Patent ID: 8649032

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a division unit configured to divide print data into processing blocks, each including a predetermined number of pages as a unit of sheet cutting; a cut and stack imposition setting unit configured to perform cut and stack imposition setting on a plurality of pages included in the processing block so as to dispose the plurality of pages included in the processing block within a region of one physical page; a raster image processor (RIP) processing unit configured to perform RIP processing on the plurality of pages included in the processing block which are subjected to the cut and stack imposition by the cut and stack imposition setting unit; a setting unit configured, if RIP processing time of a specific page of the plurality of pages in the processing block exceeds a predetermined time, the RIP processing of the specific page is not yet completed, and the RIP processing of pages preceding the specific page is already completed, to set a processing block which includes only the RIP processing completed pages that precede the specific page and the number of pages included in the set processing block is less than the predetermined number of pages; a cut and stack imposition resetting unit configured to perform resetting of the cut and stack imposition on the plurality of pages included in the processing block in such a way as to dispose the plurality of RIP processing completed pages included in the processing block set within a region of one physical page by the setting unit; and an output unit configured to print and output the plurality of pages included in the processing block based on the cut and stack imposition reset by the resetting unit.