Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

A method of controlling an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a sheet on the basis of image data, the method comprising:

• obtaining, on the basis of image data that has been coded, a first blank amount on a leading end side of a succeeding sheet coming after a preceding sheet;
• obtaining a second blank amount on a trailing end side of the preceding sheet on the basis of the image data that has been coded;
• and
• controlling to feed the succeeding sheet to cause the succeeding sheet to overlap with the preceding sheet by a length corresponding to a blank amount being smaller of the first blank amount and the second blank amount, and to form an image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to execute a method of controlling an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a sheet on the basis of image data, the method comprising:

• obtaining, on the basis of image data that has been coded, a first blank amount on a leading end side of a succeeding sheet coming after a preceding sheet;
• obtaining a second blank amount on a trailing end side of the preceding sheet on the basis of the image data that has been coded;
• and
• controlling to feed the succeeding sheet to cause the succeeding sheet to overlap with the preceding sheet by a length corresponding to a blank amount being smaller of the first blank amount and the second blank amount, and to form an image.