Methods and devices process an electronic image of an item that has a background color and line features of a second color distinct from the background color. An electronic image and a menu option are displayed to allow the user to define at least one area of the electronic image as a distinctive color region. The electronic image is separated into different planes, and line features within the distinctive color region are removed from a second mask plane (second color) and added to a third mask plane (third color). The first plane, second mask plane, and third mask plane, are combined into an electronic file, and automatically stored.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of combining a group element so that a color intended by a user is output ultimately even in the case where flattening is performed on the way of the processing performed on the group.

An image processing apparatus includes an area extracting unit and a table image detecting unit. The area extracting unit is configured to extract a halftone dot area and character images in an image. The table image detecting unit is configured to detect the extracted halftone dot area as a table image if (a) the extracted halftone dot area includes no ruled lines and (b1) at least two of the detected character images are arranged in a primary scanning direction or a secondary scanning direction in the halftone dot area and (b2) character alignment of a tabular layout is detected on the character images on the basis of positional relations between divisional areas into which the halftone dot area is equally divided and the character images.

A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program causes a computer to execute: a) analyzing unconverted first page description language data to determine whether a repetitive pattern image portion is included in the first page description language data; b) separating the repetitive pattern image portion from the first page description language data when it is determined that the repetitive pattern image portion is included in the first page description language data; c) generating first partial data in a second page description language; d) generating second partial data in the second page description language based on a portion other than the repetitive pattern image portion of the first page description language data; and e) generating converted data that relates to the first page description language data and is second page description language data based on the first partial data and the second partial data.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of combining a group element so that a color intended by a user is output ultimately even in the case where flattening is performed on the way of the processing performed on the group.

An image processing apparatus that generates a multiplexed image for executing printing in a printing machine that includes either a first apparatus using an electrophotographic method or a second apparatus using an inkjet method, the image processing apparatus includes a print data acquisition unit configured to acquire print data to be printed onto a print medium, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire embedment information, and an image generation unit configured to embed the embedment information into the print data in such a manner that an embedment strength at which the embedment information is embedded into the same print data becomes stronger in a case where the printing machine uses the electrophotographic method than that in a case where the printing machine uses the inkjet method.

Systems and methods where at least one intended printing parameter of a printing mechanism of a card personalization system is modified in real-time to a new printing parameter just prior to printing on the card to tailor the printing parameter(s) from one card to the next. The modification of the intended printing parameter(s) may occur after the card has been input from a card input of the card personalization system. The printing parameter(s) used by the printing mechanism to print on each card can be modified in real-time so that the printing that is performed on each card can be improved.

A method of determining at least one layout for imaging at least one relief precursor, comprising: receiving image job data for at least one image job comprising at least two raster image files having at least two different resolutions and/or at least two different quality settings requiring different imaging modes; and determining, using processing means, at least one layout including the image job data for imaging at least one mask layer of the at least one relief precursor, taking into account a total amount of imaging time required to image the at least one mask layer.

An electronic device according to the present disclosure comprises: a camera having a first field of view; and at least one processor operatively connected to the camera, wherein the at least one processor can be configured to: acquire a first background image having a second field of view that is larger than the first field of view by allowing photography to be performed while changing the direction in which the camera faces, acquire, using the camera, a second background image corresponding to the first field of view and a subject positioned within the second background image, generate a composite image by combining a first part of the first background image and a second part of the second background image on the basis of the distance between a designated position of the second background image and the subject, and generate an image including the composite image and the subject.

A method of preparing image job data for imaging a mask layer includes receiving at least one raster image file, preparing image job data for imaging the mask layer, the preparing comprising: including data relative to the at least one raster image file in the image job data so as to image at least one corresponding image area of the mask layer; determining a non-functional area of the mask layer outside of the at least one corresponding image area; and including filling imaging data in said image job data for imaging said non-functional area.