JPS61232460A - Graphic layout method for printing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To generate base paper for printing rationally by generating and displaying graphic frames for a pattern and copying and specifying reversely and displaying a priority graphic frame and a necessary graphic frame for a part where the graphic from frames overlap each other. CONSTITUTION:A display frame 50 consists of a menu display part 500 where a desired command is selected by one touch and a display screen part 600 separately. This menu display part 500 consists of a main menu display part 510 and a submenu display part 520 and when one menu command is specified, a display is made in the area of the submenu display part 520 according to the command. When pattern areas displayed on the screen are arranged at desired positions which overlapping pattern area is displayed preferentially and which pattern area is erased as an unnecessary graphic frame are determined; when they are returned to reverse states, the positions of the pattern areas 61 and 62 are determined and then a pattern area having priority is specified to facilitate arrangement in the layout operation of a graphic form. Consequently, the processing is performed accurately at high speed to improve the efficiency.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention uses an interactive computer when creating layout designated sheets from so-called rough manuscripts such as layout instructions and photographing instructions for printing 1M magazines, catalogs, etc. This invention relates to a graphic layout method in a printing system that uses the method to improve efficiency.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) In order to create a photographic manuscript for printing, it is necessary to create a layout designation sheet that indicates the arrangement of photographs and the position of copies thereof. For this reason, a designer or the like must hand-write the arrangement of photographs and characters and the contents of the photograph (layout of the subject) according to the conditions required for printed matter. Since design work inevitably involves revisions, manual rewriting is required each time, and in the past, it took a lot of effort and time to obtain the final layout designation sheet. In other words, Figure 6 is a magazine,
It shows how layouts are created for today's wide variety of printed materials such as calligraphy, catalogs, and pamphlets.

Based on plan 10G, which commercializes various information and project images, we will create a photography instruction sheet that summarizes the contents of meetings such as photography, as well as provide explanations and explanations of specific contents while taking into consideration placement and shape. A rough draft is created by making a copy, creating a layout instruction sheet for how to configure the entire image pattern, and performing a so-called rough work 101 in which various considerations are made to make it suitable for use as a product. Based on this rough manuscript, the copywriter 102 creates a character manuscript (copy) 103 that fits within a predetermined space, and typesets it into phototypesetting characters 104 using a phototypesetting machine or the like. On the other hand, the cameraman 108 takes pictures according to the rough manuscript,
A color original (photograph) 109 is created, and a designer 105 creates a layout designation sheet (logging) 106 by placing a pattern or photograph trimmed to a predetermined size from the color original 109 and the rough original 101. After that, these layout designation sheets 10B, color original 109. Phototypesetting character 104 is Finishman! After being collected all at once under the IO, and after further examination and some corrections, the phototypesetting characters 104 are pasted onto a mount 111 and printed on a block 112 using a first-plate drafting machine or the like.
The image is then taken as a convex image 113 and later converted into a negative image 114. In addition, 108 sheets of designated paper 108 and color manuscript (copy
) tos Upon receiving instructions from the finish man 110, the operator 115 separates the colors into Y (yellow), N (magenta), C (cyan) and BK (black) using the scanner 11B, and then the negative 114 and the final are synthesized 117 to form a film original plate 118, which is sent to a plate-making/printing process 119 and printed.

In this way, in the conventional system, the positioning of figures during the layout of the designated 10-sheet paper 10B is all done manually, along with the rough work of layout instructions or shooting instructions in the process of turning a plan into a printed matter. Therefore, there is a strong desire to improve the efficiency of these relatively monotonous repeated trial-and-error operations.

(Object of the invention) This invention was made under the above circumstances,
When creating a printing manuscript, an interactive computer automatically creates the layout designation sheets, allowing you to quickly and accurately obtain the final instructions. The purpose of this paper is to provide a graphic layout method in a printing system that can rationally create graphics.

(Summary of the Invention) The present invention relates to a graphic layout method for creating a designated layout sheet in a printing system, and includes a menu display section from which various command menus can be selected, and a display display that displays images corresponding to the contents of the menu. In a printing system that uses an interactive CRT display device configured with a screen section to create layouts for creating layout-designated sheets for printing, it also creates and displays graphics frames for pictures and copying. , if a priority graphic frame to be displayed preferentially and an unnecessary graphic frame to be deleted are specified for a portion where the above graphic frames overlap each other, the specifications of the priority graphic frame and the unnecessary graphic frame to be deleted are reversed. It is designed so that it can be displayed.

