Patent ID: 7764411
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A color processing apparatus comprising: a color gamut conversion unit for setting, on the basis of output color gamut information expressing an output color gamut in a predetermined color space not depending on a specific device, a color gamut conversion condition for converting image data according to a specified conversion rule so that the color gamut of image data in the predetermined color space falls within the output color gamut, and carrying out color gamut conversion of input image data according to the set color gamut conversion condition; a setting unit for setting a limiting condition for the color gamut conversion; and a pre-processing unit, for changing the color value of specified color(s) so that the color value of the specified color(s) out of the input image data are converted by color gamut conversion by the color gamut conversion unit to an output corresponding color satisfying the limiting condition set through the setting unit, and for pre-processing so as to change the color values of colors other than the specified color(s) of the input image data according to the relationship between the color value before change of the specified color(s) and the color value after change of the specified color(s), wherein the limiting condition comprises: