Patent ID: 8040557

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a setting unit that sets a mode for first image data to be output, the mode including a save-mode to reduce color of image data; a converting unit that, when the setting unit sets the save-mode, reduces color of the first image data to convert the first image data to color save-mode image data; a plotter that prints an image, based on the color save-mode image data, onto a recording medium with low consumption of coloring material; and a transmitting unit that transmits the color save-mode image data to an external device, wherein in the save-mode, the image processing apparatus generates an image file including a header, the first image data and the color save-mode image data, and transmits the image file including the header, the first image data and the color save-mode image data to the external device, and the header of the image file includes address information, and any one of the first image data and the color save-mode image data is extractable from the image file by using the address information in the header.