Method of creating sample page, program, and image forming system

摘要

A method of creating a sample page in an image system, the method includes: a step of holding a color measurement result of a colorimeter, with respect to an output image of a special color, as a history color measurement result; a step of determining whether a creation condition of the sample page is satisfied; and a step of creating the sample page having a first color sample image and a second color sample image formed on a recording medium, the first color sample image being according to printer device values calculated based on the history color measurement result of the special color, and the second color sample image being according to printer device values of the special color determined from a special color table, when the creation condition of the sample page is determined to be satisfied.

主权项

1. A method of creating a sample page in an image system including
a special color setting unit configured to determine whether a special color is included in print data, and to set printer device values of the special color using a special color table in which identification information of the special color and printer device values indicating density signals of basic colors are associated when the special color is included in the print data, an image forming unit to form a color image on a recording medium based on the printer device values, a colorimeter configured to perform color measurement of an output image formed on the recording medium by the image forming unit to acquire color information, and a color conversion unit configured to calculate the printer device values indicating density signals of basic colors from the color information, the method comprising: a step of holding a color measurement result of the colorimeter, with respect to the output image of the special color, as a history color measurement result; a step of determining whether a creation condition of the sample page is satisfied; and a step of creating the sample page having a first color sample image and a second color sample image formed on the recording medium, the first color sample image being according to the printer device values calculated based on the history color measurement result of the special color, and the second color sample image being according to the printer device values of the special color determined from the special color table, when the creation condition of the sample page is determined to be satisfied.