IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
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1. An image editing apparatus comprising:
- an imposition information acquirer for acquiring imposition information for a print to be printed based on page description language data;
an imposition processor for imposing the page description language data to generate imposition data according to the imposition information acquired by the imposition information acquirer;
a RIP processor for performing a RIP process on the imposition data generated by the imposition processor to convert the imposition data into raster-format data;
a page clipping processor for clipping page data corresponding respectively to a plurality of page areas from the raster-format data converted by the RIP processor;
a shape model determiner for determining a three-dimensional shape model for the print;
a preview data generator for mapping the page data clipped by the page clipping processor onto respective model areas corresponding to the page areas on the three-dimensional shape model determined by the shape model determiner thereby to generate three-dimensional preview data of the print; and
a display unit for displaying a three-dimensional preview image of the print based on the three-dimensional preview data generated by the preview data generator.
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Abstract
Page description language data are imposed according to entered imposition information. The imposed page description language data are converted into raster-format data by an RIP process. Page data depending on a plurality of page areas are clipped from the raster-format data. The clipped page data are mapped onto respective model areas corresponding to the page areas on a determined three-dimensional shape model thereby to generate three-dimensional preview data of a print. A three-dimensional preview image of the print is displayed based on the three-dimensional preview data.
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1. An image editing apparatus comprising:
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an imposition information acquirer for acquiring imposition information for a print to be printed based on page description language data; an imposition processor for imposing the page description language data to generate imposition data according to the imposition information acquired by the imposition information acquirer; a RIP processor for performing a RIP process on the imposition data generated by the imposition processor to convert the imposition data into raster-format data; a page clipping processor for clipping page data corresponding respectively to a plurality of page areas from the raster-format data converted by the RIP processor; a shape model determiner for determining a three-dimensional shape model for the print; a preview data generator for mapping the page data clipped by the page clipping processor onto respective model areas corresponding to the page areas on the three-dimensional shape model determined by the shape model determiner thereby to generate three-dimensional preview data of the print; and a display unit for displaying a three-dimensional preview image of the print based on the three-dimensional preview data generated by the preview data generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image editing method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring imposition information for a print to be printed based on page description language data; imposing the page description language data to generate imposition data according to the acquired imposition information; performing a RIP process on the generated imposition data to convert the imposition data into raster-format data; clipping page data corresponding respectively to a plurality of page areas from the raster-format data; determining a three-dimensional shape model for the print; mapping the clipped page data onto respective model areas corresponding to the page areas on the determined three-dimensional shape model thereby to generate three-dimensional preview data of the print; and displaying a three-dimensional preview image of the print based on the generated three-dimensional preview data.
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15. A recording medium storing a program to be executed by a computer, the program enabling the computer to function as:
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an imposition information acquirer for acquiring imposition information for a print to be printed based on page description language data; an imposition processor for imposing the page description language data to generate imposition data according to the imposition information acquired by the imposition information acquirer; a RIP processor for performing a RIP process on the imposition data generated by the imposition processor to convert the imposition data into raster-format data; a page clipping processor for clipping page data corresponding respectively to a plurality of page areas from the raster-format data produced by the RIP processor; a shape model determiner for determining a three-dimensional shape model for the print; and a preview data generator for mapping the page data clipped by the page clipping processor onto respective model areas corresponding to the page areas on the three-dimensional shape model determined by the shape model determiner thereby to generate three-dimensional preview data of the print.
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