Patent ID: 8390889

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: an input section, arranged to input a reference parameter set of color processing; a setting section, arranged to set a plurality of varied parameter sets of the color processing obtained by changing parameters of the reference parameter set by a predetermined step width to have the parameters as the center; an image processor, arranged to generate a reference image by applying the color processing using the reference parameter set to an image, and a plurality of index images by applying the color processing using the plurality of varied parameter sets to the image; and a layout section, arranged to generate a layout image by arranging the reference image and the plurality of index images on one page so as to output image data of the layout image to an image output device, wherein the layout section provides for a first layout where the reference image is arranged at nearly the center of the page, and the plurality of index images are arranged around the reference image in accordance with the varied parameters, and a second layout where the reference image is arranged at a corner of the page, and the plurality of index images are arranged between the corner and other corners of the page in accordance with the varied parameters, wherein the layout section generates the layout image having the second layout after a specific hue is selected, and wherein the first layout and the second layout are selectively used, and the step width of the plurality of varied parameter sets for the second layout is smaller than that for the first layout for the setting section.