Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and color separation table generation method for outputting an image used for determining the acceptable colorant amount of a print medium

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• an attribute acquisition unit configured to acquire an attribute of a target print medium;
• a reference information acquisition unit configured to acquire a reference total colorant amount, which corresponds to the acquired attribute and is a maximum colorant amount for another existing print medium and is not a maximum colorant amount for the target print medium;
• and
• an image generating unit configured to generate a plurality of image data having stepwise different total colorant amounts to determine the maximum colorant amount for the target print medium on the basis of the reference total colorant amount;
• a print unit configured to print a plurality of images corresponding to the generated plurality of image data on the target print medium;
• and
• a maximum colorant amount determining unit configured to determine a maximum colorant amount for the target print medium based on the plurality of images printed by the print unit,
• wherein the determined maximum colorant amount corresponds to a maximum printable amount of colorant per unit area for the target print medium, and
• wherein the different total colorant amounts are within a range centering on the acquired reference total colorant amount.

A non-transitory recording medium recording an information processing program readable by an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• an attribute acquisition step of acquiring an attribute of a target print medium;
• a reference information acquisition step of acquiring reference total colorant amount, which corresponds to the acquired attribute and is a maximum colorant amount for another existing print medium and is not a maximum colorant amount for target print medium, for the target print medium;
• an image generating step of generating a plurality of image data having stepwise different total colorant amounts to determine the maximum colorant amount from the target print medium;
• a printing step of printing a plurality of images corresponding to the generated plurality of image data on the target print medium;
• and
• a maximum colorant amount determining step of determining the maximum colorant amount for the target print medium based on the plurality of images printed in the printing step,
• wherein the determined maximum colorant amount corresponds to a maximum printable amount of colorant per unit area for the target print medium,
• wherein the different total colorant amounts are within a range centering on the acquired reference total colorant amount.