摘要 |
There is provided an image processing apparatus that lays out a layout image on a template image and outputs a resultant image to a print device. The image processing apparatus includes a template image storing unit that stores the template image, the aspect ratio of the template image, and information representing a resize area that is a part or the whole of the area of the template image and resizes the template image in the vertical or horizontal direction are stored in correspondence with one another, a paper aspect ratio storing unit that stores the aspect ratio of paper in correspondence with the type of the paper used by the print device, a template image designating unit that receives designation of the template image stored in the template image storing unit and displays the designated template image on a display screen, a paper designating unit that receives designation of the type of the paper used for the print device, and a resized template image generating unit that generates a resized template image in which the vertical or horizontal length of the template image is resized in accordance with a resize ratio by calculating at least one resize ratio between a vertical resize ratio and a horizontal resize ratio for matching the aspect ratio of the template image of which designation has been received by the template image designating unit to the aspect ratio of the paper of which designation has been received by the paper designating unit and resizing the resize area of the template image. The template image designating unit displays the resized template image generated by the resized template image generating unit on the display screen.
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