JP6544224B2 - Layout data creation apparatus, layout data creation method and layout data creation program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to the technical field of DTP (Desktop publishing).

  Conventionally, print layout editing work is performed by a computer, and is called DTP. The printed matter output from the printing machine has a page part as a product and a margin part to be cut off, and when editing the layout with DTP, the page part is such that the page order is correct when it is folded into a section. Images are arranged, and so-called accessory images such as registration marks, colored balls, and back marks used for inspection in the printing process and downstream processes, machine control and quality control are arranged in the margin portion.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for automatically performing such processing.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-326473

  On the other hand, in order to automatically perform layout editing work, careful pre-setting needs to be performed, and it may be more efficient for the operator to individually arrange accessory images.

  However, when many accessory images need to be arranged for one layout data, the load on the operator is large. For example, just by arranging the registration marks at the four corners of the page image, it is necessary to change the registration mark's posture (angle) and arrange it at four locations, and performing the same operation on other accessory images from the viewpoint of work efficiency. It was also not desirable.

  In addition, since the upper image in the stacking order is printed in the portion where the page image and the accessory image overlap, the stacking order of the accessory images and the stacking order of the page image and the accessory image become important. However, when the number of accessory images to be arranged increases, managing the overlapping order of the individual accessory images is a cumbersome task.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems and the like, and a plurality of accessory images can be easily arranged for one layout data, and the overlapping order of each image at that time can be set by a small operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a layout data creating apparatus and the like that can

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a layout data generating device for generating layout data indicating a layout of a page image to be printed and an accessory image, the accessory including a plurality of accessory images A first arrangement unit for arranging each accessory image included in the accessory set selected by the user at a position indicated by position information preset for the accessory image, and selected by the user All items included in each accessory set selected by the user based on the first overlapping order set by the user for the accessory set and the second overlapping order preset between the accessory images included in the accessory set Calculate the total overlapping order of accessory images of all Comprising a second arrangement means for arranging the Kusesari image in the layer indicated by the overall stacking order, and the second positioning means, the accessory image positive number is set as the second stacking order the page image The accessory image may be disposed in a higher layer, and the accessory image in which a negative numerical value is set as the second overlapping order may be disposed in a layer lower than the page image .

According to the present invention, accessory images, which are often arranged simultaneously, are stored as accessory sets together with positional information of each accessory image, and can be easily included in the accessory sets by selecting the accessory set necessary at the time of layout editing. Multiple accessory images can be placed. Also, by setting the first stacking order for each of the selected accessory sets, it is selected as the layer indicated by the total stacking order calculated based on the first stacking order and the second stacking order set in advance. All accessory images included in the accessory set can be arranged.
Further, according to the present invention, for accessory images that are likely to be arranged in the vicinity of the page image, by setting a negative numerical value as the second overlapping order, the accessory image overlaps the page image due to a printing error. Even if printed, the accessory image is arranged in a layer lower than the page image, so that the image is not printed and it is possible to prevent a printing accident in which the accessory image is printed on the page image.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the layout data creation device according to claim 1, wherein the second arrangement means includes an accessory image for accessory images having the same second overlapping order. The total stacking order is calculated according to a first stacking order set for a set.

  According to this aspect of the invention, even if the second overlapping order of accessory images included in different accessory sets is the same, the application images to be prioritized according to the first overlapping order set by the user can be arranged in an appropriate layer And can reflect the user's intention.

The invention according to claim 3 is a layout data creating method performed by a layout data creating apparatus for creating layout data indicating a layout of a page image to be printed and an accessory image, which is an accessory set including a plurality of accessory images. A first arranging step of arranging each accessory image included in the accessory set selected by the user at a position indicated by position information preset for the accessory image, and the accessory set selected by the user All accessories included in each accessory set selected by the user based on the first overlapping order set by the user and the second overlapping order preset between the accessory images included in the accessory set Calculate the overall superposition order of the image, Seen containing a second arrangement step, the placing of the accessory image in the layer indicated by the overall stacking order, and in the second arrangement step, the said accessory image positive number is set as the second stacking order The accessory image is disposed in a layer higher than a page image, and the accessory image in which a negative numerical value is set as the second overlapping order is disposed in a layer lower than the page image .

The invention according to claim 4 is an accessory set including a plurality of accessory images in a computer included in a layout data creation device for creating layout data indicating layouts of page images to be printed and accessory images, Setting by the user the first arrangement means for arranging each accessory image included in the accessory set selected by the user at the position indicated by the position information preset for the accessory image, the user setting the accessory set selected by the user The total overlapping order of all accessory images included in each accessory set selected by the user based on the first overlapping order and the second overlapping order preset among the accessory images included in the accessory set Calculate all the accessory images Was functions as a second arrangement means, to arrange in a layer indicated by the overall stacking order, the second positioning means, said second stacking order as a positive number higher than the accessory image the page image is set The accessory image is disposed in a layer, and the accessory image in which a negative numerical value is set as the second overlapping order is disposed in a layer lower than the page image .

  According to the present invention, a plurality of accessory images can be easily arranged for one layout data, and the overlapping order of the respective images can be set with a small number of operations.

(A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of imposition data. (B), (C), (D) is a figure which shows the example of a display of an accessory set. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a layout editing device. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an accessory set table. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of a layout editing apparatus. (A) is a figure which shows the example of the stacking order between sets, and the stacking order in a set. (B) is a figure which shows the general overlapping order calculated in the example of FIG. 5A. (C) is a figure which shows a mode that the accessory image was arrange | positioned according to the synthetic | combination superposition order of FIG. 5B.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a layout editing apparatus.

[1. Outline of Layout Editing Device]
First, imposition data created by the layout editing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1A shows a display example of the imposition data D. As shown in FIG. The imposition data D is created by the layout editing apparatus by the operator performing the imposition data creation execution operation on the imposition template in a state where the arrangement of the page image P and the accessory image is completed. That is, the layout editing apparatus provides the operator with a function for editing the layout of the page image P and the accessory image. Then, the imposition data D created by the layout editing device is the original data for printing by the printing press.

  In the layout editing device according to the present embodiment, the operator can register an accessory set in which a plurality of accessory images are grouped. For example, it is possible to register an accessory set in which accessory images that are often arranged at the same time are summarized. FIG. 1B is a view showing an example of the accessory set 100. The accessory set 100 is configured of registration mark images 101A, 101B, 101C, and 101D, and a back target image 102. Similarly, an accessory set 200 shown in FIG. 1C includes an item image 201 and a printing press name image 202. The accessory set 300 shown in FIG. 1D is formed of color bar images 301A and 301B. The registration mark images 101A, 101B, 101C, and 101D, the item image 201, the printing machine name image 202, and the color bar images 301A and 301B are examples of accessory images.

  When registering an accessory set, overlapping order information, position information, posture information, and size information are set for each accessory image. The overlapping order information indicates the overlapping order of accessory images included in the accessory set (referred to as “in-set overlapping order”, an example of “second overlapping order”) by numerical values. The stacking order “0” indicates a layer of the page image, a positive value means arranging in a higher layer than the page image, and the higher the absolute value, the higher the layer is arranged. Also, a negative value means to arrange in a layer lower than the page image, and the larger the absolute value, the more layer is arranged. The position information is information indicating a position at which the accessory image is to be arranged, and specifically includes information indicating a reference, a displacement amount in the X coordinate direction from the reference, and a displacement amount in the Y coordinate direction from the reference. As the standard, there is a page standard (based on one corner of the page image), a sheet standard (based on one corner of the printing sheet), and a printing standard (based on one corner of the printing plate) . The posture information is information indicating a posture (rotation angle) at the time of arranging the accessory image, and indicates a rotation angle from a reference posture. The size information is information indicating the size at the time of arranging the accessory image, and indicates the magnification from the reference size.

  When creating the imposition data D, the operator first selects an imposition template, and inputs page image, printing paper, and printing plate dimension information. Then, the page image and the accessory image are arranged. When arranging an accessory image, by selecting an accessory set, a plurality of accessory images included in the accessory set can be arranged at one time. At this time, the operator sets an overlapping order of the selected accessory sets (referred to as “an overlapping order between sets. An example of a“ first overlapping order ”). When the accessory set is selected, the layout editing device sets the accessory images included in the accessory set to the set overlapping order among sets, the overlapping order within the set indicated by the registered overlapping order information, and the position indicated by the position information, It arranges on the imposition template according to the rotation angle which attitude information shows, and the magnification which size information shows. Note that the layout editing device calculates the stacking order (referred to as “total stacking order”) among all accessory images to be arranged in the imposition template based on the stacking order between sets and the stacking order within the sets, and all accessory images Place. Next, when the operator performs an imposition data creation execution operation, the layout editing device creates imposition data D based on the imposition template in which the page image P and the accessory image are disposed.

  Therefore, according to the layout editing apparatus, the operator can easily arrange a plurality of accessory images included in the accessory set by selecting the accessory set necessary at the time of layout editing. In addition, by setting the overlapping order between sets for each of the selected accessory sets, the layer indicated by the general overlapping order calculated based on the overlapping order among the sets and the overlapping order within the set set in advance is selected. All accessory images included in the accessory set can be arranged.

  By selecting the accessory set 100 of FIG. 1B, the accessory set 200 of FIG. 1C, and the accessory set 300 of FIG. 1D, as shown in FIG. 1A, a registration mark image 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, a target image 102, an item image 201, a printing machine name image 202, and color bar images 301A, 301B are arranged.

[2. Layout Editor]
Next, the configuration of the layout editing apparatus 1 will be described using FIG. The layout editing apparatus 1 is configured of, for example, a personal computer or the like, and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, and an interface unit (I / F unit) 15.

  The storage unit 12 includes, for example, a hard disk drive, a non-volatile memory, and the like, and stores an operating system, various programs such as applications, and the like. The storage unit 12 also stores a layout editing application (hereinafter, “layout editing application”) for editing the imposition template to create the imposition data D. The various programs may be acquired from, for example, another server apparatus or the like via a network, or may be recorded in a recording medium and read via an external drive apparatus.

  The storage unit 12 also stores a page image to be printed. Furthermore, the storage unit 12 stores the imposition template registered by the operator. A plurality of types of imposition templates are registered in accordance with the layout pattern of the page image and the like. In the present embodiment, the imposition template does not accompany the vertical and horizontal dimensional information of the page, the paper, and the printing plate, and the operator inputs the dimensional information when creating the imposition data D. It has become. However, dimension information that is frequently input may be attached as a preset value, and may be changed at the time of editing as necessary.

  Furthermore, the storage unit 12 stores an accessory set table in which information on the accessory set is described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the accessory set table 500. As shown in FIG. The accessory set table 500 includes a set ID 501 for identifying an accessory set, an accessory ID 502 for identifying an accessory image included in the accessory set identified by the set ID 501, and an overlapping order of accessory images identified by the accessory ID 502. Information 503 (information indicating the stacking order in the set), position information 504, posture information 505, and size information 506 are described. That is, the accessory image identified by the accessory ID associated with the same set ID indicates that the accessory image is included in the same accessory set. In the present embodiment, a 3-digit numerical value ("-999 to 999") can be registered as the stacking order in the set.

  The accessory set table 500 of FIG. 3 shows a description example of the accessory image included in the accessory set 100 of FIG. 1B, the accessory set 200 of FIG. 1C, and the accessory set 300 of FIG. There is. The set ID “001” corresponds to the accessory set 100, the set ID “002” corresponds to the accessory set 200, and the set ID “003” corresponds to the accessory set 300. In FIG. 3, the corresponding accessory image (the accessory image in FIGS. 1B, 1C, and 1D) is shown on the right side of the accessory setting table 500.

