Patent ID: 8681377

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a specification unit configured to specify a region where printing is performed by using a transparent recording material in image data-for-outputting; a comparison unit configured to compare a first reflectivity obtained when printing is performed for the specified region by using the transparent recording material with a second reflectivity obtained when printing is performed for the specified region without using the transparent recording material; a determination unit configured to determine use of a first display form when the comparison made with the comparison unit indicates that the first reflectivity is higher than the second reflectivity and determine use of a second display form when the comparison made with the comparison unit indicates that the first reflectivity is lower than the second reflectivity; and a display unit configured to display the specified region by using a display form determined through the determination unit, wherein the comparison unit compares the first reflectivity with the second reflectivity, the first and second reflectivities being attained in a predetermined pixel of pixels that are included in the specified region, and wherein when a deviation of differences between the first and second reflectivities that are attained in the pixels has a value larger than a predetermined value, the specified region is divided into at least two regions and the comparison is made again in each of the two regions.