Patent ID: 8643907
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a first storage unit configured to store, as look up tables (LUTs) referred to for color conversion from a first color space to a second color space, a photograph LUT suitable for the color conversion of each photograph pixel that is each pixel in a region representing a photograph, and a text LUT suitable for the color conversion of each text pixel that is each pixel in a region representing text; a second storage unit whose access speed is higher than an access speed of the first storage unit; a use LUT determination unit configured to determine, for image data made up of a plurality of pixels and being an object of the color conversion, whether a use LUT to be used during the color conversion of the image data is the photograph LUT or the text LUT or both of the photograph LUT and the text LUT; and a storing unit configured to: