Image inspection apparatus, image forming apparatus, image inspection method, and storage medium

An image inspection method of comparing a read image generated by reading a recording medium on which an image is formed with a reference image to detect misregistration of an image formation position on the recording medium, the method comprising:

• aligning an image included in the read image and an image included in the reference image;
• detecting, in an aligned state, the misregistration of the image formation position based on a deviation between a reference position in the read image and a reference position in the reference image;
• and
• selecting, based on a position of an area where an image is formed on the recording medium, a reference position used for detecting the misregistration from among reference positions included in the read image and the reference image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for a computer that compares a read image generated by reading a recording medium on which an image is formed with a reference image to detect misregistration of an image formation position on the recording medium, the program causing the computer to perform:

• aligning an image included in the read image with an image included in the reference image;
• and
• detecting, in an aligned state, the misregistration of the image formation position based on a deviation between a reference position in the read image and a reference position in the reference image, wherein
• the program further causes the computer to perform selecting a reference position used for detecting the misregistration from among reference positions included in the read image and the reference image based on a position of an area in which an image is formed on the recording medium.