IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING TECHNIQUE THAT REDUCES AMOUNT OF COLORING MATERIAL CONSUMED

摘要

When an edge effect or sweeping occurs in a developing material, pixels, among a plurality of pixels that configure image data, will arise in which a developing material consumption amount rises beyond an original consumption amount. A CPU corrects the developing material consumption amount for the pixels, among the plurality of pixels that configure the image data, in which the developing material consumption amount will rise beyond the original consumption amount.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier; an exposure unit configured to form an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier by irradiating the image carrier with light based on image data; a developing unit configured to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier using a developing material; a specifying unit configured to specify a specific pixel, of a plurality of pixels that configure the image data, having a second developing material amount used in development performed by the developing unit that is greater than a first developing material amount determined by the image data; and a correcting unit configured to correct an image forming condition so that the second developing material amount for the specific pixel at least approaches the first developing material amount for the specific pixel, wherein the correcting unit is further configured to correct the image forming condition using a first correction parameter in a first situation and correct the image forming condition using a second correction parameter different from the first correction parameter in a second situation different from the first situation.