JPH0440571A - Image working device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly perform image working by image-developing photographic information at a prescribed position from photographic working information, character information, character working information, and layout information. CONSTITUTION:The image working processing and layout processing of the photographic information and the layout processing of the character information are performed by an image developing means 10. In other words, the photographic information is called from an image storage means 3, and the image working is instructed by an image working instruction means 7 and the photographic working information is stored in a working information storage means 8. The character information is called from a character information storage means 5, and layouting is instructed by a layout instruction means 9, and the layout information and the character working information are stored in the working information storage means 8. The information is transferred to the image developing means 10, and photography is corrected by the image developing means 10, and it is developed at the prescribed position, and also, a character with prescribed size and format is developed at the prescribed position. Thereby, the image working can be quickly performed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing device that can quickly perform image processing in relation to an image processing device that creates printed materials that include a mixture of text and photographs, such as creating newspaper pages and catalogs. In an image processing device that creates printed matter containing a mixture of text and photographs, such as creating newspaper pages or catalogs, the image processing device includes an image storage means for storing photographic information, a character information storage means for storing character information, and an image of photographic information. An image processing instruction means for instructing processing, a layout instruction means for instructing layout processing of photo information and text information, a processing information storage means for storing photo processing information, text processing information, and layout information, and photo information and photo processing. information, textual information,
and an image development means that performs image processing based on character processing information and layout information.

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus for creating printed materials containing a mixture of text and photographs, such as for creating newspaper pages and catalogs.

In an image processing apparatus used in the printing industry, a person who orders a manuscript inputs a manuscript board (indicating a photographic layout and a character layout) and a photograph. The submitted photographs are image-processed using a color or monochrome scanner, halftone-printed, and printed onto film. Character information is input from a phototypesetting machine onto a book using a manuscript mount, and is output as photographic paper. After the photographic film and character output photographic paper are completed, the operator cuts the film and photographic paper, pastes them, and repeats the scanner input to create the final version (see Figure 5).

For this reason, not only is it time consuming to complete the process from inputting the manuscript to creating the draft, but the operator's intuition is required because the finished image is not displayed during scan input.

Therefore, it is necessary to process images in a short time without depending on the operator's intuition.

[Conventional technology] A conventional image processing device will be explained based on FIG.

In Figure 4, after the line drawing is input into a binary scanner,
Further, after each document is input into a word processor, binary image development is performed. On the other hand, images are processed after being input into a color scanner.

Thereafter, the textual information that has been developed as an image and the photographic information that has been processed are treated as images and layout processed to create a block film.

In other words, in order to reduce the manual labor of the operator, a display device is provided for photo processing so that the operator can visually check the finished image, and an image layout terminal is provided to allow the operator to visually check the finished image.
The layout process for multiple images has been simplified.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such conventional image processing devices, since character information is converted into an image, the amount of information increases and the processing time becomes longer. The number of characters, the size of the photos, and the layout had to be determined.

As a result, when you want to change the layout and size of a document depending on the content of the photo, in cases where text and photos are mixed, such as newspapers and catalogs, and the photo processing method changes depending on the amount of text information, scan input, document input, etc. There was a problem in that image processing took time because it had to be restarted from scratch.

The present invention has been made in view of these conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing device that can quickly perform image processing.

[Means to solve the problem] FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 3 is an image storage means for storing photographic information, 5 is a character information storage means for storing character information, 7 is an image processing instruction means for instructing image processing of photographic information, and 9 is photographic information and character information. 8 is a processing information storage means for storing photo processing information, text processing information, and layout information; 10 is a processing information storage means for storing photo processing information, text processing information, text information, text processing information, and layout information; It is an image development means that performs processing.

[Operation: The photographic information is called out from within the image storage means, the image processing instruction means issues an image processing instruction, and the photographic processing information is stored in the processing information storage means.

The character information is called from within the character information storage means, a layout instruction is given by the layout instruction means, and the layout information and character processing information are stored in the processing information storage means.

The photo information, photo processing information, text information, text processing information, and layout information are transferred to the image development means, which corrects the photo and develops it in a predetermined position, and also sets the text to a predetermined size and font. Expand to position.

