Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image processing method

摘要

The present invention includes a first generating unit that generates a recording-amount of a chromatic-color-material in each pixel of a color-image from first image data indicating the color-image; a second generating unit that generates a recording-amount of a transparent-color-material in each pixel of a transparent-image from second image data indicating the transparent-image; a storage unit that stores an upper-limit-recording-amount of the color-materials and an upper-limit-recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material, for color material image data indicating an image formed from the recording-amount of the chromatic-color-material and the recording-amount of the transparent-color-material; and a correcting unit that calculates a recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material by subtracting the recording-amount of the chromatic-color-material from the upper-limit-recording-amount of the color-materials, and corrects the recording-amount of the transparent-color-material in each pixel based on a ratio of the calculated recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material and the upper-limit-recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:circuitry configured as
a first generating unit that generates chromatic color material image data representing a recording amount of a chromatic color material in each pixel of an image from first image data indicating the image formed by using the chromatic color material; a second generating unit that generates transparent color material image data representing a recording amount of a transparent color material in each pixel of an image from second image data indicating the image formed by using the transparent color material; a storage unit that stores a total recording amount of color materials indicating an upper limit of a recording amount of the color materials and a maximum recording amount of the transparent color material indicating an upper limit of a recording amount assignable to the transparent color material, for color material image data indicating an image formed from the chromatic color material image data and the transparent color material image data; and a correcting unit that calculates a recording amount assignable to the transparent color material by subtracting the recording amount of the chromatic color material from the total recording amount of color materials, and corrects the recording amount of the transparent color material in each pixel of the transparent color material image data based on a ratio between the recording amount assignable to the transparent color material and the maximum recording amount of the transparent color material.