JP2013115746A - Print control device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a plurality of portions of interest in a moving image to be printed in detail in consecutive frames of the moving image requiring only a few procedural steps.SOLUTION: The number of frames acquired from a moving image or an acquisition range of frames differs depending on the number of frames selected by a frame selection unit 108. When the selected number of frames is 0, the maximum number of frames which can be arranged on paper constitutes the number of frames to be acquired, and the entire moving image is made the acquisition range of frames. When the selected number of frames is 1, the maximum number of frames which can be arranged on paper constitutes the number of frames to be acquired, and consecutive frames preceding and following a selected frame are acquired. When the selected number of frames is 2 or greater, paper is divided in the vertical direction by the selected number of frames, the number of frames to be arranged in each of the divided regions is decided, which number being the number of frames to be acquired, and consecutive frames preceding and following a selected frame are acquired.

Description

  The present invention relates to a print control apparatus, method, and program suitable for use in controlling moving image continuous frame printing in which a moving image file shot by a digital camera or the like is designated and a plurality of frames constituting the moving image are printed side by side. .

  Conventionally, when you specify a video file and perform continuous video frame printing that prints multiple frames that make up a video, the printing device automatically selects the frame, or the user specifies both the start and end points. A method of printing a frame between the two is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, the number of frames that have been set in advance for a recording sheet is determined as the number of frames to be printed, and the number of frames determined from the moving image data selected by the user to perform digest printing A printer system for extracting the frames is disclosed. Patent Document 2 discloses a printing apparatus that executes printing based on moving image data. When determining a cutout range for cutting out a still image desired to be printed, a still image serving as a start point and an end point of the cutout range is obtained. A printing apparatus is disclosed that is adapted to be selected.

JP 2006-211283 A JP 2006-60649 A

  However, the conventional technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is suitable for printing the entire moving image with a few procedures, but the moving image cannot be printed partially in detail. In the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 2, at least two frames must be specified, and when there are a plurality of parts to be printed in detail in the same moving image, after one printing is completed. The same operation must be repeated, and the operation becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to enable continuous frame printing of a plurality of attention portions in a moving image in detail with a small number of procedures.

  A print control apparatus according to the present invention is a print control apparatus for arranging and printing a plurality of frames constituting a moving image on a single sheet of printing paper, and a frame selection unit that selects one or a plurality of frames from the moving image. , A control means for determining a layout for arranging a plurality of frames including the frame selected by the frame selection means on one printing paper, according to the number of frames selected by the frame selection means, And a control means for determining a layout.

  According to the present invention, since the printing form is changed by the number of frames selected from the moving image, it is possible to print a plurality of attention portions in the moving image in detail in a moving image continuous frame with a small number of procedures.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of main processing of the printing apparatus according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process when no frame is selected. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process when only one frame is selected. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process when a some flame | frame is selected. It is a figure which shows the example of the result of having printed, without selecting any frame. It is a figure which shows the example of the result of having selected only one frame and performing printing. It is a figure which shows the example of the result of having selected and printed several frames. It is a figure which shows the example when duplication and lack of an extraction frame generate | occur | produce. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process when two frames are selected in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the result of having selected and printed two frames in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the result of having selected 5 frames in 4th Embodiment, and having performed printing, and the example of the result of having performed printing by selecting 8 frames.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each block is mutually connected by a bus 101, and the data flow and operation timing are basically controlled by the CPU. The moving image data is read from the image input unit 105 and held in the storage unit 104. The moving image data stored in the storage unit 104 displays the first frame on the display unit 102. The storage unit 104 can simultaneously hold a plurality of moving image data, and the display unit 102 can simultaneously display the first frames of the plurality of moving image data.

