Dye receiving

A thermal dye transfer system, comprising:

• a heat transfer sheet comprising a dye layer containing a fusible or sublimable dye;
• a sheet substrate;
• and
• a dye receiving layer formed on at least one surface of said sheet substrate for receiving said dye which migrates from said heat transfer sheet during heating printing, said dye receiving layer comprising a long chain methylene group modified polyester resin synthesized by the use of a dicarboxylic acid having a long chain methylene group as the acid component.

A thermal dye transfer system, comprising:

• a heat transfer sheet comprising a dye layer containing a fusible or sublimable dye;
• a sheet substrate;
• and
• a dye receiving layer formed on at least one surface of said sheet substrate for receiving said dye which migrates from said heat transfer sheet during heating printing, said dye receiving layer comprising a modified polyester resin synthesized by the use of a polyol component having a phenyl group and a dicarboxylic acid having a long chain methylene group.

A method of imaging a dye receiving sheet, comprising:

• providing a heat transfer sheet comprising a dye layer containing a fusible or sublimable dye;
• providing a dye receiving sheet comprising a sheet substrate and a dye receiving layer comprising a phenyl group modified polyester resin synthesized by the use of a polyol having a phenyl group as the polyol component;
• contacting the dye layer of said heat transfer sheet to the dye receiving layer of said dye receiving sheet;
• and
• heating the contacting sheets to transport said fusible or sublimable dye from the dye layer of said heat transfer sheet to the dye receiving layer of said dye receiving sheet.

A method of imaging a dye receiving sheet, comprising:

• providing a heat transfer sheet comprising a dye layer containing a fusible or sublimable dye;
• providing a dye receiving sheet comprising a sheet substrate and a dye receiving layer comprising a long chain methylene group modified polyester resin synthesized by the use of a dicarboxylic acid having a long chain methylene group as the acid component;
• contacting the dye layer of said heat transfer sheet to the dye receiving layer of said dye receiving sheet;
• and
• heating the contacting sheets to transport said fusible or sublimable dye from the dye layer of said heat transfer sheet to the dye receiving layer of said dye receiving sheet.

A method of imaging a dye receiving sheet, comprising:

• providing a heat transfer sheet comprising a dye layer containing a fusible or sublimable dye;
• providing a dye receiving sheet comprising a sheet substrate and a dye receiving layer comprising a modified polyester resin synthesized by the use of a polyol component having a phenyl group and a dicarboxylic acid having a long chain methylene group;
• contacting the dye layer of said heat transfer sheet to the dye receiving layer of said dye receiving sheet;
• and
• heating the contacting sheets to transport said fusible or sublimable dye from the dye layer of said heat transfer sheet to the dye receiving layer of said dye receiving sheet.