In this way, the image processing and layout processing of photo information and the layout processing of text information are performed by the image development means, so it is not only a scale that can create flexible printed matter with a well-balanced text and photo, but also a scale that can process images quickly. can be done.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention.

First, to explain the configuration, in FIG. 2, 1 is a color scanner section, and a photograph is input from the color scanner section 1. 2 is a binary scanner section;
Line drawings are input from . Reference numeral 3 designates an image storage section as an image storage means, and photographs and line drawings are stored in the image storage section 3 as multivalued data or binary data.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a document input section of the word processor, into which manuscripts are input in document units. 5 is a character information storage unit as a character information storage means, and character information is stored in the character information storage unit 5.

6 is a display data creation section;
calls the photo information stored in the image storage section 3 to create display data, and transfers it to the image processing instruction section (image processing instruction means) 7. In the image processing instruction section 7, image processing is performed interactively using display data, and the processing procedure is stored at the same time. The display data creation section 6 and the image processing instruction section 7 together constitute a photo modification instruction terminal.

8 is a processing information storage unit as processing information storage means;
The processing information storage unit 8 stores processing procedures as photo processing information.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a layout instruction section as a layout instruction means (layout instruction terminal), and the layout instruction section 9 calls out text information from the text information storage section 5, and also calls up photo information from the display data creation section 6 to create a layout. Give instructions.

The processing information storage section 8 stores final layout information and character processing information (size, font, etc.) from the layout instruction section 9, and stores photo processing information (enlargement, font, etc.) from the image processing instruction section 7.
(reduction, cropping, etc.) are stored.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an image development section as an image development means, and the image development section 10 receives text information from the text information storage section 5, photograph information from the image storage section 3, final layout information from the processing information storage section 8, and photo processing. Image processing is performed based on the information and character processing information.

11 is an output section, and the output section 1-1 is an image development section 1-0.
Print the processed image.

Next, the operation will be explained with reference to FIG.

Photographs are stored in the image storage unit 3 after being input using a color scanner from the color scanner unit 1, and line drawings are input using a binary scanner from the binary scanner unit 2.

Display data for the photograph information stored in the image storage section 3 is created in a display data creation section 6 and transferred to an image processing instruction section 7. The image processing instruction unit 7 issues an image processing instruction, and the image processing instruction is stored in the processing information storage unit 8 as photo processing information.

After the document is input from the character input section 4, it is stored in the character information storage section 5.

The character information stored in the character information storage section 5 and the photo information created by the display data creation section 6 are transferred to the layout instruction section 9, where layout instructions are given and final layout information and character processing are performed. The information is stored in the processing information storage section 8.

Next, the photo information, photo processing information, text information, text processing information, and final layout information are transferred to the image development section 1-0, and the image development section 10 processes the image based on the transferred information and outputs the image processing information. The unit 11 prints images.

In this way, the image processing and layout processing of photographic information and the layout processing of character information are performed by the image development section 10, so that image processing can be performed quickly.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, since photo information is developed into an image at a predetermined position from photo processing information, text information, text processing information, and layout information, image processing is not necessary. It can be done quickly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 is a diagram explaining operation, Fig. 4 is an illustration of the conventional example, and Fig. 5 is a manual operation. FIG. 5... Character information storage unit (character information storage means), 6...
・Display data creation unit, 7... Image processing instruction unit (image processing instruction means), 8...
- Processing information storage section (processing information storage means), 9... Layout instruction section (layout instruction means), 10... Image development section (image development means), 11... Output section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an image processing device that creates printed materials that include a mixture of text and photos, such as creating newspaper pages and catalogues, an image storage means (3) that stores photo information and a character information storage that stores character information are provided. means (5), image processing instruction means (7) for instructing image processing of photo information, layout instruction means (9) for instructing layout processing of photo information and text information, photo processing information, text processing information and processing information storage means (8) for storing layout information; and image development means (10) for performing image processing using photo information, photo processing information, character information, character processing information, and layout information.
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