JPH1115989A - Data conversion system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily expand the same data to different media by performing mutual conversion between print data to produce a printed matter and data which is used for a recording medium or a computer network. SOLUTION: When an item name, a work form, an edit screen number, etc., are inputted by a terminal for CD-ROM image production, retrieval is performed and a screen 503 is shown. The screen 503 is provided with a merchandise image area 51 and a product introduction area 53. Also, when an item name, a work form and an edit unit are inputted by a terminal for layout, retrieval is performed, and a page 506 is shown. The terminal for CD-ROM screen production automatically converts image data 55 into image data for CD-ROM based on created navigation information and a set process condition, pastes it in the area 51, converts text data 57 into one for CD-ROM and pastes it in the area 53.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to DTP and CD-R
The present invention relates to a data conversion system between different media such as OM.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, desktop publishing (DTP) in which a layout operation for printing plate making is performed using a computer has been generalized, and image data as a material is taken in by a document reading device such as a scanner or characters are inputted. An environment has been set up so that tasks such as laying out or writing and pasting drawings can be handled as digital information on a computer.

[0003] Further, with the recent spread of personal computers, in the case of producing catalogs and the like, there is an increasing tendency that production of CD-ROMs and the like that can search for products on computers and the like simultaneously with the catalogs is proceeding simultaneously.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Conventionally, as a method of producing this kind of work,
Image data and character data used in DTP are manually searched on a computer, and which data is used,
In addition, a summary such as what data is used in combination with which data is manually classified and passed to a CD-ROM production line, and the received data is transferred to a CD-ROM at the CD-ROM production line. It is produced by using a computer for the data that can be used, processing the data one by one manually, and then using it. Also,
Separate operations such as independently taking in image data with a scanner and inputting character data are performed in accordance with the progress in DTP. In this case, since the data is created separately, it is necessary to calibrate one of the data and then perform another calibration while referring to the data.

As described above, when the same data is developed on different media, there has been a problem that much labor is required and the efficiency is extremely low. The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data conversion system capable of easily developing the same data on different media.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a method for converting data between print data for producing a printed material and data for use in a recording medium or a computer network. A data conversion system. According to the present invention, data is managed on a network, and for data shared with different media, usage information and usage format are stored in the system, and data is automatically converted.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the data conversion system 1. The data conversion system 1 includes a scanner 3, a character input editing terminal device 5,
Data management terminal device 7, server 9, output device 11, CD
-It comprises a terminal device 13 for ROM screen production, a terminal device 15 for homepage production, a terminal device 17 for layout, and the like.

The scanner 3 reads an original such as a photograph. The character input / editing terminal device 5 performs character input and editing. The data management terminal device 7 holds management information as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. The server 9 holds material data 35 as shown in FIG. The output device 11 outputs print data to a film. CD-ROM screen production terminal device 1
3 is a CD using the material data 35 held in the server 9.
-Create a ROM screen. The homepage production terminal device 15 uses the material data 35 stored in the server 9 to
Create screen data for the Internet. The layout terminal device 17 lays out images and the like within one page.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure of the material data 35. As shown in FIG. The material data 35 is stored in the server 9. For example, the item name 37-1 is a catalog of the AA company, and the item name 37-2 is a catalog of the BB company. Item name 37-
1, the working mode 39-1 is DTP, the working mode 39-2 is a CD-ROM, and the working mode 39-3 is WTP.
Indicates EB (ie, for the Internet). 39-4 is navigation information.

In the DTP work mode 39-1, the unit of editing is the page 41. An image 43- in a certain page 41-1
1, drawing 43-2, text 43-3, layout 43
-4 and the like. On the other hand, the working mode 39 of the CD-ROM
In -2, the screen 41 is an editing unit. Screen 41-4
There is an image 43-5, a drawing 43-6, a text 43-7, and a layout 43-8.

That is, the image 43-1 is material data of a certain image in a certain page 41-1 in the DTP work mode 39-1 of the item 37-1. Then, information on the material data is held in the data management terminal 7 as the image management information 21 in FIG.

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 show formats of data held by the data management terminal device 7. FIG. The data includes screen management information 21, drawing information 23, text information 25, sound information 27, moving image information 29, program information 31, layout information 33, navigation information, and the like.

The image management information 21 indicates information of each image. The image management information 21 includes an item name 21-1 and a work mode 2.
1-2, edit unit 21-3, file name 21-4, image resolution 21-5, file format 21-6, color mode 21
-7, 21-8 colors, 21-9 pixels, 2 lines
1-10, magnification 21-11, angle 21-12, trimming position 21-13, remarks 21-14, and the like.

An item using this image is written in the item name 21-1. For example, a catalog for the company AA is written. The work form 21-2 includes “DTP”, “CD-
One of "ROM" and "WEB" is written. "D
"TP" indicates that it is for printing, "CD-ROM" indicates that it is for CD-ROM, and "WEB" indicates that it is for a network such as the Internet. In the editing unit 21-3, a distinction between "page" and "screen" is written. In the file name 21-4, for example, information indicating that the image is the first image on page 72 of the catalog is written.

In the image resolution 21-5, the resolution (for example, 300 dpi) of this image is written. The file format 21-6 includes “EPS”, “TIFF”, “PIC”
A file format such as "T" or "BMP" is written. Information such as CMYK or RGB is written in the color mode 21-7. The number of colors 21-8 indicates three colors, four colors, and the like.

The number of pixels 21-9 is the number of pixels in the horizontal direction of the image, and the number of lines 21-10 is the number of pixels in the vertical direction of the image. The magnification 2-11 indicates the magnification at the time of input, and for example, 120% or the like is written. Angle 21-12 indicates the angle of the image at the time of input. The trimming position 21-13 indicates the position of the image with respect to the frame.

The drawing information 23 is information relating to a line drawing such as a logo or an illustration, and includes an item name 23-1, a work form 23-
2, edit unit 23-3, file name 23-4, image resolution 23-5, file format 23-6, color mode 23-
7, 23-8 colors, 23-9 horizontal size, 23-vertical size
10, magnification 23-11, angle 23-12, trimming position 23-13, remarks 23-14, and the like.

The item names 23-1 and the like are the same as the image management information 21. The horizontal size and the vertical size of this drawing are written in the horizontal size 23-9 and the vertical size 23-10. The text information 25 is information such as characters, and includes an item name 25-1, a work mode 25-2, an editing unit 25-3, and a file name 25-.
4, file format 25-5, typeface 25-6, character size 25-7, prohibition conditions 25-8, horizontal size 25-9, vertical size 25-10, remarks 25-11, and the like.

A Mincho font, a line font, and the like are written in the font 25-6. The character size is written in the character size 25-7. Information such as packing is written in the prohibition condition 25-8. In the horizontal size 25-9 and the vertical size 25-10, the horizontal size and the vertical size of the text information are written.

The sound information 27 is sound information on a CD-ROM, the Internet, or the like.
Work mode 27-2, edit unit 27-3, file name 27
-4, file format 27-5, number of channels 27-6,
Sampling frequency 27-7, quantization bit number 27-
8, playback time 27-9, remarks 27-10, etc.

The moving picture information 29 is moving picture information on a CD-ROM, the Internet, or the like, and includes an item name 29-1, a work mode 29-2, an editing unit 29-3, and a file name 29-.
4, file format 29-5, image resolution 29-6, color mode 29-7, number of colors 29-8, number of frames 29-9, playback time 29-10, remarks 29-11, and the like.

The program information 31 manages a program as an effect tool, and includes an item name 31-1, a work mode 31-2, an editing unit 31-3, a file name 31-4,
It consists of a file format 31-5, remarks 31-6, and the like. The layout information 33 manages a layout file in each medium, and includes an item name 33-1, a work mode 33-2,
It consists of an edit unit 33-3, a file name 33-4, a file format 33-5, remarks 33-6, and the like.

The navigation information 34 includes an item name 34-
0, diversion source work mode 34-1, work unit 34-2, data type 34-3, file name 34-4, diversion destination work mode 34-5, work unit 34-6, data type 34-
7, file name 34-8. When creating a CD-ROM from print data, the original work form 34-
1 is "DTP", and the work form 34-5 of the transfer destination is "CD-ROM". Original unit of work 34-2
Is a "page", and the work unit 34-6 at the transfer destination is a screen. The data types 34-3 and 34-7 describe types such as images and texts. File name 34-4, 34
-8 describes the name of the file.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. 6 and 7 are flowcharts including the processing of the embodiment, where 350 indicates a DTP printing step, 351 indicates a CD-ROM production step, and 352 indicates an Internet screen production step.

First, the DTP printing process 350 will be described. For example, when producing a catalog or the like, planning is performed (Step 401), process system design is performed (Step 402), format design is performed (Step 403), and rough design of each page is performed based on the design (Step 401). 404). At this stage, it is determined which merchandise is to be arranged in what size and where. At this stage, rough data may be created using DTP layout software, or rough data may be created by hand on paper.

Next, data processing conditions are set (step 405). That is, the resolution of the image to be created, the format of the image, the color mode, the software used, and the like are set. For normal printing, the resolution is from 300 dpi to 40
An image of about 0 dpi is used. As a format of the image, a format such as EPS or TIFF is used. Also, four color data of CMYK is set as the color mode. These processing conditions are stored in the server 9.

Next, photographing is performed to read an image with the scanner 3 (step 408). That is, an image is input and color-separated according to the conditions set in step 405 (step 409). These data are stored in the server 9 (step 410). That is,
The material data 35 is stored in a form as shown in FIG. 2, and the management information shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is stored in the data management terminal device 7. Further, text input is performed by the character input / editing terminal device 5 (step 406), a logo screen trace component is created (step 407), the material data is held in the server 9, and the management information is stored in the data management terminal device. 7
Is held.

Next, page editing for arranging each component in one page is performed using the layout terminal device 17 (step 411). The data for which the layout has been completed is stored in the server 9. Then, the image is output to a color printer (step 412) and imposition is performed (step 413).

Thereafter, a film is output to the output device 11 (step 414), and a printing plate is performed (step 416) or CTP (Computer to plate) is performed (step 415), and printing is performed using a printing machine. (Step 417). Next, CD-ROM manufacturing process 3
51 will be described. In this case, the navigation information 34 is created with reference to the layout information of the printing process 350 (step 421). That is, the printing process 35
0, which part of the data in a certain page
Specify which part of the ROM screen to use. This navigation information 34 is stored in the server 9.

Then, the format design of the CD-ROM is performed (step 431), the use design of the rough design is performed, and the data processing conditions are set (step 43).
3). That is, the format resolution, size, software to be used, and the like are set.

When such setting is completed, the material data 35 is read from the server 9 and the material data 35 is automatically processed in accordance with the navigation information 34 in step 421 and the data processing conditions in step 433 (step 434). ). That is, processes such as conversion between CMYK and RGB, resolution conversion, image synthesis, JPEG compression, etc. are performed on CD-R.
This is automatically performed on the OM screen production terminal 13 (step 434).

At the same time, image editing and trimming (step 435), audio and music creation (step 436), screen creation (step 437), and extension function program creation (step 438) are performed. These data are stored in the server 9. You. Package media authoring is performed using the data stored in the server 9 (step 43).
9), pre-mastering (step 440), mastering (step 441), and press are performed (step 4).
42), a CD-ROM is obtained.

Next, an internet screen manufacturing process 35
2 will be described. First, format design is performed (step 451), rough design is performed, and CD-R
Data processing conditions are set in the same manner as in the OM manufacturing process (step 453). Then, the material is processed in the same manner as in the manufacture of the CD-ROM (steps 434 to 438).
Then, authoring for the network is performed (step 454), and information transmission by the network is performed (step 455).

