Image processing apparatus and method.

摘要

An image processing apparatus is constructed by an input unit to input image data, a setting unit to set a color space compression processing mode on the basis of a kind of signal format of the inputted image data, and a color space compression processing unit to execute a color space compressing process to the inputted image data on the basis of the set color space compression processing mode. The color space compression processing mode has a first mode in which the color space compression is executed and a second mode in which the color space compression is not executed. In case of the CMYK signal format, the second mode is set. In case of the RGB signal format, the first mode is set. <IMAGE>