1. A method for generating print data for a digital color image having pixels, the method comprising the steps of: determining for each pixel in the digital color image a value of a characteristic feature; and selecting an available conversion method for processing the pixels of the digital color image into print data, based on the determined characteristic values of the pixels, wherein said step of selecting comprises the steps of: deriving from the digital color image at least two sub-images, wherein in each of the at least two sub-images, the pixels have a value that represents another characteristic feature of the pixels in the digital color image; establishing a class for each pixel in the digital color image by combining the at least two values of the corresponding pixels in the sub-images; and selecting a conversion method based on a statistic of classes of the pixels in the digital color image.