Patent ID: 7342678

Claim:
A print system wherein at least one photofinishing system exists and the at least one photofinishing system has varied printing parameters, which the at least one photofinishing system is capable of performing, and a print order reception unit associated with the at least one photofinishing system, the print order reception unit containing a record of print parameters related to acceptable print parameters of the at least one photofinishing system, said print system comprising: a software system configured to allow a user to select printing conditions for image data and save the image data and the print conditions on a removable recording medium; and a print order reception unit associated with the at least one photofinishing system and configured to allow the user to confirm that the at least one photofinishing system may process image data according to the user selected print conditions and to allow the user to make a print order for the at least one photofinishing system, wherein the print order reception unit includes a processor configured to compare the user selected print conditions with the acceptable print parameters of the at least one photofinishing system and a display configured to notify the user as to whether or not the user selected print conditions are within the acceptable print parameters of the at least one photofinishing system, and wherein if the user selected print conditions are not within the acceptable print parameters of the at least one photofinishing system, the user via the display is permitted to select a second processing condition that is within the acceptable print parameters of the at least one photofinishing system.