Method for treating thermally transferred image.

摘要

A method for treating a thermally transferred image is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of (1) thermally transferring an image from the ink layer of a ink sheet which comprises a support and a ink layer comprising a sublimation dye provided on the support, to the surface of an image receiving layer of a image receiving element which comprises a support and a image receiving layer provided on the support, by means of imagewise heating by a first thermal head, and (2) heating the surface of the image receiving layer having the transferred image by a second thermal head through a plastic film contacted to the surface of the image receiving layer.