1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an operation panel which receives instruction of automatic edit processing of a plurality of photographic images; a scanner unit which scans said plurality of photographic images and which outputs image information in accordance with the instruction of the automatic edit processing of said operation panel; an extracting unit which extracts a position and a size of each of said plurality of photographic images on the basis of the image information output from said scanner unit in accordance with the instruction of said automatic edit processing; and an image editing unit which outputs an edit image, in which said plurality of photographic images are laid out within a predetermined layout, on the basis of the position and the size of each of said plurality of photographic images, which are detected by said extracting unit in accordance with the instruction of said automatic edit processing.