Patent ID: 11947844
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A display control method for instructing an image output apparatus to perform printing based on print data, the image output apparatus being configured to perform spot color printing by using a coloring material of a spot color, the printing control method comprising:
a first obtaining step of obtaining a first preview image resolution for checking a printing layout;
a second obtaining step of obtaining a second preview image resolution for checking a spot color printing portion where the spot color printing is carried out; and
a preview image displaying step of displaying a spot color preview image for checking the spot color printing portion by using a resolution based on the first preview image resolution obtained in the first obtaining step and the second preview image resolution obtained in the second obtaining step,
wherein the first preview image resolution is calculated and obtained in the first obtaining step based on a print setting included in the print data and on a size of a region where display is carried out in the preview image displaying step, and
wherein the second preview image resolution is calculated and obtained in the second obtaining step based on a drawing command included in the print data and on the size of the region where display is carried out in the preview image displaying step.