JP3998834B2 - Digital plate making system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a digital plate making system that can efficiently make only a necessary plate in digital plate making, particularly desktop publishing (DTP).
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in the printing field such as plastic cards, securities, and packaging, digital plate making such as a desktop publishing (DTP) system that makes a plate making output by a plate making output device after editing a plate making original film by a layout editing device using a computer. The system is being used.
These digital plate making systems are used for plate making used for printed materials of various conditions such as different types of plate types and printed materials using special color inks.
[0003]
As the configuration of the digital plate making system 1 such as the DTP system, for example, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1 and the system configuration diagram of FIG. 3, as input means 2 for inputting various data when performing layout editing Connected are a keyboard input device 2a for inputting character data, an image scanner 2b for inputting image data such as photographs, and a CAD (Computer Aided Design) 2c for creating and inputting pictures and figures such as illustrations. Thus, the data input into the layout editing apparatus 1 from each of these input means 2 is stored in separate storage areas in the storage memory of the storage means 4 through the control means 3 in the apparatus body 6. Yes.
[0004]
Each data input from the input means 2 and stored in the storage means 4 can be displayed on the display screen of the display device 5 with various screen layouts. The operator can move the document while viewing the display screen. It is possible to perform layout editing work by replacing or inserting a photo or illustration at an appropriate position.
Further, the storage means 4 for storing the layout data edited in this way may use a built-in storage means provided in the apparatus main body 6 or a storage means such as an external hard disk drive (HDD). It may be used and memorized.
[0005]
In addition, a printer output means 7 is connected to the apparatus main body 6 so that the result of layout editing on the display screen of the display device 5 can be printed on paper and confirmed.
In this way, the created layout data is converted into yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), black (K), and designated spot color by the RIP developing means 8 connected to the apparatus body 6. Each color is converted as image data, and the image data is subjected to plate making by the plate making output means 9.
Then, based on the image data for each color, when using four process colors or special colors, a plate of 10 colors or more may be produced.
[0006]
The digital plate making system 1 as described above is controlled by a computer, and in order to perform these editing processes efficiently, control is performed using dedicated software.
[0007]
However, when outputting an original film or printing plate, the digital plate making system 1 wants to output only a plate in which a part of a document including a photograph or a document as a printing content is corrected, or various types such as offset and silk screen. Even when it is desired to select and output only a specific printing method from among the printing methods, the layout of the document, which is the content of each printing, is displayed on the display screen of the display means 5 and corresponds to each one. After confirming whether or not it is to be performed, the corresponding layout must be selected and output processing must be performed, and the work efficiency is poor and troublesome.
And in the above method, even if you want to output only the corrected specific version, it may be difficult to give an accurate instruction to the operator, so unavoidably output all the versions and select the required version from among them And wasted use.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention stores various layout data of documents including photos, documents, etc., which are print contents created once by a digital plate making system, and is printed using each layout data from among the layout data. A digital plate making system that can efficiently search and extract corresponding layout data based on various printing method data when you want to search and extract a plate of a specific printing method from printing methods It is to provide.
In addition to the search process based on the printing method data, when searching and extracting corrected layout data in which at least a part of the layout data is corrected, the data is efficiently searched and extracted, and a plate is produced by the plate making output means. The present invention proposes a digital plate making system such as desktop publishing (DTP) that can shorten the processing time by outputting, and can prevent mistakes in the plate to be produced and output.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a digital plate making system according to the present invention includes a control means, a storage means for storing layout data, an input means for inputting layout data, a display means for displaying layout data, and layout data. In a digital plate making system having plate making output means for making a plate making output,
The control means includes selection means, and the storage means includes a layout data memory area for storing layout data, and a printing method data memory area for storing printing method data specifying a printing method for each layout data, The selecting means selects layout data from the layout data memory area based on printing method data input from the input means, and the plate making output means is based on the layout data selected by the selecting means. It is characterized by outputting the plate making.
[0010]
In the digital plate making system of the present invention, in addition to the digital plate making system of the present invention, the storage means further stores correction identification data for identifying whether layout data has been corrected for each layout data. A correction identification data memory area, the selection means selects layout data from the layout data memory area based on the correction identification data input from the input means, and the plate making output means is selected by the selection means; A prepress output is performed based on the selected layout data.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a known digital plate making system, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of control means and storage means in the digital plate making system of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the known digital plate making system, and FIGS. It is a flowchart in the case of performing a plate making process using the digital plate making system of this invention.
[0012]
The digital plate making system of the present invention has substantially the same system configuration as that of the conventional digital plate making system 1 described above. However, as a difference from the conventional system of the present invention, as shown in FIG. In the memory area 4, the layout data memory area 4 a that stores the layout data that has been created for the first time before correction is stored as the configuration of one parameter file, and the layout data that has been corrected is stored when the layout data is subsequently corrected. A layout data memory area 4b, a printing method data memory area 4c for storing data of a printing method used when printing the layout data, and whether or not correction processing has been performed on the layout data. Correction identification data memory area 4d for storing correction identification data that can be identified Made is by providing the memory area.
[0013]
The memory area for storing each of these data is provided with a memory area for storing printing method data and correction identification data corresponding to each layout data. The layout stored in the layout data memory area 4a and the layout data memory area 4b after the correction is performed by performing the search process based on the correction identification data in addition to the printing method data. Corresponding layout data can be extracted from the data.
