Patent ID: 7839540
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an extracting unit that extracts a spot color name, which is different from colors C, M, Y, and K, from at least one of the image drawing command and the image data; a color separated raster data generating unit that generates first, second, third and fourth raster data of each of the colors C, M, Y, and K and fifth raster data of the spot color designated by the spot color name, on the basis of at least one of the image drawing command and the image data; and a composing unit that composes each of the first, second, third and fourth raster data with the fifth raster data on the basis of C, M, Y, and K values of the fifth raster data, wherein the composing unit performs color correction on the first, second, third and fourth raster data before composing each of the first, second, third and fourth raster data with the fifth raster data.