Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

An image processing method comprising

• an obtaining step for obtaining ejection characteristics related to a plurality of printing elements for applying a printing agent;
• and
• a generating step for generating print data which is configured with a printing pixel, which represents that a printing agent is applied, or a non-printing pixel, which represents that a printing agent is not applied, based on first image data and the ejection characteristics,
• wherein, in the generating step, the print data is generated as follows:
• (i) first quantization data is obtained by quantizing the first image data;
• and
• (ii) by applying a correction value based on the ejection characteristics, a value representing that a printing agent is applied a plurality of times is set for at least one target printing pixel in the first quantization data.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• an obtaining unit configured to obtain ejection characteristics related to a plurality of printing elements for applying a printing agent;
• and
• a generating unit configured to generate print data which is configured with a printing pixel, which represents that a printing agent is applied, or a non-printing pixel, which represents that a printing agent is not applied, based on first image data and the ejection characteristics,
• wherein the generating unit generates the print data as follows:
• (i) first quantization data is obtained by quantizing the first image data;
• and
• (ii) by applying a correction value based on the ejection characteristics, a value representing that a printing agent is applied a plurality of times is set for at least one target printing pixel in the first quantization data.