CN101494720B - Image output device and method - Google Patents

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CN101494720B
CN101494720B CN2009100059451A CN200910005945A CN101494720B CN 101494720 B CN101494720 B CN 101494720B CN 2009100059451 A CN2009100059451 A CN 2009100059451A CN 200910005945 A CN200910005945 A CN 200910005945A CN 101494720 B CN101494720 B CN 101494720B
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The invention provides an image output device and image output method. The image output device comprises an image file storing part (32) which stores a plurality of image data with different color reproduction range; a color reproduction range information obtaining part (37) which obtains information corresponding to the color reproduction range of an image reproduction device for reproducing the image; an image data extracting part (34) which extracts image data corresponding to the information obtained by the color reproduction range information obtaining part from image files; and an output part (35) which outputs image data extracted by the image data extracting part to the image reproduction device.

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Image output device and image output method
Cross reference to related application
The present invention serves as the basis with Japanese patent application 2008-015259 number of filing an application on January 25th, 2008 and it is advocated priority, and the full content of this former patent application is contained in this by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of image output device and image output method, can export efficiently by corrected image data rightly to the different a plurality of image-reproducing means of color reproduction characteristic.
Background technology
In the past, to image-reproducing means (monitor, printer etc.) output image the time,, then there was the problem of the image of visibly different form and aspect of output and colourity if the color reproduction characteristic of image-reproducing means is different with the color characteristics of image.
Therefore, propose a kind of technical scheme, come the color characteristics of conversion image data, form the image that is suitable for image-reproducing means through the color reproduction characteristic of considering image-reproducing means.
In the device that is proposed, has the fundamental characteristics value of the color characteristics of R, G, B that comprises NTSC or high definition TV specification or the display unit of in image display systems such as work station, using.Use the fundamental characteristics value of therefrom appointment, the input data are implemented to handle to the color adjustment of a plurality of representative points of input data in color space.And, according to the characteristic value and the color reproduction model of tape deck, calculate the immediate Y, M, the C matched data that are used to print these representative points, improve picture quality (japanese kokai publication hei 7-177367 communique) thus.
But, the disclosed technology of japanese kokai publication hei 7-177367 communique for example image-reproducing means with specific color reproduction characteristic such as NTSC or sRGB (Standard RGB) as object.Therefore, with as the basic colors reproducing characteristic of prerequisite not simultaneously, the color reproduction quality of the image of being exported may not be high in the color reproduction characteristic of image-reproducing means.For example, the color reproduction scope of the input data after correction is during less than the color reproduction scope of transcriber, and the problem of the color reproduction scope of transcriber can not be fully applied flexibly in existence.
And, in the disclosed technology of japanese kokai publication hei 7-177367 communique, as being to generate matched data and image correcting data to one of output action of image-reproducing means.Therefore, when the different a plurality of image-reproducing means of color reproduction characteristic are exported same view data, will all carry out calculation process, this will hinder fast processing at every turn.In addition, when a plurality of view data being exported to independently image-reproducing means respectively, based on identical reason, processing needs the time.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to, a kind of image output device and image output method are provided, can export efficiently by corrected image data rightly to the different a plurality of image-reproducing means of color reproduction characteristic.
The image output device that the 1st aspect of the present invention relates to; To the different a plurality of image-reproducing means outputs view data corresponding of color reproduction characteristic with the color reproduction characteristic of each image-reproducing means; Said image output device has: the color reproduction range information is obtained portion, and it obtains the reproduction color gamut information of at least one image-reproducing means that is connected with said image output device; Color reproduction range information preservation portion, it preserves the reproduction color gamut information that by the said color reproduction range information portion of obtaining; Image transitions portion, the RAW data transaction of its shooting is and the corresponding view data of reproduction color gamut information of preserving; The image file storage part, its said image transitions portion is changed, and to have a plurality of image data storage of reproducing color gamut information be an image file; Image data extraction portion, it extracts a view data according to the reproduction color gamut information of the image-reproducing means of said image output device output with by the reproduction color gamut information of the view data of said image transitions portion conversion; And efferent; It is to the view data that the output of said image-reproducing means is extracted by said image data extraction portion, and said image data extraction portion extracts near the view data of the colour gamut of image-reproducing means, or than the colour gamut of image-reproducing means images with high image quality data more.
