Abstract: An inkjet ink set including: an ink composition including water, a colorant, polymer particles having a glass transition temperature of 90° C. or higher, an organic amine and an inorganic salt; and a treatment liquid that includes an acidic compound and generates aggregation when comes into contact with the ink composition. The inkjet ink set and an image forming method using the same provide preservation stability and secured excellent jetting ability of the ink composition, and an image having image quality with suppressed formation of satellite droplets.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer sheet, having: a base film; a dye layer; and a heat-resistant lubricating layer; wherein the heat-resistant lubricating layer contains a specific compound, and wherein, when a characteristic X-ray intensity originated from K-line of phosphorus element in the heat-resistant lubricating layer is measured with respect to each points within a 200 ?m square region, the largest value of the characteristic X-ray intensity is at least 2.5 times or more relative to the smallest value of the characteristic X-ray intensity within the 200 ?m square region, and a plurality of maximum regions having a maximum value of the characteristic X-ray intensity exist in the 200 ?m square region, and a variation coefficient that is obtained by dividing a standard deviation of the maximum values of the characteristic X-ray intensity among these maximum regions with an average value of the characteristic X-ray intensities is 0.25 or less.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer sheet that is used in an image-forming method using a heat-sensitive transfer system, which method comprises the steps of superposing the heat-sensitive transfer sheet having at least one yellow heat transfer layer, at least one magenta heat transfer layer, and at least one cyan heat transfer layer on a support, and a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having at least one dye receptor layer on a support, and then transferring at least three kinds of heat transferable dyes to the dye receptor layer sequentially, which heat-sensitive transfer sheet satisfies the following Formula (1): ?1>?2>?3m??Formula (1) where ?1, ?2 and ?3 are coefficients of static friction as defined herein.

Abstract: A support for image recording material, comprising a base paper and thermoplastic resin layers formed on both faces of the base paper, wherein: a formation index of the base paper is 60 or more; a surface of the base paper, at least on a side where an image recording layer is formed, has a center surface average roughness SRa of 0.70 ?m or less when measured with a cut-off condition of within the range of 0.05 to 0.5 mm, and a center surface average roughness SRa of 0.80 ?m or less when measured with a cut-off condition of within the range of 1 to 3 mm; and the thickness of the thermoplastic resin layer, at least on the side where the image recording layer is formed, is 35 to 60 ?m.

Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet having a dye layer that contains a thermotransferable dye and a binder on a substrate film, wherein the dye layer contains a dye of the following formula (1), and at least 50% by mass of the binder in the dye layer is a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin: wherein A represents a phenylene group; R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; R3 represents an amino group, an alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group; R4 represents an alkyl group, or an aryl group.

Abstract: A support for an image recording material for receiving at least an image recording layer. The center surface average roughness SRa of the support surface to be provided with an image recording layer is 0.15 ?m or less when measured under a condition of a cutoff of 0.02 to 0.5 mm, and is 0.45 ?m or less when measured under a condition of a cutoff of 1 to 3 mm. An image recording material having an image recording layer on the support. The center surface average roughness SRa of the surface of the image recording material which surface is to be provided with an image is 0.1 ?m or less when measured under a condition of a cutoff of 0.02 to 0.5 mm.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer sheet, having: a base film; a dye layer; and a heat-resistant lubricating layer; wherein the heat-resistant lubricating layer contains a specific compound, and wherein, when a characteristic X-ray intensity originated from K-line of phosphorus element in the heat-resistant lubricating layer is measured with respect to each points within a 200 ?m square region, the largest value of the characteristic X-ray intensity is at least 2.5 times or more relative to the smallest value of the characteristic X-ray intensity within the 200 ?m square region, and a plurality of maximum regions having a maximum value of the characteristic X-ray intensity exist in the 200 ?m square region, and a variation coefficient that is obtained by dividing a standard deviation of the maximum values of the characteristic X-ray intensity among these maximum regions with an average value of the characteristic X-ray intensities is 0.25 or less.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium comprising a support and an ink-receiving layer on a support, wherein the hardness of the ink-receiving layer is 9.0 or more; and the D/I value of the ink-receiving layer defined by ASTM E430 is 40 or more, or an inkjet recording medium comprising a support and an ink-receiving layer on a support, wherein the hardness of the ink-receiving layer is 9.0 or more; and the center surface average roughness (SRa) of the ink-receiving layer is 0.1 ?m or less when measured under the condition of cutoff of 0.02 to 0.5 mm, and 0.4 ?m or less when measured under the condition of cutoff of 1 to 3 mm.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer sheet having a substrate and a thermal transfer layer containing a thermal-transferable dye, a binder, and a release agent on one surface of the substrate, and a heat-resistant lubricating layer formed on the other surface of the substrate, in which the dye has at least one kind of a specific dye; the binder comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyamide-series resin, a polyester-series resin, an epoxy-series resin, a polyurethane-series resin, a polyacrylic resin, a vinyl-series resin, a petroleum-series resin, a rosin derivative, a coumarone-indene resin, a terpene-series resin, a polyolefin-series resin, a polyvinyl butyral-series resin, and a polyvinyl acetoacetal-series resin; and the release agent is at least one kind of a polymer-type release agent having a molecular weight of from 5,000 to 100,000 and having a fluorine atom-substituted aliphatic group on its side chain.

