Processes for increasing the density of images obtained by thermal dye sublimation transfer and printer for performing these processes.

摘要

In addition to a dye sublimation transfer step, the same portion of a dye donor element is at least one more time image-wise heated and a second dye image which is in register with said first dye image is transferred to said receiving element. Alternatively, to a dye transfer step at least one step is added in which another portion of the dye donor element is image-wise heated and the image is transferred in an partially overlapping position relative to the image transferred during the first step.