Patent ID: 8538197

Claim:
An image processing apparatus that performs signal processing of a plurality of image signals including a first image signal of a first color space standard and a second image signal of a second color space standard having a wider color gamut than a color gamut specified by the first color space standard, comprising: image processing means for combining the plurality of image signals to generate a combined image signal; control means for deciding color space information of the combined image signal in favor of one of the first color space standard and the second color space standard; and transmission means for transmitting the combined image signal and the decided color space information according to a predetermined digital video signal transmission standard, wherein the control means decides the color space information of the combined image signal in accordance with the color space standard of the combined image signal, which is decided by the control means based on a combining ratio of the first and second image signals combined by the image processing means, and the color space information prior to the combining the plurality of image signals.