  A cursor indicating the current operation target is always displayed in one moving image data among the first frames of the plurality of moving image data being displayed on the display unit 102. The operation unit 103 has an image feed button. By operating the image feed button, the operation target moving image can be changed by moving the cursor. When the operation target moving image deviates from the moving image data being displayed on the display unit 102 by image forwarding, the moving image data is newly read from the image input unit 105 and held in the storage unit 104 to update the display on the display unit 102. Further, the operation unit 103 has a moving image playback button, and the operation target moving image can be played by pressing the button. Further, the operation unit 103 has a moving image selection button, and among the moving images displayed on the display unit 102, a moving image designated by the cursor can be selected. When the operation unit 103 instructs to select a moving image, the moving image data selected by the moving image selection unit 107 is managed as a print operation target moving image. The moving image selection unit 107 analyzes and holds the recording time, frame rate, and total number of frames of the determined operation target moving image. In addition, the operation unit 103 has a pause button. When the pause button is pressed during moving image reproduction, the reproduction of the moving image can be paused. In addition, the operation unit 103 has a frame selection button. When the frame selection button is pressed during the pause, the displayed frame can be selected. A plurality of frames can be selected by repeating the same operation. It is also possible not to select a frame. The frame selection process is performed by the frame selection unit 108, and the number of selected frames, the frame number, and the selected order are managed.

  The moving image data managed by the moving image selection unit 107 is read by the moving image data reading unit 109. The moving image data is read from the image input unit 105 and held in the storage unit 104.

  The paper discriminating unit 114 discriminates the paper size of printing paper (hereinafter referred to as paper). In this embodiment, the L size and the postcard size can be used, and it is determined which paper is to be printed depending on the paper cassette that is mounted. When the paper size is determined, the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113 acquires the maximum number of frames that can be arranged vertically and horizontally on the paper to be printed. The number of frames arranged is determined in advance according to the paper size, and the number obtained by multiplying the maximum number in the vertical direction and the maximum number in the horizontal direction is the maximum number of frames that can be arranged on the paper.

  When the maximum number in the vertical direction and the maximum number in the horizontal direction that can be arranged on the paper are acquired, the frame acquisition number determination unit 111 determines the number of frames acquired from the moving image (hereinafter also referred to as the number of extracted frames). The number of frames to be acquired from the moving image is determined by calculation from the number of frames selected by the frame selection unit 108 and the maximum number of horizontal and vertical arrangements acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113. The calculation method depends on the number of selected frames. When the number of frames selected is 0 or 1, the maximum number of frames that can be arranged on the paper is the frame acquisition number. When the number of frame selections is 2 or more, the paper is divided in the vertical direction by the number of frame selections, the number of frames arranged for each region is determined, and that number is used as the frame acquisition number.

  When the frame acquisition number is determined, the frame acquisition range determination unit 112 determines the frame acquisition range. The frame acquisition range varies depending on the number of frames selected by the frame selection unit 108. If the number of selected frames is 0, the entire moving image is set as the frame acquisition range. If the number of selected frames is other than 0, the starting point for acquiring a frame for acquiring the number of frames acquired for each area determined by the frame acquisition number determining unit 111 centered on the selected frame from the front and the back And the end point is determined here.

  When the number of frames to be acquired and the frame acquisition range are determined, necessary frames are acquired by the frame acquisition unit 110 and stored in the storage unit 104. The acquired frame is converted into printing data for one sheet by the frame layout unit 115 and printed by the printing unit 116.

  In FIG. 1, the CPU 106 and other blocks are illustrated as separate units, but the functions of some blocks may be assigned to the CPU 106.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the main process of the printing apparatus according to the present embodiment, in particular, the flow of the print control process for changing the printing mode according to the selected number of frames. The following processing is realized by the CPU 106 executing a program, for example. In step S201, the number of frame arrangements is acquired. As described above, the number of frame arrangements differs depending on the paper size, the paper size determination unit 114 acquires the paper size, and the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113 determines the maximum number of frames that can be arranged vertically and horizontally on the paper to be printed. get.

  In step S202, moving image data is read. The moving image data read unit 109 reads the moving image data managed by the moving image selection unit 107. The moving image data is read from the image input unit 105 and held in the storage unit 104.

