JPH0258175A - Color designation information input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To visually display a color patch in an accurate color correspondingly to a pattern position of a color designating book by providing a pattern area designating means which designates each pattern area of a block copy picture and a coloring display means which colors and displays the color patch based on screen tint information of each color number. CONSTITUTION:Respective plate colors of color picture areas and screen tint percentages corresponding to these plate colors are newly registered in a screen tint information table memory in the case of being inputted from a screen tint information input means 5, and an input picture display means 1a displays screen tint forming information stored in the screen tint information table memory on a display device 3. When each pattern area of the block copy picture is designated by a pattern area designating means 4, the input picture display means 1a colors and displays the color patch based on screen tint information of each color umber registered in the screen tint information table memory with respect to the pattern register area displayed on the display device and visually displays the partial color area and its color. Thus, screen tint information coinciding the color designation book is efficiently generated in the visual state.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a color instruction information input device for inputting color instruction information used in plain screen plate making among various data given to a printing plate making layout device. be.

[Prior art] In recent years, along with the color separation of documents using scanners, printed matter 1
2. Description of the Related Art Layout devices for printing plate making, so-called layout scanners, that synthesize image data for one page through computer processing are widely used in the field of printing plate making. This layout device for printing plate making is a scanner connected to a computer with a page editing function, and the image data captured by the scanner is fed to the computer, and after processing such as layout, it is output to the scanner. It is something.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of a general layout device for printing plate making, in which 41 is a layout section, 42 is a tablet digitizer, and 43 is a scanner section. The layout section 41 includes a computer 44, memories 44a and 44b, and a display 45 . Composed of a joystick 46, a keyboard 47, etc., the tablet digitizer 42 consists of an input surface 42a and a cursor 42b, and a mount area 42C and a menu area 42d are set on the input surface 42a. The scanner section 43 includes an input drum 43a and an output drum 43b.

It is composed of input interfaces 44c and 44d, and the interfaces 44c and 44d are connected to the computer 44.

When using such a device to make a pattern, the computer 44 uses the color instructions shown in FIG.
A correspondence table and a new color instruction sheet for inputting the color information are created as shown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b).

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a color-instruction original, in which 50 is a picture, consisting of patterns 51 to 56, and pattern 5.
1 is divided into patterns 51a, 51b, etc., and pattern 51a is magenta 20%.

Yellow 20%, pattern 51b shows a state in which color instructions such as magenta 20% and yellow 40% are specified, and pattern 52 is divided into patterns 52a and 52b, etc., pattern 52a is magenta 20%, yellow 20%, and pattern 52b is Pattern 53 shows a state in which colors such as magenta 20% and yellow 40% are specified, and pattern 53 shows a state in which cyan 20% is specified.
4.55 indicates a state where colors such as 10% macenter and 20% yellow are specified, and pattern 56 indicates a state where 30% black is specified.

6(a) and 6(b) are schematic diagrams illustrating a correspondence table and a new color instruction sheet created based on the color instructions shown in FIG. 5. In FIG. 6(a), 61 is a color number·
In the dot percentage correspondence table, the operator numbers the dot percentages for the patterns 51 to 56 while referring to the color instruction document shown in FIG. In FIG. 6B, 62 is a new color instruction sheet, in which the numbering added to the color number/halftone percentage correspondence table 61 is written.

As can be seen from these figures, conventionally, an opaque user refers to a color instruction original document and prepares a color number/dot percentage correspondence table 61.
A new color instruction sheet 62 was handwritten.

In addition, you can specify colors other than the above, by drawing lead lines on a monochrome manuscript and writing halftone percentages, or by coloring the line drawing area with the same or similar color using a coloring tool such as a paintbrush, and then adding color to the divided areas. Generally, a method of writing in the mesh percentage is adopted.

Furthermore, an apparatus has been proposed in which a dot percentage is input into a personal computer while referring to a color instruction manual, and desired color pieces are sequentially displayed on a display to create desired plain dot information.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, if the colors of the pictures in the color instruction book are close to each other, for example, if the halftone percentage of one picture is Y2O, C30, and the halftone percentage of the other picture is Y2O, C50, the color will be displayed on the display. It is not possible to determine which pattern on the color instruction sheet the displayed color piece corresponds to, and in the end there is an additional task of allocating the registration number of the color piece displayed on the display to the color instruction sheet. There is a problem in that complicated work is required to complete the creation of the color instruction information, and it takes a considerable amount of time to prepare for the creation of the plain mesh.

This invention was made in order to solve the above problems.The coordinate information of the picture drawn on the color instruction sheet, the plate color and halftone percentage of the picture are input, and the color is displayed at the corresponding position on the display. To provide a color instruction information input device capable of efficiently creating plain mesh information matching a color instruction sheet in a visually visible state by displaying a color batch according to the instructions.

[Means to solve the problem]

The color instruction information input device according to the present invention includes a plain mesh information input means for inputting a plate color of each color image area according to a color instruction manual and a plain halftone percentage corresponding to the plate color, and a plain mesh information input means for inputting a plate color of each color image area according to a color instruction manual and a plain halftone percentage corresponding to the plate color. a plain halftone information table memory that sequentially stores the plate color of each color image area and the plain halftone percentage corresponding to this plate color in correspondence with the color number; and the plain halftone creation information and pattern stored in the plain halftone information table memory. an input screen display means for displaying a registered area on a display; a picture area designation means for designating each picture area of the draft image; A coloring display means is provided for coloring and displaying a color batch based on the plain mesh information of each color number registered in the plain mesh information table memory for the pattern registration area.

[Effect]

In this invention, when the plate color of each color image area and the plain halftone percentage corresponding to this plate color are inputted from the plain halftone information input means in sequence in correspondence with the color number, a new color is stored in the plain halftone information table memory. The input screen display means displays the plain mesh creation information stored in the plain mesh information table memory on the display. Next, when each design area of the block image is designated by the design area designation means,
The input screen display means colors and displays a color batch based on the plain mesh information of each color number registered in the plain mesh information table memory for the pattern registration area displayed on the display, so that the separated color regions and their colors can be visually checked. Display.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a color instruction information input device showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a main control section composed of a computer, input screen display means 1a, coloring The plate color of each color image area and the plain halftone percentage corresponding to this plate color are inputted from the keyboard 5a of the input section 5, which is composed of a display means 1b and the like and serves as a plain halftone information input means, in sequence in correspondence with the color number. Then, a new R6! Then, the input screen display means 1a causes the display 3 to display the plain mesh creation information stored in the input memory 2.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a tablet input device serving as a picture area indicating means of the present invention, which is composed of a tablet 4a and a stylus pen 4b, and is placed on the tablet 4a to input a picture area on a color instruction sheet (for predetermined positioning). instruct. A pattern display area (corresponding to a color separation area to be described later) displayed on the display unit 3 by the input screen display means 1a in one-to-one correspondence with this pattern area corresponds to the printing color registered in the input memory 2. The colored display means 1b displays color pieces (color batches) based on the plain mesh percentage.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an output memory serving as an external storage means, which is composed of, for example, a floppy disk device, and writes color batch display information based on the plain mesh information table and the plain mesh percentage created in the input memory 2 to the floppy disk. Computer 4 via this floppy disk
4 reads the plain mesh information table and color batch information based on the plain mesh percentage.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the plain network information input screen displayed on the display 3 shown in FIG.

In this figure, 11 is an input mode display section, and 11a is a 10x mode section. When the 10x mode section 11a is selected, a value obtained by multiplying the numerical information from the keyboard 5a by 10, for example, "3" is input, the main control unit 1 determines that the numerical value "30" has been input.

11b is a normal mode section, and when this normal mode section 11b is instructed, the main control section 1 determines numerical information from the keyboard 5a.

12 is a plain mesh information area, including a plate color section 12a and a halftone percentage section 12.
This corresponds to a state in which, for example, "5" has been input to the color number section 13, and cyan r30J and yellow "50" have been input to the plate color section 12a and halftone percentage section 12b. Note that the color number section 13 displays the color corresponding to the input halftone percentage.

