Process of making an image recording element with an extruded polyester-containing image-receiving layer

A process of making a dye-receiver element for thermal dye transfer, said dye-receiver element comprising a support having thereon a dye-image receiving layer, wherein the dye-image-receiving layer comprises a polyester comprising recurring dibasic acid derived units and polyol derived units, at least 50 mole % of the dibasic acid derived units comprising dicarboxylic acid derived units containing an alicyclic ring within two carbon atoms of each carboxyl group of the corresponding dicarboxylic acid, and at least 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units containing an aromatic ring not immediately adjacent to each hydroxyl group of the corresponding polyol, 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units of the polyester are non-aromatic and comprise 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and at least 0.1 mole percent, in sum total, of (a) units, if any, derived from a multifunctional polyol having more than two hydroxy groups, based on the total polyol component in the polymer and (b) units, if any, derived from a polyacid having more than two carboxylic acid groups, including derivatives thereof, based on the total acid derived units, wherein the process comprises:

• a) forming a melt, for the dye-receiving layer, comprising said polyester material;
• b) extruding the melt, and
• c) applying the extruded melt to a support for the image recording element.