  In step S203, it is determined whether or not a frame can be selected. The maximum number of selected frames matches the maximum number of vertical arrangements acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113. This is because when a frame before and after the selected frame including the selected frame is laid out on the paper, it becomes difficult to identify the frame when other selected frame related frames are mixed in the horizontal direction. This is to prevent the from being arranged. Selection of frames that exceed the maximum number of vertical arrangements is prohibited. If an attempt is made to select a frame that exceeds the maximum number of arrangements in the vertical direction, for example, a message is displayed on the display unit 102 and no frame is selected even if the frame selection button on the operation unit 103 is pressed.

  If it is determined in step S203 that the frame can be selected, it is determined in step S204 whether an instruction to end frame selection is instructed. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 103 has a print button, and pressing the button ends frame selection.

  If the end of frame selection is not instructed in step S204, the process proceeds to step S205 and frame selection is permitted. When the selected moving image is played back and the frame selection button of the operation unit 103 is pressed in a state of being paused at an arbitrary frame, the currently displayed frame can be selected. The frame selection process is performed by the frame selection unit 108, and the number of selected frames, the frame number, and the selected order are managed. When frame selection is performed, it is determined again in step S203 whether or not frame selection is possible. If the total number of frames selected so far is less than the maximum vertical arrangement number acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113, further frame selection is possible, and a plurality of frames are obtained by repeating the same procedure. You can choose. It is also possible not to select a frame. When the print button of the operation unit 103 is pressed in a state where no frame is selected, the selection number is set to 0 and the frame selection is completed.

  If it is determined in step S203 that frame selection is not possible, or if it is determined in step S204 that the end of frame selection has been instructed, it is determined in step S206 whether or not frame selection has been performed. If no frame is selected, print processing 0 is performed in step S207. The printing process 0 is a printing process when there is no frame selection, and details thereof will be described later. If a frame has been selected, it is determined in step S208 whether only one frame has been selected. If only one frame is selected, print processing 1 is performed in step S209. The printing process 1 is a printing process when only one frame is selected, and details thereof will be described later. If a plurality of frames are selected, print processing 2 is performed in step S210. The printing process 2 is a printing process when there are a plurality of frame selections, and details thereof will be described later. In any printing process, when printing is completed, the process is terminated.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the printing process 0 in step S207, that is, the process when no frame is selected. In step S301, the number of extracted frames is determined. In the case of print processing 0, the number is obtained by multiplying the maximum number in the vertical direction acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113 and the maximum number in the horizontal direction.

  In step S302, a frame extraction range is determined. In the case of print processing 0, frames are extracted from the entire moving image at equal intervals, so the extraction range is the entire moving image, the start point is the first frame of the moving image, and the end point is the last frame of the moving image.

  In step S303, an extraction frame is determined. In the case of print processing 0, frames are extracted at regular intervals from between the start point frame and the end point frame. Since the frame interval can be calculated by dividing the total number of frames held by the moving image selection unit 107 by the number of extracted frames determined in step S301, frames to be extracted are determined at the intervals. However, depending on the maximum number of sheets arranged and the total number of frames, it may not be possible to extract completely evenly. Therefore, the start frame, the end frame, and the extraction interval are given a certain width to determine the extraction frame.

  In step S304, the frame determined in step S303 is extracted and stored in the storage unit 104.

  In step S305, the frame layout unit 115 determines a layout for arranging the frame extracted in step S304 on the sheet. In the case of print processing 0, frames are simply arranged in the horizontal direction from the upper left side of the paper in the horizontal direction, and the frames are arranged in time-series order up to the maximum arrangement number in the vertical direction after line feed.

  In step S306, the frame is converted into print data and arranged according to the layout determined in step S305. In step S307, printing is executed according to the printing data.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a result of printing according to the printing process 0. In this example, a moving image having a total number of frames of 480 was printed on a sheet having a maximum number of horizontal arrangements of 8 and a maximum of 6 vertical arrangements without frame selection. The numbers in the figure are frame numbers. On the paper 601, a start point frame 602 to an end point frame 603 are arranged. The printed frames are 48 frames, the start frame number is 10, the end frame number is 480, and the frame interval is 10.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the printing process 1 in step S209, that is, the process flow when only one frame is selected. In step S401, the number of extracted frames is determined. In the case of the printing process 1, the number is obtained by multiplying the maximum number in the vertical direction and the maximum number in the horizontal direction acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113.

