Seiko Epson Corporation

Tatsuya Kitazawa

Isao Edatsune

Hidetake Nishizawa

Hiroaki Momose

An image processing apparatus has a mode selecting unit for selecting one of plural image selection modes having different objects. There is also an image selecting unit for selecting a set of composite image reproduction data and items of component image data from a group of the sets of the composite image reproduction data formed of items of the component image data or from a group of the items of the component image data. The selection is performed in accordance with the image selection mode selected by the mode selecting unit. The group of the sets of the composite image reproduction data, and the group of the items of the component image data, are objects for selection. A processing unit executes a process for the set of the composite image reproduction data or the item of the component image data selected by the image selecting unit.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program product

Since both an output setting value and an output subject identifier, which are contained by a setting program, are stored as one record into a drawing table, an output condition such as a layout of image data which is designated when a printing operation is carried out can be previously set before the printing operation is carried out. Since photograph numbers of image data stored in a memory card are defined in relation to output subject identifiers, such image data to be printed out can be designated.

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Nagano, Japan

Tatsuya Kitazawa