Patent ID: 7952754

Claim:
A print data generating apparatus for generating print data that is used for printing in a printing apparatus based on image data representing an image to be printed on a recording medium, comprising: a background color designating system, in which color information of at least one background color of pixels to configure a background area of the image to be printed is arbitrarily designated based on a feature of the recording medium; a usable color designating system, in which a color to be used to print the pixels having the color information designated in the background color designating system to configure the background area of the image is arbitrarily designated among a plurality of color options including a transparent color and a specific color specified by a user; a color substituting system, in which the color information of the pixels designated in the background color designating system is substituted with color information of the color designated in the usable color designating system; a print data creating system, in which print data to be used for printing is created based on the image data, wherein the color information of the at least one background color is substituted in the color substituting system with the color designated in the usable color designating system; and a controller that controls the background color designating system, the usable color designating system, the color substituting system, and the print data creating system.