JP2009166330A - Printing apparatus and printing apparatus control method - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a printing apparatus that can improve user convenience by enabling easy printing of image data subjected to various editing processes.
In a printing apparatus including a monitor for displaying a display image corresponding to image data to be printed, image data to be printed is associated with related information associated with the image data. An image storage unit 18 that stores data, an image processing unit 17 that performs editing processing on image data according to related information, an operation input unit 12 that receives an operation command from a user, and an image that has undergone editing processing The display image corresponding to the data is sequentially switched and displayed on the monitor 13, and printing image data corresponding to the image displayed on the monitor 13 is printed in accordance with an operation command input to the operation input unit 12. And a control unit 16.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus including a display unit that displays a display image corresponding to image data to be printed, and a control method for the printing apparatus.

  In a printing apparatus including a display unit that displays a display image corresponding to image data to be printed, not only the image data to be printed is displayed for confirmation but also an editing process for the image to be printed Some have a built-in function (Patent Document 1).

  Some of these printing apparatuses have a wider variety of editing functions in order to improve user convenience.

JP 2007-274225 A

  However, in a printing apparatus having a wide variety of editing functions, functions that are not used well by the user increase, and the convenience of the user cannot be sufficiently improved.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and a printing apparatus that improves the convenience of the user by enabling easy printing of image data subjected to various editing processes, and An object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling the printing apparatus.

  As means for solving the above-described problems, a printing apparatus according to the present invention includes image data to be printed in a printing apparatus including display means for displaying a display image corresponding to image data to be printed; Storage means for associating and storing related information associated with image data, editing means for performing editing processing according to related information for image data stored in the storage means, and operation from a user The operation input means for inputting the command and the display image corresponding to the image data subjected to the editing process by the editing means are sequentially switched and displayed on the display means, and according to the operation command input to the operation input means Control means for printing image data for printing corresponding to the image displayed on the display means.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus control method comprising: a display unit configured to display a display image corresponding to image data to be printed; the image data to be printed; An editing step for performing an editing process in accordance with the related information on the image data stored in the storage unit that stores the associated information in association with each other, and the image data subjected to the editing process by the editing step A display step for sequentially switching the display image corresponding to the item to be displayed on the display unit, and a print image corresponding to the image displayed in the display step in accordance with an operation command from the user input by the operation input unit A printing step for printing the data.

  In the present invention, the image data that has been subjected to the editing process is sequentially switched and displayed on the display unit, and the image displayed on the display unit is displayed in accordance with an operation command from the user input by the operation input unit. Since the printing apparatus is controlled to print the corresponding image data for printing, it is possible to easily print image data that has been subjected to appropriate editing processing according to related information from various editing processing. It is possible to improve convenience.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  A printing apparatus to which the present invention is applied is a printing apparatus including display means for displaying a display image corresponding to image data to be printed. Below, the best form for implementing this invention using the printing apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. 1 as an example of such a printing apparatus is demonstrated.

  That is, in the printing apparatus 1, an opening 11 is formed on the front surface 10a of the apparatus main body 10 to which the photographic paper tray 2 storing photographic paper is mounted, and the photographic paper is inserted into the apparatus main body 10 from the front surface 10a side. The discharge is done. On the upper surface 10b of the printing apparatus 1, operation buttons 12a and 12b and a monitor 13 for displaying an image to be printed are provided. In addition, in the printing apparatus 1, as an external interface, a recording medium slot 14a in which a recording medium is mounted on the front surface 10a, and input / output terminals 14b and 14c for communicating with an external device on the side surface 10c and HDMI, etc. And a video output terminal 15 for outputting an HD standard video signal.

  Next, the configuration of the printing apparatus 1 provided in the apparatus main body 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  That is, the printing apparatus 1 performs the operation input unit 12, the monitor 13, the external I / F 14, the video output terminal 15, the control unit 16 that controls the operation of the entire apparatus, and the image data to be printed. An image processing unit 17 that performs image processing, an image storage unit 18 that stores image data, a data storage unit 19 that stores character data and the like, and an output that controls a display output destination of display image data corresponding to the image data A control unit 20 and a print processing unit 21 that prints image data are provided.

  The operation input unit 12 includes the operation buttons 12 a and 12 b described above, and receives an operation command from a user who uses the printing apparatus 1, and supplies the input operation command to the control unit 16.

  The monitor 13 is display means for displaying display image data corresponding to image data to be printed. For example, the monitor 13 has an image size lower in resolution than the HD standard output from the video output terminal 15 and output control described later. The display image data output from the unit 20 is displayed. In addition to displaying a display image corresponding to image data to be printed, the monitor 13 displays an operation screen for operating the printing apparatus 1 to the user.

  The external I / F 14 is an input / output processing block that is a generic name for the recording medium slot 14 a and the input / output terminals 14 b and 14 c, and receives image data from the outside and supplies the input image data to the image processing unit 17. .

  The video output terminal 15 is a terminal that outputs an HD standard video signal such as HDMI as described above as an example of output means for outputting image data for displaying an image with a resolution different from that of the monitor 13 as described above. Display image data output from an output control unit 20 to be described later is output to a display device capable of displaying an HD standard video signal.

  The control unit 16 is a control unit that controls the overall operation of the printing apparatus 1 and controls each unit so as to perform an operation according to the operation command supplied from the operation input unit 12 described above. The specific control processing content performed by the control unit 16 will be described later.

  The image processing unit 17 performs, for example, the following operation in accordance with the control command supplied from the control unit 16.

  That is, the image processing unit 17 performs processing for storing the image data supplied from the external I / F 14 described above in the image storage unit 18. Further, since the display image data has a relatively low resolution with respect to the print image data, the image processing unit 17 reads out the image data to be printed from the image storage unit 18 and outputs the read image data. Then, the data is converted into display data by performing reduction processing such as thinning out the pixels and supplied to the output control unit 20. Further, the image processing unit 17 converts the image data read from the image storage unit 18 into print image data and supplies the image data to a print processing unit 21 described later.

  The image storage unit 18 stores the image data to be printed by the image processing unit 17 as described above. The image storage unit 18 stores image data to be printed, and stores related information associated with each image data in association with the image data to be printed.

  Here, the related information stored in the image storage unit 18 is specifically the imaging time information indicating the imaging time when the image data is imaged, and the imaging position acquired by the positional information acquisition means such as GPS. Imaging position information shown. In addition to this, the image storage unit 18 may store information indicating the shutter speed and the aperture value when the image data is captured as the related information.

  The data storage unit 19 is a storage unit that stores character data as described above, and stores character information used for an operation screen, for example. Further, the data stored in the data storage unit 19 is read out by the image processing unit 17.

  The output control unit 20 is output control means for outputting the display image data supplied from the image processing unit 17 to the monitor 13 and the video output terminal 15. Specifically, the output control unit 20 sets one of the monitor 13 and the video output terminal 15 as a display output destination. In addition, since the image size displayed on the monitor 13 is relatively small as described above, the output control unit 20 outputs display image data with a resolution higher than the display output resolution of the monitor 13, where the monitor 13 is the output destination. When displaying, the image data supplied from the image processing unit 17 is subjected to a reduction process such as thinning out pixels, and then output to the monitor 13.

  The print processing unit 21 is a thermal transfer type printing unit, and includes a thermal head 211 and a platen roller 212. The print processing unit 21 includes an ink ribbon cartridge 3 containing an ink ribbon 31 and a thermal head 211 on which a plurality of heating resistors are formed, and a platen roller 212 provided at a position facing the thermal head 211. In the meantime, the ink ribbon 31 and the photographic paper 4 inserted from the photographic paper tray 2 are run, and thermal energy is applied to the ink ribbon 31 by the thermal head 211 to thermally transfer the dye of the ink ribbon 31 to the photographic paper 4. Print.

  The printing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment performs the above-described thermal transfer type printing process, but is not limited thereto, and may perform other printing processes such as an ink jet type.

  In the printing apparatus 1 configured as described above, display image data corresponding to image data to be printed is confirmed on a monitor 13 incorporated in the printing apparatus 1 or a display connected to the video output terminal 15. Can be displayed for use.

  The printing apparatus 1 has a function of not only simply printing the image data stored in the image storage unit 18 as described above, but also performing various editing processes on the image data by the image processing unit 17. Yes.

  Specifically, the process of printing the image data subjected to the editing process is realized by the following operation.

  In other words, the printing apparatus 1 displays an operation screen for selecting an arbitrary editing process from various editing processes on the monitor 13 or the like. The printing apparatus 1 selects a desired editing process by operating the operation input unit 12 by the user. When a desired editing process is selected, in the printing apparatus 1, the image processing unit 17 reads the image data from the image storage unit 18, performs the editing process, and prints the image data for printing subjected to the editing process. The data is output to the processing unit 21.

  In this way, in the printing apparatus 1, the user can perform desired editing processing on the image data by operating the operation input unit 12 according to the operation screen displayed on the monitor 13 or the like. When the types of processing are varied, the operation until the desired editing process is performed becomes complicated, and as a result, the opportunity for the editing process to be used by the user is reduced.

  Therefore, in the control process of the printing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the “recommended editing mode” as shown in FIG. 3 is executed to improve user convenience.

  As a pre-stage of the printing process shown in FIG. 3, the printing apparatus 1 stores a plurality of pieces of image data to be printed imported from the external I / F 14 in the image storage unit 18 and related information of each image data. It shall be. Further, it is assumed that an operation screen for operating the printing apparatus 1 is displayed on the display 13 connected to the monitor 13 or the video output terminal 15 built in the printing apparatus 1.

  In step S <b> 11, the control unit 16 determines whether or not the “recommended editing mode” displayed in the operation screen is selected based on the operation input by the operation input unit 12. The control unit 16 repeats this process until “recommended editing mode” is selected. When “recommended editing mode” is selected, the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, the control unit 16 selects image data from the image storage unit 18 based on the related information of each image data, and proceeds to step S13. Specifically, the control unit 16 groups the image data stored in the image storage unit 18 into, for example, image data captured on the same day based on imaging time information that is related information, and arbitrarily Select one group. The control unit 16 may perform the grouping process based on the imaging position information so as to group the image data captured at the same imaging position, for example.

  In step S13, the control unit 16 analyzes the captured content of this group based on the related information of the image data in the selected group, for example, and proceeds to step S14.

  Specifically, the control unit 16 analyzes from the imaging position information that the imaging content of the image data in the group is captured at a wedding hall such as a beach, a ski resort, or a hotel. Further, the control unit 16 analyzes from the imaging time information of the related information that the imaging content of the image data in the group is captured for the purpose of Christmas party, New Year, Hinamatsuri, Shichigosan, etc.

  In step S14, the control unit 16 selects an editing process appropriate for the analyzed imaging content.

  In step S15, the control unit 16 controls the image processing unit 17 to perform the selected editing process on the image data in the group, and the process proceeds to step S16. Specifically, the image processing unit 17 performs the following editing process.

  As a first editing example, for the image data of the group analyzed as captured at the wedding from the imaging position information, the image processing unit 17 displays the frame 40 of the edited image data as shown in FIG. The image data 41 is arranged in the central portion, and the image data 42, 43 having a floral pattern as a motif stored in advance in the image storage unit 18 or the like in the margin of the frame 40 as processing suitable for the analyzed captured content. Edit processing to place the.

  As a second editing example, as shown in FIG. 5, the image processing unit 17 analyzes the image data of the group analyzed from the imaging position information to the coast and from the imaging time information to the season being summer. As processing suitable for the captured contents, the image data 51 and 52 in the group are respectively arranged in the upper right and lower left portions of the frame 50, and the margins of these image data are stored in advance in the image storage unit 18 or the like. An editing process is performed to arrange the image data 53 and 54 using the stored shells and cocoons as motifs.

  As a third editing example, for the image data of the group analyzed from the imaging position information as a ski resort and from the imaging time information as the season being winter, the image processing unit 17, as shown in FIG. As processing suitable for the analyzed imaging content, the image data 61 and 62 in the group are respectively arranged on the upper right and lower left sides of the frame 60, and the image storage unit 18 is preliminarily placed in the margins of these image data. Edit processing for arranging image data 63 and 64 using a snowman or a snow crystal as a motif is stored.

  As a fourth editing example, the image processing unit 17 arranges image data 71 in the upper left part of the frame 70 as shown in FIG. At the same time, an editing process for arranging image data 72 using an aircraft as a motif stored in advance in the image storage unit 18 or the like is performed as a process appropriate to the analyzed captured content.

  In step S16, the control unit 16 sequentially switches the display image data corresponding to the edited image data subjected to the editing process by the image processing unit 17 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 and displays it on the monitor 13 or the like. Perform the process.

  In step S <b> 17, the control unit 16 has performed a printing operation by the user viewing the display screen in a state where the display image data corresponding to the edited image data is sequentially switched and displayed on the monitor 13 or the like. Judge whether or not. The control unit 16 proceeds to step S18 when the printing operation is performed, and returns to step S16 when the printing operation is not performed.

  In step S18, the control unit 16 prints the edited image data corresponding to the display image displayed on the monitor 13 or the like when the printing operation is performed by the user, and the image processing unit 17 and the print processing unit 21. To control.

  Then, the control unit 16 ends the “recommended print mode” when the printing process of the edited image data ends. The control unit 16 starts the printing process of the edited image data in step S18, and then returns to step S16 to perform a process of sequentially switching and displaying the display image data corresponding to the edited image data. It is also possible to return to S12 and return to the group selection process to perform the “recommended print mode” process.

  In the printing apparatus 1 that performs the process as described above, the operation input unit 12 inputs the display image data corresponding to the image data that has been subjected to the editing process in step S <b> 16 and sequentially displayed on the monitor 13 or the like. Since the print processing unit 21 is controlled to print the edited image data corresponding to the display image in response to an operation command from the user, an appropriate editing is performed according to the related information from various editing processes. The processed image data (FIGS. 4 to 7) can be easily printed, and the convenience of the user can be improved.

  Further, a part of the processing steps of the “recommended printing mode” described above may be changed to the processing shown in FIG.

  In other words, when a printing operation is performed in the determination process in step S17, the control unit 16 proceeds to step S21. In step S21, the control unit 16 displays an operation screen for confirming whether or not image data to be printed is to be printed on the monitor 13, and proceeds to step S22.

  In step S <b> 22, the control unit 16 determines whether or not a printing operation is further performed by the user who is viewing the print confirmation screen displayed in the preceding process. Here, the control unit 16 proceeds to steps S23 and S24 when the printing operation is performed by the user within a predetermined time, and returns to step S16 when the printing operation is not performed by the user within the predetermined time.

  In step S23, the control unit 16 and the image processing unit 17 and the print processing unit print the edited image data corresponding to the display image data displayed on the monitor 13 or the like when a printing operation is performed by the user. 21.

  In step S24, the control unit 16 displays on the monitor 13 the handling instruction information for performing the editing process applied to the edited image data corresponding to the display image data printed in step S23.

  Then, the control unit 16 ends the “recommended print mode” when the printing process of the edited image data ends.

  In this way, the printing apparatus 1 starts printing the edited image data by displaying an operation screen for print confirmation in step S21 and further performing an operation input by the user. It is possible to prevent the edited image data from being printed by being operated by the user.

  Further, in step S24, the printing apparatus 1 displays the instruction for the user to perform the editing process applied to the edited image data to be printed, thereby controlling the control unit 16 according to the “recommended printing mode”. It is possible to provide an operation environment in which the user can easily perform the same editing process as the editing process automatically selected by the manual operation.

  Although it is difficult for the user to select appropriate processing contents from among various editing processes by manual operation, in the printing apparatus 1, the control unit 16 executes the “recommended printing mode” as described above. Thus, the user can improve the convenience for the user because the edited image that has been subjected to various editing processes is displayed on the monitor 13 or the like so as to be printed without complicated operations.

  As described above, the printing apparatus 1 not only displays and outputs image data to be printed on the monitor 13 built in the printing apparatus 1, but also is connected to the video output terminal 15 as shown in FIG. The HD standard image can be displayed on the display 100 via the cable 200. In this way, in the printing apparatus 1, by displaying and outputting the image data to be printed before performing the printing process on the display 100, it becomes possible for the user to confirm the image to be printed in detail in advance. It is possible to realize an advantage that less attention is paid to a detail defect later.

  Here, when the operation screen for operating the printing apparatus 1 described above is combined with the monitor 13 and the display 100, the resolution of the two display outputs is greatly different, so that the image data of the operation screen suitable for the monitor 13 is displayed. Is displayed on the display 100, the font of the character information becomes very thick. On the other hand, when the image data of the operation screen suitable for the display 100 is displayed on the monitor 13, the character information is thin and the character information is thin. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the user to see visually.

  Therefore, in the printing apparatus 1, the image processing unit 17 has the following configuration in order to display character information in a font that is visually easy for the user to see even if the display output destination is different.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the image processing unit 17 processes an image input unit 171 that captures an image from the image storage unit 18 and character data fonts to be added to the image data captured by the image input unit 171. A character output processing unit 172, a composition processing unit 173 that combines and outputs the image data and the processed character data, and an output determination unit 174 that determines a display destination of the output control unit 20.

  The image input unit 171 reads out image data for displaying, for example, an operation screen for operating the printing apparatus 1 from the image storage unit 18 in accordance with a control command from the control unit 16, and outputs the character output processing unit 172 and the composition. The data is supplied to the processing unit 173.

  The character output processing unit 172 reads character data to be added to the image data captured by the image input unit 171 from the data storage unit 19, and the read character data is determined by the output determination unit 174 as will be described later. Process the font according to Then, the character output processing unit 172 supplies the processed character data to the synthesis processing unit 173.

  The composition processing unit 173 synthesizes the image data supplied from the image input unit 171 and the character data processed by the character output processing unit 172. Then, the synthesis processing unit 173 outputs the synthesized image data to the output control unit 20.

  In the image processing unit 17 having the above-described configuration, processing according to the resolution of the display unit as the display destination is performed according to the flowchart as shown in FIG.

  In step S <b> 31, the output determination unit 174 determines whether the display output destination of the image data is the monitor 13 or the video output terminal 15 based on the information supplied from the output control unit 20 or the control unit 16. Here, the output determination unit 174 proceeds to step S32 when determining that the display output destination is the monitor 13, and proceeds to step S35 when determining that the display output destination is not the monitor 13, that is, the video output terminal 15.

  In step S <b> 32, the character output processing unit 172 performs processing using the display font data on the monitor 13 on the character data and outputs the character data to the composition processing unit 173.

  Specifically, since the display resolution of the monitor 13 is much lower than the display resolution output from the video output terminal 15, the character output processing unit 172 has a relatively thick font according to the resolution of the image displayed at the output destination. The character data read from the data storage unit 19 is processed using the font data and output to the synthesis processing unit 173, and the process proceeds to step S33.

  In step S <b> 33, the composition processing unit 173 combines the character data processed in step S <b> 33 and the character data supplied from the image input unit 171, and supplies the combined image data to the output control unit 20.

  In step S <b> 34, the output control unit 20 displays and outputs the image data supplied from the synthesis processing unit 173 on the monitor 13. Here, the output control unit 20 performs a reduction process for thinning out pixels from the image data in accordance with the resolution of the monitor 13, but as described above, the character output processing unit 172 processes the character data so that the font of the character data becomes relatively thick. Since the processing is performed, as shown in FIG. 12, the image data can be displayed on the monitor 13 so that the characters are not drawn and the image display is visually easy for the user.

  In step S <b> 35, the character output processing unit 172 performs processing on the character data using the display font data of the video output terminal 15 and outputs the processed character data to the composition processing unit 173.

  Specifically, since the display resolution of the video output terminal 15 is much higher than the display resolution output from the monitor 13, the character output processing unit 172 has a relatively thin font according to the resolution of the image displayed at the output destination. The character data read out from the data storage unit 19 is processed using the font data and output to the composition processing unit 173, and the process proceeds to step S36.

  In step S <b> 36, the composition processing unit 173 combines the character data processed in step S <b> 35 and the character data supplied from the image input unit 171, and supplies the combined image data to the output control unit 20.