The image output method that the 2nd aspect of the present invention relates to; To the different a plurality of image-reproducing means outputs view data corresponding with the color reproduction characteristic of each image-reproducing means of color reproduction characteristic, said image output method comprises: the step of obtaining the reproduction color gamut information of at least one image-reproducing means that is connected with image output device; Preserve the step of the mutually different reproduction color gamut information of being obtained; Be the RAW data transaction of taking the step of the view data corresponding with the reproduction color gamut information of preservation; Is a plurality of image data storage of being changed with reproduction color gamut information the step of an image file; According to the reproduction color gamut information of the view data of the reproduction color gamut information of the image-reproducing means of said image output device output and conversion, the step of a view data of extraction; With step from the view data of extracting in the step of said view data to said image-reproducing means output that extracting; In extracting the step of said view data, extract view data, or than the colour gamut of image-reproducing means images with high image quality data more near the colour gamut of image-reproducing means.
To illustrate advantage of the present invention in the explanation below, and part advantage wherein is obviously according to following explanation, perhaps can knows through embodiment of the present invention.Can recognize and obtain advantage of the present invention through following enforcement means that particularly point out and combination.
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Fig. 1 is the figure of the structure of the image generation/output system of expression with image output device that execution mode of the present invention relates to.
Fig. 2 is the figure of the structure of expression camera head.
Fig. 3 is the figure of the structure of presentation video generating apparatus.
Fig. 4 is the figure of the structure of presentation video output device.
Fig. 5 is the figure of the structure of the monitor/projecting apparatus in the presentation video transcriber.
Fig. 6 is the figure of the structure of the printer in the presentation video transcriber.
Fig. 7 is the presentation video output device obtains the step of reproducing color gamut information from image-reproducing means a flow chart.
Fig. 8 is the presentation video generating apparatus is generated the step of multiimage file by captured view data a flow chart.
Fig. 9 is the figure of the association of the expression data that are used to generate multiimage file.
Figure 10 is the figure of the structure of expression jpeg file.
Figure 11 is the figure of comparison of many picture structures and the JPEG structure of expression multiimage file.
Figure 12 is the multiimage file that generated of expression and the corresponding figure of data.
Figure 13 is the presentation video output device transmits the image output step of dateout to image-reproducing means according to multiimage file a flow chart.
Figure 14 is the flow chart of the step of presentation video transcriber output image.
Figure 15 is expression based on the figure of the structure of the video generation device of match colors technology and image output device.
Figure 16 is the figure of the topology example of presentation video generating apparatus and image output device.
Figure 17 is the figure of other topology examples of presentation video generating apparatus and image output device.
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Fig. 1 is the figure of the structure of the image generation/output system of expression with image output device that execution mode of the present invention relates to.
Image generation/output system has camera head 10, video generation device 20, image output device 30 and a plurality of image-reproducing means 40.The structure and the action of each device of being located at this image generation/output system are described.
Fig. 2 is the figure of the structure of expression camera head 10.
In this camera head 10, the various piece in the blanket control device of CPU1.In Fig. 2, solid arrow is represented the flow process of data, and dotted arrow is represented the flow process controlled.
From the optical system 2 of the light of being taken the photograph body, accept by the image pickup part that is arranged on the camera lens back side 3 through constituting by camera lens and aperture.Image pickup part 3 for example utilizes photo-electric conversion element such as CCD to constitute, and converts shot object image into the electric signal of simulation.The electric signal of the simulation of being changed through analogue amplifier (A-AMP) 4 by the adjustment gain after, the view data that converts into as numerical data by analog-digital converter (ADC) 5.And the numerical data after the conversion is kept among the DRAM6 for the time being.
