The image processing device and method of the present invention prevent a
problem such as misregistration and a phenomenon that an edge pales, and
enable high speed output in a color printer and a color copying machine.
The color materials of Y, M, C of a predetermined amount are output onto
a black object regardless of peripheral pixel values and thereby a
phenomenon that an edge pales is prevented. In the edge of the black
object, trapping processing according to peripheral pixel values is
executed and a problem due to misregistration is made inconspicuous.