| abstract |
(57) [Summary] To provide an image processing method and apparatus capable of switching a toner saving method according to an object. SOLUTION: An object in drawing data is analyzed, When the object of the single color background and the object of the image data are mixed in the drawing data, the toner saving method by the toner saving dither pattern is selected for the image data, and the toner saving dither pattern is selected for the single color background. Based on the number of illuminated pixels at the time of the processing, a toner save method for determining the reduced density value of the object of the single color background is selected, and the drawing process is performed using the selected toner save method. |