IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING TO PERFORM IMAGE STABILIZING PROCESSING AND JOB

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus or the like capable of shortening a waiting time for a job for printing in a color different from a color requiring image stabilizing processing. SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus is equipped with: a stabilization determining means 81 for determining whether or not the image stabilizing processing is required for each of a plurality of colors used for image forming; a job using color recognizing means 81 for recognizing the color used for an unprocessed job; and a control means 81 for controlling to perform the job which does not use the color determined as the color requiring the image stabilizing processing before the image stabilizing processing on the basis of the color determined as the color requiring the image stabilizing processing by the stabilization determining means 81 and the color recognized by the job using color recognizing means. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT