Patent ID: 7124359

Claim:
An image edit apparatus comprising: an input unit for inputting a plurality of different image data; a display unit; a storage unit for storing said plurality of different image data; an automatic layout unit for laying out said plurality of different image data in accordance with a predetermined criterion; an intention input unit for inputting an intention for additionally correcting an automatically generated layout; a correction unit for correcting at least one of said plurality of different image data of said layout on the basis of the input intention; and an output unit for outputting layout information or said plurality of layout image data, wherein said display unit comprises a first display portion for displaying said plurality of input image data, a second display portion for displaying layout images laid out by said automatic layout unit, and a third display portion for expressing the intention input by said intention input unit, and concurrently performs display operations of said first to third display portions, wherein the automatic layout unit decides a layout of at least positions of said plurality of image data.