Printing control apparatus having printing order information producing function

A computer-readable record medium having stored thereon a program for controlling a stencil printing machine wherein a stencil sheet is formed on the basis of image data and wound on an replaceable printing drum with which a print sheet is held in pressured contact to perform a stencil printing operation, said computer-readable record medium comprising:

• a read out section which contains color image data obtained from a plurality of sequential original pages, each original page having an image thereon in at least one color;
• an information producing section configured to produce printing order information on the basis of color image data from said read out section and corresponding image ink color information for each page contained in image data representative of an image to be reproduced in said stencil printing operation, in dependence on a page order, in which said stencil printing operation is executed, and based on the number of times said printing drum is replaced;
• and with
• an outputting section configured to output said image data and said printing order information to said stencil printing machine.

A program product for controlling a stencil printing machine, having a plurality of exchangeable printing drums, wherein respective printing drums are mounted with respective stencil sheets which are formed on the basis of image data with which a print sheet is held in pressured contact to perform a stencil printing operation, said program product comprising:

• a read out section which obtains color image data from a plurality of sequential original pages, each original page having an image thereon in at least one color;
• an information producing section configured to produce printing order information on the basis of color image data from said read out section and corresponding image ink color information for each page contained in image data representative of an image to be reproduced in said stencil printing operation, in dependence on a page order, in which said stencil printing operation is executed, and based on the number of times said printing drum is replaced;
• and with
• an outputting section configured to output said image data and said printing order information to said stencil printing machine.

A printing system comprising:

• a stencil printing machine wherein a stencil sheet is formed on the basis of image data and wound on a replaceable printing drum with which a print sheet is held in pressured contact to perform a stencil printing process;
• and
• a read out section which obtains color image data from a plurality of sequential original pages, each original page having an image thereon in at least one color;
• a printing control apparatus including an information producing section configured to produce printing order information on the basis of color image data from said read out section and corresponding image ink color information for each page contained in image data representative of an image to be reproduced in the stencil printing operation, in dependence on a page order, in which said stencil printing operation is executed, and based on the number of times said printing drum is replaced, and with an outputting section configured to output said image data and the printing order information to said stencil printing machine.