Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Program

An image processing method comprising steps of:

• transforming reference image data containing a plurality of colors based on a profile for transforming image data to image data in a different color space, and outputting the transformed reference image data;
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• converting the transformed reference image data to ink volume information based on a lookup table for transforming the coordinate values of a color space to ink volume information in an ink color space rendered by plural different types of ink, and generating ink information that correlates an ink volume to a color contained in the reference image data before transformation based on said ink volume information and the reference image data before transformation.

A program that causes a computer to function as:

• a profile transformation unit that transforms reference image data containing a plurality of colors based on a profile for transforming image data to a different color space, and outputs transformed reference image data;
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• an ink information generating unit that transforms the transformed reference image data to ink volume information based on a lookup table for transforming the coordinate values of a color space to ink volume information in an ink color space rendered by plural different types of ink, and generating ink information that correlates ink volumes to colors contained in the reference image data before transformation based on said ink volume information and the reference image data before transformation.