  The code in the inter-set overlapping order indicates whether to arrange in the upper layer or lower layer than the page image. The reference page image is “0”, and “+” is assigned when it is disposed in the layer higher than the page image, and “−” is assigned when it is disposed in the layer lower than the page image (“+” Is omitted on the notation). Further, the value (absolute value) in the stacking order between sets indicates the stacking order, and when the sign attached to the value is “+”, the larger the value, the higher the layer is placed, while the value When the attached code is "-", the higher the value, the lower the layer.

  The registration mark images 101A, 101B, 101C, and 101D are described as “−1”, “−2”, “−3”, and “−4”, respectively, so that each registration mark image is a numerical value. Are arranged in the lower layer in the order of the page image serving as the reference from the registration mark images 101A, 101B, 101C, and 101D. In addition, although the back-up target image 102 is described as “1” in the overlapping order between sets, since the back-up image 102 is a positive value, the back-up target image 102 is disposed in a higher layer than the page image.

  The position information of the dragonfly image 101B is described as "(page standard, 80, 0)", but this is a dragonfly image at a position of 80 mm in the X axis direction and 0 mm in the Y axis direction with reference to the upper left corner of the page image. It shows placing the 101A. Further, the posture information of the dragonfly image 101B is described as “90 °”, but this is arranged by rotating the dragonfly image by 90 ° with respect to the posture of the dragonfly image 101A of FIG. 1B. It is shown that. Furthermore, the size information is described as "110%" for the registration mark image 101B, which indicates that the registration mark image is arranged to be 1.1 times the size of the reference size.

  The operation unit 13 includes, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, receives an input operation of the editor, and sends an operation signal according to the input operation to the control unit 11. The display unit 14 is configured of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays various windows and the like under the control of the control unit 11. Further, when peripheral devices such as a scanner and a printer are connected, the I / F unit 15 performs, for example, conversion of data to be transmitted and received between the layout editing device 1 and the peripheral devices in accordance with a predetermined rule.

  The control unit 11 includes a central processing unit (CPU) having an arithmetic function, a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM) for work, and an oscillation circuit (not shown). Control information for controlling each of the components to realize an operation corresponding to the operation information included in the operation signal based on the operation signal from the control signal, and the control information is applied via the bus Control the operation of each component.

[3. Operation Procedure and Operation of Layout Editing Device 1]
Next, using procedures and operations of the layout editing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the operator and the layout editing apparatus when creating the imposition data D using the layout editing apparatus 1. In the layout editing apparatus 1, it is assumed that a page image to be printed, a plurality of types of imposition templates, and a plurality of types of accessory sets are registered before the start of the flowchart.

  First, the operator activates the layout editing application, and selects an imposition template to be used for printing from the imposition template selection screen (not shown) (step S1).

  On the other hand, the control unit 11 acquires the imposition template selected by the operator from the storage unit 12 (step S11).

  Next, the operator inputs dimensional information on the imposition template selected in the process of step S1 (step S2).

  On the other hand, the control unit 11 sets dimension information input by the operator for the imposition template acquired in the process of step S11 (step S12).

  Next, the operator selects a page image to be arranged in the imposition template selected in the process of step S1 from the page image selection screen (not shown) (step S3).

  On the other hand, the control unit 11 acquires the page image selected by the operator from the storage unit 12 (step S13).

  Next, the operator places the page image selected in the process of step S3 on the imposition template (step S4).

  On the other hand, the control unit 11 arranges the page image acquired in the process of step S13 at the position designated by the operator (step S14).

  Next, the operator selects an accessory set including an accessory image to be arranged on the imposition template selected in the process of step S1 from the accessory set selection screen (not shown) (step S5).

  On the other hand, the control unit 11 sets information (set ID, accessory ID, overlapping order information (in-set overlapping order), position information, posture information, size information) related to the accessory set selected by the operator to the accessory set table 500. It acquires from (step S15).

