An information processing apparatus generates a scanning instruction to send to a device for forming visible information by scanning a recording medium with a laser beam. The information processing apparatus includes an extracting unit for reading line information in which a scanning speed and a radiation output value of the laser beam are registered in advance for each line, and extracting all lines which are overlapping a target line in a line direction and positioned within a predetermined distance from the target line; and an adjusting unit for performing at least one of removing an extracted line from a scanning object, changing the radiation output value of an extracted line to a value lower than an initial value, and changing the scanning speed of an extracted line to a value greater than an initial value.