  In step S <b> 37, the output control unit 20 displays and outputs the image data supplied from the synthesis processing unit 173 on the display 100 or the like from the video output terminal 15. Here, the output control unit 20 narrows the font of the character data in accordance with the HD standard fine display image output from the video output terminal 15, so that an image that is visually easy for the user to see as shown in FIG. The image data can be displayed on the display 100 so as to be displayed.

  In this way, the printing apparatus 1 processes the character data font in steps S32 and S35 in accordance with the resolution of the image displayed at the output destination to be output. Since the data is synthesized and output to the output destination, the character information can be displayed in a visually easy-to-read font according to the resolution of the display output destination.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, a display unit such as a digital still camera having a display capable of confirming a captured image is incorporated, and an output terminal for outputting image data to the outside. You may make it apply to the electronic device provided with.

1 is an external view of a printing apparatus to which the present invention is applied. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a printing apparatus to which the present invention is applied. 6 is a flowchart provided to explain processing contents of a printing apparatus that executes a recommended printing mode. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an edited image that has been subjected to editing processing in a recommended print mode. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an edited image that has been subjected to editing processing in a recommended print mode. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an edited image that has been subjected to editing processing in a recommended print mode. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an edited image that has been subjected to editing processing in a recommended print mode. 6 is a flowchart provided to explain processing contents of a printing apparatus that executes a recommended printing mode. It is the figure which showed the printing apparatus and the display connected to the printing apparatus. It is the figure which showed the internal structure of the image process part. It is a flowchart provided in order to demonstrate the process according to the resolution of the display means of a display destination. It is the figure which showed the screen for operation output to a monitor. It is the figure which showed the screen for operation output from a video output terminal.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printing apparatus, 2 photographic paper tray, 3 ink ribbon cartridge, 4 photographic paper, 10 apparatus main body, 10a front surface, 10b upper surface, 10c side surface, 11 opening part, 12 operation input part, 12a, 12b operation button, 13 monitor, 14 External I / F, 14a Recording media slot, 14b, 14c Input / output terminal, 15 Video output terminal, 16 Control section, 17 Image processing section, 171 Image input section, 172 Character output processing section, 173 Composition processing section, 174 output Determination unit, 18 image storage unit, 19 data storage unit, 20 output control unit, 21 print processing unit, 211 thermal head, 212 platen roller, 31 ink ribbon, 100 display, 200 cable

Claims (5)

In a printing apparatus including a display unit that displays a display image corresponding to image data to be printed,
Storage means for storing the image data to be printed and related information associated with the image data in association with each other;
Editing means for performing editing processing according to the related information on the image data stored in the storage means;
An operation input means for inputting an operation command from the user;
The display image corresponding to the image data subjected to the editing process by the editing unit is sequentially switched and displayed on the display unit, and displayed on the display unit in accordance with an operation command input to the operation input unit. And a control unit that prints image data for printing corresponding to the image being printed. The storage means stores, as the related information, imaging time information indicating an imaging time when the image data is captured and / or imaging position information indicating an imaging position.
The control means selects image data stored in the storage means based on the related information, and causes the editing means to perform editing processing on the selected image data. The printing apparatus as described.   The control means analyzes the imaging content of the image data selected according to the related information based on the related information, and performs the editing process according to the analyzed imaging content on the selected image data. The printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the editing unit is controlled.   The control means switches the display image from the operation command input to the operation input means when the display image corresponding to the image data subjected to the edit processing by the editing means is sequentially switched and displayed on the display means. When image data to be printed is selected from image data corresponding to an image displayed on the means, an image for confirming whether to print the image data to be printed is displayed on the display means, and 2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control is performed so as to print the image data to be printed in accordance with an operation command input to the operation input means. In a control method of a printing apparatus including a display unit that displays a display image corresponding to image data to be printed,
Editing that performs editing processing according to the related information on the image data stored in the storage unit that stores the image data to be printed and the related information associated with the image data in association with each other Steps,
A display step of sequentially switching the display image corresponding to the image data subjected to the editing process in the editing step and displaying the image on the display means;
A printing apparatus control method comprising: a printing step of printing image data for printing corresponding to an image displayed in the display step in response to an operation command from a user input by an operation input unit.

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