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A method of generating a halftone processing rule, comprising:

• outputting a characteristic parameter acquisition chart including a pattern for acquiring characteristic parameters related to characteristics of a printing system;
• reading the characteristic parameter acquisition chart output by the outputting;
• acquiring the characteristic parameters by analyzing a read image of the characteristic parameter acquisition chart acquired by the reading;
• setting system error parameters related to system errors assumed in a case where printing is performed by the printing system, the system error parameters including the characteristic parameters acquired by the characteristic parameter acquisition;
• generating a simulation image in which the system error indicated by the system error parameter is reflected;
• evaluating image quality of the simulation image generated by the simulation image generation;
• and
• generating halftone processing rules that define processing contents of halftone processes used in the printing system based on the simulation image of which the evaluated image quality falls in a target range.

An image processing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, the memory storing instructions to cause the processor to perform:
• generating chart data of a characteristic parameter acquisition chart including a pattern for acquiring characteristic parameters related to characteristics of a printing system;
• acquiring the characteristic parameters by analyzing a read image of the characteristic parameter acquisition chart, the read image being acquired by reading the characteristic parameter acquisition chart printed by the printing system according to the chart data;
• setting system error parameters related to system errors assumed in a case where printing is performed by the printing system, the system error parameters including the characteristic parameters acquired by the characteristic parameter acquisition;
• generating a simulation image in which the system error indicated by the system error parameter is reflected;
• evaluating image quality of the simulation image generated by the simulation image generation;
• and
• generating halftone processing rules that define processing contents of halftone processes used in the printing system based on the simulation image of which the evaluated image quality falls in a target range.