US Patent 7728886 Image recording apparatus and method

An image recording apparatus has a color conversion mode in which it generates color conversion data for color conversion based on an input color which is a source color and an output color which is a destination color. Using the generated color conversion data, the apparatus performs color conversion processing on image data acquired by means of an imaging section. To make the generated color conversion data reproducible, the apparatus outputs the image data obtained through the color conversion processing, associated with color conversion information including, for example, the source color and destination color. The apparatus generates a data file containing, for example, the color conversion information and image data, and records it on a recording medium.