JPH0890838A - Image processing method and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To faithfully reproduce desired color under predetermined conditions of output means by mapping color image data within color reproducing range reproduced by predetermined output means under input conditions. CONSTITUTION: Color reproducing range calculating means 1 calculates by using the value of input and output profiles read by setting and reading means 3, 5 of the input and output profiles according to whether the values of R, G, B depending upon the input device can be reproduced by the output device or not. Color space converting means 2 converts the R, G and B values (depending upon the input device into C, Y and K values depending upon a printer 11 by using the values of the input and output profiles read by the means 3, 5 of the input and output profiles. Setting means 12 sets the types of a monitor 10 connected to a host system 100.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing method and apparatus for color-converting input image data based on device information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an operator outputs texts, computer graphics and images created by an application on a host device by a recording device such as an ink jet recording device, the operator can accurately obtain the desired color. Various methods have been devised to reproduce.

For example, in a certain system, profile data describing the characteristics of an input device and an output device are set in correspondence with the input and output devices of the system, and the set input and output profiles are read out to obtain the input device. R specified in the color space of
The values of G and B are set to C, M, Y and K of the color space of the output device.
The method of converting the value into the value of, and reproducing the desired color on the input device by the operator accurately on the output device, or returning to the value of R, G, B of the color space of the input device and previewing on the monitor. Has been adopted.

[0004]

However, according to this method, only one profile can be selected as the input or output device profile per input or output device. However, in a binary recording apparatus such as an ink jet recording apparatus, which performs recording by hitting or not hitting one dot, gradation data is set to 2
Even if the same output device is used, the color reproduction range or the output gradation characteristic will be different due to the difference in the method for digitizing, such as the dither method or the error diffusion method. Also,
Even if the binarization method is the same, if the recording media, such as coated paper and plain paper, are different, the color reproduction range, output gradation characteristics, etc. are also different. Furthermore, in order to faithfully reproduce the image displayed on the monitor on the recording device, it is possible to adjust by the setting values that can be adjusted by the monitor, such as the gamma value and white point of the monitor.
Even if the same monitor is used, the displayed image will be different. Therefore, even if the same binarization method, recording medium, set value, etc.
One profile data has a drawback that a desired color cannot be accurately reproduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the first invention of the present application is to faithfully reproduce a desired color under the output condition of a predetermined output means.

A second object of the present invention is to accurately determine whether or not the input image data is within the color reproduction range.

A third object of the present invention is to enable the image recording means to faithfully reproduce the color represented by the input color image data depending on the predetermined device.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the image processing method and apparatus of the present invention has the following constitution.

In the image processing method of the first invention of the present application, the information concerning the output condition in the predetermined output means is inputted,
It is characterized in that the color image data is mapped within a color reproduction range that can be reproduced by the predetermined output means under the input output conditions.

The image processing method according to the second aspect of the present invention is an image processing method for determining whether or not the input image data is within the color reproduction range of a predetermined output means, wherein various output conditions of the predetermined output means are satisfied. The feature is that the determination is performed based on the corresponding color reproduction range.

An image processing apparatus according to the third invention of the present application is the first input means for inputting color image data depending on the characteristics of a predetermined device, and the input profile data indicating the characteristics of the predetermined device. No. 1 storage means, second storage means corresponding to various output conditions of a predetermined image recording means for storing output profile data showing characteristics in the output condition, and information indicating output conditions of the image recording means. Based on the output profile data stored in the second storage unit corresponding to the output condition of the image recording unit input by the second input unit And a color space conversion unit that converts the color image data input by the first input unit into a color space.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system according to the present invention. Based on the display image displayed on the monitor 10 by the operator, an image created by an application on the host device is used as a printer 1 such as an inkjet recording device.
1 is a system intended to be reproduced, and a monitor 10 and a recording device 14 are connected to a host 100.

The present invention is not limited to the above system,
A system in which another device such as an image input device such as a scanner and an external storage device that stores image data is connected may be used.

Further, the recording device to be connected is not limited to the printer but may be another device such as a color copying machine.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an image processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numeral 1 indicates whether or not the values of R, G and B depending on the input input device can be reproduced by the output device, and input / output profile setting / reading means 3 and 5 to be described later. It is a color reproduction range calculation means for calculating using the value of the input / output profile read by.

Reference numeral 2 indicates the input / output profile read out by the input / output profile setting / reading means 3 and 5, which will be described later, from the R, G, and B values depending on the input device. The output device currently connected to the system using the values, the C, M, Y, K values to be used by the printer 11, that is, the colors for converting the C, M, Y, K values depending on the printer 11. It is a space conversion means.

Reference numeral 12 is a setting means for setting the type of the monitor 10 connected to the host 100 shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 3 denotes an input profile setting / reading means for setting and reading an input profile according to the type of monitor set by the monitor setting means.

Reference numeral 4 is input profile data describing the device characteristics of the monitor connected to this system. In this profile data, white point and red, gr for defining the monitor-dependent RGB space are specified.
The chromaticity coordinates of the een and blue3 primary colors and the response curve for each color showing the characteristics of the monitor are included.

Reference numeral 9 denotes printer condition setting means for setting various output conditions of the connected printer, that is, parameters for color processing set in the printer, and printer type for setting the type of connected printer. It includes a setting means 8 and a binarization method setting means 6 for setting a binarization method performed by the printer.

Here, the binarization processing method is specifically as follows.
It is a dither method, an error diffusion method, a density pattern method, or the like. In an ink jet recording apparatus, it is possible to reproduce an image only with a binary value, with or without ink being applied to a pixel. The binarization method is a method for reproducing an image including halftone represented by multi-valued data closer to the original with the binary data. Each of the binarizing methods has its own characteristics. Naturally, if the binarizing method is different, the characteristics of the output device such as the color reproduction range change.

An example of the dither method described above is Japanese Patent Application No.
-80085. Similarly, an example of the error diffusion method is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-229786, and an example of the density pattern method is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 57-56964.

The features of the dither method and the error diffusion method will be described below.

The dither method is characterized by high processing speed but poor gradation. Since the gradation is poor, the color reproduction range is narrow. On the other hand, the error diffusion method has a characteristic that the processing speed is slow but the gradation is good. Has good gradation and wide color reproduction range.

That is, the color reproduction range is different between the dither method and the error diffusion method.

The one indicated by 5 is based on the printer setting conditions set by the printer condition setting means 9.
An output profile setting / reading unit for setting and reading an output profile.

Reference numeral 7 is output profile data describing the device characteristics of the recording apparatus connected to this system,
In this profile data, as in the case of the input profile data, the white point, red, green, b
chromaticity coordinates of the three primary colors, response curve for each color, and L ^* a ^* b ^* specific to output profile data
Lookup table (LUT) and L ^* a ^* b for converting device values to device-dependent C, M, Y, K values
LU for checking the color reproduction range of the device from the value of ^*
T is included, and these have data corresponding to all combinations of the type of recording device and the type of binarization method.

Reference numeral 13 indicates the input monitor 1
Based on the values of R, G, B depending on 0 and the output from the color reproduction range calculation means 1, R, G, B output to the monitor 10.
Is a monitor output RGB calculating means for calculating the value of. Specifically, by the color reproduction range calculation means 1, the target R,
When it is determined that the G and B values are within the color reproduction range of the output device, the R, G, and B values are output to the monitor 10 without being converted,
On the other hand, when it is determined that the color reproduction range is out of the range, the values of R, G, and B are converted into 1, 1, 1 and output to the monitor 10 so as to notify the user, and displayed in white blank on the monitor. To do so. In the present invention, the method of notifying the user is not limited to the above-described method. For example, the user may be notified by sound instead of being displayed in black or an image on the screen.

Here, the values of R, G, B in the input device space, that is, the values of R, G, B depending on the monitor 10, which are executed in the color space conversion means 2, are changed to the values of C, M, Y, K in the output device space. The conversion method will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. It is executed through the following four processes based on the set parameters in the printer profile.