  In step S402, a frame extraction range is determined. In the case of the printing process 1, since continuous frames are extracted around the selected frame, the extraction range becomes a part of the moving image. Assuming that the number of extracted frames determined in step S401 is C, the start point is C / 2 frames before the selected frame, and the end point is C / 2 frames after the selected frame.

  In step S403, an extraction frame is determined. In the case of the printing process 1, all frames between the start point frame and the end point frame are extracted. At this time, the selected frame is always included, and the total number of extracted frames is C.

  In step S404, the frame determined in step S403 is extracted and stored in the storage unit 104.

  In step S405, the frame layout unit 115 determines a layout for arranging the frame extracted in step S404 on the paper. In the case of the printing process 1, frames are simply arranged in the horizontal direction from the upper left of the paper in the horizontal direction, and the frames are arranged in time-series order up to the maximum vertical arrangement number by line feed.

  In step S406, the frame is converted into print data and arranged according to the layout determined in step S405. In step S407, printing is executed according to the printing data.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a result of printing according to the printing process 1. In this example, a moving image having a total number of frames of 480 was selected and printed on a sheet having a maximum number of horizontal arrangements of 8 and a maximum of 6 vertical arrangements. The numbers in the figure are frame numbers. The frame number of the selected frame is 250. In the printing process 1, frames that are continuous from the front and the back of the selected frame are acquired for the number of frames acquired for each area determined by the frame acquisition number determination unit 111. Therefore, 48, which is obtained by multiplying the maximum number of arrangements in the vertical direction and the maximum number of arrangements in the horizontal direction, is the maximum arrangement number of the entire sheet, and 24 frames, which are half of that, are arranged before and after the selected frame. Since the frame number of the designated frame is 250, the start frame is 226 and the end frame is 274. However, since the total number of frames is 9, the end frame is 273 with the end frame one before. On the sheet 701, a start frame 703 to an end frame 704 are arranged with the selection frame 702 substantially at the center. The printed frames are 48 frames, the start frame number is 226, the end frame number is 273, and the frame interval is 1.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a printing process 2 in step S210, that is, a process flow when a plurality of frames are selected. In the case of the printing process 2, basically, continuous frames before and after the selected frame are arranged in one line in the paper and printed. Therefore, the number of extracted frames for each selected frame is the maximum number of horizontal arrangements, and as many rows as the selected number of frames are arranged in the vertical direction within the maximum number of vertical arrangements.

  In step S501, the print area of the paper is divided into the selected number of frames. If the number of selected frames is N, the paper is logically divided into N parts in the vertical direction.

  In step S502, the number of frames to be arranged in the divided area is determined. This number of frames is the maximum number in the horizontal direction acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113.

  In step S503, it is determined whether or not a multi-row frame can be arranged in one divided N area. If the natural number portion Q of the quotient obtained by dividing the number of vertical arrangements acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113 by N is 2 or more, Q rows of frames can be arranged in one region, so that Q is 2 It is determined whether this is the case. If a plurality of rows can be arranged in one area, the number of extracted frames is added in step S504. The number of extracted frames is a number obtained by multiplying the horizontal arrangement number acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113 by Q. If a plurality of line frames cannot be arranged in one area, the number of extracted frames determined in step S502 remains unchanged.

  In step S505, a frame extraction range is determined. In the case of the printing process 2, since a continuous frame is extracted from the front and the back of the selected frame in each area after N division, the extraction range becomes a part of the moving image. Assuming that the number of extracted frames determined in step S502 is C, the start point is C / 2 frames before the selected frame, and the end point is C / 2 frames after the selected frame. Similarly, the start point frame and the end point frame are determined for all the selected frames. At this time, in order to adjust the number of extracted frames to C, the start point or end point frame is adjusted by one frame.

