Patent ID: 7639390

Claim:
An image processing apparatus which performs a correction process on a target image displayed by first output means having a first gradation reproduction range, comprising: second output means having a second gradation reproduction range for printing the corrected target image; gamma setting means for setting a gamma value of said first output means; paper setting means for setting a kind of a paper on which the target image is to be printed; gradation obtaining means for obtaining a gradation characteristic corresponding to one of at least three brightness states for observation of the target image printed on the paper from an ICC-compliant printer profile corresponding to said second output means; gamma obtaining means for obtaining the gamma value from an ICC-compliant monitor profile corresponding to said first output means; brightness obtaining means for obtaining the maximum and minimum brightness for the paper from the ICC-compliant printer profile in accordance with the setting by said paper setting means; and processing means for performing a correction process to the target image based on the gradation characteristic obtained by said gradation obtaining means, the gamma value obtained by said gamma obtaining means, and the maximum and minimum brightness obtained by said brightness obtaining means.