JP2012063853A - Comic art arranging apparatus, comic art configuration method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a comic art arranging apparatus that automatically places art data.SOLUTION: A comic art arranging apparatus comprises: an art data storage part 11 storing art data including a comic picture; a page data storage part 13 storing page data including a margin on a reference side of a frame in which the comic picture is placed; an arrangement information storage part 14 storing arrangement information having a blank space on the reference side of the comic picture included in the art data and an expanding-and-contracting rate of the art data; a generation part 19 generating art arrangement data in which the art data scaled based on the expanding-and-contracting rate of the arrangement information by using the blank space of the arrangement information and the margin of the page data is arranged in the page data so that an edge of the reference side of the comic picture included in art data is placed to an edge of the reference side of the frame in the page data; and an output part 20 outputting the art arrangement data.

Description

  The present invention relates to a comic drawing arrangement device that generates drawing arrangement data by arranging comic drawing data.

  In conventional comic production, image data is arranged using DTP software. For DTP software, see Non-Patent Document 1, for example.

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  However, in conventional comic production using DTP software, the work of aligning the margin of the draft and the margin of the placement destination, and appropriately scaling up and down the draft are performed manually. In addition, there is a problem that the work load is large and an error occurs due to manual work.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide a comic drawing arrangement device and the like for reducing the work load when arranging drawing data and reducing the occurrence of errors. To do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a comic book layout apparatus according to the present invention is a data of a draft data storage unit that stores one or more draft data that is image data including a comic image, and data of a page on which the draft data is arranged. A page data storage unit for storing page data, which is data including a margin on the reference side of a frame in which a comic image is arranged on the page, a margin on the reference side of the comic image included in the drawing data, Using the layout information storage unit that stores the layout information having the scaling ratio, the margin of the layout information, and the margin of the page data, the image data that has been enlarged or reduced at the scaling ratio of the layout information is converted into the draft data. Image layout that is placed in the page data so that the edge on the reference edge side of the included comic image is aligned with the edge on the reference edge side of the frame in the page data A generation unit that generates over data, and an output unit for outputting the sketch arrangement data generation unit to generate, in which with a.

  With such a configuration, the drawing data can be appropriately arranged using the arrangement information. As a result, the work load when arranging the drawing data is reduced, and the occurrence of mistakes can be further reduced.

Further, in the comic image layout device according to the present invention, the margin that is the width between the reference side edge and the reference side of the comic image included in the image data is acquired from the image data, and the margin stored in the layout information storage unit is acquired. You may further provide an acquisition part.
With such a configuration, it is possible to automatically obtain and set the margin without manually setting the margin of the arrangement information.

Further, in the comic book layout apparatus according to the present invention, the page data can acquire the length of the frame between the opposite sides, and the length of the frame between the opposite sides of the page data and the length of the frame. An enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit that acquires an enlargement / reduction rate, which is a ratio to the length of the comic image included in the image data corresponding to the image data, and accumulates in the arrangement information storage unit may be further provided.
With such a configuration, the enlargement / reduction ratio can be automatically acquired and set without manually setting the enlargement / reduction ratio of the arrangement information.

Further, in the comic book layout apparatus according to the present invention, the opposing sides may be a pair of a heaven side and a ground side, or a pair of a throat side and a fore edge.
With such a configuration, the enlargement / reduction ratio can be acquired using the length in the top-and-bottom direction or the length in the direction of the edge.

Further, in the comic drawing arrangement apparatus according to the present invention, the page data can acquire the frame length in the top and bottom direction and the fore edge direction, and the enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit uses the length in the top and bottom direction. This obtains the top / bottom direction expansion / contraction ratio and the top / bottom direction expansion / contraction ratio using the length of the top / bottom direction, and the top / bottom direction expansion / contraction ratio. A selection unit that selects an enlargement / reduction ratio with a smaller ratio of comic images located outside the frame of the page data when the image data is enlarged or reduced using the enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit, The rate may be accumulated in the arrangement information storage unit.
With such a configuration, the enlargement / reduction ratio can be set so that the ratio of comic images that protrude outside the frame is reduced.

In the comic image layout apparatus according to the present invention, at least image data corresponding to two pages of spread is stored in the image data storage unit, and the generation unit uses the image data corresponding to two pages. When generating the data, the drawing layout data may be generated using the top side or the side of the ground as a reference side.
With such a configuration, image data corresponding to two spread pages can be appropriately arranged.

Further, in the comic drawing arrangement device according to the present invention, the data of the speech displayed in the balloon of the comic image of the drawing data, the text frame arranged at the position corresponding to the balloon, the text located in the text frame, A speech data storage unit that stores speech data, which is data including the font size and spacing of the text, is further provided, and the generation unit arranges the speech data in the page data as well as the drawing data, and the speech data font. The size and interval may be changed according to the enlargement / reduction ratio.
With this configuration, it is possible to arrange serif data as well as image data.

In the comic book arrangement device according to the present invention, the generation unit may generate the number of image arrangement data according to the number of image data stored in the image data storage unit.
With such a configuration, a plurality of image data can be arranged on a plurality of pages.

  In the comic book layout apparatus according to the present invention, the layout information includes a creation identifier for identifying a work and / or a writer, and a margin and scaling ratio of the draft data corresponding to the creation identifier, and accepts the creation identifier. The image forming apparatus may further include a reception unit, and the generation unit may generate the image layout data using a margin and a scaling ratio of the image data corresponding to the creation identifier received by the reception unit.

  With such a configuration, by inputting the creation identifier corresponding to the drawing data to be arranged, the drawing data is arranged using the margin and the enlargement / reduction ratio corresponding to the creation identifier.

  According to the comic manuscript arrangement device and the like according to the present invention, manuscript data can be arranged automatically, and as a result, the work load when manuscript data is arranged can be reduced. Can be reduced.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the comics drawing arrangement | positioning apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the comic picture arrangement | positioning apparatus by the embodiment The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the comic picture arrangement | positioning apparatus by the embodiment The figure for demonstrating selection of the expansion / contraction rate in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the manuscript data in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the serif data in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the page data in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the arrangement | positioning information in the embodiment The figure for demonstrating arrangement | positioning of the drawing data in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the drawing arrangement | positioning data in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the arrangement | positioning information in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the screen for selecting the arrangement | positioning information in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the manuscript data in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the drawing arrangement | positioning data in the embodiment Schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of the computer system in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of a structure of the computer system in the embodiment

  Hereinafter, a comic book arrangement device according to the present invention will be described using embodiments. In the following embodiments, components and steps denoted by the same reference numerals are the same or equivalent, and repetitive description may be omitted.

(Embodiment 1)
A comic book layout apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The comic manuscript placement apparatus according to the present embodiment automatically places manuscript data.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a comic book layout device 1 according to this embodiment. The comic manuscript arrangement apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes an manuscript data storage unit 11, a serif data storage unit 12, a page data storage unit 13, an arrangement information storage unit 14, a margin acquisition unit 15, and an enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit. 16, a selection unit 17, a reception unit 18, a generation unit 19, and an output unit 20.

  The drawing data storage unit 11 stores one or more drawing data. The image data is image data including a comic image. A comic image is composed of one or more frames. When the image data includes images of two or more frames, an area including all the images of the two or more frames is a comic image. Accordingly, one comic image is included in one drawing data. Normally, a comic image included in one drawing data is arranged on one page, but this is not necessary (for example, a comic image included in one drawing data is arranged on two pages of spread pages). May be) In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which a comic image included in one drawing data is arranged on one page. The drawing data may be raster data or vector data, for example. The format of the drawing data is not limited, but may be TIFF, EPS, or the like, for example. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the image data has margins in the top, bottom, left, and right. Any one or more margins may be zero.

  The process of storing the drawing data in the drawing data storage unit 11 is not limited. For example, the drawing data may be stored in the drawing data storage unit 11 via a recording medium, and the drawing data transmitted via a communication line or the like is stored in the drawing data storage unit 11. Alternatively, image data input via an input device such as a scanner may be stored in the image data storage unit 11. Storage in the drawing data storage unit 11 may be temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be long-term storage. The drawing data storage unit 11 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk).

  The serif data storage unit 12 stores one or more serif data. The serif data is serif data displayed in a balloon of comic image of the manuscript data. The serif data is data including a text frame arranged at a position corresponding to the speech balloon, text located in the text frame, and a font size and interval of the text. The interval may be a character interval, a line interval, or both. In this embodiment, a case where both the character interval and the line interval are described will be described. Moreover, the space | interval of a character may be between character, for example, or may be character feeding. Further, the line spacing may be, for example, a line spacing or a line feed. Further, text attributes other than font size and spacing, for example, font type, text emphasis (eg, bold, italic, underline, color, etc.) may be included in the serif data. In addition, text ruby may be included in the serif data. This speech data is usually data in which a text frame for each speech bubble is arranged on a mount of the same size as the draft data. By displaying the draft data and the speech data in an overlapping manner, the speech data of the comic image is displayed. This is the data that displays a line at the position of, but this need not be the case. For example, the speech data may be data in which a text frame for each balloon is arranged on a mount having the same size as the page. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the dialogue data is the same size as the drawing data, and the dialogue is displayed at the position of the balloon by overlapping the two.

  It is preferable that the correspondence between the drawing data and the serif data can be understood. For example, the same identifier may be assigned to the image data and the speech data corresponding to each other, or the image data and the speech data corresponding to each other may be stored in association with each other. In the latter case, the image data and the speech data corresponding to each other may be two layers of one image data. Normally, one line data corresponds to one piece of drawing data, but there may exist drawing data that does not correspond to the line data, such as drawing data without lines.

  The process in which the speech data is stored in the speech data storage unit 12 does not matter. For example, the serif data may be stored in the serif data storage unit 12 via a recording medium, and the serif data transmitted via a communication line or the like is stored in the serif data storage unit 12. Alternatively, the serif data input via the input device may be stored in the serif data storage unit 12. Storage in the serif data storage unit 12 may be temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be long-term storage. The serif data storage unit 12 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

  The page data storage unit 13 stores page data. The page data is data of a page on which the drawing data is arranged. The page data is data including a margin on the reference side of a frame (print line) on which comic images are arranged on the page. The margin is a margin between the frame and the finish line (cut line). Therefore, the reference side is one or more sides of a rectangle surrounded by a finish line. There may be one reference side or two or more reference sides. Since the reference side is a side serving as a reference for positioning the comic image, when there are two reference sides, it is preferable that two orthogonal sides become the reference sides. For example, the side of the gutter may be the reference side, the side of the fore edge may be the reference side, the top of the heaven may be the reference side, the side of the ground may be the reference side, The side of the throat and the side of the heaven may be the reference side, the side of the throat and the side of the ground may be the reference side, and the side of the edge and the heaven side may be the reference side The edge side and the ground side may be the reference side. In addition, the edge of a throat is an edge | side which becomes a spine cover side when it becomes a book. The edge of the forehead is an unbound side on the opposite side of the spine when it is turned into a book. Further, the top side and the side of the ground are sides that become the upper side and the lower side, respectively, when the book is turned into a book. The page data may include a margin on the side other than the reference side. For example, the margins of the opposite sides may be included in the page data. The opposite sides may be, for example, the top and bottom sides, or the side of the throat. Further, the margins on all four sides may be included in the page data. Further, when the page data includes the margins of the opposing sides, the page data may include the length between the opposing sides (this side is a rectangular side surrounded by the finish line). Further, when the margins of all sides are included in the page data, the top and bottom lengths and the length of the slotted edge may be included in the page data. The length of the top and bottom, the length of the throat edge is the length of the side of the rectangle surrounded by the finished line.

  The inside of the frame in which the comic image is arranged is usually called a plate surface, and the line of the frame is sometimes called a plate surface line. In addition, the page data may include a finish line indicating the outer edge of the page, and may include a register mark (inner register mark) indicating the position of the finish line. The rectangle surrounded by the finish line is sometimes called a page. Further, in the page data, the position of a noble (page number) and the position of a column such as a header or footer may be set. This page data is sometimes called a master page in DTP. Note that the page data may be data of a mount on which a margin or a finish line is set, like a master page. In this case, even if a finishing line, a printing plate frame, or the like is set in the data on the mount, the page data includes a margin, a top and bottom length, and a gutter length. Conceivable. This is because the margin, top and bottom length, and the like can be acquired from the page data. The page data may be numerical data indicating a margin, a position of a finish line, a length of a rectangular side surrounded by the finish line, and the like. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the page data is mount data such as a master page.

  Further, the page data may be data for one page or data for two spread pages. When the layout of a page object is performed, the image data is usually arranged with respect to the spread page data.