  In step S506, it is determined whether there is no overlap in the frames extracted for each region. The presence / absence of overlap is determined from the start point and end point frame number of each area determined in step S505. More specifically, if the start point or end point of another region is included between the start point and end point of a certain region, it is determined that there is an overlapping frame.

  If it is determined in step S506 that there are overlapping frames, the areas having overlapping frames are integrated into one area in step S507. For example, if it is determined that there is an overlap between two regions, the two regions are integrated and the areas of the regions are added. Even if there are overlaps in three or more areas, the two areas are merged first, and then the merged area and the other area are merged in the same procedure to finally merge the areas with overlapping frames. it can.

  In step S508, the number of extracted frames for the integrated region is determined again. This is the sum of the number of extracted frames in each area before integration.

  In step S509, the frame extraction range is re-determined along with the region integration. Frames that overlap before integration are not overlapped after integration, so the frame extraction range is wider than before integration. For example, assuming that D frames overlap in the area of the number of extracted frames C1 and the area of C2, (C1 + C2) frames are required in the combined area, but D frames overlap. Consider the extraction range. If the overlapping part is arranged at the center of the print area, the two extraction ranges before integration are equally arranged at the center of the print area after integration, so the overlapping part is extracted as it is, The same number of consecutive frames may be extracted so that the number of extracted frames is (C1 + C2). Therefore, the start frame is a frame before ((C1 + C2) / 2) frames from the first frame of the overlapping portion, and the end frame is a frame after ((C1 + C2) / 2) frames from the last frame of the overlapping portion. At this time, in order to adjust the number of extracted frames to (C1 + C2), the start point or end point frame is adjusted by one frame. Even when there are three or more areas to be integrated, the processing for integrating two areas may be repeatedly applied. If it is determined in step S506 that there are no overlapping frames, the areas are not integrated.

  In step S510, it is determined whether or not there is a shortage frame. The missing frame may occur when the selected frame is close to the first frame or the last frame of the moving image, and when the start frame and the end frame are determined by the above calculation, the start frame is before the first frame. Alternatively, the planned number of extracted frames cannot be extracted because the end frame is after the last frame.

  If it is determined in step S510 that there is a shortage frame, the extraction range is re-determined in step S511. When extracting consecutive frames from the front and back including the selected frame, if there is a shortage of frames on either the front or back side, extract more from the other side, and for example, the start frame determined in the flow of processing so far The number can be a negative number. This is a case where half the number of extracted frames does not exist before the selected frame. In that case, the start point frame is set as the start frame, and the end point frame is shifted backward by the same number as the number of the missing frames. In addition, the number of the end frame determined in the processing flow so far may be larger than the total number of frames. This is a case where half the number of extracted frames does not exist behind the selected frame. In that case, the end point frame is set as the final frame, and the start point frame is shifted forward by the same number as the number of missing frames. If it is determined in step S510 that there is no missing frame, the extraction range in step S511 is not re-determined. The determination of insufficient frames is performed in each area.

  In step S512, an extraction frame is determined. Although all frames are between the start point frame and the end point frame, the selected frame is always included, and the total number of extracted frames is a numerical value for each region determined by the processing with the individual powder. The extraction frame is also determined in each region.

  In step S513, a frame for each region is extracted. The extracted frame is determined in step S512.

  In step S514, the frame layout unit 115 determines the layout of the entire sheet. In the case of the print process 2, the print area is divided and integrated based on the selected frame. Frames extracted for each divided and integrated region are arranged in time series in the region.

  In step S515, the frame is converted into print data and arranged according to the layout determined in step S514. In step S516, printing is executed according to the printing data.

  8 and 9 are diagrams illustrating examples of results of printing according to the printing process 2. FIG. In these examples, a moving image having a total frame number of 480 was printed on a sheet having a maximum number of horizontal arrangements of 8 and a maximum of 6 vertical arrangements by selecting a plurality of frames. The numbers in the figure are frame numbers. In the example of FIG. 8A, five frames are selected and printed. The frame numbers of the selected frames are 12, 45, 120, 330, and 420. Since the number of selected frames is 5, the sheet 801 is divided into five in the vertical direction. In order to arrange 8 frames, which are the maximum number of arrangements in the horizontal direction, in each of the five divided areas, the start frame and the end frame are determined around the selected frame and arranged vertically for 5 lines.

  In the example of FIG. 8B, printing was performed by selecting two frames. The frame numbers of the selected frames are 120 and 330. Since the number of selected frames is two, the sheet 802 is divided into two in the vertical direction. Since the number of divisions is 2 with respect to the maximum number of arrangement 6 in the vertical direction, it can be seen that 3 lines are included in one area. For this reason, in order to arrange 24 frames, which is three times the maximum number of horizontal arrangements in the horizontal direction, in each of the two divided areas, a start frame and an end frame are determined around the selected frame, and each frame is Are arranged in three lines.

  FIG. 9A shows an example in which frames are overlapped, and printing is performed by selecting five frames. The frame numbers of the selected frames are 12, 17, 120, 330, and 420. As in the example of FIG. 8A, when the frames are arranged by dividing into five, it can be seen that the 14th, 15th and 16th frames in the first row of the paper 901 overlap with the second row. Therefore, the first row area and the second row area are integrated. The result of integration is shown in FIG. The first line and the second line of the paper 902 are integrated to change the start point frame and the end point frame, and are arranged in the area for two lines without overlapping.

  FIG. 9C shows an example in which an insufficient frame is generated, and printing is performed by selecting five frames. The frame numbers of the selected frames are 2, 45, 120, 330, and 478. As in the example of FIG. 8A, when the frames are divided into five and the frames are arranged, it can be seen that insufficient frames occur in the first and fifth lines of the sheet 903. Therefore, the extraction range is reviewed in the first row area and the second row area. The result of reviewing the extraction range is shown in FIG. The start point frame and end point frame of the first and fifth lines of the paper 904 are changed and arranged without leaving a blank portion.

  As described above, in the printing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the printing form is changed by the number of frames selected from the moving image, so that it is possible to print a plurality of attention portions in the moving image in detail in a moving image continuous frame in a small number of steps. It becomes possible.

(Second Embodiment)
The second embodiment is an example in which processing when two frames are selected is different from that of the first embodiment. The configuration of the printing apparatus and the process when no frame is selected, when only one frame is selected, and when three or more frames are selected are the same as those in the first embodiment. The description will focus on the differences from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing (referred to as print processing 22 in FIG. 10) when two frames are selected in the flowchart of FIG. In step S1001, the number of extracted frames is determined. This is a number obtained by multiplying the maximum number in the vertical direction and the maximum number in the horizontal direction acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit 113.

  In step S1002, the starting point of the frame to be extracted is set. This is the first selected frame of the two selected frames. In step S1003, the end point of the frame to be extracted is set. This is the last selected frame of the two selected frames.

  In step S1004, an extraction frame is determined. Of the frames included between the end points set in steps S1002 and S1003, the corresponding frame is determined as the number of frames obtained by subtracting 2 from the number of extracted frames determined in step S1001 is extracted at equal intervals. Then, the start point frame and the end point frame are arranged before and after the extracted frame.

  In step S1005, the frame determined in step S1004 is extracted and stored in the storage unit 104.

  In step S1006, the arrangement of frames is determined. In step S1005, the frames are extracted in chronological order, and if the start point frame is earlier in time than the end point frame, the arrangement of frames is in the extraction order. If the start frame is a frame later in time than the end frame, the process proceeds to step S1007. In step S1007, the arrangement of the frames is reversed. That is, they are arranged in reverse chronological order from the start frame to the end frame.

  In step S1008, the frame layout unit 115 determines a layout for arranging the frame extracted in step S1005 on the sheet. In this case, the frames are simply arranged in the horizontal direction from the upper left of the sheet in the horizontal direction, and the frames are arranged in chronological order up to the maximum arrangement number in the vertical direction after line feed. If the frames are rearranged in step S1007, the frames are arranged in reverse chronological order.

