Correcting gradation value to appoximate an output characteristic to target characteristic updated based on corrected high density region target density

Abstract

A correcting apparatus includes a first acquiring unit that acquires a target characteristic expressing a correspondence relationship between a gradation value and a target density of an image to be output from an output apparatus in accordance with the gradation value; a second acquiring unit that acquires an output characteristic expressing a correspondence relationship between a gradation value and a measured density of the image output from the output apparatus in accordance with the gradation value; an updating unit that updates the target characteristic by correcting the target density corresponding to a high density region including a maximum target density value when a difference between a maximum measured density value and the maximum target density value is larger than a predetermined value; and a correcting unit that corrects the gradation value so as to approximate the output characteristic to the updated target characteristic.