Method and apparatus for producing an image

An image producing apparatus comprising:

• an image producing unit for producing an image from a plurality of dots with varying intervals in distance by modulating the plurality of dots with varying intervals using image data for producing;
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• an image data generating unit for generating the image data for producing to form the image with the plurality of dots with varying intervals by obtaining a state to be plotted by each dot of the plurality of dots with varying intervals from original image data that forms an original image to be outputted with a plurality of dots with constant intervals in distance,
• wherein the image data generating unit includes setting a state of a first dot included in the plurality of dots with varying intervals at a state of a second dot that is included in the plurality of dots with constant intervals obtained from the original image data and is at a position that is close to a position of the first dot.

An image producing apparatus comprising:

• an image producing unit for producing an image from a plurality of dots with varying intervals in distance by modulating the plurality of dots with varying intervals using image data for producing;
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• an image data generating unit for generating the image data for producing to form the image with the plurality of dots with varying intervals by obtaining a state to be plotted by each dot of the plurality of dots with varying intervals from original image data that forms an original image to be outputted with a plurality of dots with constant intervals in distance,
• wherein the image data generating unit includes:
• setting a state of a first dot included in the plurality of dots with varying intervals at a state of a second dot that is included in the plurality of dots with constant intervals obtained from the original image data and has a place in an order same as the first dot;
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• setting, when a difference between a position of the first dot and a position of the second dot is beyond a midpoint of a difference between a position of a third dot, which is included in the plurality of dots with the constant intervals and is adjacent to the second dot, and the position of the second dot, a state of the first dot at a state of the third dot.

An image producing apparatus comprising:

• an image producing unit for producing an image from a plurality of dots with varying intervals in distance by modulating the plurality of dots with varying intervals using image data for producing;
• and
• an image data generating unit for generating the image data for producing to form the image with the plurality of dots with varying intervals by obtaining a state to be plotted by each dot of the plurality of dots with varying intervals from original image data that forms an original image to be outputted with a plurality of dots with constant intervals in distance,
• wherein the image data generating unit includes:
• setting a state of a first dot included in the plurality of dots with varying intervals at a state of a second dot that is included in the plurality of dots with constant intervals obtained from the original image data when a position of the first dot is closest to the position of the second dot.