  The process in which page data is stored in the page data storage unit 13 does not matter. For example, page data may be stored in the page data storage unit 13 via a recording medium, and page data transmitted via a communication line or the like is stored in the page data storage unit 13. Alternatively, page data input via the input device may be stored in the page data storage unit 13. Storage in the page data storage unit 13 may be temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be long-term storage. The page data storage unit 13 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

  The arrangement information storage unit 14 stores arrangement information. The arrangement information is information having a margin on the reference side of the comic image included in the image data and the enlargement / reduction ratio of the image data. In addition, when the outer edge of a comic image is a rectangle, the margin of a comic image is a margin with respect to the rectangle. On the other hand, when the outer edge of the comic image has a portion that protrudes from the rectangle as shown in FIG. 5, it is a margin for the rectangle excluding the protruding portion. In the comic image, the rectangle excluding the protruding portion is a rectangle constituted by each edge of the comic image included in the image data. The end side of the comic image is the side where the end side is included in the comic image if the end side further moves to the center side of the comic image. In other words, among the rectangles whose insides are all included in the comic image, each side constituting the largest rectangle is the end side of the comic image. That is, it can be said that the rectangle excluding the protruding portion in the comic image is the largest rectangle that is entirely included in the comic image. Needless to say, the space between the frames of the comic image may be included inside the rectangle. Here, when the drawing data is arranged in the spread page data, and the reference side is the edge side or the edge side, it is arranged on the right page and on the left side. The reference side is different from the case of being arranged on the page. For example, when the reference side is a side on the side of the throat, when the page is arranged on the right side of the spread page data, the left side of the drawing data becomes the reference side and is arranged on the left side of the spread page data. In this case, the right side of the drawing data becomes the reference side. Therefore, in such a case, the margin on the reference side of the comic image is the right margin and the left margin. Further, the layout information may include a margin on the side other than the reference side of the comic image included in the drawing data. For example, the margins of all sides on the top, bottom, left, and right may be included in the arrangement information. The enlargement / reduction ratio indicates the rate at which the image data is enlarged or reduced when the image data is arranged.

  The process in which arrangement | positioning information is memorize | stored in the arrangement | positioning information storage part 14 is not ask | required. For example, arrangement information may be stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 via a recording medium, and arrangement information transmitted via a communication line or the like is stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14. Alternatively, the arrangement information input via the input device may be stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14. Further, as will be described later, the margin and the enlargement / reduction rate acquired by the margin acquisition unit 15 and the enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 may be accumulated in the arrangement information storage unit 14. The storage in the arrangement information storage unit 14 may be temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be long-term storage. The arrangement information storage unit 14 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

  The margin acquisition unit 15 acquires a margin that is the width between the reference side and the reference side of the comic image included in the drawing data from the drawing data, and stores the margin in the arrangement information storage unit 14. A method for obtaining the margin will be briefly described. For example, the margin acquisition unit 15 performs contour extraction on a comic image included in the drawing data. In this case, contour extraction is performed for each frame of the comic image. That is, as many contours as the number of frames are extracted. Thereafter, the margin acquisition unit 15 moves the line in the length direction of the reference side in parallel to the reference side from the reference side to the inside of the drawing data every predetermined pixel (for example, every pixel). Go. Then, the margin acquisition unit 15 measures the length of the extracted outline (may be the number of pixels) on the line and temporarily stores it. When this process is repeated, the length of the extracted outline on the line becomes longer when the line matches the end side on the reference side of the comic image, and the line is a predetermined pixel than the end side. When moving only to the center side of the drawing data, the length of the extracted contour on the line suddenly decreases. Therefore, by detecting the change, the margin acquisition unit 15 determines the position of the line with the longer extracted contour length in the vicinity of the position of the line with the sharply decreased contour length as the edge of the comic image. It can be specified as the position. The margin acquisition unit 15 can acquire the margin by acquiring the width between the identified end side and the reference side. Acquisition of the width may be, for example, acquisition of the number of pixels corresponding to the width. Further, the number of pixels may be converted into centimeters or millimeters by using the resolution of the drawing data. The resolution of the drawing data may be included in the drawing data, for example, or may be stored separately from the drawing data in the drawing data storage unit 11 or the like.

  Further, the margin acquisition unit 15 may specify the position of the edge side by performing pattern matching using line parallel to the reference side as a pattern in the drawing data. In that case, among the locations that match the pattern, the location closest to the reference side may be specified as the end side. Acquisition of the margin after specifying the end side can be performed as described above.

  In addition, the margin acquisition unit 15 performs the contour extraction for each frame of the comic image as described above, and among the frames extracted from the contour, the presence of another frame whose contour is extracted between the reference side A frame that is not to be processed and whose reference side is a straight line is specified. Then, among the identified frames, a straight line extending from the reference edge side of the frame whose reference edge side is farthest from the reference edge may be specified as the reference edge side edge of the comic image. Good. Acquisition of the margin after specifying the end side can be performed as described above. Although several methods for acquiring the margin have been described here, it goes without saying that the margin may be acquired by other methods.

  In addition, when a plurality of image data is stored in the image data storage unit 11, the margin acquisition unit 15 may extract margins for each image data, or any one of the image data. The margin may be extracted for. In the former case, since the margin for each drawing data is acquired, the generating unit 19 may use the margin corresponding to the drawing data when arranging the drawing data. In this case, the margin acquisition unit 15 may store the margin of the drawing data identified by the identification information in the arrangement information storage unit 14 in association with the identification information for identifying the drawing data. In the latter case, that is, when margins are extracted from one piece of drawing data, the drawing data may be the first drawing data, and is selected by a predetermined method. Individual drawing data may be used.

  Further, when the drawing data is arranged in the spread page data and the reference side is the side of the edge or the side of the edge side, as described above, the reference side of the drawing data is This is on the right or left side of the drawing data. Therefore, in such a case, the margin acquisition unit 15 may acquire both the right margin and the left margin as the margin of the drawing data. Further, the margin acquisition unit 15 may acquire the margins of all sides of the top, bottom, left, and right sides and accumulate them in the arrangement information storage unit 14.

  The enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 acquires an enlargement / reduction ratio that is a ratio between the length of the frame between the opposite sides of the page data and the length of the comic image included in the drawing data corresponding to the length of the frame. Accumulate in the storage unit 14. The opposite sides are a pair of a celestial side and a ground side, or a pair of a throat side and a fore edge. For example, when acquiring the enlargement / reduction ratio using the length in the vertical direction, the enlargement / reduction ratio acquiring unit 16 acquires the length of the frame in the vertical direction in the page data from the page data. For example, when the page data includes a frame graphic, the acquisition may be performed by acquiring the vertical length (for example, the number of pixels) of the frame graphic. If the page data includes the length of the finish line in the vertical direction, the margin on the top side, and the margin on the ground side, the length of the frame in the vertical direction is calculated using them. May be. Specifically, the vertical length of the frame is obtained by subtracting the vertical margin and the horizontal margin from the vertical length of the finished line. The length may be the number of pixels, and may be centimeters or millimeters. The enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 acquires the length of the comic image included in the image data corresponding to the length of the frame. The length of the comic image is a length of a rectangle formed by the end sides of the comic image. The position of the edge can be obtained in the same manner as when acquiring the margin. The enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 may use the position of the edge acquired by the margin acquisition unit 15. When the length of the frame is the length in the vertical direction, the length in the vertical direction of the comic image is acquired also in the drawing data. The enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 can acquire the enlargement / reduction ratio by dividing the length of the acquired frame by the length of the acquired comic image. In the case where the enlargement / reduction ratio is indicated as a percentage, the enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 may multiply the value after the division by 100 as the enlargement / reduction ratio.

