JPS6356534B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] In recent years, a single film can be printed with a desired layout.
A scanner system with an editing function capable of outputting one or more images has been developed,
It has been put into practical use. Such a scanner system is generally called a layout scanner system.

The outline of this layout scanner system is as shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, the pattern information color-separated by the color scanner 1 is stored once in a storage device such as a magnetic disk 2, and the positional information such as the plate size and mask information shown on the block is stored in the digital image. The information is read by an appropriate means such as a timer 3 and stored in a storage device such as a magnetic disk 5 or a floppy disk 6. These position information and pattern information are read out from the storage device and input into the computer 7.
Displayed on CRT monitor 8. The worker draws the line showing the mask displayed on the color monitor 8 and
The color-separated pattern is placed at a predetermined position by adjusting its relative position with respect to the color-separated pattern, and the pattern information and position information are combined. By performing this kind of work on each color-separated pattern,
The positions of all the patterns to be output on one film are determined.

In this case, the following methods have been proposed as conventional methods for positioning the picture. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the positional information of the rectangles A and B indicating the positions where the color-separated designs shown on the master plate 9 should be output and the positional information of the contour line 10 indicating the platemaking size are stored in the digital image. Tizer 3
etc. to input and memorize it. The position information of the rectangles A and B is called mask information, and may be of various shapes other than rectangles, such as a circle. The input by the digitizer can also be confirmed on the graphic display 4. These rectangles A and B and the outline 10 indicating the plate-making size as necessary are displayed on the CRT.
Display on 8 monitor screens. A picture obtained from color-separated picture information that is already stored is also displayed on the same CRT monitor screen. On the other hand, on the layout designation sheet (also referred to as format) 11, outlines 12 and 13 of the picture and their trimming frames 14 and 15 are displayed at predetermined positions. The operator relatively moves the images of rectangles A and B (also called masks) displayed on the screen of the CRT monitor 8 and the image of the color-separated pattern horizontally and vertically as shown in Figure 4. The position of the picture is determined so that the positional relationship between the picture outlines 12 and 13 and the trimming frames 14 and 15 displayed on the layout specification sheet 11 shown in FIG. 3 is the same, and the picture information and position information are are synthesized.

As described above, the position of the pattern is determined in the conventional method, but this method has the following disadvantages. In other words, when synthesizing the separately inputted pattern information and position information, the accuracy is high because the operator relies on his/her visual sense while visually comparing the screen displayed on the CRT monitor screen and the layout designation paper. This is not only bad, but also has the disadvantage of being time consuming. Since the image displayed on the CRT screen is often different from the finished dimensions, the drop in accuracy is likely to be even greater.

Moreover, the long time required for positioning means that the system is occupied for that time, thus hindering the efficient operation of a very expensive layout scanner system.

The present invention solves the disadvantages of such conventional methods,
The present invention aims to provide a new method that can speed up picture positioning, shorten system exclusive time, and improve positioning accuracy.

According to the present invention, the contour line 10 indicating the plate-making size
In addition to the positional information (mask information) of rectangles A and B, etc., the positional information of the outlines 12 and 13 of the picture displayed on the layout designation sheet 11, that is, the outline information of the picture, is also input and stored. Store it in the device. The outline information of the picture can be input in the following manner. In other words, in order to input mask information etc. from the block copy 9 with the digitizer 3, it is placed on the digitizer table, and when inputting position information, the layout designation paper 11 is placed on top of the block copy 9 in register, and the layout is done. Positional information of the outlines 12 and 13 of the picture displayed on the designated paper 11 can be input.

The outline information of the picture input and stored in this way is
Used to position images on a CRT monitor screen. In other words, a mask based on the mask information is displayed on the CRT monitor screen, and an outline of the picture based on the picture outline information is also displayed.
The image of the outline of this pattern is adjusted so that it matches the image of the pattern based on the color-separated pattern information,
Color-separated picture information and position information are combined at a position where both images match.

According to the present invention, it is possible to position the picture in the manner described above, and there is no need to visually compare the CRT monitor screen and the designated layout paper as in the conventional method, and positioning can be performed only using the CRT monitor screen. This not only greatly improves positioning accuracy, but also shortens working time, greatly reducing the time dedicated to the expensive layout scanner system and making it possible to operate it more efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the layout scanner system, FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams of the block copy and layout designation paper, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the positioning work on the CRT monitor screen. 1... Color scanner, 2, 5... Magnetic disk, 3... Digitizer, 4... Graphic display, 6... Floppy disk, 7
...Computer, 8...CRT monitor, 9
...Print size, 10...Contour line indicating plate size, 1
1... Layout specification paper, 12, 13... Outline of picture, 14, 15... Trimming frame.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In a method of synthesizing pattern information and position information color-separated by a layout scanner system on a CRT monitor screen, mask information and pattern outline information are stored in a storage device, and the CRT monitor is scanned based on the stored information. In addition to displaying a mask and the outline of the picture on the screen, a picture based on the color-separated picture information that is stored separately is displayed, and the outline of the displayed picture is made to match the picture, and the position of the picture is adjusted. A pattern positioning method characterized by combining pattern information color-separated with position information.