Image forming method using silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material and image forming apparatus therefore

An image information recording apparatus, comprising:

• (a) an exposure device for imagewise exposing to light a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive layer containing a silver halide and a color coupler;
• (b) a color development processing device for color developing the photographic light-sensitive material so as to obtain an image in the photographic light-sensitive material;
• (c) a scanner comprising a light source part and a light receiving part for converting the image in the photographic light-sensitive material to electric image information while at least 80% of the developed silver and the silver halide remains in the photographic light-sensitive material;
• and
• (d) a recording devise for recording the electric information on a recording medium,
• wherein, the step (c) is carried out with the scanner that exhibits a light diffusion coefficient of at least 0.9, and the step (c) is carried out with the scanner by adjusting an illuminance at the light receiving part to be in a range of 80,000 to 1,500,000 lux.