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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Shibasaki, Soka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image processing apparatus capable of favorably reproducing a metallic texture on a recording medium. The image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive color information included in image data, a conversion unit configured to convert the color information into color material amount data of a chromatic color material, and a determination unit configured to make a determination on color material amount data of an achromatic color material to be formed on top of the chromatic color material on a recording medium so as to cause a hue of diffused light and a hue of specular reflection light of an image, which is formed of a chromatic color material corresponding to the converted color material amount data of the chromatic color material, formed on the recording medium to coincide with each other.
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