  Further, the expansion / contraction rate acquisition unit 16 acquires the vertical direction expansion / contraction rate that is the expansion / contraction rate using the length in the vertical direction and the expansion / contraction rate that is the expansion / contraction rate that uses the length in the vertical direction. Among them, the enlargement / reduction ratio selected by the selection unit 17 may be accumulated in the arrangement information storage unit 14. In this embodiment, this case will be described. It is assumed that information necessary for acquiring the enlargement / reduction ratio by the enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 is included in the page data or the drawing data.

  The selection unit 17 selects an enlargement / reduction ratio with a smaller proportion of comic images outside the frame of page data when the image data is enlarged or reduced using the top / bottom direction enlargement / reduction ratio and the fore edge direction enlargement / reduction ratio, respectively. To do. In this selection, as a result, if the enlargement / reduction ratio with the smaller proportion of the comic image located outside the frame of the page data is selected, information other than the proportion of the comic image located outside the frame of the page data, for example, It goes without saying that the enlargement / reduction ratio may be selected using information such as the area of the comic image located outside the frame of the page data and the data amount. In addition, normally, when the draft data is arranged using the larger one of the top-to-bottom direction scaling ratio and the throat-to-edge direction scaling ratio, the proportion of comic images located outside the frame of page data will increase. It is done. Therefore, the expansion / contraction rate may be selected using the top / bottom direction expansion / contraction rate and the gutter direction expansion / contraction rate. In that case, the smaller expansion / contraction rate is selected. The method by which the selection unit 17 selects the enlargement / reduction ratio will be described later.

  The accepting unit 18 accepts various inputs to the comic book layout device 1. For example, the receiving unit 18 may receive arrangement information and accumulate the received arrangement information in the arrangement information storage unit 14. In addition, for example, the reception unit 18 may receive an instruction to arrange the drawing data and pass the instruction to the generation unit 19. For example, the reception unit 18 may receive information input from an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, etc.), may receive information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, Information read from a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, etc.) may be received. The reception unit 18 may or may not include a device (for example, a modem or a network card) for reception. The receiving unit 18 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a predetermined device.

  The generation unit 19 generates image layout data in which the image data is allocated to page data. This arrangement is sometimes called allocation or pouring. In addition, the image layout data that is the page data after the image data is allocated may be called a document or a publication. The generation unit 19 uses the margin of the arrangement information and the margin of the page data to convert the image data that has been enlarged or reduced at the enlargement / reduction ratio of the arrangement information, to the edge on the reference side side of the comic image included in the image data ( The image layout data arranged in the page data is aligned with the edge on the reference side of the frame in the page data (this edge is the side of the frame). Generate. Here, a case where the reference side is the side of the throat, the enlargement / reduction ratio is M, the margin on the throat side is A (mm), and the margin on the throat side is B (mm) will be described. Note that the scaling factor M is assumed to be equal when the value is 1. The generation unit 19 first reads page data from the page data storage unit 13 and arranges the drawing data on the read page data. Specifically, the generation unit 19 multiplies the drawing data. Then, the reference side of the drawing data is set to a position that is “A × MB” outside the reference side of the page data to be arranged. In this case, it is assumed that the reference side of the drawing data is parallel to the reference side of the page data. Here, when “A × MB” is a positive value, the reference side of the drawing data exists outside the page, and “A × MB” is a negative value. In this case, the reference side of the drawing data exists inside the page. In addition, when placing drawing data that is drawn to the top and bottom center on the page data, place the drawing data so that the top and bottom center of the drawing data is the center of the page, and align the node side as described above. Will do. On the other hand, when placing drawing data that is drawn to the top or ground side on the page data, align the node side as described above, then align the top or ground side. Is preferably performed. For example, when the top side margin is C (mm) and the top side margin is D (mm), the top side of the drawing data is “C × M−” from the top side finish line of the page data. The arrangement may be made so that only “D” is outside. The same applies when alignment is performed using a margin or margin on the ground side. If such an arrangement is performed as a result, a specific method by which the generation unit 19 arranges the drawing data is not limited. For example, the generating unit 19 may perform the enlargement or reduction according to the enlargement / reduction ratio using the reference side as a base point after first aligning the image data.

  The generation unit 19 also arranges the speech data in the page data. In this case, the generation unit 19 arranges the line data on the page data on which the drawing data corresponding to the line data to be arranged is arranged. Therefore, in the present embodiment, image layout data in which the image data and the speech data are arranged is generated. When the dialogue data is the same size as the drawing data and the dialogue is displayed at the position of the speech balloon by superimposing both, the generation unit 19 adds the drawing data to the drawing data. The speech data can be arranged by performing exactly the same processing on the speech data as the processing performed on the speech data. If the dialogue data is the same size as the drawing data and the dialogue is not displayed at the position of the speech balloon by superimposing both, the generation unit 19 adjusts the dialogue data to the drawing data. After performing the same processing (for example, enlargement / reduction, alignment, etc.), the speech data can be arranged by performing the same processing on the speech data as the processing performed on the drawing data. Further, when arranging the line data, the generation unit 19 changes the font size and interval of the line data according to the enlargement / reduction ratio. That is, if the font size of the serif data is N and the enlargement / reduction ratio is M, the generation unit 19 changes the font size of the serif data to N × M. Also, assuming that the line spacing of the serif data is K, the generation unit 19 changes the line spacing of the serif data to K × M. Further, assuming that the character interval of the serif data is L, the generation unit 19 changes the character interval of the serif data to L × M. The changed font size or the like may be a value obtained by rounding off fractions of N × M or the like. The rounding process may be, for example, rounding down or rounding off.

  Further, it is preferable that the generation unit 19 generates a number of image layout data corresponding to the number of image data stored in the image data storage unit 11. For example, when the page data is two-page spread data, 2P or 2P-1 (P is an integer of 1 or more) image data is stored in the image data storage unit 11. Alternatively, the generation unit 19 may generate P image layout data. Further, for example, when the page data is data of one page and P image data is stored in the image data storage unit 11, the generation unit 19 stores the P image arrangement data. It may be generated.

  The image layout data generated by the generation unit 19 may be data obtained by linking page data with image data or serif data in which the enlargement / reduction ratio and the layout position are set. In that case, the image layout data and the speech data itself may or may not be included in the image layout data. In that case, for example, the drawing layout data may be described in a markup language such as HTML or XML. Further, the generation unit 19, for example, in the coordinate system of the page data when the reference side of the image data multiplied by M is set to a position that is “A × MB” outside the reference side of the page data to be arranged. Coordinate values of predetermined positions (for example, vertices) of the drawing data may be calculated as the arrangement position, and the drawing arrangement data in which the drawing data and the serif data are linked to the arrangement position may be generated. In this case, arranging the drawing data or the like on the page data can be considered as obtaining the coordinates of the arrangement position of the drawing data or the like. In addition, the image layout data generated by the generation unit 19 may be image data after image data or speech data is allocated to page data. The image layout data that is the image data may be raster data or vector data, for example. In this case, for example, the image layout data may be bitmap image data or PDF.

