Patent ID: 8488187

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a conveyance mechanism that conveys a recording medium; a recording head that records an image in accordance with image data onto the recording medium being conveyed by the conveyance mechanism, and transfers a transparent film on the recording medium onto which the image has been recorded; a data generating unit that internally generates random pattern data by itself for use when transferring the transparent film onto the recording medium and including a color controlling unit that controls colors of the image to be recorded on the recording medium; and a controller that controls the recording head so that the colors of the image are recorded on the recording medium and the transparent film is transferred on the basis of the random pattern data that are input from the data generating unit as generated by the data generating unit, wherein the data generating unit repeatedly generates data concerning a partial transfer pattern of the transparent film to be transferred onto the whole surface of the recording medium, and the data that is repeatedly generated is transmitted to the controller each time the data is repeatedly generated, wherein the data generating unit includes an image processing section that applies image processing to the random pattern data, and wherein the image processing is any one or a combination of embossment, edge enhancement, MTF filter, and unsharp mask.