Next, referring to FIG. 8 to FIG.
The process of 34 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 8, when the item name, the work form, the edit screen number, and the like are input by the CD-ROM screen production terminal device 13 (step 501), a search is performed, and a screen 503 is displayed (step 502). . The product image area 51 is displayed on the screen 503.
And a product introduction area 53 are provided, and no data is written in these areas.

When an item name, a work mode, and an editing unit are input by the layout terminal device 17 (step 50).
4), a search is performed, and page 506 is displayed. The page 506 includes image data 55 and 59 and text data 5
7, 61, etc. are written.

The CD-ROM screen production terminal device 13 automatically converts the image data 55 based on the navigation information created in step 421 and the processing conditions set in step 433 into image data for CD-ROM. The text data 57 is converted to a CD-ROM, and is pasted into the product introduction area 53.

Next, the process of cutting out the image data 55 and pasting it to the product image area 51 will be described. FIG.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram in a case where image data for printing is converted into image data for CD-ROM, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing image data for printing, and FIG.
It is explanatory drawing of zooming etc.

As shown in FIG. 8, the print data information 71
Include an item name, a work mode, an editing unit, an image name, and the like. The CD-ROM data information 73 includes an item name,
There are a work mode, an edit unit, an image name, and the like. The print data information 71 extracts the location of the image from the item name, work form, editing unit, and the like from the layout software in the layout terminal device 17, and extracts the image name of the designated image.

FIG. 10 shows image data 55 for printing. 76 is a trimming area. X1 and Y1 are the number of pixels and the number of lines of the image, respectively, and X2 and Y2 are the number of pixels and the number of lines of the trimmed area, respectively.
ΔX and ΔY are offsets.

For example, the size of a trimmed figure is 12c.
When the size is mx 12 cm, the resolution is 16 lines / mm, and the layout magnification is 150%, the X2 of the trimming area 76,
The size of Y2 is 120 / 1.5 * 16 = 1280 pixels. When the offset distance is 6 mm × 6 mm, ΔX and ΔY are 6 / 1.5 * 16 = 64 pixels.

An image of 1280 × 1280 pixels is cut out from the position of 64 pixels and 64 pixels from the original image, and is changed so as to match the number of pixels and the number of lines of the image arrangement position on the CD-ROM production screen as shown in FIG. Multiply. The magnification is X3 / X2. It performs scaling and color mode conversion to convert it to the required image format,
It is pasted on the product image area 51 on the screen 503 of the ROM.

In the above description, the method is described in accordance with the trimming of DTP. However, by instructing the conversion method, the method of the conversion itself can have a variation. For example, trimming is CD-ROM
If it is performed at the time of production, it is also possible to specify only the necessary resolution and perform only resolution conversion, image format conversion, and color mode conversion.

As for the text, the assigned characters are written to a text file like the additional software using the text in the designated area for extracting image information, and the file is written to a text folder like the image. May be.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is also possible to create a screen of a CD-ROM or a screen of the Internet or the like using the data for printing. On the other hand, CD-
It is also possible to first create a ROM and create data for printing using the screen data of this CD-ROM, or to create an Internet screen.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, the same data can be easily developed on different media.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a data conversion system 1.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a data structure of material data.

FIG. 3 is a format diagram of management information.

FIG. 4 is a format diagram of management information.

FIG. 5 is a format diagram of management information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing according to the embodiment;

FIG. 8 shows a CD-ROM using page data for printing.
Illustration when creating a screen

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing conversion between image data for printing and screen data of a CD-ROM.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of cutting out image data for printing;

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of clipping and scaling of image data.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen of a CD-ROM.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Data conversion system 3 Scanner 5 Character input / edit terminal 7 Data management terminal 9 Server 11 Output unit 13 CD-ROM screen Production terminal device 15 Web site production terminal device 17 Layout terminal device

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shigeo Sugata 1-1-1 Ichigaya Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A data conversion system for mutually converting between print data for producing a printed matter and data for use in a recording medium or a computer network. 2. Designating any one of three types of data: printing data for manufacturing a printed matter, data for use on a recording medium, and data for use on a computer network. A predetermined condition is input, the specified data is converted into another of the three types of data.