Patent ID: 8547571

Claim:
A print control apparatus that, in response to a print instruction of a specified print object image, corrects print object image data of the specified print object image with a preset correction parameter set for improving picture quality of the specified print object image and prints the specified print object image according to corrected print object image data, the print control apparatus comprising: a selection instruction receiving module that receives a selection instruction for selecting the specified print object image from among at least one image; a print object image specification module that specifies an image as the print object image in response to a user selection of the image based on the selection instruction; a print instruction receiving module that receives the print instruction; a preprocessing execution module that performs an advanced preprocessing of the print object image data representing the specified print object image to set the correction parameter used for correcting the specified print object image, prior to a user selection of the print instruction, without performing correction of the specified print object image; a preprocessing management module that, in response to the print object image specification module specifying the print object image, instructs the preprocessing execution module to implement the advanced preprocessing, prior to receiving the user selection of the print instruction; an image correction module that corrects the print object image data of the specified print object image using the correction parameter set by the preprocessing execution module, after receiving the user selection of the print instruction; and a cancel instruction receiving module that receives a cancel instruction for cancelling the selection instruction, wherein the preprocessing execution module terminates the advanced preprocessing of the print object image data representing the specified print object image when the cancel instruction receiving module receives a cancel instruction.