Patent classifications
G
G03
G03G
2215/00
G03G2215/04
G03G2215/0429
G03G2215/0431
G03G2215/0431
Image forming apparatus employing technique that reduces amount of coloring material consumed
When an edge effect or sweeping occurs in a developing material, pixels, among a plurality of pixels that configure image data, will arise in which a developing material consumption amount rises beyond an original consumption amount. A CPU corrects the developing material consumption amount for the pixels, among the plurality of pixels that configure the image data, in which the developing material consumption amount will rise beyond the original consumption amount.