Then, image processing module 7 is read view data from DRAM6, and implements to comprise the image processing that compression such as JPEG is handled, and generates predetermined photographic information and writes back among the DRAM6.And when the user had indicated the transmission view data through operating portion 9, image processing module 7 passed to video generation device 20 to RAW data after the image processing and photographic information through efferent 8.
In addition,, be not limited to communication unit, also can carry out through recording medium (not shown) from the transmission of camera head 10 to the RAW of video generation device 20 data and header information.
Fig. 3 is the figure of the structure of presentation video generating apparatus 20.
Video generation device 20 is made up of input part 21, image processing part 22, header information generation portion 23, image recording portion 24, client's directory stores portion 25 and input and output portion 26.
RAW data and photographic information that input part 21 receives from camera head 10.Image processing part 22 carries out image processing according to a plurality of color gamut informations to the RAW data, generates a plurality of images.The color gamut information of the image that is generated at this moment, is recorded in the client's catalogue (will narrate in the back) that is stored in client's directory stores portion 25.
Header information generation portion 23 generates and these corresponding header informations of a plurality of images that is generated according to photographic information, image and header information is stored in the multiimage file (will narrate in the back), and is recorded in the image recording portion 24.Input and output portion 26 passes to image output device 30 with multiimage file.And input and output portion 26 receives the reproduction color gamut information of image-reproducing means 40 from image output device 30, and is stored in the client's catalogue that is arranged in client's directory stores portion 25.
Fig. 4 is the figure of the structure of presentation video output device 30.
In image output device 30, be provided with input and output portion 31, image recording portion 32, image gamut information acquiring section 33, optimized image extraction portion 34, image efferent 35, input and output portion 36 and reproduction color gamut information and obtain portion 37.
Input and output portion 31 receives multiimage file from video generation device 20, and is stored in the image recording portion 32.Image gamut information acquiring section 33 is an image gamut information from the color gamut information that multiimage file obtains each image.The reproduction color gamut information obtains portion 37 and promptly reproduces color gamut information through the color gamut information that input and output portion 36 obtains image-reproducing means 40.
Optimized image extraction portion 34 confirms the image gamut information of the best corresponding with the reproduction color gamut information of image-reproducing means 40 in the image gamut information of each image according to multiimage file, and extracts the view data with this image gamut information.Image efferent 35 converts the view data of being extracted the data of image-reproducing means 40 usefulness into, through the reproducing movement of input and output portion 36 control chart pictures.
And, reproduce color gamut information and obtain portion 37 through input and output portion 31, pass to video generation device 20 to the reproduction color gamut information of the image-reproducing means that is received 40.In video generation device 20, be recorded in the reproduction color gamut information that transmits as stated in client's catalogue.
Fig. 5 is the figure of the structure of the monitor/projecting apparatus 40a in the presentation video transcriber 40.
Monitor/projecting apparatus 40a has image displaying part 41 and intrinsic information preservation portion 42.Image displaying part 41 is carried out display action according to the RGB data from image output device 30.The intrinsic information that intrinsic information preservation portion 42 preserves monitor/projecting apparatus 40a is the reproduction color gamut information of RGB, and passes to image output device 30 as requested.
Fig. 6 is the figure of the structure of the printer 40b in the presentation video transcriber 40.
Printer 40b has RGB-CMY converter section 43, prints head 44 and intrinsic information preservation portion 45.RGB-CMY converter section 43 is the RGB data transaction from image output device 30 cmyk data.Print head 44 according to the cmyk data that is provided, print image on medium.The intrinsic information that intrinsic information preservation portion 45 preserves printer 40b promptly reproduces color gamut information, and as requested its reproduction color gamut information as RGB is passed to image output device 30.
Below, specify the action of image generation/output system.
Fig. 7 is presentation video output device 30 obtains the step of reproducing color gamut information from image-reproducing means 40 a flow chart.
