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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1991
Taku Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Instruments, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming method of imagewise exposing and heating a light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer provided thereon. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound, a color image forming substance and a base precursor. The silver halide, the reducing agent, the polymerizable compound, the color image forming substance and the base precursor are contained in microcapsules which are dispersed in the light-sensitive layer. According to the present invention, the support is made of a thin polymer film having a thickness of not more than 75 .mu.m. The light-sensitive material is heated from the side of the support for 0.1 to 5 seconds.