An antialiased mask generation technique where a patch of pixels is tested in parallel for fragment membership, and this test is looped with successive subpixel vector offsets from a programmed set. A set of rendering intents, and a colored document or image is received. A determination unit uses a first determination mode or a second determination mode. In the message transmission, one of the plurality of the messages is transmitted, which corresponds to the one of the plurality of the areas. In addition, the output terminal is not connected via a resistance to a ground, so that low current consumption can be easily achieved. An apparatus housing retains the exposing section, the developing section, the cutting device, and the first, second, and third feed devices therein.