Abstract: Disclosed is an image inspection system including a hardware processor that: acquires a read image obtained by reading an image on a sheet with an image reader; compares the acquired read image with a reference image to inspect whether there is an abnormality; sets a plurality of inspection areas with respect to the reference image; accepts designation of a first inspection area serving as a reference among the plurality of inspection areas by a first designation method; and accepts designation of a second inspection area, which is an inspection area other than the first inspection area among the plurality of inspection areas, by a second designation method different from the first designation method. The hardware processor sets the plurality of inspection areas based on the accepted designation of the first inspection area and the accepted designation of the second inspection area.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a hardware processor that: sets a post-processing position to a sheet; determines whether or not the post-processing position is processable by a post-processing unit; and generates, when determining that the post-processing position is processable, image data in which the post-processing position to the sheet has been drawn, wherein the hardware processor generates the image data in a data format allowing display of the image data by software for creating or editing print content.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a hardware processor that: sets a post-processing position to a sheet; determines whether or not the post-processing position is processable by a post-processing unit; and generates, when determining that the post-processing position is processable, image data in which the post-processing position to the sheet has been drawn, wherein the hardware processor generates the image data in a data format allowing display of the image data by software for creating or editing print content.

Abstract: An image inspection system including: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet; an image reading apparatus that reads the image formed on the sheet through the image forming apparatus; and an image inspector that inspects the image read by the image reading apparatus. The image inspector includes a hardware processor that sets an edge portion of the sheet as an image inspection excluded area that is excluded from targets for inspection of the image.

Abstract: An image inspection system including: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet; an image reading apparatus that reads the image formed on the sheet through the image forming apparatus; and an image inspector that inspects the image read by the image reading apparatus. The image inspector includes a hardware processor that sets an edge portion of the sheet as an image inspection excluded area that is excluded from targets for inspection of the image.

Abstract: An image forming system which suppresses the decline in printing speed without user intervention when the speed of data transmission to a storage does not meet an allowable speed, and a control method for the system. A first acquisition part acquires the speed of data transmission to the storage of each of plural image forming apparatuses and a second acquisition part acquires the data transmission speed between image forming apparatuses. When the speed of data transmission to a given image forming apparatus among the apparatuses is lower than a specified value, if the speed of data transmission to the storage of another image forming apparatus and the data transmission speed between image forming apparatuses are both higher than a given value, a striping part performs striping to distribute and store data into the storage of the given image forming apparatus and the storage of the other image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming system which suppresses the decline in printing speed without user intervention when the speed of data transmission to a storage does not meet an allowable speed, and a control method for the system. A first acquisition part acquires the speed of data transmission to the storage of each of plural image forming apparatuses and a second acquisition part acquires the data transmission speed between image forming apparatuses. When the speed of data transmission to a given image forming apparatus among the apparatuses is lower than a specified value, if the speed of data transmission to the storage of another image forming apparatus and the data transmission speed between image forming apparatuses are both higher than a given value, a striping part performs striping to distribute and store data into the storage of the given image forming apparatus and the storage of the other image forming apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected through a network, the image forming system including a control unit that controls the image forming apparatuses, wherein when a plurality of image forming apparatuses output a job requested in an arbitrary image forming apparatus, the control unit compares image quality parameters, such as a tone, a density balance, and a line width, in the image forming apparatuses, selects image forming apparatuses that have image quality parameters similar to each other and that can output the job, and causes the selected image forming apparatuses to output the job.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected through a network, the image forming system including a control unit that controls the image forming apparatuses, wherein when a plurality of image forming apparatuses output a job requested in an arbitrary image forming apparatus, the control unit compares image quality parameters, such as a tone, a density balance, and a line width, in the image forming apparatuses, selects image forming apparatuses that have image quality parameters similar to each other and that can output the job, and causes the selected image forming apparatuses to output the job.