METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING AN IMAGE VIA TWO IMAGE REPRODUCING DEVICES WHEREIN GRADATION AND/OR SHARPNESS CORRECTION IS PERFORMED FOR BOTH IMAGE REPRODUCING DEVICES

First reproduced image processing conditions for an image signal are prepared, which yield a visible image having a desired level of gradation and/or sharpness with a first image reproducing device, and the corresponding second reproduced image processing conditions are prepared, which yield a visible image having a desired level of gradation and/or sharpness with a second image reproducing device. In cases where the visible image is reproduced by the first image reproducing device and in accordance with the first reproduced image processing conditions, image processing is carried out on the image signal and under the second reproduced image processing conditions, which correspond to the first reproduced image processing conditions. A visible image is reproduced by the second image reproducing device and from the processed image signal, which has been obtained from the image processing carried out under the second reproduced image processing conditions corresponding to the first reproduced image processing conditions.