rotation is provided in the preview area 1002a. When the user touches the area, the preview area 1002a is rotated 90 degrees (or -90 degrees) accordingly. It may be displayed.

  The image data selection area 1002b is an area for displaying the image data acquired in step S10 and for allowing the user to select image data to be subjected to image formation. The control unit 10 displays a list of the image data acquired in step S10 in the image data selection area 1002b (step S14). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, information indicating the contents of each image data such as a reduced image, a file name, and an acquisition date is listed and displayed.

  At this time, the reduced image is displayed in accordance with the horizontally long layout frame regardless of the vertically long image and the horizontally long image. Here, a portrait image is recognized as normal by humans when the image is laid out vertically, such as when the camera is pointed vertically and the long side of the image is captured in a substantially vertical direction. An image that can be created. A landscape image is an image that can be recognized as normal by humans when the image is laid out horizontally, such as an image taken with the long side of the image aligned in a substantially horizontal direction by turning the camera sideways, etc. That means.

  The print instruction area 1002c is an area for giving an instruction to actually form an image displayed on the print medium in the preview area 1002a.

  The user touches and selects one of the layout frames A1 to A6 of the preview area 1002a with a finger or the like, and then touches the image data to be printed from the image data selection area 1002b with the finger or the like. Image data can be arranged in the selected layout frame (step S16). For example, when the layout frame A4 in the preview area 1002a is touched with a finger, the layout frame A4 is selected and the layout frame A4 is displayed with highlights (represented by double frames) as shown in FIG. Subsequently, the image data 111.11 to be printed from the image data selection area 1002b. When the jpg is touched with a finger, the image data 111. jpg is assigned.

  When the image data selection area 1002b is touched with a fingertip or the like, the control unit 10 specifies image data of an image displayed in the touched area. Then, as shown in the example of FIG. 6, it is registered in the selected image database as an image processing target in association with the selected layout frame. Further, the image of the selected image data is displayed in accordance with the selected layout frame in the preview area 1002a. The selected image database holds the image data name corresponding to the layout frame, the trimming origin, and the rotation angle. In the present embodiment, the unit of the origin is pixel, and the rotation angle is degree.

  As described above, by repeating the selection operation of the layout frame and the image data, the image data can be assigned to all the layout frames included in the preview area 1002a. FIG. 7 shows an example of a layout editing screen 1002 when image data is assigned to all layout frames A1 to A6.

  Next, the trimming process of the selected image data will be described. The user selects a layout frame in which an image to be trimmed is displayed by touching with a finger or the like (steps S18 and S20). The control unit 10 determines the layout frame touched based on the area touched by the user in the preview area 1002a on the screen of the control panel 14 as the selected layout frame. Subsequently, the user touches an area (vertical / horizontal editing button) displayed as “vertical / horizontal editing” in the preview area 1002a. When the control unit 10 detects that the area of the vertical / horizontal editing button in the preview area 1002a has been touched by the user, the control unit 10 determines that it is an instruction to start the trimming process, and sets the layout frame specified by referring to the selected image database. Extract the associated image data.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 10 displays a trimming processing screen 1004 on the screen of the control panel 14. The trimming processing screen 1004 includes an image display area 1004a, a trimming position setting area 1004b, an upside down designation area 1004c (upside down inversion button), a decision designation area 1004d (decision button), and a cancellation designation area 1004e (cancel button). The

  The image display area 1004a is similar to the layout frames A1 to A6 included in the preview area 1002a (that is, the ratio between the long side and the short side is equal), and the long side and the short side of the layout frames A1 to A6 are defined. This is the replaced area. That is, in the case of the horizontally long layout frames A1 to A7 as in the layout editing screen 1002 shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the image display region 1004a is a vertically long region, and the ratio of the long side to the short side is the layout frame. Equal to A1 to A6. The control unit 10 displays an image based on the image data extracted as a trimming target in the image display area 1004a. At this time, the image displayed in the preview area 1002a is rotated 90 degrees so that the vertical and horizontal directions are switched, and is enlarged or reduced in accordance with the size of the image display area 1004a.

  In addition, a trimming frame C (indicated by a broken line in the figure) is displayed superimposed on the image display area 1004a. In the trimming position setting area 1004b, a display for designating the position of the trimming area of the image displayed in the image display area 1004a is displayed. In FIG. 8, a plurality of arrow symbols for designating the trimming area are displayed in the trimming position setting area 1004b.

  When the user touches the arrow symbol displayed in the trimming position setting area 1004b with a finger or the like, the control unit 10 detects the touched position on the screen of the control panel 14, and displays an image based on that position. The position of the trimming frame C on the region 1004a is determined.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, five vertically long arrow symbols are displayed, and the trimming frame C can be set at five positions of the upper, upper middle, middle, lower middle, and lower portions of the image display area 1004a. It is preferable to make it. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the middle of five arrow symbols is selected, the trimming frame C is displayed in the middle of the image display area 1004a, and the trimming area is set.

