An image forming system executes determination processing with an intensity of an image editing process being a first intensity and a determination threshold being a first value and does not execute the determination processing with the intensity of the image editing process being the first intensity and the determination threshold being a second value. The system executes the determination processing with the intensity of the image editing process being a second intensity greater than the first intensity and the determination threshold being the first value and does not execute the determination processing with the intensity of the image editing process being the second intensity and the determination threshold being the second value.

An image formation system includes an image forming apparatus and an inserter. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a conveyance device, and a control device. The control device functions as a controller and an executor. The controller allows the inserter to insert an interleaving paper between sheets of printed material at an insertion start timing specified by a print job. When the plurality of calibrations include a second calibration capable of being completed within an interleaving paper insertion time required to insert the interleaving paper or a third calibration capable of being completed within a total time of the interleaving paper insertion time and a predetermined additional time, the executor executes the second calibration or the third calibration in time with the insertion start timing.

Provided is an image processing device coupled to a printing device that performs printing on a medium by ejecting ink having a plurality of colors, and configured to convert image data into ink amount data. The image processing device includes: an input unit configured to input a search condition; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of search values based on the search condition input by the input unit; a table storage unit storing a plurality of image conversion tables for converting the image data into the ink amount data; and a search unit configured to search the plurality of image conversion tables for a target image conversion table based on the plurality of search values acquired by the acquisition unit.

An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium that execute density characteristics acquisition processing at an appropriate timing are provided.

The invention relates to a system for printing on colored background other than black or white, the system comprising: an apparatus for receiving input data respecting an image printable on the colored background, the image constituting one of a color and a grayscale containing transparency information, the apparatus processing the input data and outputting white underbase information including printing ink separation; a dual-acting device capable of acting in a first aspect as a plate making or film generating means in respect of offline printing, and in a second aspect acting as a print controller in respect of online printing; and a printing device selected from a group consisting of offset printing device, screen printing device and Hybrid printing device when offline printing being adapted, and/or, selected from a group comprising inkjet printer, laser printer and toner-based printer when online printing being resorted.

An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data including reflection characteristics information indicating reflection characteristics of a material with respect to incident light; a calculation unit configured to calculate, from reflection characteristics indicated by the reflection characteristics information corresponding to each pixel included in an area of a predetermined size in an image indicated by the image data, a statistical amount indicating the reflection characteristics of the area with the predetermined size; and a generation unit configured to generate arrangement data representing an arrangement of a structure including a printing material on a recording medium, based on the statistical amount.

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a printing device is described. The printing device includes a print controller with a processor and memory. The print controller generates print instructions. Specifically, the print controller receives print image data representing an image to be printed and identifies enclosed regions in a background print agent plane. The print controller also determines a size of the enclosed regions of background print agent plane and responsive to the size of an enclosed region being smaller than a threshold size, removes the enclosed region from the background print agent plane. The printing device also includes a print agent distribution system to apply the background print agent and the image print agent to a substrate according to the print instructions.

An image reading apparatus reads an image on a document surface. The image reading apparatus includes a document-supporting unit, a light source, and an image reading unit. The document-supporting unit supports the document and transmits light. The light source, from a direction inclined with respect to a line perpendicular to the document surface, irradiates the document surface with an irradiation beam transmitted through the document-supporting unit. The image reading unit reads the image in accordance with light reflected from the document surface and thereby generates image data. The document-supporting unit enables varying degree that the irradiation beam scatters in passing through the document-supporting unit.

The present invention provides a card which may be issued smoothly. The member card 2 comprises the base material layer 21 having the light transmittable base material and the printing layer 22, and wherein the first information 2201 to be confirmed from the first surface 21a of the base material layer 21 and the second information 2202 to be confirmed from the second surface 21b of the base material layer 21 are only printed on one surface of the base material layer 21. In the base material layer 21, the region which is printed with the second information 2202 is light transmittable region, and the second information 2202 may be visually recognized from the second surface 21b of the base material layer 21.

An image processing apparatus includes a fluorescence pixel detecting unit, a peripheral pixel analyzing unit, and an image processing unit. The fluorescence pixel detecting unit is configured to detect a fluorescence pixel that has a fluorescent color in a document image. The peripheral pixel analyzing unit is configured to detect consecutive non-fluorescence pixels with no fluorescent colors among peripheral pixels within a predetermined range from the detected fluorescence pixel. The consecutive non-fluorescence pixels is at least a predetermined number of consecutive pixels and has a color difference equal to or less than a predetermined value between one and another of the consecutive non-fluorescence pixels. The image processing unit is configured to perform an emphasizing process of improving visibility for the detected consecutive non-fluorescence pixels.