Image processing apparatus and color image processing apparatus
Abstract
Abstract Translated from Japanese (57)【要約】 【課題】プリンタ等の出力装置における階調再現性に優 れた擬似階調処理を行う。 【解決手段】1画素256階調の入力階調画像データ を、多値ディザ処理して1画素8階調の画像データへ変 換する場合に、ディザの基準閾値配列を規定の閾値範囲 内で低階調となる領域では閾値配列A1に示すように局 所的に周期的でかつ規則的な出力特性を示すパターンと なる閾値配列として画素を形成する。また、ディザの基 準閾値配列を規定の閾値範囲内で相対的に中間階調部か ら高階調部となる領域では局所的に非周期的な出力特性 を示すパターンとなる閾値配列として画素を形成する。 (57) [Summary] A pseudo gradation process excellent in gradation reproducibility in an output device such as a printer is performed. In the case where input gradation image data of 256 gradations per pixel is converted into image data of 8 gradations per pixel by multi-value dither processing, the reference threshold array of dither is low within a specified threshold range. Pixels are formed as a threshold array having a pattern showing a locally periodic and regular output characteristic as shown in a threshold array A1 in a region where gradation is obtained. Further, pixels are formed as a threshold array having a pattern showing locally non-periodic output characteristics in a region where the dither reference threshold array is relatively from a middle gray level to a high gray level within a specified threshold range. .
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuhiko Nakahara
- 👤 信彦 中原
- 👤 Hiromoto Umezawa
- 👤 浩基 梅澤
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