Patent ID: 7515244

Claim:
A print production system, comprising: at least one order receiver, each including image acquisition means for acquiring first image data of first images to perform print orders, each ordering at least one print, input means for inputting a print order for ordering as one order a print or prints of a second image or images selected from said first images corresponding to said first image data acquired by said image acquisition means, and reception processing means for creating order information on an order-by-order basis based on said print order inputted by said input means, and for relating the created order information and second image data of said second image or images corresponding to the inputted print order to each other, wherein each order receiver outputs said order information and said second image data related to each other by said reception processing means; and an image forming apparatus including image processing means for performing image processing on said second image data outputted from said order receiver to create third image data, and print production means for producing said print or prints of said second image or images corresponding to said third image data based on said third image data on which said image processing has been performed by said image processing means, wherein said print or prints of said second image or images are produced in accordance with said order information by said print production means and outputted, wherein at least one of transfer of said second image data from said reception processing means of said order receiver to said image processing means of said image forming apparatus and transfer of said third image data from said image processing means of said image forming apparatus to said print production means thereof is performed such that image data of images of a predetermined number of frames are transferred at a time.