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

摘要

An image processing apparatus calculates a deformation direction and a deformation ratio of halftone dots, based on a printing condition including a printing direction, a printing speed and the like. Then, the image processing apparatus deforms halftone data, based on the calculated deformation direction and deformation ratio, and generates a halftone image by using the halftone data subjected to the deformation. The generated halftone image is composed of halftone dots deformed in accordance with the printing condition. Thus, the halftone dots are satisfactorily recorded on a printing sheet, and the density gradation of an image is accurately reproduced.