摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming support apparatus capable of sharing image data to the CTP and on-demand print. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming support apparatus refers to an Orient tag of image file data with the TIFF format generated by a RIP processing, a BEP apparatus calculates layout information such as arrangement of patterns and pasted positions on each page on the basis of a file size, image data are electronically cut, and directions of top and bottom of each page are matched. Further, the image forming support apparatus refers to the Description of the TIFF format (200), separates a high image quality image from other images (characters and line drawings or the like) (202 to 208) and applies patterning to only the high image quality image and provides an output of the result to a CTP apparatus (210). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |