In a case where image data for which brief spot color matching has been performed is stored by a BOX function, it is not possible to output the image data in correct color on a condition that the image data is transmitted to another device as it is. In a case where image data is stored by the BOX function, in a printer driver that generates PDL data therefor, a color matching method of type accompanied by the brief spot color matching is not allowed to be set.

A printing device includes: a printing unit performing printing; and a control unit that, when accepting a character code associated with a plurality of font designs, causes the printing unit to print a character indicated by the character code, based on a priority level allocated to each of the plurality of font designs. The control unit changes the priority level of the plurality of font designs in response to a first command that is accepted. The first command is a command indicating the priority level of the font design that is a part of the plurality of font designs.

A color printing system manages ICC profiles by controlling ink use without performing the ICC profile creation operations. To obtain an ink limit for an ICC profile, a table associated with the ICC profile is parsed to determine the ink limit. The ink limit is decreased or increased. For an ink limit decrease, a color over the decreased ink limit is adjusted to meet the new ink limit. The ICC profile is updated accordingly. For an ink limit increase, the combination of primary colors are boosted by a percentage amount. Checks are made with regard to the volume-based ink limit and an quality check operation to accepted the boosted amount. The ICC profile is updated accordingly.

An information processing system acquires, using a reading device, a read image from an original on which a handwritten character is written; acquires, based on the read image, a partial image that is a partial region of the read image and a binarized image that expresses the partial image by two tones; performs learning of a learning model based on learning data that uses the partial image as a correct answer image and the binarized image as an input image; acquires print data including a font character; generates conversion image data including a gradation character obtained by inputting the font character to the learning model; and causes an image forming device to form an image based on the generated conversion image data.

A terminal device may generate a first label file based on a specific label file. The specific label file may include one or more object regions in which a print target object is to be placed and first text information written in a first object region of the one or more object regions. The first label file may include the one or more object regions and does not include the first text information. The terminal device may generate a first database file associated with the first label file. The first database file may store a first field name corresponding to the first object region and a first text obtained by using the first text information in association with each other. The terminal device may generate first print data by using the first label file and the first database file, and send the first print data to a label printer.

Methods for identifying and generating a preview set of documents for use with variable data printing operations reduce the number of records that are previewed using filtering criteria. Records to be included in the preview set include text objects having text variables, image objects having image variables, and barcode objects having barcode variables. Records for the preview set also include those defined by rules and associated conditions based on data provided to generate the documents. A better representation of the variable data print job is provided.

Methods for producing a label for a prescription container having non-prescription specific information pre-printed off-site from the pharmacy by a label supplier. The methods optimize prescription container size by providing the pharmacy with the ability to efficiently print and apply a label to the prescription container with the pre-printed non-prescription specific information for most prescriptions with shorter prescription specific information or to print and apply a label without the non-prescription specific information for prescriptions with longer prescription specific information.

An information processing device that transmits print data to a printing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores combination information configured to identify a combination of a color of a print medium and a color of a color material and an adaptive density range that is a range of print densities suitable for reading a code image, a print combination information acquisition unit that acquires print combination information configured to identify a combination of a color of the print medium and a color of the color material, a density setting value acquisition unit that acquires a density setting value, a density determination unit that determines, whether the density setting value is included in the adaptive density range stored in association with the combination information same as the print combination information, and a density change unit that changes a print density of the print data.

Color conversion attempt to reproduce an input CMYK combination on a print media using an output CMYK combination. In a 2-step process, ICC profiles are used for the color conversion. In some instances, a 1-step process may be used that avoids the use of the ICC profiles and provides a faster processing time. A color progression checker determines whether the 1-step process may be used for color conversions based on standard deviations of the colorants along paths within a three-dimensional look-up table for a destination ICC profile. If a certain number of standard deviations exceed 20%, then the 1-step process for color conversion may not be effective.

Provided is an image forming apparatus that speeds up the performance in the auto color mode. A document reading unit reads a document and outputs image data. A document determination unit temporarily determines the document as a monochrome document when the ratio of the color components of the document is equal to or less than the monochrome threshold value at a specific timing after the document reading unit starts reading the document. An image processing unit performs monochrome image processing on the image data. A document determination unit determines that the document is a color document when the ratio of the color components of the image data is equal to or more than the color threshold value while the image processing for the monochrome document is being performed.