(Embodiment of the Invention) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an apparatus for realizing the present invention.
The CPU 30 has a level of performance that is generally referred to as a mini-computer, and is preferably capable of processing basic line drawings in bit units. and floppy disks and hard disks.

An auxiliary storage device 32 such as an optical disk is connected via a pass line, and a TV camera, scanner, can
Image input device 33 such as a scanner is interface 33A
connected via. Also.

An output device 34 such as an electrostatic plotter, an XY plotter, or a laser beam printer is connected via an interface 34A, and a keyboard 35 for manually inputting necessary data and commands is connected.

Such an image processing system is an interface 38A.
and 38B to the display system of the graphic display, and the display system is provided with a display controller 40 consisting of a microprocessor or the like that controls the entire display, and this display controller 40 includes a frame memory 41, CRT capable of displaying original size
A display device 42 is connected to an input device 43, such as a tablet, a mouse, or a light pen, which functions as a man-machine interface. With this configuration, the present invention aims to improve the efficiency of the creation work by using a computer to perform the graphic positioning work that requires repeated trial and error in creating the layout designation sheet 1011.

In such a configuration, the present invention first uses a CRT display device! ! 42, a layout frame 50 as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed by a method described later.

As shown in the figure, this display frame 50 includes a menu display section 500 in which a desired command menu (for example, AIO command for copy registration, All command for copy setting, etc.) is used and a desired command can be selected with a single touch. , Command Menu AI, A2. A3. A display screen unit 60 that can display a picture area, a copy area, etc. on the screen and perform various tasks in an interactive manner according to...
The configuration is divided into 0 and 0. Further, this menu display section 500 is composed of a main menu display section 510 and a submenu display section 520.

Specifying one main menu command.

Submenu commands prepared in response to that command are displayed in the area of submenu display section 520.

This layout frame 50 is such that the menu display section 500 and the display screen section 600 can be changed to any size as necessary. By the way, if it is necessary to change, modify, move, or delete this layout display content, for example, by lightly touching the desired command menu of the menu display section 500 with a light pen (for example, if it is a split command, A1 command), the corresponding contents are displayed in color on the display screen section 600 or menu display section 50G in real time. If it is necessary to further specify a command specified in the main menu display section 510, that command is displayed on the submenu display section 520, and after completing the desired command operation, the output device 3
4, write the layout image for one frame on the recording paper 53,
24, specify the “copy” command to make a hard copy.

In this case, the output image of the output device 34 and the CRT display device 4
The size of the displayed image of No. 2 is made to correspond to l to l in order to reduce the difference in impression between the actually hard-copied image and the displayed image. Also, all input.

Selection and designation operations are performed using the input device 34 and the CRT display @4.
Command menu AI according to each work flow displayed in A2.2. A3. When laying out the picture area displayed on the screen at the desired position by using ...0, if the picture areas overlap with each other, which one should be displayed with priority and which one should be set as an unnecessary figure frame. There are times when you want to decide whether to delete something, or when you want to restore it to the opposite state, and it is quite cumbersome to redo the layout each time. Therefore, in the present invention, after determining the positions of the pattern areas 81 and B2, the priority pattern area is specified.

This allows easy arrangement of figures during layout.

Next, the operation will be explained in detail with reference to the flowchart in FIG. FIG. 3 shows the creation of picture frames 61 and 62 using an interactive method on the CRT display device 42, and the creation of these two
This is a flowchart illustrating that it is possible to prioritize display of two picture frames, that is, to display a desired picture frame in either picture frame with the desired picture frame facing up, and as a result, a desired layout image can be obtained accurately and quickly. Become. In this case, the pattern area can be applied to any of photographs, copies, and various other figures. First, to create a picture frame, first specify the reference point (Pi) of the frame with the mouse (step 5tl), and then specify the diagonal point (P2) with respect to the reference point with the mouse (step S2). , after displaying the frame data of this frame on the screen with the dimensions A in width and B in height (step S3), a frame is generated from the reference point (Pl) and its diagonal point (P2) (step S5). do,
Here, if the previously displayed frame overlaps with the part of the frame to be generated this time, delete that overlapped part (step S0). Then, check whether all necessary frames have been created. Check (step S6), and if a frame is still needed, start drawing the desired frame from step S1.

