Patent ID: 7599551

Claim:
A color correction apparatus comprising: a color corrector that makes a color correction to an input image signal; and a color gamut compressor that performs color gamut compression on the color-corrected color-corrected image data outputted from said color corrector has a chromaticity range which is corrected image data outputted from said color corrector has a chromaticity range which is contained in a color reproduction region which is based on said color reproduction characteristics wherein: said color gamut compressor determines a hue of the image data converted by said color corrector, acquires both: an input chromaticity range from the input image signal based on the data describing the color reproduction characteristics, said input chromaticity range indicating said color reproduction characteristics corresponding to a hue of the input image signal, and an output chromaticity range based on the data describing the color reproduction characteristics, said output range indicating said color reproduction characteristics corresponding to the hue of the image data converted by said color corrector.