(1) RGB → R'G'B 'The first step is to convert RGB values depending on the input device into values corrected based on the response curve.

R ′ = responseR (R) G ′ = responseG (G) B ′ = responseB (B) where responseR () and response
G () and responseB () are functions representing the γ characteristic of the monitor described in the input profile,
Let each function be R, G, B in the input device space.
R ', which indicates the color displayed on the monitor when applied to the value of
Seeking G'and B '.

By the step 1, accurate conversion can be performed by a simple calculation.

(2) R'G'B '→ XYZ The second step is to convert the value of R'G'B' into a value on the XYZ color space.

[0036]

[Outer 1] Here, Rx, Ry, Rz, Gx, Gy, Gz, Bx,
The nine parameters By and Bz are values obtained from the chromaticity coordinates of the red, green and blue phosphors described in the monitor profile and the chromaticity coordinates of the white point of the monitor, and the respective chromaticity coordinates are ( x _R ,
y _R , z _R ), (x _G , y _G , z _G ), (x _B , y _B , z _B ),
Letting (x _W , y _W , z _W ) be Gx × x _R + Gy × y _R + Gz × z _R = 0 Bx × x _R + By × y _R + Bz × z _R = 0 Rxx × _g + Ry × y _G + Rz × z _G = 0 Bx × x _G + By × y _G + Bz × z _G = 0 Rx × x _B + Ry × y _B + Rz × z _B = 0 Gxx × x _B + Gy × y _B + Gz × z _B = 0 Rxx x _W + Ry × y _W + Rz × z _W = 1 Gx × x _W + Gy × y _W + Gz × z _W = 1 Bx × x _W + By × y _W + Bz × z _W = 1 Solved by solving 9 simultaneous equations The
The conversion from R ′, G ′, B ′ to XYZ is executed by an inverse matrix of a 3 × 3 matrix having these nine parameters as its elements. If the white point value of the monitor described in the monitor profile and the white point value of the monitor described in the printer profile are different, the coefficient rule of von Kries (J. von. Kri
es: Die Gesichtsempfindung
en. In W. Nagel (ed.), Handb.
physiol. Menschens. Vol. 3. B
raunschweig: Vieweg, pp. 109
-282 (1905) or the like may be used to perform white point scaling.

By correcting the white point of the monitor based on the white point of the printer, accurate conversion can be performed.

(3) XYZ → L ^* a ^* b ^{* In} the third step, the value in the XYZ color space is converted into the value in the L ^* a ^* b ^* color space which is the uniform color space.

When Y / Yw> 0.008856 L ^* = 116 × (Y / Yw) ¹ / 3−16 When Y / Yw ≦ 0.008856 L ^* = 903.29 × (Y / Yw) X / When Xw> 0.008856 and Y / Yw> 0.008856 and Z / Zw> 0.008856 a ^* = 500 × [(X / Xw) ^1/3 − (Y / Yw)
^1/3 ] b ^* = 200 × [(Y / Yw) ¹ / 3- (Z / Zw)
^1/3 ] In cases other than the above, the terms of the respective cube roots are 7.787 × (X / Xw) +16/116, 7.787 × (Y / Yw) +16/116, 7.787 × (Z / Zw ) +16/116.

(4) L ^* a ^* b ^* → CMYK In the fourth step, the value on the L ^* a ^* b ^* color space, which is a uniform color space, is output to the output device, that is, C depending on the printer 11,
Convert to M, Y, K values.

C = LUT _C [L ^* a ^* b ^* ] M = LUT _M [L ^* a ^* b ^* ] Y = LUT _Y [L ^* a ^* b ^* ] K = LUT _K [L ^* a ^* b ^*] ] Here, LUT _C , LUT _M , and LUT _K are input with L ^* a
^* b ^* is a three-dimensional look-up table (LUT) in which each output is C, M, Y, K, which can be reproduced in advance by a recording device according to a binarization method. , K of the recorded patch is measured, and the obtained L ^* a ^* b ^* value and C, M, Y, and K values are combined, and the patch is displayed on the corresponding LUT grid point. The values of C, M, Y, and K of the patch are set.

