Abstract: An intermadiate transfer material; to which an image is transferred from a thermal transfer image forming material by thermal transfer; which transfers said transferred image to a final support by thermal transfer; comprising: a support and a receiving layer to which said image is transferred from said thermal transfer image forming material, wherein said intermediate transfer material comprises a layer or a support of which surface specific resistance is more than 2×109 to not more than 1012 &OHgr;/m2 under the relative humidity not more than 80%.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image forming method using a laser is disclosed.

Abstract: Object: A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate directly from digital image signals with the use of a presensitized lithographic printing plate comprising a support having thereon a photosensitive layer and a light-shielding layer which can be removed imagewise with laser light is provided, wherein the light-shielding layer, which can be industrially produced readily at a moderate price can be removed sufficiently during a process of development without the need of removing a masking layer at an unexposed portion and adverse effect on a photosensitive layer.

Abstract: A light sensitive composition comprising (a) a vinyl type polymer having a unit represented by the following Formula (1) and a carboxyl group, (b) a monomer, oligomer or polymer containing at least one polymerizable double bond in its molecule, (c) a photopolymerization initiator and (d) a polymerization inhibitor capable of trapping a radical, ##STR1##

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for forming an image in a recording material and transferring said image from said recording material to an image receiving material in order to produce a transferred image in said image receiving material, comprising the steps of: exposing said recording material, wherein said recording material comprises a support, a colorant layer containing a colorant, and a colorant barrier layer containing a light-absorbable substance in this order, said exposing causes to produce an ablated hole in said colorant barrier layer to form said image and said exposing is held with controlling means for exposing said recording material based on an image signal so that a size of said ablated hole in said colorant barrier layer is subject to change based on said image signal, said exposing means producing a light which is absorbed by said light-absorbable substance; and transferring said colorant from said colorant layer to said image receiving material through said ablated hole to produce said transferred

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-heat converting heat mode recording material comprises a first support having thereon a cushion layer, an intermediate layer and an image forming layer in that order, the material comprising a light-heat converting substance, the method comprising the steps of a) providing a first unit comprising a first support; b) providing a second unit comprising a second support having thereon the image forming layer; c) superposing the second unit on the first unit so that the image forming layer is in close contact with the first unit; and d) separating the second support from the image forming layer to form the recording material, wherein the second support has a releasing layer containing a cross-linked compound on the image forming layer side, the releasing layer being insoluble in a coating solvent for both the intermediate layer and the image forming layer, and provided between the second support, or has a releasing layer containing a fluorine-containing compound or a long chain a

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-heat converting type heat mode recording process using a recording material and an image receiving material, which comprises the steps of:(a) transferring an ink image from a recording material to an image receiving material by exposing from a back of the recording material or the receiving material; and(b) transferring the ink image from the image receiving material to a final recording medium by applying heat or pressure.The light-heat converting type heat mode recording material and the light-heat converting type heat mode image receiving material are capable of forming excellent transferred images.

Abstract: A process for image forming by heat transfer method is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of (1) transferring an ink image from an ink layer of an ink sheet, which comprises a support and an ink layer provided on the support, to a surface of an intermediate image receiving layer of an intermediate image receiving sheet, which comprises a support and an image receiving layer provided on the support, by imagewise heating the ink layer, and (2) re-transferring the ink image transferred on the intermediate image receiving layer to a secondary image receiving sheet,In the above process, the ink layer comprises a coloring material and a homopolymer or a copolymer comprising a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following Formula 1 or a phthalic polyester formed by polymerization of phthalic acid and a polyol; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat mode thermal transfer recording material comprising a support having thereon at least a light-heat converting layer containing a water-soluble colorant and an ink layer. The heat mode thermal transfer recording material is capable of forming transferred images excellent in color reproduction.

Abstract: A mask for forming an image on a photographic print paper includes a mask sheet, a transparent protective layer, and a transparent intermediate layer. The mask sheet includes a transparent base sheet and an opaque pattern layer formed in a shape of the image on the base sheet. The transparent protective layer is disposed on the mask sheet so as to protect the opaque pattern layer. The transparent intermediate layer is disposed between the mask sheet and the protective layer. The intermediate layer has a softening temperature that is not more than 100.degree. C.

Abstract: A photographic material and a preparing method thereof are disclosed, the material comprising a photographic print and a protective layer provided on an image layer of the photographic print by coating latex comprising a resin having a glass transition temperature of 30.degree. to 70.degree. C.

Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal transfer recording medium having excellent resistance to solvent, heat and rubbing. The recording medium has a transfer layer consisting of plural layers and at least one of the plural layers contains a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition point of 120.degree. C. or higher.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming additional images such as characters, illustrations and the like freely in any portion on a photographic paper having a primary photographic image is disclosed. The apparatus includes an image edit system and a thermal transfer system. The edit system designates additional image positions on the primary image on the photogrpahic paper, using the inputted primary image data and the inputted additional images data. The thermal transfer system has a thermal ink transfer ribbon and thermal transfer head for transferring the additional images on the photogrpahic paper according to the edit system. In a preferred embodiment, the photographic paper surface is covered with a UV-cured resin layer.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving material and a method for preparing therefrom a proof for printing are disclosed. The material comprises a support and provided thereon, a peelable layer and a first image receiving layer in this order, and the method comprises the steps of;contacting a thermal transfer layer onto the thermal transfer image receiving material,imagewise exposing the contacted materials to light,transferring the exposed portions of the transfer layer to the first image receiving layer, said transferring comprising transferring of at least yellow, magenta, and cyan color images on the first image receiving layer to form a color image, andtransferring the formed color image to a second image receiving layer.

Abstract: A method for preparing a mask for plate-making is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of contacting an ink layer receiving material with an ink layer transfer material having an ink layer on a substrate, applying heat in a mask pattern to the contacted material, and transferring the ink layer to the ink layer receiving material. The transmission density of the ink layer is not lower than 2 for light having a wavelength not longer than 500 nm and is not higher than 2 for at least a part of light having a wavelength longer than 500 nm.

Abstract: A photoreceptor for electrophotography having a layer containing a charge generating substance on an electrically conductive substrate wherein the photoreceptor has a low molecular weight ammonium salt in a proportion of 0.1 to 15 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the charge generating substance.

Abstract: An optical element including an optical resin composition consisting essentially of a polycarbonate is disclosed. Said optical resin composition have a melt flow rate of more than or equal to 5.0 g/10 min. as measured based on ISO R-1133 Standard under the condition of 230.degree. C. and 5 kgf. and have a glass transition point of more than or equal to 100.degree. C. Said polycarbonate include a major repeating unit represented by the formula (I) or (II). ##STR1## wherein Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 each represent an arylene group or a cycloalkylene group; R represents an alkylene group, a cycloalkylene group, --O--, --O--Ar.sub.3 --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --SO.sub.2 --Ar.sub.3 --SO.sub.2 --, --R.sub.1 --Ar.sub.4 --R.sub.1 --, --O--R.sub.1 --O--, ##STR2## --CONH--R.sub.1 --NHCO--, or --Ar.sub.5 --R.sub.1 --; Ar.sub.3 and Ar.sub.4 each represent a phenylene group or a bisphenylene group; R.sub.1 represents an alkylene group; R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group; Ar.sub.