Photosensitive recording medium

A process for preparing a photosensitive recording medium used to transfer and form an image onto an image-receiving medium, comprising:

• forming onto a base material a photosensitive layer having a coating thickness and having a structure in which microcapsules comprising a photosensitive material and an image-forming material are dispersed in a hydrophilic binder to produce a formed photosensitive recording medium, wherein the microcapsules comprise a photopolymerizable material a photopolymerization initiator and a sensitizing dye;
• and
• determining, before the microcapsules are developed, whether the luminous reflectance of the formed photosensitive recording medium is from 2% to 20% across the visible spectrum,
• wherein, when said luminous reflectance is less than 2% across the visible spectrum, the coating thickness in the forming step is reduced and, when the luminous reflectance is greater than 20% across the visible spectrum, the coating thickness in the forming step is increased.