Since there is not always a set of C, M, Y, and K values measured on the grid point of the LUT, the distance between the grid point and the colorimetric value is within a certain range. The closest one should be the value of the grid point. Also this LU
It is desirable to use colorimetric data for all combinations of C, M, Y, and K values to create T. However, if the number of all combinations is calculated, C, M, Y, and K have 8 bits each. In this case, 4,294,697,296 = 2, since ³² color measurements must be performed, the actual value is 4,094.
This table may be created by interpolating the color measurement results of about 6 colors.

Since the color reproduction range of the printer is generally narrower than that of other image output devices such as a monitor printing machine, the input image data is outside the color reproduction range of the recording device.
There may be a case where there is no colorimetric data to be placed on the grid points of the LUT. Therefore, the LUT may be created with a value based on the color space compression processing that maps the input pixels outside the color reproduction range into the color reproduction range of the printing apparatus.

As an example of mapping, in the case of mapping in which brightness is preserved without changing hue, L ^* is kept constant and the ratio of a ^* and b ^* is kept constant so that L ^{* is the} highest ^.
A method is conceivable in which C, M, Y, and K within the color reproduction range far from the axis are used as values on the grid points. However, the mapping method is not limited to this.

However, when the color space compression is performed, at least the pixels outside the color reproduction range cannot faithfully reproduce the color by the recording device. Therefore, the user recognizes the pixels outside the color reproduction range notified to the user based on the color reproduction range calculation means 1 and compresses the color space and outputs the compressed color space to the recording apparatus, or changes the recording apparatus that outputs the color space, and changes the color reproduction range to outside the color reproduction range. It is necessary for the user to make a decision, such as outputting with a recording device that has fewer pixels.

As described above, R, G, B depending on the monitor
Is converted to the C, M, Y, K values of the recording device, and the converted C, M, Y, K values are sent to the recording device connected to the present system. This allows the recording device to record a color that is substantially the same as the color displayed on the monitor.

Further, a method for calculating whether the R, G, B values in the input device space can be reproduced by the output device, which is executed by the color reproduction range calculating means 2, will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. explain.

The flow chart shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to that shown in FIG.
The same steps as those in the flowchart shown in FIG.

The following four processes are executed using the parameters in the set printer profile.

(1) RGB → R'G'B 'This is the same conversion as the first step executed by the color space converting means 1.

(2) R'G'B '→ XYZ This is also the same conversion as the second step executed by the color space conversion means 1.

(3) XYZ → L ^* a ^* b ^* This is also the same conversion as the third step executed by the color space conversion means 1.

(4) L ^* a ^* b ^* → 1/0 The fifth step is whether the input image data is within the color reproduction range of the output device based on the value of L ^* a ^* b ^* indicating the input image data. To determine.

1/0 = LUT _g [L ^* a ^* b ^* ] Here, the LUT _g has an input of L ^* a ^* b ^* and an output of 1 (reproducible) / 0 (non-reproducible). A three-dimensional lookup table (LUT), which is an LUT existing in the printer profile set by the output profile setting / reading unit 5.

The LUT is previously stored in
A combination of C, M, Y, and K values that can be reproduced according to the binarization method, and if there is a grid point of the LUT to be placed, 1 is placed there, and if not, 0 is placed. And LUT _C , LUT _M , LUT _Y , L used in the fourth step
As in the case of UT _K , it is desirable to use color measurement data for all combinations of C, M, Y, and K values, but this table is created by interpolating about 4,096 color measurement results. You may. As described above, it is calculated whether the values of R ', G', and B'depending on the monitor can be reproduced by the recording device connected to the present system, and the result is output to the monitor output RGB calculation means 13. As a result, the position of the pixel in the color reproduction range can be notified to the user by the display on the monitor.

Further, since the output profile, that is, the printer profile is set based on the printer type and the binarization method performed in the printer, color processing can be performed based on the parameter faithful to the characteristics of the output device. .