  The output unit 20 outputs the drawing layout data generated by the generation unit 19. Here, the output may be, for example, display on a display device (for example, a CRT or a liquid crystal display), transmission via a communication line to a predetermined device, accumulation in a recording medium, It may be delivered to the component. The output unit 20 may perform two or more outputs. For example, the output unit 20 may display the image layout data and store it in a recording medium. The output unit 20 may or may not include an output device (for example, a display device or a printer). The output unit 20 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives these devices.

  The image data stored in the image data storage unit 11 and the line data stored in the line data storage unit 12 may be data used when creating a comic magazine. In that case, for example, the comic drawing arrangement apparatus 1 may automatically generate the drawing arrangement data used in the comic book by using the drawing data used in the comic magazine.

  Also, any two or more storage units among the drawing data storage unit 11, the serif data storage unit 12, the page data storage unit 13, and the arrangement information storage unit 14 may be realized by the same recording medium. Alternatively, it may be realized by a separate recording medium. In the former case, for example, the area storing the drawing data is the drawing data storage unit 11, and the area storing the line data is the line data storage unit 12.

Next, the operation of the comic book layout device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S <b> 101) The generation unit 19 determines whether or not a margin is included in the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14. If it is included, the process proceeds to step S103, and if not, the process proceeds to step S102.

  (Step S <b> 102) The margin acquisition unit 15 acquires the margin of the drawing data storage unit 11 and accumulates it in the arrangement information storage unit 14. In addition, when it is necessary for acquisition of the enlargement / reduction ratio described later, the margin acquisition unit 15 may acquire margins for all sides of the top and bottom edge.

  (Step S103) The generation unit 19 determines whether the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 includes an enlargement / reduction ratio. If it is included, the process proceeds to step S105, and if not, the process proceeds to step S104.

  (Step S <b> 104) The enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 acquires the enlargement / reduction ratio of the drawing data and stores it in the arrangement information storage unit 14. This process will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S105) The generation unit 19 sets the counter i to 1.

  (Step S106) The generation unit 19 reads the page data from the page data storage unit 13, and temporarily stores it in a recording medium for generating the image layout data.

  (Step S <b> 107) The generation unit 19 reads the i-th image data from the image data storage unit 11 and also reads the arrangement information from the arrangement information storage unit 14. Then, the generation unit 19 arranges the i-th image data as described above using the margin of the page data, the margin of the arrangement information, and the enlargement / reduction ratio.

  (Step S108) The generation unit 19 reads the line data corresponding to the i-th drawing data from the line data storage unit 12, and arranges the line data in the same manner as the arrangement of the drawing data in Step S107. Note that the generation unit 19 changes the font size, the line interval, and the character interval according to the enlargement / reduction ratio as described above when arranging the serif data. In addition, when there is no speech data corresponding to the i-th drawing data, the generation unit 19 does not have to perform processing for arranging the speech data.

  (Step S109) The generation unit 19 increments the counter i by 1.

  (Step S110) The generation unit 19 determines whether or not the i-th image data is stored in the image data storage unit 11. If it is stored, the process proceeds to step S110, and if not, the process proceeds to step S113.

  (Step S <b> 111) The generation unit 19 determines whether there is a page in which no manuscript data is arranged in the currently working page data. If it exists, the process returns to step S107 to place the drawing data for the page. On the other hand, if it does not exist, the process proceeds to step S112.

  (Step S112) The output unit 20 outputs the image layout data generated by the generation unit 19. Then, the process returns to step S106.

  (Step S113) The output unit 20 outputs the image layout data generated by the generation unit 19. Then, a series of processes for arranging the image data and the like is completed.

  The flowchart in FIG. 2 does not include processing in which the receiving unit 18 receives the placement information and accumulates it in the placement information storage unit 14. Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the case has been described in which the arrangement is sequentially performed from the arrangement of the image layout data, but the arrangement of the image layout data may be output collectively after the arrangement of all the image data is completed. In that case, the image layout data in which the layout of the image data and the like has been arranged may be temporarily held in a recording medium (not shown) until the output is performed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of the process of acquiring the enlargement / reduction ratio (step S104) in the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S201) The enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 calculates the up / down enlargement / reduction rate, which is a value obtained by dividing the length of the top / bottom direction frame in the page data by the length of the top / down direction comic image in the drawing data.

  (Step S202) The selection unit 17 arranges the image data in the page data in the same manner as the generation unit 19 by using the vertical direction enlargement / reduction ratio calculated in step S201.

  (Step S203) The selection unit 17 calculates a ratio outside the frame, which is a value obtained by dividing the area of the comic image that protrudes outside the frame by the area of the frame among the comic images included in the draft data arranged in Step S202. And stored in a recording medium (not shown).

  (Step S204) The enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 calculates the enlargement / reduction ratio of the fore edge direction, which is a value obtained by dividing the length of the frame for the edge edge direction of the page data by the length of the comic image for the edge edge direction of the drawing data. .

  (Step S205) The selection unit 17 arranges the image data on the page data in the same manner as the generation unit 19 by using the enlargement / reduction ratio calculated in step S204.

  (Step S206) The selection unit 17 calculates a ratio outside the frame, which is a value obtained by dividing the area of the comic image that protrudes outside the frame by the area of the frame among the comic images included in the manuscript data arranged in Step S205. And stored in a recording medium (not shown).

  (Step S207) The selection unit 17 selects an enlargement / reduction ratio having a smaller ratio out of the ratio calculated in Step S203 and the ratio calculated in Step S206.

  (Step S208) The enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 stores the enlargement / reduction rate selected in step S207 in the arrangement information storage unit 14. And it returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3, when a plurality of image data is stored in the image data storage unit 11, the enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 may acquire the enlargement / reduction rate for each image data. The enlargement / reduction ratio may be acquired for one piece of image data. In the former case, since the enlargement / reduction ratio for each image data is acquired, the generation unit 19 may use the enlargement / reduction ratio corresponding to the image data when arranging the image data. In this case, the enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 may store the enlargement / reduction rate of the image data identified by the identification information in the arrangement information storage unit 14 in association with the identification information for identifying the image data. . In the latter case, that is, when the enlargement / reduction ratio is extracted for one piece of drawing data, the drawing data may be the first drawing data, and is selected by a predetermined method. One drawing data may be used.

  In addition, in the flowchart of FIG. 3, when performing selection by the selection unit 17, the selection may be performed by comparing the top / bottom direction scaling ratio and the fore edge direction scaling ratio with respect to a plurality of image data. For example, the selection unit 17 may select an odd number of image data and finally select a larger one of the top / bottom direction enlargement / reduction ratio and the gutter direction enlargement / reduction ratio.

  Here, the process of selecting the enlargement / reduction ratio will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the drawing data of FIG. 4, in the case of a comic image with a narrow edge direction, if the drawing data is arranged using the vertical direction enlargement / reduction ratio, it does not protrude from the frame, but the edge edge direction expansion / reduction ratio is used. If drawing data is placed, it will protrude from the frame. Therefore, in this case, the top-and-bottom direction expansion / contraction rate is selected and stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14, thereby preventing the arranged comic images from protruding out of the frame.

  Next, the operation of the comic book layout device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described using a specific example. In this specific example, it is assumed that the image data storage unit 11 stores a plurality of image data including the image data shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the comic image has four frames. Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the width between the broken line and each side of the drawing data is a margin. Further, the position of each broken line is the position of the edge of the comic image. Needless to say, the drawing data storage unit 11 stores drawing data other than those shown in FIG. Further, in this specific example, it is assumed that the speech data storage unit 12 stores a plurality of speech data including the speech data shown in FIG. The dialogue data in FIG. 6 corresponds to the drawing data in FIG. In FIG. 6, text frames are set at positions corresponding to the two balloons in FIG. 5, and the text frames include text corresponding to the lines. It is assumed that the font size of the text is “12 points”, the line feed is “18 points”, and the character feed is “14 points”. Needless to say, the page data storage unit 13 stores words other than those shown in FIG. Further, in this specific example, it is assumed that the page data storage unit 13 stores the page data shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, the page data includes a finishing line (cutting line) indicating the outer edge of the page and a frame indicating the outer edge of the printing plate. The margin between the frame and the finish line is the margin. In this specific example, it is assumed that no margin or enlargement / reduction ratio is stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 at the time of starting arrangement of the drawing data.

  First, it is assumed that the user inputs an instruction to start the arrangement of the drawing data. Then, the instruction is accepted by the accepting unit 18 and passed to the generating unit 19. Upon receiving the instruction, the generation unit 19 determines whether or not a margin is included in the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 (step S101). In this case, since it is not included, the generation unit 19 gives an instruction to acquire a margin to the margin acquisition unit 15 through a route (not shown). Then, the margin acquisition unit 15 acquires the left margin, the right margin, the upper margin, and the lower margin from the drawing data in FIG. 5 and accumulates them in the arrangement information storage unit 14 (step S102). ). It is assumed that the left margin is 39 mm, the right margin is 38 mm, the upper margin is 45 mm, and the lower margin is 48 mm.

  Next, the generation unit 19 determines whether the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 includes an enlargement / reduction ratio (step S103). In this case, since it is not included, the generation unit 19 passes an instruction to acquire the enlargement / reduction rate to the enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 via a route (not shown). Then, the enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 performs a process of acquiring the enlargement / reduction rate (step S104). Specifically, the enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 acquires the length of the frame in the vertical direction from the page data in FIG. 7 and also acquires the length of the comic image in the vertical direction from the drawing data in FIG. The length of the comic image is the length of a rectangle formed by the end sides of the comic image (a rectangle formed by a broken line shown in FIG. 5). Then, the vertical scaling factor is calculated by dividing the length of the frame by the length of the comic image (step S201). It is assumed that the vertical scale is 0.837. Then, the selection unit 17 arranges the manuscript data of FIG. 5 on the page data of FIG. 7 using the top / bottom scaling factor “0.837”, calculates the proportion of comic images that have gone out of the frame, and temporarily stores them. (Steps S202 and S203). It is assumed that the ratio is 7.1%. Next, the selection unit 17 acquires the length of the frame in the direction of the fore edge from the page data of FIG. 7, and also acquires the length of the comic image in the direction of the edge of the edge from the drawing data in FIG. Note that the length of the comic image is also the length of a rectangle formed by the end sides of the comic image (a rectangle formed by a broken line shown in FIG. 5). Then, the enlargement / reduction ratio in the slot direction is calculated by dividing the length of the frame by the length of the comic image (step S204). It is assumed that the expansion / contraction ratio in the throat edge direction is 0.852. Then, the selection unit 17 arranges the manuscript data of FIG. 5 on the page data of FIG. 7 using the throat edge direction enlargement / reduction ratio “0.852”, calculates the ratio of the comic image that protrudes outside the frame, and temporarily Accumulate (steps S205 and S206). The ratio is assumed to be 7.3%. The selection unit 17 selects the top / bottom direction expansion / contraction rate, which is the one with the smaller proportion of comic images that have gone out of the frame, from the top / bottom direction expansion / contraction rate and the gutter direction expansion / contraction rate. Pass (step S207). Then, the enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 accumulates the vertical direction enlargement / reduction rate “0.837” as the enlargement / reduction rate in the arrangement information storage unit 14 (step S208). As a result, the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 is as shown in FIG.

  Next, the generation unit 19 reads page data from the page data storage unit 13 and accumulates it in a recording medium (not shown) (steps S105 and S106). Then, the generating unit 19 reads out the manuscript data shown in FIG. 5 from the manuscript data storage unit 11 and arranges it on the page on the right side of the page data stored in the recording medium (not shown) (step S107). It is assumed that the odd-numbered image data is arranged on the page on the right side of the page data, and the even-numbered image data is arranged on the page on the left side of the page data. Therefore, the node side of odd-numbered image data is on the left side, and the node side of even-numbered image data is on the right side. When arranging the drawing data, the generation unit 19 reads out the enlargement / reduction ratio “0.837” and the left margin “39 (mm)” from the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14, and the page The margin “11 (mm)” on the throat side of the page on the right side of the data is acquired, and the drawing data is arranged using them. Specifically, the value corresponding to the above-mentioned “A × MB” is 21.443 (mm). Therefore, the generation unit 19 aligns the center of the drawing data multiplied by 0.837 with the center of the frame on the right page, and then the nod side (left side) of the drawing data is finished as shown in FIG. The drawing data is translated to the throat side so that it is 21.443 (mm) on the left side of the throat side of the line. In this manner, the drawing data can be arranged. Thereafter, the generation unit 19 reads out the serif data in FIG. 6 corresponding to the drawing data in FIG. 5 from the serif data storage unit 12, changes the font size to 10 (≈12 × 0.837), and sets the line feed to 15. 1 (≈18 × 0.837), and the character feed is changed to 11.7 (≈14 × 0.837). Similarly to the image data, the line data is arranged by 0.837 times so that the throat side (left side) is 21.443 (mm) on the left side of the throat side of the finished line ( Step S108). As a result, the drawing arrangement data in which the drawing data and the dialogue data are arranged in the page data is as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the second and subsequent image data and serif data are also sequentially arranged on the page data and accumulated in a recording medium (not shown) by the output unit 20 (steps S106 to S113). In this way, a series of processes for automatically flowing image data and speech data into page data is performed.

  In this specific example, since the top and bottom margins are not used, the margin acquisition unit 15 does not have to acquire the top and bottom margins. In that case, the upper and lower margins may not be included in the arrangement information of FIG. 8 stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14.