Abstract: A method of forming an image, including the steps of superposing a heat-sensitive transfer sheet on a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, and applying thermal energy from a side of a heat-resistant lubricating layer of the heat-sensitive transfer sheet, to transfer a thermally transferable dye in a thermal transfer layer to a receptor layer, thereby forming a thermally transferred image. The heat-sensitive transfer sheet and the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheets, including constituent layers and components thereof, are as described herein.

Abstract: A support for an image recording material for receiving at least an image recording layer. The center surface average roughness SRa of the support surface to be provided with an image recording layer is 0.15 ?m or less when measured under a condition of a cutoff of 0.02 to 0.5 mm, and is 0.45 ?m or less when measured under a condition of a cutoff of 1 to 3 mm. An image recording material having an image recording layer on the support. The center surface average roughness SRa of the surface of the image recording material which surface is to be provided with an image is 0.1 ?m or less when measured under a condition of a cutoff of 0.02 to 0.5 mm.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for movie subtitles, includes: a transparent support; and at least one light-sensitive layer and at least one light-insensitive layer, directly or indirectly on the transparent support, wherein the at least one light-insensitive layer comprises at least one kind of a silicone oil.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium comprising a support and an ink-receiving layer on a support, wherein the hardness of the ink-receiving layer is 9.0 or more; and the D/I value of the ink-receiving layer defined by ASTM E430 is 40 or more, or an inkjet recording medium comprising a support and an ink-receiving layer on a support, wherein the hardness of the ink-receiving layer is 9.0 or more; and the center surface average roughness (SRa) of the ink-receiving layer is 0.1 ?m or less when measured under the condition of cutoff of 0.02 to 0.5 mm, and 0.4 ?m or less when measured under the condition of cutoff of 1 to 3 mm.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer sheet that is used in an image-forming method using a heat-sensitive transfer system, which method comprises the steps of superposing the heat-sensitive transfer sheet having at least one yellow heat transfer layer, at least one magenta heat transfer layer, and at least one cyan heat transfer layer on a support, and a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having at least one dye receptor layer on a support, and then transferring at least three kinds of heat transferable dyes to the dye receptor layer sequentially, which heat-sensitive transfer sheet satisfies the following Formula (1): ?1>?2>?3, ??Formula (1) where ?1 is a coefficient of static friction between a first color heat transfer layer and the image-receiving sheet having a value in a range from 0.4 to 1.0, and ?2 is a coefficient of static friction between a second color heat transfer layer and a first color solid print image-receiving sheet having a value in a range from 0.2 to 0.

Abstract: A support for an image recording medium includes base paper, a polymer coating layer formed on both top and wire side surfaces, and a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive agent which is formed under the polymer coating layer on one or both side surfaces. The support has a water absorbence less than 20 mg in terms of cross section water absorption quantity given by the following expression: Cross section water absorption quantity (mg)=A?B where A is the mass of a 10×1.5 cm support after wiping off attached water after five minute immersion in a water bath at 20° C. and B is the mass of the paper base support before immersion.

Abstract: A support for image recording material, comprising a base paper and thermoplastic resin layers formed on both faces of the base paper, wherein: a formation index of the base paper is 60 or more; a surface of the base paper, at least on a side where an image recording layer is formed, has a center surface average roughness SRa of 0.70 ?m or less when measured with a cut-off condition of within the range of 0.05 to 0.5 mm, and a center surface average roughness SRa of 0.80 ?m or less when measured with a cut-off condition of within the range of 1 to 3 mm; and the thickness of the thermoplastic resin layer, at least on the side where the image recording layer is formed, is 35 to 60 ?m.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for movie subtitles, includes: a transparent support; and at least one light-sensitive layer and at least one light-insensitive layer, directly or indirectly on the transparent support, wherein the at least one light-insensitive layer comprises at least one kind of a silicone oil.

Abstract: A support for an image recording medium includes base paper, a polymer coating layer formed on both top and wire side surfaces, and a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive agent which is formed under the polymer coating layer on one or both side surfaces. The support has a water absorbence less than 20 mg in terms of cross section water absorption quantity given by the following expression: Cross section water absorption quantity (mg)=A?B where A is the mass of a 10×1.5 cm support after wiping off attached water after five minute immersion in a water bath at 20° C. and B is the mass of the paper base support before immersion.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink jet recording medium comprising at least both an ink receiving layer and a gloss imparting layer in this order on the support of the ink jet recording medium; the gloss imparting layer features the inclusion of a superfine particle inorganic compound having a refractive index of at least 1.9 and an average particle diameter of 100 nm or less, a water-soluble resin, and a crosslinking agent capable of crosslinking the water-soluble resin.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium having an ink receiving layer on a support, wherein the support comprises a composition containing thermoplastic resin fine particles and a white pigment at least on the receiving layer forming surface side which at least the ink receiving layer is formed, and the support is subjected to heating and pressing treatment in a temperature range of not less than the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin fine particles.