IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM IS STORED, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH IMAGE OUTPUT PROGRAM IS STORED

An image processing apparatus includes a first print information receiving unit for receiving first print information including image data and color information, a color conversion parameter generating unit that generates a color conversion parameter for converting a color signal of the image data to a color signal of a color space fixed in advance, based on the color information included in the first print information, and a second print information transmitting unit that generates second print information by adding the color conversion parameter to the first print information. Also disclosed is an image processing method.