Preview image display generated by combining raster image data of color and special color inks
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTomohiro Mukai, Fumio Tokutomi
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Abstract
An image processing device in which a display section is caused to display a preview image for printing. The image processing device includes a processing section configured to generate the preview image obtained by converting raster image data of each of ink colors of color inks or special color inks into an RGB bitmap format, and a display controller configured to cause the display section to display the generated preview.
Claims8
An image processing device in which a display section is configured to be caused to display a preview image for printing, the image processing device comprising:
- a processing section configured to generate the preview image obtained by converting raster image data of each of ink colors of color inks or special color inks into an RGB bitmap format;
- and
- a display controller configured to cause the display section to display the generated preview image, wherein
- the processing section is configured to generate the preview image of the RGB bitmap format by combining the raster image data of the color inks and the raster image data of the special color inks, and
- in the raster image data of the special color inks, one or more ink colors different from the ink colors of the special color inks in a printed state are assigned to pixels to which the special color inks are to be ejected.
A preview image display method for causing a display section to display a preview image for printing, the preview image display method comprising:
- generating the preview image by converting raster image data of an ink color of a color ink or a special color ink into an RGB bitmap format;
- and
- causing the display section to display the generated preview image, wherein
- the preview image of the RGB bitmap format is generated by combining the raster image data of the color inks and the raster image data of the special color inks, and
- in the raster image data of the special color inks, one or more ink colors different from the ink colors of the special color inks in a printed state are assigned to pixels to which the special color inks are to be ejected.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a preview image display program that causes a computer to realize a function of causing a display section to display a preview image for printing, the program causing the computer to function as:
- a processing section configured to generate the preview image obtained by converting raster image data of an ink color of a color ink or a special color ink into an RGB bitmap format;
- and
- a display controller configured to cause the display section to display the generated preview image, wherein
- the processing section is configured to generate the preview image of the RGB bitmap format by combining the raster image data of the color inks and the raster image data of the special color inks, and
- in the raster image data of the special color inks, one or more ink colors different from the ink colors of the special color inks in a printed state are assigned to pixels to which the special color inks are to be ejected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.