| 摘要 |
An image processing method and apparatus employing a cyclic error diffusion method for binarizing a basic image represented by multivalued data, in order to form a high quality image represented in pseudo tones with reduced noise caused by the binarization. When each pixel is sequentially binarized by applying the error diffusion method to the basic image, errors generated at one edge of the basic image are incorporated into the edge of the other side, and error diffusion is performed while incorporating the errors. Furthermore, a supplemental image, which is a part of the basic image, is added to the upper edge of the basic image to form a combined image, and the error diffusion processing is performed by utilizing the combined image. Upon completing the binarization processing, binary data in the lower edge portion of the supplemental image is compared with binary data in the corresponding lower edge portion of the basic image, and pixel values in the area are corrected based on the comparison result.
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