Patent ID: 8879115

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a setting unit configured to allow a user to set marking image print instructions for a marking image; an acquisition unit configured to acquire post-processing information, wherein the post-processing information indicates a capability of a post-processing unit; a receiving unit configured to receive a print job, wherein the print job is configured to include marking image print instructions from the user and post-processing apparatus instructions that instruct to apply post-processing to a recording sheet; a determination unit configured to determine a marking image position based on a post-processing position, wherein the post-processing position is a recording sheet target position for post-processing that is to be applied by the post-processing unit based on the post-processing information; and a controller configured to cause a printing unit to print the marking image at the marking image position on the recording sheet and then to cause a post-processing unit to apply the post-processing at the post-processing position on the recording sheet, wherein, in response to determining that a marking image print instruction has been received, the controller cause the printing unit to print the marking image at the marking image position on the recording sheet and, in response to determining that post-processing apparatus instructions have been received, the controller cause the post-processing unit to apply the post-processing at the post-processing position on the recording sheet to allow a user to determine a pass or fail of post-processing applied to a recording sheet by determining whether a visibility of the marking image to the user meets predetermined criteria, and wherein, in response to determining that a marking image print instruction has been received, the controller cause the printing unit to change, according to information about an accuracy expected for the post-processing to be applied by the post-processing unit as set by the setting unit for a print instruction of the marking image included in the print job, a shape of the marking image to a shape that represents the accuracy set for the post-processing by the setting unit.