Formatting color signals by selecting irregularly distributed output color points of one color space surrounding an inputted color point of another color space

摘要

A color signal selection apparatus comprising a color space split unit for splitting a color space to which an inputted first color signal belongs, according to the first color signal, and a color signal selection unit for selecting second color signals from within color subspaces which have been formed by the splitting of the color space split unit, the second color signals being distributed on the color subspaces.