Non-transitory computer-readable medium, print data generation method, and print data generation device

A print data generation method for generating print data, the method comprising:

• a data input stage of inputting input data for designating a printing operation to be performed by a printing apparatus that performs printing using inks having a plurality of colors;
• a plate data generation stage of generating a plate data that is an image associated with a color of single color ink, the plate data generation stage being a stage of generating the plate data according to each color of the inks to be used in the printing apparatus;
• and
• a print data generation stage of generating the print data based on the plate data generated in the plate data generation stage, wherein
• the print data is data indicating an image to be printed by the printing apparatus,
• the printing apparatus performs color printing using the inks having the plurality of colors which are basic colors of color representation,
• the data input stage includes inputting the input data for causing the printing apparatus to perform inserting-component printing for creating a plurality of printed matters in which images to be drawn at a part are different, and inputting, as the input data, non-variable data which is data indicating an image corresponding to a shared portion in the plurality of printed matters and variable data which is data indicating a variable portion as a portion that is individually different in the printed matters,
• the plate data generation stage includes
• a plate data for color layer generation stage of generating a plate data for color layer, which is a plate data associated with a color layer that is an ink layer to be formed using the inks having the plurality of colors, and
• a plate data for single-color layer generation stage of generating a plate data for single-color layer, which is a plate data associated with a single-color layer that is an ink layer to be formed using one color ink separately from the color layer,
• the plate data for color layer generation stage includes generating the plate data for color layer by reflecting, for each of the printed matters, the variable portion which is included in the variable data and corresponds to the printed matter, and
• the plate data for single-color layer generation stage includes generating, for each of the printed matters, the plate data for single-color layer by reflecting the variable portion which is included in the variable data and corresponds to the printed matter.

A print data generation device that generates print data, the print data generation device being configured to perform:

• data input processing of inputting input data for designating a printing operation to be performed by a printing apparatus that performs printing using inks having a plurality of colors;
• plate data generation processing of generating a plate data that is an image associated with a color of single color ink, the plate data generation processing being processing of generating the plate data according to each color of the inks to be used in the printing apparatus;
• and
• print data generation processing of generating the print data based on the plate data generated in the plate data generation processing, wherein
• the print data is data indicating an image to be printed by the printing apparatus,
• the printing apparatus is configured to perform color printing using the inks having the plurality of colors which are basic colors of color representation,
• the print data generation device is configured to, in the data input processing, input the input data for causing the printing apparatus to perform inserting-component printing for creating a plurality of printed matters in which images to be drawn at a part are different, and input, as the input data, non-variable data which is data indicating an image corresponding to a shared portion in the plurality of printed matters and variable data which is data indicating a variable portion as a portion that is individually different in the printed matters,
• the print data generation device is configured to, in the plate data generation processing,
• perform plate data for color layer generation processing of generating a plate data for color layer, which is a plate data associated with a color layer that is an ink layer to be formed using the inks having the plurality of colors, and
• perform plate data for single-color layer generation processing of generating a plate data for single-color layer, which is a plate data associated with a single-color layer that is an ink layer to be formed using one color ink separately from the color layer,
• the print data generation device is configured to, in the plate data for color layer generation processing, generate the plate data for color layer by reflecting, for each of the printed matters, the variable portion which is included in the variable data and corresponds to the printed matter, and
• the print data generation device is configured to, in the plate data for single-color layer generation processing, generate, for each of the printed matters, the plate data for single-color layer by reflecting the variable portion which is included in the variable data and corresponds to the printed matter.