  In step S1009, the frame is converted into print data and arranged according to the layout determined in step S1008. In step S1010, printing is executed according to the printing data.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a result of printing according to the second embodiment. In this example, a moving image having a total number of frames of 480 was printed by selecting two frames on a sheet having a maximum number of horizontal arrangements of 8 and a maximum of 6 vertical arrangements. The numbers in the figure are frame numbers. FIG. 11A is an example in which the start point is earlier in time than the end point, and FIG. 11B is an example in which the start point is later in time than the end point. FIG. 11A shows an example in which the start point frame is 100 and the end point frame is 335, and FIG. 11B is an example in which the start point frame is 335 and the end point frame is 100.

  In the example of FIG. 11A, 48 frames from the start frame 1102 with frame number 100 to the end frame 1103 with frame number 335 are printed on a sheet 1101 in a time-series order with a frame interval of 5. In the example of FIG. 11B, 48 frames from the start point frame 1105 of frame number 335 to the end point frame 1106 of frame number 110 are printed on the paper 1104 in the reverse chronological order with a frame interval of 5.

(Third embodiment)
In the above embodiment, selection frames are arranged in the vertical direction and frames before and after the selection frame are arranged in the horizontal direction so that selection of frames exceeding the maximum arrangement number in the vertical direction is prohibited. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the case of a sheet having the maximum number of horizontal arrangements of 8 and the maximum number of vertical arrangements of 6, the number of frame selections may be allowed up to 8. In this case, when the number of frame selections is 0 to 6, it is as described above. However, when the number of frame selections is 7 or 8, the matrix is exchanged and the selection frames are arranged in the horizontal direction, and the vertical direction. Six frames are arranged around each selected frame.

(Fourth embodiment)
In the above embodiment, an example in which the paper direction is fixed has been described. However, the vertical and horizontal directions of the paper may be determined according to the number of selected frames. The maximum number of frames that can be arranged in one row differs depending on whether the paper is used in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. For example, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, it is assumed that the maximum number of sheets in the longitudinal direction is 8 and the maximum number of sheets in the short direction is 5.

  In this case, if the number of selected frames is 0 to 5, as shown in FIG. 12A, the paper direction is determined so that the longitudinal direction is the horizontal direction. In FIG. 12A, a frame surrounded by a thick frame is a selection frame. For example, if the number of frames to be selected is 5, these five selection frames are arranged in the short direction, which is the vertical direction, and eight frames are arranged in the longitudinal direction centering on each selection frame. That is, when the number of selected frames is equal to or less than a predetermined number (5 in the example of FIG. 12), the paper is used in the direction in which the maximum number of frames that can be arranged in one row is smaller.

  On the other hand, if the number of selected frames is 6 to 8, as shown in FIG. 12B, the paper direction is determined so that the longitudinal direction is the vertical direction. In FIG. 12B, a frame surrounded by a thick frame is a selection frame. For example, if the number of selected frames is 8, these 8 selected frames are arranged in the longitudinal direction which is the vertical direction, and 5 frames are arranged around each selected frame in the short direction. That is, when the number of selected frames is larger than a predetermined number (5 in the example of FIG. 12), the sheet is used in the direction in which the maximum number of frames that can be arranged in one row is larger.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the printing apparatus functions as a printing control apparatus to which the present invention is applied has been described. However, for example, a device such as a personal computer or an imaging apparatus connected to the printing apparatus may function as the printing control apparatus. Good.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.

  101: Bus, 102: Display unit, 103: Operation unit, 104: Storage unit, 105: Image input unit, 106: CPU, 107: Movie selection unit, 108: Frame selection unit, 109: Movie data reading unit, 110: Frame acquisition unit, 111: Frame acquisition number determination unit, 112: Frame acquisition range determination unit, 113: Frame arrangement number acquisition unit, 114: Paper determination unit, 115: Frame layout unit, 116: Printing unit

Claims (17)

A print control device for arranging and printing a plurality of frames constituting a moving image on one sheet of printing paper,
Frame selection means for selecting one or more frames from the video;
A control unit for determining a layout for arranging a plurality of frames including the frame selected by the frame selection unit on one printing paper, wherein the layout is determined according to the number of frames selected by the frame selection unit; And a control means for determining the printing control apparatus.   The control means determines the number of frames to be extracted from a moving image, the frames to be extracted, and the arrangement of the frames to be extracted on a print sheet according to the number of frames selected by the frame selection means. The printing control apparatus according to 1.   3. The printing according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines the number of frames to be arranged in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction of the printing paper according to the number of frames selected by the frame selection unit. Control device.   4. The print control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit extracts a frame selected by the frame selection unit and frames before and after the frame and lays them out on a print sheet. 5.   The print control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit determines a layout so that the frame selected by the frame selection unit and frames before and after the frame are arranged in the same row.   6. The print control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a frame arrangement number acquisition unit configured to acquire a maximum number of frames that can be arranged in each of the vertical and horizontal directions of the printing paper.   When only one frame is selected by the frame selection means, the control means maximizes the number obtained by multiplying the number of arrangements in the vertical direction and the number of arrangements in the horizontal direction acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition means. The print control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein frames that include the frame selected by the selection unit and that are continuous from the front and back of the frame are extracted and arranged in chronological order for layout.   The control means, when a plurality of N frames are selected by the frame selection means, divides the printing paper into N parts in the vertical direction, and includes the frames selected by the frame selection means for each of the divided N areas. 8. The print control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein continuous frames are extracted from before and after the frames and arranged in a time-series order for layout.   9. The print control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein selection of frames that exceed the number of arrangements in the vertical direction acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit is prohibited.   If the natural number part Q of the quotient obtained by dividing the number of vertical arrangements acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition unit by N is 2 or more, the control unit arranges Q rows of frames in one area. The print control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the print control apparatus is a print control apparatus.   When the control means extracts a frame that includes the frame selected by the frame selection means and continues from the front and back of the frame, if the frame is short on either the front or back side, the control means extracts a larger amount from the other. The print control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the print control apparatus is a print control apparatus.   When the control means extracts frames that include the frames selected by the frame selection means for each of the divided N areas and that is continuous from the front and back of the frames, there are frames extracted in duplicate in a plurality of areas. The print control apparatus according to claim 8 or 11, wherein a plurality of corresponding areas are integrated.   When two frames are selected by the frame selection means, the control means maximizes the number obtained by multiplying the number of arrangements in the vertical direction and the number of arrangements in the horizontal direction acquired by the frame arrangement number acquisition means. 7. The printing mode according to claim 6, wherein a frame is extracted with a frame selected first by the selection means as a start point and a frame selected last as an end point, and is arranged and printed in time series order or reverse time series order. The printing control apparatus described.   The printing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines a vertical and horizontal direction of the printing paper according to the number of frames selected by the frame selection unit. The maximum number of frames that can be arranged in one row differs between when the printing paper is used in the vertical direction and when used in the horizontal direction,
The control means determines that the printing paper is used in the direction in which the maximum number of frames that can be arranged in one row is larger when the number of frames selected by the selection means is larger than a predetermined number, and the selection 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein when the number of frames selected by the means is equal to or less than the predetermined number, it is determined that the printing paper is used in a direction in which the maximum number of frames that can be arranged in one row is smaller. Print control device. A printing control method for arranging and printing a plurality of frames constituting a moving image on one printing paper,
The print control device
Select one or more frames from the video,
And a procedure for determining a layout for arranging a plurality of frames including the selected frame on one printing paper, and determining a layout according to the number of the selected frames. A printing control method. A program for performing printing control for arranging and printing a plurality of frames constituting a moving image on one printing paper,
Selecting one or more frames from the video;
A process for determining a layout for arranging a plurality of frames including the selected frame on a single print sheet, and determining a layout according to the selected number of frames. Program to let you.

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