摘要 |
A thermal transfer recording method is disclosed using a thermal transfer material in which a heat-transferable ink layer is deposited on a support, this ink layer being formed so that its melt viscosity decreases from the support side toward the surface side. Recording is carried out by superposing the thermal transfer material over a recording medium and heating the thermal transfer material in accordance with an image signal by means of a recording head. The recording head has a substrate on which a heat-generating member is located. The distance from the center of the heat-generating member to the trailing edge of the substrate is no more than about 1 mm. The thermal transfer material is separated from the recording material immediately after heating.
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