FRAME DATA CREATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, FRAME DATA CREATION PROGRAM, AND PLOTTING METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

A method for creating frame data used when forming an image by moving a spatial light modulation device including a plurality of plotting element arrays in a scanning direction which forms an inclination angle theta with an arrangement direction of the plotting element arrays, and sequentially inputting the frame data to the spatial light modulation device according to the movement of the device in the scanning direction. The method is based on image data in which pixel data are disposed two-dimensionally in a sub-scanning direction corresponding to the scanning direction, and a main scanning direction orthogonal to the sub-scanning direction, and the frame data are created after performing a deformation process on the image data such that the pixel data corresponding to each of the plotting element arrays (e.g., circled numbers 1 to 6) are disposed in the main scanning direction.