Patent ID: 7916202

Claim:
An image reproducing apparatus for reproducing an image based on an image data set including image data and color space identification information that expresses a color space related to the image data, the color space information being generated when the image data is generated, the image data and color space identification information being associated with each other, wherein the color space identification information can indicate which of multiple color spaces including a prescribed standard color space and a particular color space is to be used, the particular color space having a broader color reproduction range than the standard color space, the image reproducing apparatus comprising: a data processor configured to select the image data as processing target image data and to generate reproduction image data by executing processing including color space conversion of the processing target image data; and an image output device configured to output a visible image in accordance with the reproduction image data, the data processor including: a color space determination module configured to determine a color space specified by the color space identification information; and a color space converter having a basic color space conversion function that performs color space conversion of the processing target image data without using the particular color space, and a device-dependent color space conversion function that performs color space conversion of the processing target image data using the particular color space, and the data processor executing: (i) when the color space specified by the color space identification information is the standard color space, generating the reproduction image data by performing the color space conversion of the processing target image data without using the particular color space; and (ii) when the color space specified by the color space identification information is the particular color space, generating the reproduction image data by performing the color space conversion to the of the processing target image data using the particular color space.