Printing apparatus, print control device, and method of controlling printing apparatus

A print control device comprising:

• a print controller configured to control a printing mechanism to print an image on a print medium, wherein the printing mechanism includes a print head with which the print medium is scanned;
• and
• a display controller configured to cause a display to display a preview image,
• wherein the preview image is a state of the image printed on the print medium and a processing position image and the image and the processing position image are superimposed with each other,
• wherein the processing position image represents a processing position where processing is to be performed on the print medium after printing, and the processing includes at least one of cutting, buttonhole formation, embossing, sewing, stitching or bonding of another member, folding process for providing a crease, or painting,
• wherein the print controller selectively causes the printing mechanism to print the image and the processing position image in a same scan printing wherein the printing mechanism will print the image and the processing position image in a same pass of the print head, or a separate scan printing wherein the printing mechanism will print the image and the processing position image in a different pass of the print head, and
• wherein the print controller makes the printing mechanism print a first image, and a second image disposed within a range in which the first image is printed.

A method of printing on and processing a print medium by controlling a printing apparatus comprising a printing mechanism configured to print an image on the print medium, and a display, the method comprising:

• displaying, on the display, a preview image in which the image to be printed on the print medium and a processing position image are superimposed with each other, the processing position image representing a processing position where processing is to be performed on the print medium after printing;
• printing, by the printing mechanism, the image and the processing position image;
• and
• performing the processing on the medium which corresponds to the processing position image printed on the medium and the processing includes at least one of cutting, buttonhole formation, embossing, sewing, stitching or bonding of another member, folding process for providing a crease, or painting,
• wherein the print controller makes the printing mechanism print a first image, and a second image disposed within a range in which the first image is printed.