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

Claim 11:
12. 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;
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,
a spot color printed pixel display determining step of determining whether or not all printed pixels corresponding to the spot color printing portion are displayed in a preview in a case of receiving an instruction to print the spot color preview image for checking the spot color printing portion; and
a warning display step of displaying a warning in a case where all the printed pixels are determined to be not displayed in the preview in the spot color printed pixel display determining step.