| 摘要 |
<p>A photofinishing system (10) and method for utilizing otherwise wasted space on a sheet of photographic paper (12). The system (10) includes a printer (14) such as an ink jet printer, laser printer or digital silver-halide system for printing a set of desired images (28) on a larger sheet of photographic paper (26). The system nests the images on the larger sheet (26) so as to minimize wasted space (30). The amount of wasted space is determined by the computer (18) and, if the space is large enough, the system prints an extra image in the space (30). The extra image can comprise a diagnostic pattern, promotional literature or an additional copy of at least one of the desired images.</p> |
