| 摘要 |
A method and system which converts an electronic binary image to another electronic binary image by compensating for the differences between printer responses so that a target printer can print the image to emulate how the image would appear if printed by an originally-intended printer or another printer. A print-ready binary image is inputted into a print and scan simulation circuit which electronically simulates the printing and scanning of the image data. The print and scan simulation circuit converts the binary image data to gray scale image data. The gray scale image data is then processed by a tone response correction circuit. The tone response correction circuit alters the gray scale image data based on the difference between the tone reproduction curves of two printers, such as an originally-intended printer and a target printer. This changes the value of each pixel so that it ultimately yields the same density on the target printer when it is converted to binary form and printed as it would if the original binary image were printed on the originally-intended printer. This altered gray scale image data is then sent to a binarization circuit which converts the gray scale image data to a binary image. This binary image may then be sent to a printer, such as the target printer, so that the quality of the printed binary image simulates how it would have been printed on the originally intended printer.
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