At step S01, reproduce color gamut information and obtain the reproduction color gamut information is obtained in portion's 37 execution from the intrinsic information preservation portion 42,45 of transcriber 40 action.At this, when a plurality of transcribers 40 connect image output device 30, the whole transcribers 40 that connected are carried out the action of obtaining the reproduction color gamut information.At step S02, confirm whether to have obtained the reproduction color gamut information.
When S02 is " being ", promptly obtained when reproducing color gamut information the step of execution in step S04.
When S02 is " denying ", when promptly having at least a reproduction color gamut information not obtained,, the transcriber of failing to obtain 40 is prompted to the user at step S03, it reproduces color gamut information to require input.The user manually imports the reproduction color gamut information of this transcriber 40 through not shown operating portion.Import for one in a plurality of reproduction color gamut informations that this manual input also can preestablish and store through appointment.And the user also can refuse and not import the reproduction color gamut information of this transcriber 40.During this situation, according to the said execution default treatment in back.
At step S04, the reproduction color gamut information obtains portion 37 and passes to video generation device 20 to the reproduction color gamut information that is obtained, and is recorded in client's catalogue of client's directory stores portion 25.
Through this step, in client's catalogue, record and narrate the reproduction color gamut information of the transcriber 40 that is connected with image output device 30, but the different reproduction color gamut information of having registered can not deleted.That is the in store reproduction color gamut information that is connected to the transcriber 40 of image output device 30 in the past in client's catalogue.
To be presentation video generating apparatus 20 generate the flow chart of the step of multiimage file according to captured view data to Fig. 8, and Fig. 9 is the figure of the association of the expression data that are used to generate multiimage file.Describe with reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9.
At step S10, video generation device 20 obtains RAW data and the photographic information that camera head 10 is taken.At step S11, image processing part 22 generates master image according to the sRGB color gamut information, generates sub-picture according to the AdobeRGB color gamut information.And, also generate sub-picture according to the reproduction color gamut information that is registered in client's catalogue.
In Fig. 9, set sRGB color gamut information and AdobeRGB color gamut information as the acquiescence color gamut information, registration has the reproduction color gamut information corresponding to 5 kinds of transcribers 40 in client's catalogue.
The reproduction color gamut information of in client's catalogue, registering comprises following content.Wx: the colourity x of white point, Wy: the chromaticity y of white point, Rx: red colourity x, Ry: red chromaticity y, Gx: green colourity x, Gy: green chromaticity y, Bx: blue colourity x, By: blue chromaticity y.
In Fig. 9, video generation device 20 generates 1 master image and 6 sub-pictures, and compresses according to the JPEG mode.
At step S12, header information generation portion 23 generates the image gamut information and the needed information of image decompressor of sub-picture group, as header information.
In Fig. 9, the needed information of image decompressor comprises picture size, compress mode and photographic information, is set with the acquiescence color gamut information and is registered in the reproduction color gamut information in client's catalogue about the color gamut information of sub-picture.
At step S13, image recording portion 24 saves as a multiimage file to the master image that is generated, sub-picture group and header information.
Below, multiimage file is described.The inscape of this multiimage file has and the similar structure of jpeg file.
Figure 10 is the figure of the structure of expression jpeg file.
Jpeg file generally at SOI (Start of Image) to having jpeg header portion zone between the EOI (End of Image) and as the jpeg image data area of the main part of image.
In jpeg header portion, comprise the Exif data, the downscaled images thumbnail image of set information, photography conditions and the photographs of the camera when these Exif data for example record photography etc.
It is that APP1 section (segment) is stipulated that the Exif data are utilized application layer.Portion is writing down Exif head, TIFF head, 0th IFD (Image File Directory), ExifIFD and 1st IFD within it.
The Exif head has the Exif identification code.In 0th IFD, store the information relevant with master image.In ExifIFD, store camera shooting information.In 1st IFD, store the information relevant with thumbnail image.And the TIFF head records the record form of data and the offset information of relative 0th IFD.
It is the file structure (below call many picture structures) of a file that multiimage file has a plurality of image processing.
Figure 11 is the figure of comparison of many picture structures and the JPEG structure of expression multiimage file.In many picture structures, the identical data structure that has respectively from SOI to EOI of a plurality of images with common JPEG structure.That is, can be used as as monomer that structure that jpeg image sets up gathered is a file.
In many picture structures 120, the image that is in advance (below be called master image) afterwards, a plurality of images that recording occurring continuously is associated (below be called sub-picture).At this, call main image region 120a to the zone of record master image, call sub-picture zone 120b to the zone of record sub-picture.
Like this, main image region 120a forms and the identical structure of common JPEG structure, so when being applicable to the display system that can not tackle many picture structures to multiimage file, also can show as common jpeg image for master image.
Figure 12 is the multiimage file that generated of expression and the corresponding figure of data.
There is " the sRGB JPEG " among the main image region 120a of multiimage file in the jpeg image of the master image in the image file (sRGB), and the jpeg image of sub-picture 1~6 is stored in " sub-picture (1)~(6) JPEG " among the sub-picture zone 120b of multiimage file respectively.
And; The color gamut information of 6 sub-pictures in the top of file is stored in " the sRGB JPEG " among the main image region 120a of multiimage file, and needed information of the image decompressor in the top of file and Exif information are stored in respectively in " sub-picture (1)~(6) picture headers " among the sub-picture zone 120b of " sRGB picture headers " among the main image region 120a of multiimage file and multiimage file.
Figure 13 is presentation video output device 30 transmits the image output step of dateout to image-reproducing means 40 according to multiimage file a flow chart.
In addition, image output device 30 not only has the function of extracting dateout from multiimage file, also has the function of extracting dateout from the general image file.
At step S20, read image file from image recording portion 32.At step S21, confirm whether the image file read has the intrinsic file format of this system, promptly whether is multiimage file.
When step S21 is " being ", when promptly image file was multiimage file, at step S22, image gamut information acquiring section 33 was extracted the image gamut information of sub-picture group from the sub-picture color gamut information of the main image region 120a of multiimage file.
Then, at step S23, execution is obtained the action of reproducing color gamut information from the intrinsic information preservation portion 42,45 of the image-reproducing means 40 of output destination.And,, confirm whether to have obtained the reproduction color gamut information at step S24.
When step S24 is " being ", promptly obtained when reproducing color gamut information the step of execution in step S26.
When step S24 is " denying ", when promptly failing to obtain the color gamut information of this transcriber 40, at step S25, the prompting user fails to obtain to reproduce color gamut information and require to import it and reproduces color gamut information.The user manually imports the reproduction color gamut information of this transcriber 40 through not shown operating portion.At this moment, also can specify of a plurality of reproduction color gamut informations of preestablishing and storing.And the user also can refuse and not import the reproduction color gamut information of this transcriber 40.
At step S26, confirm whether to exist the reproduction color gamut information.When step S26 is " denying ", when promptly the user refuses to import the reproduction color gamut information of this transcriber 40, extract master image as the image that should export.
When at step S26 when " being ", when promptly the reproduction color gamut information of transcriber 40 was determined, at step S28, optimized image extraction portion 34 was according to reproducing color gamut information and image gamut information, extraction is near the image of the colour gamut of display device 40.
At this, as the method for extracting optimized image, can in color space, obtain the distance of reproducing color gamut information and image gamut information, extract image according to the image gamut information that is positioned at the minimum distance place.And the preferred image that extracts is than the colour gamut of image-reproducing means 40 images with high image quality more, so also can design this benchmark.This is in order to give full play to the ability of this image-reproducing means 40.
And, at step S29, the view data that image efferent 35 is extracted to image-reproducing means 40 outputs.
On the other hand, when when step S21 is " denying ", when promptly image file is not multiimage file,, carries out as the image decompressor of general image file format and handle at step S30.
When step S31 is " denying ", when promptly failing to realize the extraction (decompression) of image, handle as mistake.When step S31 is " being ", in the time of promptly can extracting image, at step S29, the view data that image efferent 35 is extracted to image-reproducing means 40 outputs.
Figure 14 is the flow chart of the step of presentation video transcriber 40 output images.
At step S40, image-reproducing means 40 judges self whether not to be printer.
When step S40 is " being ", when promptly being not printer, at step S41, image displaying part 41 is according to RGB data display image.
When step S40 is " denying ", when promptly being printer, at step S42, RGB-CMYK converter section 43 converts RGB into CMYK, at step S43, prints head 44 according to the cmyk data print image.
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In the execution mode of above explanation, can obtain various effects.
(1) in camera head, the RAW data that image processing part is taken the photograph body with the quilt of being taken by image pickup part are the basis, generate the image according to sRGB.Then, be recorded in the colour gamut in client's catalogue and be the standard colour gamut (AdobeRGB etc.) beyond the sRGB, generate the image that is suitable for each colour gamut most for comprising at least.
And, when video generation device is connected to image-reproducing means through image output device, in above-mentioned client's catalogue, record the reproduction color gamut information that extracts from the intrinsic information preservation portion of image-reproducing means.And,, can will reproduce color gamut information through manual input and be registered in client's catalogue not obtaining when reproducing color gamut information from image-reproducing means.Thus, can generate the image of the colour gamut of the image display device that is suitable for the user most.
(2) the reproduction color gamut information of reading from the intrinsic information preservation portion of image-reproducing means is the RGB color space of white point, redness, green, blueness.Therefore, identical with image data processed in this device, so respond well.But image-reproducing means is except being the device of processing RGB of representative with monitor and projecting apparatus, also has printer etc. to handle the device of CMYK.During this situation, make printer side have the predetermined RGB color space that comprises in the CMYK colour gamut of printer, as the reproduction color gamut information of printer.Thus, shared with the color gamut information way of realization of the device of other rgb spaces.And, have the RGB-CMYK converter section through making printer side, can the view data of RGB directly be outputed to printer side.Therefore, need not utilize image output device to carry out complex processing.Therefore,, also can show the image that effectively to apply flexibly the colour gamut of display unit, and not bear even can not change the low-grade output device of colour gamut.
(3) and, be not to carrying out treatment for correcting, but generate image, so have the advantage of color and the difficult generation of gray scale distortion according to colour gamut as the image that forms of the match colors of using the ICC private file.
(4) in addition, multiimage file has the main image data that writes down with the form according to the Exif specification according to the view data of sRGB (Standard RGB) specification and is auxiliary image data according to the view data of other specifications.
Through being the main image data of form of the Exif specification of establishing criteria specification to the Imagery Data Recording of the sRGB specification of establishing criteria; Even can not tackle the application program of multiimage file; Also can be read-only go into main image data; And because this main image data is the view data of the sRGB specification of standard, so which kind of application program no matter, view data to read in failed probability all lower.
Figure 15 is expression based on the figure of the structure of the video generation device of in the past match colors technology and image output device.
In the past, each image is generated image file, so video generation device generates a view data, image output device converts this view data to and is suitable for exporting behind the image-reproducing means.
Therefore, when the image quality of the view data that is generated by video generation device was the low image quality of the image quality that can reproduce than image-reproducing means, no matter how image output device was proofreaied and correct, and all can not export suitable image.
And image output device is conversion image data when each output, so the response shortcoming.This becomes significant disadvantages more when exporting to a plurality of image-reproducing means.
In this execution mode, constitute the image file that is stored as the image of corresponding a plurality of color gamut informations a file.As a result, the image of the image quality that is suitable for image-reproducing means can be provided all the time, and can offer image-reproducing means efficiently.
In addition, the video generation device 20 shown in this execution mode not only can be the difference independent structures with image output device 30, also can and integrate and use its function appropriate separation.