Also, if all the necessary frames have been completed, the first step is to check whether these frames overlap as desired (Step 3).
7) L. If the desired overlapping method is achieved, the process will of course end, but if you want to change the overlapping method, specify A4 (step S8) to change the overlapping method.This can be done by specifying the main menu ^4. As a result, a command menu of 1iJAII11 is displayed in the submenu area 520. Then, by specifying (step S9) the visible part (P3) of the frame to be placed above among the overlapping parts, the upper and lower parts of the display are changed Al91.
(Step 5tO) and then display it on the screen (Step 5tO).
11) I. If not satisfied (step 512), return to step S8 again and change the overlapping manner; if not satisfied (step 512), end.

Looking at this as an example shown on the display image 8oo, if the frame 82 is specified to be on top in the frames 81 and B2 (steps SIO and 511), the frames 81A and 112
A is obtained.

The process of changing the display on the display screen 600 according to this flowchart is explained in Section 4rIII(A).
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centre! The reference point (pl) in jl and B2 and the specified point of its diagonal point (P2) are indicated by In order to generate the second frame, the reference point (P3) and its diagonal point (P4) are specified in steps Sfl and B2, as shown in FIG. If the frame is deleted and a frame is generated in step S5, the result will be (0) in the same figure. Next, specify main menu A4 (step S8).
) and then specifying the visible part (P5) of the frame that you want to raise above is shown in the same lid (E). Here, when the vertical permutation Al91 (step 510) is specified, the result is as shown in FIG. 5(F), and the frames are displayed in the desired overlapping manner. In this case, by moving the frame while checking the color display on the display screen section 800 in an interactive manner, a clearer frame area can be created. Once the frames are obtained in the desired overlapping manner, the process moves on to the next step.

When the complete framed castle map is positioned as described above, the auxiliary storage device 3
2 (step 552), or make a hard copy on paper or the like using the output device 234 (step 551), and the hard copy thus obtained from the output device 34 is used as the layout designation sheet 108 for printing. . Further, part of the information created here can be used as information for creating a printing mount, and a printing mount is created using a drawing machine based on this information.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the method of the present invention, the work of substituting the picture frame when the picture frame overlaps, which is always performed in the trial and error process of turning a plan into reality, can be changed from the conventional manual work to a computer. Automation enables high-speed, accurate processing in real time to improve efficiency, and has the great advantage of being able to quickly respond to today's wide variety of printing demands.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a printing system showing an embodiment of the apparatus for realizing the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure and function of a CRT display device showing an embodiment of the apparatus for realizing the invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the present invention in detail, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example according to the procedure for carrying out this invention, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing how the layout display is output, and FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating how a layout of a printed matter is created in the related art. 80, AI, A2~... Command menu, 30...
・cptt, 31.32... Auxiliary storage device, 33...
- Image input device, 34... Output device, 35... Keyboard, 33A to 36B... Interface, 40
...Display controller, 43...Input device, 50...Layout frame, 81, 8IA, [12
, 132A...Picture frame, 500...Menu display area. 510...Main menu display section, 520...Sub menu display section, 800...Display screen section,
100...Plan, 101...Rough, 102...
・Copywriter. 103... Text manuscript, 104... Phototypesetting characters, 105
... Designer, 108 ... Layout specification paper, 107 ...
・Photograph, 108... Photographer, 108... Color manuscript, 110... Finisher, 111...
・Mount, 112...block printing, 113...convex printing, 1
14...Negative, 115...Operator, 11B.
...Retoucher, 117...Composition,! ! 8... Film original plate, 119... Plate making Φ printing process. Applicant's agent Yu Yasugata Mijin l Figure $5 Figure 3 Figure PI

Claims (1)

[Claims] A layout designation sheet for printing is created using an interactive CRT display device consisting of a menu display section from which various command menus can be selected and a display screen section that displays images corresponding to the contents of the menu. In a printing system that creates a layout for drawing, a graphic frame for a picture and a copy is created and displayed, and a priority graphic frame to be displayed preferentially and an unnecessary graphic frame to be erased is given to areas where the graphic frames overlap with each other. 1. A method for laying out figures in a printing system, characterized in that when a figure frame is specified, the designation of the priority figure frame and the unnecessary figure frame can be reversed and displayed.