Abstract: Creation of a reverse look-up table from a forward look-up table for a color device. Indexes to the forward look-up table span all possible color stimulus values for the color device in a device dependent color space. Outputs from the forward look-up table span a color gamut of corresponding color response values for the color device in a device independent appearance color space. The reverse look-up table maps a color response value in the device independent appearance color space to a color stimulus value in the device dependent color space. Indexes to the reverse look-up table span beyond the color gamut of color response values for the color device, and outputs from the reverse look-up table span beyond all possible color stimulus values for the color device.

Abstract: A device and method of printing data in multiple copies in a collated or uncollated copy mode. A number of print copies, desired, is set and the data is converted to a predetermined format suitable for printing. The converted data is stored in a storage unit when the copy mode is the collated copy mode or directly printed when the copy mode is the uncollated copy mode.