14 is an entry area where each plate color (magenta (M), cyan (C), yellow (
This corresponds to the state in which the entries Y), black (K)) and dot % are entered sequentially without duplication, and this is recorded as a plain network information table in the input memory 2 shown in FIG.
There is a one-to-one correspondence with what is being done.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a color separation area, in which color pieces (color batches) based on the plain mesh information table and the plain mesh percentage stored in the input memory 2 are displayed at positions corresponding one-to-one to the pattern positions indicated by the stylus pen 4b. be done.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, a description will be given of the sequential process of creating a plain mesh according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure for inputting a color instruction sheet for plain screen printing according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (9) indicate each step.

First, the color instructions are displayed on the tablet 4 of the tablet input device 4.
It waits until it is placed in the predetermined position of a (1), and waits for the input of a command to display the plain network information input screen as shown in Fig. 2.2), when the display command is input, the plain Plain mesh creation information for creating a mesh information input screen is read from the input memory 2, and the plain mesh information input screen is displayed on the display 3. Next, a desired plain mesh percentage input mode is input using the keyboard 5a. 4)
, when the input mode is input, the 10x mode unit 11a waits for the desired plate color and halftone % to be input as YMC123 (5). Once the desired plate color and dot % have been input, the stylus pen 4b waits for any picture in the color instruction sheet placed on the tablet 4a to be ticked (6), and when the picture is ticked, , the coloring display means 1b displays on the display 3 a color batch based on the plate color and halftone percentage inputted from the keyboard 5a at the corresponding position in the color separation area code 5 (7) This color batch is divided by the computer 44. This is palette information when performing color work. In this way, you can judge whether all the patterns in the color instruction sheet have been marked 8), N
If o, return to step (4); if YES, display 3
Register the color batch information displayed in the output memory 6, and the plain mesh creation information consisting of the plate color and halftone percentage 9)
Finish the process.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention includes a plain halftone information input means for inputting a plate color of each color image area according to a color instruction manual and a plain halftone percentage corresponding to this plate color, and each color inputted from the plain halftone information input means. A plain mesh information table memory that sequentially stores the printing color of the image area and the solid printing percentage corresponding to this printing color in correspondence with the color number, and the plain printing information and pattern registration area stored in the plain printing information table memory. an input screen display means for displaying on a display device, a design area designation device for designating each design area of the block image, and a design registration area on the display device corresponding to each design region designated by the design area designation device. and color display means for coloring and displaying a color batch based on the plain mesh information of each color number registered in the plain mesh information table memory, and displaying the color batch in accordance with the pattern position of the color instruction sheet. Even if a color separation area of the same color system occurs between adjacent patterns, it is possible to visually display the correct color without having to deal with the complicated color number assignment that was required in the past. becomes possible. Therefore, the plain mesh information of each pattern can be smoothly obtained with a simple operation.

In addition, in the subsequent color separation work, it is possible to automate the color separation process based on the created color batch information, and it also has excellent effects such as being able to understand the cutting state of the pattern associated with this automatic color separation process. play.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a color instruction information input device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an example of a plain network information input screen displayed on the display shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure for inputting a plain mesh plate-making color instruction sheet according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram explaining the configuration of a general layout device for printing plate-making; FIG.
The figure is a schematic diagram explaining a color-indicated original, Figures 6(a) and (b)
5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a correspondence table and a new color instruction sheet created based on the color instructions shown in FIG. 5. FIG. In the figure, 1 is a main control section, 1a is an input screen display means, 1b is a coloring display means, 2 is an input memory, 3 is a display, 4 is a tablet input device, 5 is an input section, and 6 is an output memory. Figure Figure Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a plain screen production device that performs color processing on a block image read from an input scanner according to a color instruction manual, and prints a plain screen based on each plate color onto a predetermined film material set in an output scanner, the color instruction manual plain halftone information input means for inputting the foreground color of each color image area and the plain halftone percentage corresponding to this forme color, and the foreground color of each color image area inputted from this plain halftone information input means and the foreground color corresponding to this forme color. a plain mesh information table memory for sequentially storing plain mesh percentages in correspondence with color numbers; an input screen display means for displaying on a display the plain mesh creation information and pattern registration area stored in the plain mesh information table memory; A picture area designating means for designating each picture area of the block image; and a picture registration area on the display corresponding to each picture region designated by the picture area designating means in a plain network information table memory. 1. A color instruction information input device comprising a color display means for coloring and displaying a color batch based on plain mesh information of each registered color number.