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the arrangement of an image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the gamma value setting means 21 for setting the gamma value of the monitor is replaced with the input profile setting / reading / changing means 3 in place of the configuration of the first embodiment.
The monitor profile 12 has one type for each monitor. Further, the density / balance setting means 20 for setting the density of the output image and the balance of the C, M, Y, and K inks sets the output profile /
The printer profile 14 is connected to the read / change means 25, and has one type of printer profile 14 for each recording device. With such a configuration, one profile data can be selected for one type of monitor according to the currently set gamma value of the monitor, and this profile data is read and the response curve is changed according to the gamma value. In addition, one profile data can be selected for one type of recording device according to the currently set density and color balance value, and by reading this profile data and changing the response curve according to the density and color balance value, The color of the monitor and the color output by the printer can be matched.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining the arrangement of an image processing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, the recording medium setting means 60 is connected to the output profile setting / reading means. With such a configuration, it is possible to select a plurality of profile data in consideration of not only the type of binarization method of the recording apparatus but also the difference in color reproduction range due to the difference in recording medium, and more accurately monitor It is possible to match the color with the color output by the printer.

Here, the recording medium is a recording medium on which an image is recorded by the recording device, such as coated paper, plain paper,
There are OHP, BPF, glossy paper, and the like.

The features of each recording medium will be briefly described below.

Coated paper, BPF, and glossy paper have a wide color reproduction range, and plain paper and BJ cloth have a narrow color reproduction range. Also,
Since the OHP expresses a color with transmitted light, the color reproduction range is wide.

As described above, the color reproduction range differs depending on the recording medium.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining the arrangement of an image processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 7, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, preview profile data 10 is provided in addition to the output profile data 7 of the first embodiment. By using this preview profile, when the preview mode is set to ON, the colors that cannot be reproduced by the recording device are output from the recording device, that is, by the color space compression processing. The color based on the obtained image data can be previewed on the monitor in advance. Therefore, the result of the color space compression processing can be confirmed. In this case, unlike the case of the output profile data 7, the preview profile data 10 has L ^* a ^*
Instead of a lookup table for converting the value of b ^* into the device-dependent values of C, M, Y, K, L ^* a ^* b
^It includes a look-up table that describes color space compression from ^* values to L ^* a ^* b ^* values. As a result, the values of R, G, and B input to the color space conversion unit 11 are RG by the conversion in steps (1) to (3) described in the first embodiment.
B-> L ^* a ^* b ^* is converted, and further step (4)
L ^* a ^* b ^* -> L ^* 'a ^* ' according to the look-up table described in the preview profile in
It is converted into b ^* ', and by further performing the reverse conversion of the conversions of (3) to (1), the values of R, G, and B are returned to be displayed on the monitor. With such a configuration, it is possible to display in advance on a monitor a difference in color reproduction range due to a difference in binarization method, a difference in output gradation characteristic, or the like.

As described above, the profile data describing the characteristics of the input / output device is set in correspondence with the input / output device of the system, and the set input / output profile is read out, whereby the color space of the input device is set. The specified R, G, B values are converted into C, M, Y, K values in the color space of the output device so that the operator accurately reproduces the desired color on the input device on the output device. Alternatively, in a system in which the values of R, G, and B of the color space of the input device are returned and previewed on a monitor, a desired color can be accurately reproduced even if the binarization method, media, various setting values, etc. are different. It is now possible to preview on the monitor.

(Fifth Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining the arrangement of an image processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 8, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the first embodiment, the image data of RGB values input to the host 100 is RGB depending on the monitor.
Was the value of.

In this embodiment, an image processing apparatus will be described in which the input RGB values are device-independent XYZ values.

Reference numeral 81 is an input means for inputting device-independent XYZ values from an external device. 82 is a device-independent XYZ value input by the input means,
It is an RGB calculation means 82 for converting into RGB values depending on the monitor 10 based on the input profile showing the characteristics of the monitor 10.

As described above, the feature of the present embodiment is that the XYZ values that are independent of the input device are converted into RGB values that are dependent on the monitor.