  As described above, according to the comic drawing arrangement apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to automatically arrange drawing data and dialogue data, and the work load when arranging drawing data and the like is reduced. It will be. In addition, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of mistakes when arranging the drawing data. In addition, when arranging the line data, the font size and interval are also adjusted according to the enlargement / reduction ratio, so that the appropriate font size and interval can be set. Further, when the arrangement information is not stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14, the margin acquisition unit 15 and the enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 automatically acquire the margins and the like, so that it is not necessary to set them manually. It will be. Further, regarding the enlargement / reduction ratio, a more appropriate enlargement / reduction ratio can be selected by performing selection by the selection unit 17.

  In the present embodiment, a case has been described in which the generation unit 19 uses the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 to arrange the manuscript data and the like. However, the arrangement information storage unit 14 uses a plurality of arrangement information. May be stored so that the user can select the arrangement information. When a comic artist creates drawing data, a margin is usually determined for each work or for each author. Therefore, in that case, arrangement information may be selected for each writer or each work. Specifically, the arrangement information may include a creation identifier, and a margin and an enlargement / reduction ratio of image data corresponding to the creation identifier. The creation identifier is information for identifying a work and / or a writer. And the reception part 18 receives one of the creation identifiers. Further, the generation unit 19 generates the image layout data using the margin and the enlargement / reduction ratio of the image data corresponding to the creative identifier received by the reception unit 18. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, it is assumed that arrangement information having a creation identifier, a margin, and a scaling ratio is stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14. The creative identifier has at least one of a writer name and a work name. Then, before starting the arrangement of the drawing data and the like, the comic drawing arrangement apparatus 1 displays the selection screen shown in FIG. 12 on a monitor (not shown) and accepts the selection of the writer and the work by the user. For example, if the user selects a writer / work “DEF / −” from the pull-down menu, the selection is received by the reception unit 18 and passed to the generation unit 19. Then, the generation unit 19 reads out the margin and the enlargement / reduction ratio corresponding to the received “DEF / −” from the arrangement information storage unit 14 and uses them to arrange the image data.

  In the present embodiment, image data corresponding to two pages of spread may be stored in the image data storage unit 11. When the generating unit 19 arranges the image data corresponding to the two spread pages in the page data, the image arrangement data may be generated with the top side or the ground side as the reference side. For example, assume that the drawing data is as shown in FIG. In that case, the generating unit 19 arranges the center of the drawing data in FIG. 13 that has been enlarged or reduced according to the enlargement / reduction ratio to be the center of the two-page spread, and then the top side or the ground side The layout position of the drawing data is set with reference to. As a result, the drawing data is arranged as shown in FIG. Note that the expansion / contraction rate in this case is preferably calculated using the length in the vertical direction. In this case, the line data may also correspond to two pages of spread, and in that case, the generation unit 19 arranges the spread line data as well as the spread image data. May be. Whether or not the image data stored in the image data storage unit 11 corresponds to two pages of spread may be determined by, for example, a flag set in the image data, or The determination may be made automatically using the aspect ratio of the image data, the length of the image data, or the like. When the determination is made based on a flag or the like, for example, for image data corresponding to two pages of spread, a flag or the like indicating that the image data corresponds to two pages of spread is manually set. Also good. In the case of automatic determination, for example, it is possible to determine that the draft data with a longer side corresponds to two spread pages, and the horizontal length of the draft data is Even if it is determined that it corresponds to two pages of spread when it is within the same range as the horizontal length of two pages of spread (for example, within a range of 0.7 to 1.3 times). Good.

  In this embodiment, the case where the image data is arranged in the spread page data has been described. However, this need not be the case. Needless to say, the drawing data and the like may be arranged in page data corresponding to one page.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case has been described where speech data is also arranged, but this need not be the case. For example, when processing is performed for a comic without a line or when a line image is included in a comic image, the generation unit 19 may not arrange the line data. In this case, the comic book arrangement device 1 may not include the speech data storage unit 12.

  Moreover, although this Embodiment demonstrated the case where selection by the selection part 17 was performed when acquiring an expansion / contraction rate, it may not be so. The enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit 16 may acquire a predetermined enlargement / reduction rate in the top-and-bottom direction or the throat edge direction and store the acquired expansion / reduction rate in the arrangement information storage unit 14. In that case, the comic book arrangement device 1 may not include the selection unit 17. In that case, the page data may be capable of acquiring the frame length only in the direction used for acquiring the enlargement / reduction ratio.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16 can acquire the enlargement / reduction ratio has been described, but this need not be the case. The enlargement / reduction ratio may be stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 by a method other than the acquisition by the enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16. In this case, the comic book layout device 1 does not have to include the enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition unit 16. In that case, the page data may not be able to acquire the length of the frame between the opposing sides.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the margin can be acquired by the margin acquisition unit 15 has been described, but this need not be the case. The margin may be stored in the arrangement information storage unit 14 by a method other than that acquired by the margin acquisition unit 15.

  In the above embodiment, the case has been described where the comic manuscript arrangement device 1 is a stand-alone device. However, the comic manuscript arrangement device 1 may be a stand-alone device or a server device in a server / client system. Good. In the latter case, the output unit or the reception unit may receive input or output information via a communication line.

  In the above embodiment, each process or each function may be realized by centralized processing by a single device or a single system, or may be distributedly processed by a plurality of devices or a plurality of systems. It may be realized by doing.

  In the above embodiment, information related to processing executed by each component, for example, information received, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, or received by each component In addition, information such as threshold values, mathematical formulas, addresses, etc. used by each component in processing is retained temporarily or over a long period of time on a recording medium (not shown) even when not explicitly stated in the above description. It may be. Further, the storage of information in the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a storage unit (not shown). Further, reading of information from the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a reading unit (not shown).

  In the above embodiment, when information used by each component, for example, information such as a threshold value, an address, and various setting values used by each component may be changed by the user Even if it is not specified in the above description, the user may be able to change the information as appropriate, or it may not be. If the information can be changed by the user, the change is realized by, for example, a not-shown receiving unit that receives a change instruction from the user and a changing unit (not shown) that changes the information in accordance with the change instruction. May be. The change instruction received by the receiving unit (not shown) may be received from an input device, information received via a communication line, or information read from a predetermined recording medium, for example. .

  In the above embodiment, when two or more components included in the comic book layout device 1 have a communication device or an input device, the two or more components have a physically single device. Or may have separate devices.

  In the above embodiment, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory. In addition, the software which implement | achieves the comic drawing arrangement | positioning apparatus 1 in the said embodiment is the following programs. In other words, this program is an image data storage unit that stores one or more image data including image data including comic images, and data of a page on which image data is arranged, and a frame in which comic images are arranged on the page. Arrangement information having a page data storage unit that stores page data that is data including a margin on the reference side, a margin on the reference side of the comic image included in the draft data, and a scaling ratio of the draft data is stored. The comic data included in the manuscript data includes the manuscript data that is enlarged or reduced at the enlargement / reduction ratio of the arrangement information using the margin of the arrangement information and the margin of the page data. Print layout data that is placed in the page data so that the edge on the reference edge side is aligned with the edge on the reference edge side of the frame in the page data. Generator for generating a, a program for the generation unit to function as an output unit for outputting a sketch arrangement data generated.

  In the program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can be realized only by hardware. For example, functions that can be realized only by hardware such as a modem or an interface card in an acquisition unit that acquires information, an output unit that outputs information, and the like are not included in at least the functions realized by the program.

  Further, this program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, and a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like) is read out. May be executed by Further, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

  Further, the computer that executes this program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the external appearance of a computer that executes the program and realizes the comic book layout device 1 according to the embodiment. The above-described embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware.

  15, a computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 905, an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk) drive 906, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a monitor 904, and the like. Is provided.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the computer system 900. In FIG. 16, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 905 and the FD drive 906, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing a program such as a bootup program, and the MPU 911. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 913 that temporarily stores program instructions and provides a temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data, and an MPU 911 and a ROM 912 are interconnected. And a bus 915. The computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to the LAN.

  A program for causing the computer system 900 to execute the function of the comic book arrangement device 1 according to the above embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 921 or the FD 922, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905 or the FD drive 906, and the hard disk 914. May be forwarded to. Instead, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921, the FD 922, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the comic book arrangement device 1 according to the above-described embodiment. The program may include only a part of an instruction that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, according to the comic drawing arrangement apparatus and the like according to the present invention, the effect that the drawing data can be arranged automatically is obtained, which is useful as a comic DTP apparatus or system.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Comic book arrangement | positioning apparatus 11 Drawing data memory | storage part 12 Serif data memory | storage part 13 Page data memory | storage part 14 Arrangement information memory | storage part 15 Margin acquisition part 16 Enlargement / reduction ratio acquisition part 17 Selection part 18 Reception part 19 Generation part 20 Output part

Claims (11)

An image data storage unit for storing at least one image data including image data including comic images;
A page data storage unit for storing page data which is data of a page on which the manuscript data is arranged, and which includes data on a reference side of a frame in which the comic image is arranged on the page;
An arrangement information storage unit that stores arrangement information including a margin on the reference side of the comic image included in the manuscript data and an enlargement / reduction ratio of the manuscript data;
Using the margin of the arrangement information and the margin of the page data, the image data enlarged or reduced at the enlargement / reduction ratio of the arrangement information, the edge on the reference side of the comic image included in the image data, A generating unit that generates image layout data arranged in the page data so as to be aligned with a reference side of the frame in the page data;
An comic layout arrangement device comprising: an output section that outputs the layout layout data generated by the generation section. The apparatus further comprises a margin acquisition unit that acquires, from the image data, a margin that is a width between a reference side and a reference side of a comic image included in the image data, and accumulates the margin in the arrangement information storage unit. Item 2. The comic drawing arrangement device according to Item 1. The page data can acquire the length of a frame between opposing sides,
An enlargement / reduction ratio that is a ratio between the length of a frame between opposing sides of the page data and the length of a comic image included in the drawing data corresponding to the length of the frame is acquired and stored in the arrangement information storage unit The comic picture arrangement device according to claim 1, further comprising an enlargement / reduction ratio acquiring unit. 4. The comic book arrangement device according to claim 3, wherein the opposing sides are a set of a celestial side and a ground side, or a set of a throat side and a fore edge. The page data can acquire the length of the frame in the top and bottom direction and the throat edge direction,
The expansion / contraction rate acquisition unit acquires an expansion / contraction rate that is an expansion / contraction rate using the length in the vertical direction and a expansion / contraction rate that is a expansion / contraction rate that uses the length in the direction of the throat. ,
A selection unit that selects an enlargement / reduction ratio with a smaller proportion of comic images outside the frame of page data when the draft data is enlarged or reduced using each of the top / bottom direction enlargement / reduction ratio Further comprising
The comic picture arrangement device according to claim 4, wherein the enlargement / reduction rate acquisition unit accumulates the enlargement / reduction rate selected by the selection unit in the arrangement information storage unit. The image data storage unit stores at least image data corresponding to two pages of spread,
The generation unit generates image layout data using a celestial side or a ground side as a reference side when generating image layout data using image data corresponding to the two pages. The comic book arrangement device according to any one of the above. The speech data is displayed in a comic image balloon of the manuscript data, the text frame arranged at a position corresponding to the balloon, the text located in the text frame, the font size and the interval of the text, A speech data storage unit that stores speech data that is data including
7. The generation unit according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit arranges the serif data in the page data and changes the font size and interval of the serif data according to the enlargement / reduction ratio, similarly to the drawing data. Comic book placement device. The comic image layout device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the generation unit generates a number of image layout data corresponding to the number of image data stored in the image data storage unit. The arrangement information includes a creation identifier for identifying a work and / or a writer, and a margin and an enlargement / reduction ratio of drawing data corresponding to the creation identifier,
It further includes a reception unit for receiving a creative identifier,
The comic image layout device according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit generates the image layout data using a margin and a scaling ratio of the image data corresponding to the creative identifier received by the reception unit. An image data storage unit that stores one or more image data including image data including comic images, and a page data on which image data is arranged, and a margin on a reference side of a frame on which comic images are arranged on the page A page data storage unit that stores page data that includes data, a layout information storage unit that stores layout information including a margin on the reference side of the comic image included in the manuscript data, and a scaling ratio of the manuscript data And a comic manuscript placement method processed using a generation unit and an output unit,
Using the margin of the arrangement information and the margin of the page data, the generation unit enlarges or reduces the image data that has been enlarged or reduced at the enlargement / reduction ratio of the arrangement information to the reference side of the comic image included in the image data Generating image layout data arranged in the page data so that the edge side of the frame is aligned with the edge on the reference side side of the frame in the page data;
An output step in which the output unit outputs the image layout data generated in the generation step. An image data storage unit that stores one or more image data including image data including comic images, and a page data on which image data is arranged, and a margin on a reference side of a frame on which comic images are arranged on the page A page data storage unit that stores page data that includes data, a layout information storage unit that stores layout information including a margin on the reference side of the comic image included in the manuscript data, and a scaling ratio of the manuscript data And an accessible computer
Using the margin of the arrangement information and the margin of the page data, the image data enlarged or reduced at the enlargement / reduction ratio of the arrangement information, the edge on the reference side of the comic image included in the image data, A generating unit for generating drawing arrangement data arranged in the page data so as to be aligned with the edge on the reference side of the frame in the page data;
A program for causing a function to function as an output unit that outputs the image layout data generated by the generation unit.

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