  As described above, the trimming frame C having a predetermined shape and size can be selected from a plurality of predetermined positions, so that even a user who is not familiar with the trimming process can determine a plurality of predetermined trimming frames. The trimming process can be performed by easily selecting one of the trimming regions.

  Of course, the trimming frame C may be moved smoothly with a scroll bar or the like so that the mode for setting the trimming area can be selected. In this case, a user who can perform a complicated operation to some extent can finely set the trimming process.

  When the user touches the determination designation area 1004d (decision button) with the position of the trimming frame C selected, the control unit 10 causes the coordinate value of the trimming area set from the image data to be trimmed and the image to be displayed. The rotation angle is calculated and associated with the selected layout frame and registered in the selected image database as trimming data.

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the long side of the trimming frame C is made to coincide with the short side of the image display area 1004a, and the short side of the trimming frame C is set to the long side of the trimming frame C. By matching the short side / long side ratio of 1004a with the multiplied value, the ratio of the long side to the short side of the standard image size is not changed as in the L version of the photo. A part of the image is cut out and displayed so that the user can understand that a vertically long image is converted into a horizontally long image (or a horizontally long image is vertically long).

  Thereafter, the layout editing screen 1002 is displayed again. At this time, with reference to the selected image database, the layout frames A1 to A6 registered in association with the trimming data are coordinate-transformed according to the trimming data and displayed in accordance with the layout frames A1 to A6. . On the other hand, when the user touches the cancel designation area 1004e (cancel button), the control unit 10 displays the layout editing screen 1002 again without performing trimming processing.

  For example, when trimming data origin x = 50 pixels, origin y = 0 pixel, and rotation angle = 90 ° obtained by trimming the image data assigned to the layout frame A4 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the trimming data origin x = 50 pixels, the origin y = 0 pixels, and the rotation angle = 90 ° are associated and registered in the layout frame A4 of the selected image database. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the preview area 1002a is updated.

  In addition, when the user touches the upside down designation area 1004c (upside down button) on the trimming processing screen 1004, the control unit 10 generates image data obtained by inverting the top and bottom of the selected image data to generate a new processing target image. It may be data. When the upside down button is touched in FIG. 8, the image is turned upside down as shown in FIG.

  When the layout editing process on the layout editing screen 1002 is completed in this way, the user touches the print instruction area 1002c (print instruction button) on the layout editing screen 1002. The control unit 10 detects the touched position on the screen of the control panel 14, and shifts the process to step S24 when the position is a position corresponding to the print instruction area 1002c.

  In step S24, a printing process is performed. The control unit 10 causes the image forming unit 22 to form an image of the output image generated in step S22 on a print medium such as paper. At this time, in the layout frames A1 to A6 included in the output image, when trimming data is registered in association with the selected image database, coordinate transformation using trimming data is performed in addition to normal coordinate transformation for the image data. If the trimming data is not registered in association with the selected image database, only normal coordinate conversion is performed on the image data to perform printing processing.

  In the present embodiment, the layout of a six-divided output image including six layout frames A1 to A6 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The same processing can be performed for layouts of output images of other division numbers.

  Of course, when only one image data image is laid out in the output image, the trimming process can be performed in the same manner to perform the process of switching the vertical and horizontal directions of the image.

<Modification>
In the above embodiment, the user manually selects image data to be subjected to trimming processing. As in this modification, image data to be subjected to trimming processing may be automatically selected.

  For example, in some digital still cameras and digital video cameras, as shown in FIG. 11, the image data of a horizontally long image obtained by taking the camera horizontally is shown to be horizontally long. There is a type in which the identification flag (0) is stored in association with each other, and the image data of the vertically long image obtained by capturing the image with the camera vertically is stored in association with the identification flag (1) indicating that the image is vertically long. is there. As described above, when an identifier indicating whether the image is a vertically long image or a horizontally long image is associated with each of the image data, image data to be subjected to trimming processing is automatically selected using this identifier. be able to.

  In step S22, when image data assigned to each layout frame in the preview area 1002a is selected, a selected image database is registered as shown in FIG. Compared with the selected image database shown in FIG. 6, the selected image database shown in FIG. 12 is further registered with an identifier indicating whether the image data associated with each layout frame is horizontally long or vertically long. Different.

  The control unit 10 refers to the selected image database, and when a plurality of image data assigned to the layout frame includes more vertically long images than horizontally long images, a plurality of images are subjected to trimming processing. All the image data of the horizontally long image is automatically selected from the data as the target of the trimming process. On the other hand, when a plurality of image data includes more horizontally long images than vertically long images, all of the image data of the vertically long image from the plurality of image data is automatically subject to trimming processing. To choose.

  Note that if the number of vertically long images and horizontally long images among the plurality of image data assigned to the layout frame is the same, it is not necessary to automatically select image data to be subjected to trimming processing. In this case, the user may be alerted by displaying on the screen of the control panel 14 that the automatic selection has not been made.