That is, the input image is converted by converting it into image data having a desired characteristic serving as a reference in the image processing apparatus based on the input profile in which the characteristic of the image data input to the input means is described. The color of the data can be faithfully reproduced on the monitor and the printer.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
An input or output profile setting / reading means for providing a plurality of profile data corresponding to various settings of an input or output device, and reading a profile corresponding to the device type and various settings of the device or setting of a processing mode, By providing a color space conversion means that changes the processing method according to various settings or processing modes, it is possible to convert the color value specified in the color space of the input device into the value in the color space of the output device. It has become possible to accurately reproduce colors in various image processing systems even if various settings are changed.

In the above embodiment, the CIE LAB space is used as the input color space of the look-up table of the output profile, but if device-independent description is possible, the CIE XYZ space or CI is used.
An ELUV space or the like may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the output to the recording apparatus is assumed to be four colors of C, M, Y and K, but three colors of R, G and B or C, M and Y are used.
It goes without saying that the same configuration can be made even if the number of colors and even more colors are used. Further, in the embodiment described here, the gamma value is set for the input device, and the binarization method and the setting of the recording medium, the preview mode, the density and the color balance are set for the output device. You may have or change each profile data for other settings.

Further, the printer used in the present invention may be a printer having a head of the type that causes film boiling due to thermal energy to eject liquid droplets and a recording method using the head.

[0081]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the desired color can be faithfully reproduced under the output condition of the predetermined output means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it can be accurately determined whether the input image data is within the color reproduction range.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the color represented by the input color image data depending on the predetermined device can be faithfully reproduced by the image recording means.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of color space conversion processing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of color reproduction range calculation processing.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus of a fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Monitor 11 Printer 100 Host

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. Inputting information relating to output conditions in a predetermined output means, and mapping color image data within a color reproduction range that can be reproduced by the predetermined output means under the input output conditions. Image processing method. 2. The image processing method according to claim 1, further comprising storing a plurality of data based on characteristics of the output conditions corresponding to various output conditions of a predetermined output unit. 3. Various output conditions of the predetermined output means are 2
The image processing method according to claim 1, wherein the image processing method relates to a binarization process. 4. The image processing method according to claim 1, wherein the various output conditions of the predetermined output unit relate to image density or color balance. 5. The image processing method according to claim 1, wherein the various output conditions of the predetermined output unit relate to a recording medium. 6. The image processing method according to claim 1, wherein the mapping is performed by performing color space compression processing. 7. An image processing method for determining whether or not the input image data is within a color reproduction range of a predetermined output means, based on a color reproduction range corresponding to various output conditions of the predetermined output means. An image processing method characterized by the above. 8. The various output conditions of the predetermined output means are 2
The image processing method according to claim 7, wherein the image processing method relates to a binarization process. 9. The image processing method according to claim 7, wherein the various output conditions of the predetermined output unit relate to image density or color balance. 10. The image processing method according to claim 7, wherein the various output conditions of the output unit relate to a recording medium. 11. A first input means for inputting color image data depending on characteristics of a predetermined device, a first storage means for storing input profile data showing characteristics of the predetermined device, and a predetermined image. Second storage means for storing output profile data indicating characteristics of the output condition corresponding to various output conditions of the recording means, and second inputting information indicating the output condition of the image recording means
The input profile data, the input profile data, and the output profile data stored in the second storage unit corresponding to the output condition of the image recording unit input by the second input unit. An image processing apparatus comprising: a color space conversion unit that converts the color image data input by the input unit into a color space. 12. Various output conditions for the image recording means include:
The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the image processing apparatus relates to binarization processing. 13. Various output conditions of the image recording means include:
The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the setting is for image density or color balance. 14. Various output conditions of the image recording means include:
The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the image processing apparatus relates to a recording medium. 15. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the output profile data recorded in the second recording means corresponds to the type of the image recording means. 16. The input profile data, which is stored in the first storage means and indicates the characteristics of a predetermined device, corresponds to various output conditions of the predetermined device. 11. The image processing device according to item 11. 17. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined device is a display device. 18. The image processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the various output conditions of the display device are settings relating to a gamma value.