Patent ID: 8531728
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for generating image data for use in image formation by multi-pass recording, comprising: a determiner, configured to determine a position of a pixel of interest to be color separated relative to a recording region corresponding to a conveyance distance of a recording medium in one pass of the multi-pass recording; a selector, configured to select a color separation table corresponding to a result of the determination; and a color separator, configured to color separate image data of the pixel of interest using the selected color separation table, wherein the selector selects a color separation table, according to which an amount of clear ink used is kept small, if the pixel of interest is included in a lower end side of the recording region, and selects a color separation table, according to which the amount of the clear ink used is larger than in the color separation table selected on the lower end side, if the pixel of interest is included in an upper end side of the recording region.