Printing system, method of generating halftone processing rule, method of acquiring characteristic parameter, image processing device, image processing method, halftone processing rule, halftone image, method of manufacturing printed material, inkjet printing system, and program

A printing system comprising:

• setting means for setting a parameter related to a system error assumed in a case where printing is performed by a printing system;
• simulation image generation means for generating a simulation image in which the system error indicated by the parameter is reflected;
• image quality evaluation means for evaluating image quality of the simulation image;
• halftone process generation means for generating halftone processing rules that define the processing contents of halftone processes used in the printing system based on the simulation image in which the evaluation falls in a target range;
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• a printing device that performs printing on a printing medium based on a halftone image generated through the halftone process defined by the halftone processing rule.

A method of generating a halftone processing rule, comprising:

• a setting step of setting a parameter related to a system error assumed in a case where printing is performed by a printing system;
• a simulation image generation step of generating a simulation image in which the system error indicated by the parameter is reflected;
• an image quality evaluation step of evaluating image quality of the simulation image;
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• a halftone process generation step of generating halftone processing rules that define the processing contents of halftone processes used in the printing system based on the simulation image in which the evaluation falls in a target range.

A non-transitory and tangible computer-readable recording medium which stores a program, such that when the program is read and executed by the computer, the computer functions as:

• setting means for setting a parameter related to a system error assumed in a case where printing is performed by a printing system;
• simulation image generation means for generating a simulation image in which the system error indicated by the parameter is reflected;
• image quality evaluation means for evaluating image quality of the simulation image;
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• halftone process generation means for generating halftone processing rules that define the processing contents of halftone processes used in the printing system based on the simulation image in which the evaluation falls in a target range.