FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of a printing system in a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of print data generation apparatus in the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a spectral reflectances prediction process in the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is diagrams for explaining normalization when calculating a first relational equation in the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining combination data in the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining calculation of the first relational equation in the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of one plot in the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a table for explaining how to obtain a square error in the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of Step S160 in a case in which prediction target gradation values include a gradation value other than a gradation value in which spectral reflectances regarding a reference color are obtained is the first embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an occurrence of a tone jump in a vicinity of a characteristics-acquired gradation value.