  Next, the operator inputs the inter-set overlapping order for the accessory sets selected in the process of step S5 from the inter-set overlapping order input screen (not shown) (step S6).

  On the other hand, the control unit 11 acquires the inter-set overlapping order input by the operator (step S16).

Next, based on the inter-set overlapping order acquired in the process of step S16 and the in-set overlapping order indicated by the overlapping order information acquired in the process of step S15, the control unit 11 all arranged in the process of step S16. A general overlapping order is calculated for the accessory image (step S17). Specifically, the total overlapping order of the accessory images is determined by the following equations (1) and (2).
(When the stacking order in the set is positive)
1000 × inter-set overlapping order + || In-set overlapping order | (1)
(When the stacking order in the set is positive)
− (1000 × inter-set overlap order + || in-set overlap order |) (2)
※ | | Superimposition within set |: Absolute value of superimposition within set In addition, in this embodiment, "1000" is multiplied between superimpositions between sets because the superimposition order within the set can be registered up to 3 digits, but between sets The value to be multiplied in the overlapping order is "10 ⁿ ", where n is the number of digits that can be registered.

  Here, FIG. 5 shows an example in which the general overlapping order is calculated for the overlapping order information (in-set overlapping order) illustrated in FIG. Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, it is assumed that the operator sets “1”, “2”, and “3” as the overlapping order between sets for each of the accessory set 100, the accessory set 200, and the accessory set 300. Assume. The overall stacking order calculated by substituting the inter-set stacking order and the in-set stacking order shown in FIG. 5A into the above equation is as shown in FIG. 5B. And FIG.5 (C) is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that each accessory image was rearranged according to general superposition order. If the total stacking order is a positive value, the accessory image is arranged in the upper layer than the page image, and the larger the value is, the higher the accessory image is arranged. On the other hand, if the total stacking order is a negative value, the accessory image is arranged in a lower layer than the page image, and the larger the value is, the lower the layer is.

  Returning to FIG. 4, next, the control unit 11 follows all the accessory images included in the accessory set selected by the operator according to the position information acquired in the process of step S15 and the general overlapping order calculated in the process of step S17. It arranges on the imposition template (step S18).

  Next, the operator performs correction if it is necessary to correct the arrangement (position and overlapping order) of the page image and accessory image arranged in the imposition template (step S7). However, this step is skipped if no correction is necessary.

  On the other hand, when the correction by the operator in step S7 is input, the control unit 11 reflects the correction (step S19).

  Next, when the editing operation using the imposition template is completed, the operator performs imposition data creation execution operation (step S8). In the present embodiment, the operation of pressing the imposition data generation button (not shown) corresponds to the imposition data generation execution operation.

  On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines that the imposition data generation button is pressed, the control unit 11 generates the imposition data D based on the imposition template, the page image and the accessory image arranged in the imposition template ( Step S20).

  As described above, the layout editing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is an apparatus for creating the imposition data D indicating the layout of the page image to be printed and the accessory image, and the control unit 11 (the first arrangement unit , “An example of“ second arrangement means ”is an accessory set including a plurality of accessory images, and each accessory image included in the accessory set selected by the operator (an example of“ user ”) is the accessory image Of the accessory set selected by the user and included in the overlapping order between the sets set by the user (an example of “first overlapping order”) and the accessory set. Based on the in-set overlapping order (an example of the “second overlapping order”) set in advance between the accessory images, Calculates the overall stacking order of all accessories images included in each accessory set selected by regulator, arranged in layers illustrated all accessories image the of the overall stacking order.

  According to the present invention, accessory images, which are often arranged simultaneously, are stored as accessory sets together with positional information of each accessory image, and can be easily included in the accessory sets by selecting the accessory set necessary at the time of layout editing. Multiple accessory images can be placed. In addition, by setting the overlapping order between sets for each of the selected accessory sets, the layer indicated by the general overlapping order calculated based on the overlapping order among the sets and the overlapping order within the set set in advance is selected. All accessory images included in the accessory set can be arranged. That is, a plurality of accessory images can be easily arranged for one imposition template, and the overlapping order of the respective images can be set with a small number of operations.

  Further, the control unit 11 calculates the total overlapping order according to the above-mentioned Equations (1) and (2), thereby setting accessory images including the accessory images for accessory images having the same overlapping order within the set. The overall stacking order is calculated according to the stacking order of the sets. Therefore, even if the overlapping order within the set of accessory images included in different accessory sets is the same, it is possible to place an application image to be prioritized in an appropriate layer in accordance with the overlapping order set by the user. You can reflect your intentions.

  Furthermore, the control unit 11 arranges an accessory image in which a positive numerical value is set as the overlapping order in the set in a layer higher than the page image, and an accessory image in which a negative numerical value is set as the overlapping order in the set Arrange in lower layers. Therefore, for accessory images that are likely to be placed in the vicinity of the page image, even if the accessory image is printed at a position overlapping the page image due to a printing error, by setting a negative numerical value as the in-set stacking order, Since the accessory image is arranged in a layer lower than the page image, it is possible to prevent a printing accident in which the accessory image is printed on the page image without the image being printed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Layout editing apparatus 11 Control part 12 Memory | storage part 13 Operation part 14 Display part 15 I / F part

Claims (4)

A layout data creation apparatus that creates layout data indicating layouts of page images and accessory images to be printed,
An accessory set including a plurality of accessory images, wherein each accessory image included in the accessory set selected by the user is arranged at a position indicated by position information preset for the accessory image; ,
Respectively selected by the user based on the first overlapping order set by the user for the accessory set selected by the user and the second overlapping order preset between the accessory images included in the accessory set Second arrangement means for calculating an overall superposition order of all accessory images included in the accessory set, and arranging the all accessory images in a layer indicated by the general superposition order;
Equipped with
The second arrangement means arranges the accessory image in which a positive numerical value is set as the second overlapping order in a layer higher than the page image, and a negative numerical value is set as the second overlapping order. A layout data creation apparatus , wherein an accessory image is arranged in a layer lower than the page image . The layout data creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The second arrangement means is characterized in that, for accessory images having the same second overlapping order, the total overlapping order is calculated according to a first overlapping order set for an accessory set including the accessory image. Data creation device. A layout data creation method performed by a layout data creation apparatus for creating layout data indicating a layout of a page image to be printed and an accessory image,
An accessory set including a plurality of accessory images, wherein each accessory image included in the accessory set selected by the user is arranged at a position indicated by position information preset for the accessory image; ,
Respectively selected by the user based on the first overlapping order set by the user for the accessory set selected by the user and the second overlapping order preset between the accessory images included in the accessory set A second arranging step of calculating a total overlapping order of all accessory images included in the accessory set, and arranging the all accessory images in a layer indicated by the total overlapping order;
Only including,
In the second arrangement step, the accessory image in which a positive numerical value is set as the second overlapping order is arranged in a layer higher than the page image, and a negative numerical value is set as the second overlapping order. A layout data generation method , comprising: arranging an accessory image in a layer lower than the page image . A computer included in a layout data creation apparatus for creating layout data indicating a layout of a page image to be printed and an accessory image;
An accessory set including a plurality of accessory images, wherein each accessory image included in the accessory set selected by the user is disposed at a position indicated by position information preset for the accessory image;
Respectively selected by the user based on the first overlapping order set by the user for the accessory set selected by the user and the second overlapping order preset between the accessory images included in the accessory set Second arrangement means for calculating an overall superposition order of all accessory images included in the accessory set, and arranging the all accessory images in a layer indicated by the general superposition order;
To function as,
The second arrangement means arranges the accessory image in which a positive numerical value is set as the second overlapping order in a layer higher than the page image, and a negative numerical value is set as the second overlapping order. A layout data creation program , comprising: arranging an accessory image in a layer lower than the page image .