Plural images photographed with an X-ray photographing system are consecutively
input and plural photographing images of optional sizes are arranged in an output
area. When the plural photographing images can not be arranged in the output area
as a result of the arrangement, marginal portions of the photographing images are
deleted on the basis of widths of photographing image arranging areas or a width
of a runover image and the images are arranged once again. On the basis of a final
arrangement result, the images are output to a laser imager or the like for printout
on a film or the like.