Patent ID: 7787150

Claim:
A print data forming apparatus which forms a print characteristics image from received image information and transmits said print characteristics image to a printing apparatus, comprising: an image conversion information storing section which previously stores a plurality of sets of image conversion information, including a first set of image conversion information and a second set of image conversion information that is different from said first set of image conversion information; a mode shift detecting section for detecting a shift toward an image converting mode which performs a selection of said sets of image conversion information and performs an image conversion; a print characteristics image conversion processing section which, when said mode shift detecting section detects the shift to said image converting mode, forms a plurality of print characteristics images from said received image information based on said plurality of sets of image conversion information stored in said image conversion information storing section, the plurality of print characteristics images formed by said print characteristics image conversion processing section including a first print characteristics image formed by using said first set of image conversion information and a second print characteristics image formed by using said second set of image conversion information; a display image conversion processing section which converts said plurality of print characteristics images into a plurality of display characteristics images which can be displayed, said first print characteristics image being converted into a first display characteristics image and said second print characteristics image being converted into a second display characteristics image; a displaying section which includes a display screen, said displaying section simultaneously displaying said plurality of display characteristics images and a plurality of series of characters corresponding to the respective sets of image conversion information on the display screen, a first one of the series of characters corresponding to the first set of image conversion information and being displayed beside said first display characteristics image and a second one of the series of characters corresponding to the second set of image conversion information and being displayed beside said second image characteristics image; and a print condition setting section which requests an operator to select a specific one of said plurality of display characteristics images displayed on said display screen.