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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoko Sato, Shinichi Kato, Tsutomu Sakaue, Ritsuko Otake, Yoichi Kashibuchi
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There is known a technique of inputting the contents of image data and the use purpose of a print material and automatically selecting a combination of color materials appropriate for them. However, it cannot be confirmed before printing whether improvement of image quality commensurate with the cost and labor to input contents information can be obtained. To solve this problem, the ratio of the amount of the color material of a spot color used to that of the color materials of process colors used in input image data is calculated. The recommendation grade of printing using the spot color is determined on the basis of the ratio. Further, display of the recommendation grade is controlled.
An apparatus having a printing unit which can print an image with a first combination of process color materials, and can print the image with a second combination of the process color materials and a spot color material, the apparatus comprising:
A method for an apparatus having a printing unit which can print an image with a first combination of process color materials, and can print the image with a second combination of the process color materials and a spot color material, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer-executable program for causing a computer to perform a method for an apparatus having a printing unit which can print an image with a first combination of process color materials, and can print the image with a second combination of the process color materials and a spot color material, the method comprising the steps of:
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method for processing image data in accordance with a combination of color materials including process colors and spot colors.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a full-color image forming apparatus according to an embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a controller which controls the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an image processing unit;
The image processing apparatus and method according to preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments will explain an example of applying the present invention to a multi-functional peripheral equipment having a copying function, printer function, and facsimile function as a full-color image forming apparatus.
[Configuration of Image Forming Apparatus]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a full-color image forming apparatus (to be referred to as an “image forming apparatus” hereinafter) according to the embodiment.