Patent ID: 8418059

Claim:
An editing apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store object data; a designating unit configured to designate a first color of a first object of a plurality of objects in an image, according to an instruction by a user, wherein the first color corresponds to one or more parameter values in a color space, and the color space is divided into a plurality of reference regions; each reference region among the plurality of reference regions does not overlap any other reference region within the color space, and a coloration pattern is associated with each reference region among the plurality of reference regions, a determining unit configured to determine a second color different from the first color designated by the designating unit, based on the first color, wherein the determining unit is further configured to specify a particular reference region associated with the one or more parameter values corresponding to the first color; and the determining unit is further configured to determine that the second color is one of the colors in the coloration pattern associated with the specified particular reference region; a changing unit configured to change a color of a second object, different from the first object, of the plurality of objects included in the image, to the second color determined by the determining unit; a deciding unit configured to decide whether a color of a third object, used when the third object is newly added to the image in which the color of the second object is changed by the changing unit, is to be the first color or the second color; and at least one processor configured to function as at least one of the designating unit, the determining unit, the changing unit, and the deciding unit.