  At this time, the trimming process may be automatically performed on the image data subjected to the trimming process. For example, as shown in the preview area 1002a in FIG. 13, when the image data assigned to the layout frames A3 and A5 is the target of the trimming process, the area (vertical and horizontal match button) displayed in the preview area 1002a as vertical and horizontal match. ), All the image data to be subjected to the trimming process is uniformly displayed at one of the upper part (or middle upper part, middle part, middle lower part, and lower part) as shown in FIG. ) Is extracted.

  Further, if necessary, as in step S22 of the above embodiment, the trimming area is reset using the trimming processing screen 1004, and an image of a desired trimming area is extracted as shown in FIG. Trimming data may be regenerated. For example, in FIG. 14, after a layout frame to which an image to be subjected to trimming processing is assigned again is specified by touching an area (edit button) displayed as editing, the layout selected in the selected image database is selected. The image data associated with the frame may be trimmed by the trimming processing screen 1004.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the image processing apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the image processing method in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the layout selection screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the layout edit screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the layout edit screen when the image data in embodiment of this invention is selected. It is a figure which shows the example of registration of the selection image database in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the layout edit screen when image data is selected for all the layout frames in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the trimming process screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the trimming process using the trimming process screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the preview area | region (output image) after the trimming process in embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the file database which linked | related image data and the identifier (identification flag) in the modification of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of registration of the selection image database in the modification of this invention. It is a figure which shows the preview area | region of the layout edit screen in the modification of this invention. It is a figure which shows the preview area | region of a layout edit screen when the image data in the modification of this invention is automatically trimmed. It is a figure which shows the preview area | region of the layout edit screen at the time of manually re-trimming the image data in the modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Control part, 12 Memory | storage part, 14 Control panel, 16 Memory card reading part, 18 Disk reading part, 20 Communication interface, 22 Image formation part, 100 Image processing apparatus, 1000 Layout selection screen, 1002 Layout edit screen, 1002a Preview area , 1002b Image data selection area, 1002c Print instruction area, 1004 Trimming processing screen, 1004a Image display area, 1004b Trimming position setting area, 1004c Upside down designation area, 1004d Determination designation area, 1004e Cancel designation area

Claims (9)

On the computer,
An output image generation step including a plurality of layout frames having a predetermined shape, and combining output images in which images based on a plurality of image data are arranged in each layout frame;
An image forming step of forming an image of the output image synthesized in the output image generation step;
In the output image generation step, image data to be trimmed is selected from the plurality of image data using a preview image indicating the output image, and a part of the image data selected as the target of the trimming process is selected. An image processing program characterized in that a process of trimming to a shape suitable for the layout frame is possible. An image processing program according to claim 1,
The layout frame is a rectangular shape having a ratio of a predetermined long side to a short side,
When the trimming process in the output image generation step is executed, when the image data selected as the target of the trimming process is image data of a vertically long image, one of the image data selected as the target of the trimming process When the image data of the landscape image having the ratio of the long side to the short side of the layout frame is trimmed so that the image data selected as the target of the trimming process is the image data of the landscape image An image processing program for trimming a part of image data selected as a target of the trimming process so as to become image data of a vertically long image having a ratio of a long side to a short side of the layout frame. An image processing program according to claim 2,
In the output image generation step, the image data selected as the target of the trimming process is trimmed in a trimming area selected from a plurality of trimming areas set in accordance with the ratio of the long side to the short side of the layout frame. An image processing program characterized by that. An image processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An image processing program for causing a user to select image data to be subjected to the trimming process. An image processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Each of the plurality of image data is associated with an identifier indicating whether the image is a portrait image or a landscape image,
When the vertically long image is included in the plurality of image data more than the horizontally long image, all the image data of the horizontally long image from the plurality of image data is subject to the trimming process as the object of the trimming process. Automatically selects as
When the horizontally long image is included in the plurality of image data more than the vertically long image, all the image data of the vertically long image from the plurality of image data is subject to the trimming process as the object of the trimming process. An image processing program characterized by being automatically selected as An image processing program according to claim 5,
An image processing program characterized by not automatically selecting image data to be subjected to the trimming process when the number of vertically long images and horizontally long images among the plurality of images is the same. An image processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
In the output image generation step, the preview image is displayed so that the image data that is the target of the trimming process can be distinguished from the image data that is not the target of the trimming process. An image processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
An image processing program capable of rotating and displaying the preview image on a display screen. An output image generating unit that includes a plurality of layout frames having a predetermined shape and synthesizes an output image in which images based on a plurality of image data are arranged in each layout frame;
Image forming means for forming an image of the output image synthesized by the output image generating means,
The output image generation means selects image data to be trimmed from the plurality of image data using a preview image indicating the output image, and selects a part of the image data selected as the trimming target An image processing apparatus characterized in that a process of trimming into a shape suitable for the layout frame is possible.

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