An image forming method includes: determining a number of copies; obtaining an original image including an object of a paper piece; detecting a paper piece size, the paper piece size being a size of the object of the paper piece included in the original image; clipping the object of the paper piece having the paper piece size from the original image to generate a paper piece image; and arranging the paper piece images of the number of copies on a printable area of one or more pages based on a printable size and the paper piece size and add a guide image to generate a reconfigured image, the printable size being a size of the printable area, the guide image being an image of a guide for dividing the paper piece images of the number of copies.

A method for printing digital images on at least one input roll of media in order to form at least one output roll by means of a roll-to-roll printing system is disclosed. The roll-to-roll printing system includes a digital image queue including an entry for each digital image to be printed. The method includes registering in an entry of the digital image queue a first digital item identifying the digital image and digital items of print properties of the digital image, printing the digital image according to the order of the entry in the digital image queue, and registering in the entry a second digital item identifying an input roll on which the digital image is going to be printed and a third digital item identifying an output roll on which the printed digital image is going to be wound. A roll-to-roll printing system is configured to apply the method.

An image processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire a read image of a document that is read by a document reading apparatus; and control an image output device such that the read image and an additional image are outputted to a medium with a significance portion and the additional image prevented from overlapping, and a length of the medium in a sub scanning direction is increased in a case where the significance portion of the read image and a specified region of the read image to which the additional image is decided to be added overlap.

A conveyor is configured to convey a sheet in a conveyance direction. A print engine is configured to perform image recording of recording an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveyor. A cutter is configured to cut the sheet. A display is configured to display a screen. A controller is configured to: control the print engine to perform the image recording based on acquired first recording data; control the cutter to cut the sheet at a particular position; in response to determining that recording of the first recording data is not performed on at least one of sheets acquired by cutting of the cutter, control the display to display a first object indicating that a blank sheet will be generated after the cutting, the blank sheet being a sheet on which an image can be recorded.

A multifunction peripheral includes: a conveyor reeling out a recording medium from a roll medium and conveying the recording medium; a recording device; a cutter; a reading device; and a controller configured to: record a test image on the recording medium and cut the recording medium to form a rear end of the recording medium; generate read data of the test image; generate correction data relating to a cutting position of the recording medium based on a difference between a length obtained from the generated read data and an ideal value of the length; and record an image on the recording medium based on a recording command and cut the recording medium in a cutting position based on image data included in the recording command and the correction data to form the rear end of the recording medium.

A multifunction peripheral includes: a conveyor reeling out a recording medium from a roll medium and conveying the recording medium; a recording device; a cutter; a reading device; and a controller configured to: record a test image on the recording medium and cut the recording medium to form a rear end of the recording medium; generate read data of the test image; generate correction data relating to a cutting position of the recording medium based on a difference between a length obtained from the generated read data and an ideal value of the length; and record an image on the recording medium based on a recording command and cut the recording medium in a cutting position based on image data included in the recording command and the correction data to form the rear end of the recording medium.

A data processing method for repeatedly recording a first basic pattern image and a second basic pattern image on a base material includes the following a) and b). In the a), the first basic pattern image (D1) and the second basic pattern image (D2) are stored. In the b), a pixel value to be recorded is calculated for each recording layout coordinate set indicating a position on the base material. Further, in the b), a pixel value of a first basic pattern coordinate set indicative of a position on the first basic pattern image (D1) and a pixel value of a second basic pattern coordinate set indicative of a position on the second basic pattern image (D2) are each assigned to a corresponding one of the recording layout coordinate sets so as to cause the first basic pattern image (D1) and the second basic pattern image (D2) to be arranged side by side in an X-axis direction and to cause the first basic pattern image (D1) and the second basic pattern image (D2) to be each arranged continuously and repeatedly in a Y-axis direction orthogonal to the X-axis direction.

A conveyor is configured to convey a sheet in a conveyance direction. A print engine is configured to perform image recording of recording an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveyor. A cutter is configured to cut the sheet. A display is configured to display a screen. A controller is configured to: control the print engine to perform the image recording based on acquired first recording data; control the cutter to cut the sheet at a particular position; in response to determining that recording of the first recording data is not performed on at least one of sheets acquired by cutting of the cutter, control the display to display a first object indicating that a blank sheet will be generated after the cutting, the blank sheet being a sheet on which an image can be recorded.

A method for printing digital images on at least one input roll of media in order to form at least one output roll by means of a roll-to-roll printing system is disclosed. The roll-to-roll printing system includes a digital image queue including an entry for each digital image to be printed. The method includes registering in an entry of the digital image queue a first digital item identifying the digital image and digital items of print properties of the digital image, printing the digital image according to the order of the entry in the digital image queue, and registering in the entry a second digital item identifying an input roll on which the digital image is going to be printed and a third digital item identifying an output roll on which the printed digital image is going to be wound. A roll-to-roll printing system is configured to apply the method.

An image forming apparatus includes a transport unit that transports a continuous medium; an image forming unit that forms an image on a surface of the medium; a pasting unit that pastes a protection member to the surface of the medium on which the image has been formed; an inspection unit disposed downstream of the image forming unit in a direction in which the medium is transported, the inspection unit inspecting whether the image is defective; a cutting unit disposed downstream of the inspection unit in the direction, the cutting unit being capable of performing an operation of forming a cut in the protection member and the medium so as to surround the image; and a controller that controls the cutting unit so that the cutting unit does not perform the operation of forming a cut in the protection member and the medium if the image is defective.