[0014]
When the layout data created for the first time is modified, the modified layout data may be updated and stored in the memory area of the layout data created for the first time, or the layout data created for the first time May be stored in the memory area as it is, and the corrected layout data may be stored in a new memory area. In any case, whether the layout data has been corrected is determined by the correction identification data. It needs to be able to be identified.
[0015]
Then, a plurality of layout data before correction stored in the memory area of the storage means 4 and layout data corresponding to the layout data after correction from the corrected layout data when the layout data is corrected after that. If the user wants to search and extract the file, the selected printing method data is input from the input means 2 of the keyboard 2a, so that the layout data memory area of the file corresponding to the printing method data memory area 4c in which the printing method data is stored. The layout data stored in 4a and the modified layout data memory area 4b are extracted.
When it is desired to search and extract the corresponding layout data based on the correction identification data, the correction identification data stored in the correction identification data is input by inputting the correction identification data selected from the input means 2 of the keyboard 2a. The layout data stored in the layout data memory area 4a and the modified layout data memory area 4b of the file corresponding to the memory area 4d are extracted.
[0016]
Similarly, when it is desired to search and extract the corresponding layout data based on both the printing method data and the correction identification data, the printing method data selected from the input means 2 of the keyboard 2a and the correction identification data are obtained. By sequentially inputting, the layout data memory area 4a of the file corresponding to each of the memory areas 4c and 4d in which both the printing method data and the correction identification data are stored by the program, and the corrected layout data memory area 4b. The layout data stored in and are extracted.
[0017]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an example of a specific processing procedure using the digital plate making system of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
As an example of data input, an example in which, for example, five different layout data of plates 1 to 5 are processed will be described.
The layout data is sequentially input by the input unit 2 to create different layouts of, for example, plates 1 to 5 (S1).
Next, for each layout data, the printing method data of the plate using them is input (S2).
As an example of data input, printing method data is input, for example, with plates 1 to 3 being offset printing and plates 4 and 5 being silk screen printing.
[0018]
For the layout for which the layout data is to be corrected based on each layout data, the layout data is corrected (S3).
And about the layout data which corrected, the character of correction is input as correction identification data (S4).
As an example of data input, it is assumed that plates 1, 3, and 4 are corrected, for example.
As described above, input of each layout data, corrected layout data, printing method data, and corrected identification data is completed.
[0019]
Next, an embodiment in the case of performing plate making output processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
First, a printing method for which plate making is to be output is specified, and the printing method data is input to perform a search process (S5).
For example, when searching for offset printing and silk screen printing as printing methods, since plates 1 to 5 correspond, plates 1 to 5 are searched.
Next, data with correction is retrieved from the correction identification data (S6).
Of the editions 1 to 5, the data with correction is stored in three types of editions 1, 3, and 4, and these three types are searched.
[0020]
Then, for the three types of data of plates 1, 3, and 4 that are the searched corrected layout data, output data 1 of plates 1 and 3 is output to the offset plate making output means, and output data 2 of plate 4 is output to the silk screen plate making To the plate making output means (S7).
Next, plate making is performed by each plate making output means (S8).
As described above, the corrected layout data can be efficiently searched for the one corresponding to each printing method, and the plate making process can be performed.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, the digital plate making system of the present invention generates each layout data from the layout data of documents including photographs and documents that are print contents created and stored by the digital plate making system. When it is desired to search and extract a plate of a specific printing method based on the printing method to be printed, the corresponding layout data can be efficiently searched and extracted from the printing method data. .
Further, in addition to the search processing based on the printing method data, when it is desired to search and extract corrected layout data in which at least a part of the layout data is corrected, the corrected layout is efficiently performed based on the correction identification data stored in the storage means. The processing time can be shortened by retrieving and extracting data, and producing and outputting a plate by the plate making output means, and also has an effect of preventing a mistake in the plates to be produced and output.
[0022]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a known digital plate making system.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of control means and storage means in the digital plate making system of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of a known digital plate making system.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart in the case of performing plate making processing using the digital plate making system of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart when a plate making process is performed using the digital plate making system of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digital plate making system 2 Input means 2a Keyboard input means 2b Image scanner 2c CAD
3 Control means 4 Storage means 4a Layout data memory area 4b Modified layout data memory area 4c Printing method data memory area 4d Correction identification data memory area 5 Display means 6 Device body 7 Printer output means 8 RIP expansion means 9 Plate making output means 10 Selection means

Claims (2)

In a digital plate making system having a control means, a storage means for storing layout data, an input means for inputting layout data, a display means for displaying layout data, and a plate making output means for making a plate making output of layout data,
The control unit includes a selection unit, and the storage unit includes a layout data memory area for storing layout data, and a printing method data memory area for storing printing method data specifying a printing method for each layout data. The selection means selects layout data from the layout data memory area based on the printing method data input from the input means, and the plate making output means is based on the layout data selected by the selection means. A digital plate-making system characterized by the fact that plate-making is output. The digital plate making system according to claim 1,
The storage means further includes a correction identification data memory area for storing correction identification data for identifying whether layout data has been corrected for each layout data, and the selection means is a correction input from the input means. A digital plate making system, wherein layout data is selected from the layout data memory area based on identification data, and the plate making output means makes plate making output based on the layout data selected by the selection means.

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