Figure 16 is the figure of the topology example of presentation video generating apparatus 20 and image output device 30.
Camera head 10 forms one of function of digital camera, and video generation device 20 can form each application software of moving through computer (PC) with image output device 30.In this structure, the view data between camera and the PC is used the such RAW data of this execution mode.
And, also can be the device that constitutes by video generation device 20 and image output device 30 as new image output device or video generation device.
Figure 17 is the figure of other topology examples of presentation video generating apparatus 20 and image output device 30.
Camera head 10 forms one of function of digital camera with video generation device 20, and image output device 30 can form application software or the special-purpose output device that moves through computer (PC).In this structure, the view data between camera and the PC is used the view data of multiimage file.
In addition, each function of explanation can use hardware to constitute in the above-described embodiment.And, also can make computer-readable go into to use software to record and narrate each functional programs and realize.And each function also can suitably select software, the arbitrary side of hardware to constitute.
In addition, each function also can realize through the program that computer is read in be stored in the not shown recording medium.At this, the recording medium of this execution mode can be any type of recording medium so long as computer-readable recording medium that can logging program gets final product.
Other advantages of the present invention for a person skilled in the art are obviously with distortion.So the present invention detail and the representative embodiments that illustrate and explain above aspect wider, being not limited in therefore.Thereby, can in aim that does not break away from the defined total invention category of appended claim of the present invention and equivalent thereof or scope, carry out various distortion to the present invention.

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1. an image output device is exported the view data corresponding with the color reproduction characteristic of each image-reproducing means to a plurality of image-reproducing means that the color reproduction characteristic is different, and said image output device is characterised in that to have:
The color reproduction range information is obtained portion, and it obtains the reproduction color gamut information of at least one image-reproducing means that is connected with said image output device;
Color reproduction range information preservation portion, it preserves the reproduction color gamut information that by the said color reproduction range information portion of obtaining;
Image transitions portion, the RAW data transaction of its shooting is and the corresponding view data of reproduction color gamut information of preserving;
The image file storage part, its said image transitions portion is changed, and to have a plurality of image data storage of reproducing color gamut information be an image file;
Image data extraction portion, it extracts a view data according to the reproduction color gamut information of the image-reproducing means of said image output device output with by the reproduction color gamut information of the view data of said image transitions portion conversion; With
Efferent, the view data that it is extracted by said image data extraction portion to the output of said image-reproducing means,
Said image data extraction portion extracts near the view data of the colour gamut of image-reproducing means, or than the colour gamut of image-reproducing means images with high image quality data more.
2. image output device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said image file has: write down the main image data according to the view data of sRGB (Standard RGB) specification with the form according to the Exif specification; With the view data according to other specifications be auxiliary image data.
3. image output device according to claim 2 is characterized in that, when said color reproduction scope was obtained portion and can not be obtained the information corresponding with the color reproduction scope, said image data extraction portion extracted said main image data.
4. image output device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said image-reproducing means has the function of display image or the function of printed images.
5. an image output method is exported the view data corresponding with the color reproduction characteristic of each image-reproducing means to a plurality of image-reproducing means that the color reproduction characteristic is different, and said image output method is characterised in that, comprising:
Obtain the step of the reproduction color gamut information of at least one image-reproducing means that is connected with image output device;
Preserve the step of the mutually different reproduction color gamut information of being obtained;
Be the RAW data transaction of taking the step of the view data corresponding with the reproduction color gamut information of preservation;
Is a plurality of image data storage of being changed with reproduction color gamut information the step of an image file;
According to the reproduction color gamut information of the view data of the reproduction color gamut information of the image-reproducing means of said image output device output and conversion, the step of a view data of extraction; With
Export the step of the view data of extracting in the step of extracting said view data to said image-reproducing means,
In extracting the step of said view data, extract view data, or than the colour gamut of image-reproducing means images with high image quality data more near the colour gamut of image-reproducing means.
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