Manufacturing method of an image forming material for light-heat converting heat mode recording

A method of manufacturing a light heat converting heat mode recording material comprising a 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) forming the image forming layer, the intermediate layer, the cushion layer on one side of the support in that order, a releasing layer being provided between the support and the image forming layer;
• b) separating the cushion layer, the intermediate layer, and the image forming layer altogether from the one side of the support;
• and then
• c) transferring the cushion layer, the intermediate layer and the image forming layer to the opposite side of the support to form the recording material,
• wherein the releasing layer contains a cross-linked compound, the releasing layer is insoluble in a coating solvent for both the intermediate layer and the image forming layer, or the releasing layer contains a fluorine-containing compound or a long chain alkyl group-containing compound.

A method of forming a thermal transfer image using a light heat converting heat mode recording material comprising a second support and provided thereon, a cushion layer, an intermediate layer, an image forming layer and a first support in that order, a releasing layer being provided between the first support and the image forming layer and the intermediate layer comprising a light heat converting layer, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) separating the first support from the recording material;
• b) bringing the image forming layer of the resulting material in close contact with an image receiving layer of an image receiving material;
• c) imagewise exposing the resulting material from the second support side to form an image;
• and then
• d) transferring the image to the image receiving layer,
• wherein the releasing layer contains a cross-linked compound, the releasing layer is insoluble in a coating solvent for both the intermediate layer and the image forming layer, or the releasing layer contains a fluorine-containing compound or a long chain alkyl group-containing compound.