Method of multistage digital proofing with dimensional consistency
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1. A method of multistage digital proofing, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a transparent receiver sheet having first and second sides;
b. transferring, onto a first side of the receiver sheet, a first imagewise pattern comprising at least one color;
c. transferring, onto a second side of the receiver sheet, a second imagewise pattern comprising at least one color and dimensionally consistent with the first imagewise pattern; and
d. thermally transferring the first imagewise pattern onto a substrate without causing substantial damage to the second imagewise pattern on the receiver sheet, thereby rendering substantially uncolored the first side of the receiver sheet and facilitating removable registration of the second imagewise pattern with the transferred first imagewise pattern notwithstanding shrinkage of the receiver sheet or the substrate.
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Abstract
Dimensional inconsistencies between a proof and an image to be overlaid thereon is avoided by subjecting both the proof image and the overlay image to the same heat treatment, thereby ensuring that both images undergo the same degree of shrinkage.
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1. A method of multistage digital proofing, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a transparent receiver sheet having first and second sides; b. transferring, onto a first side of the receiver sheet, a first imagewise pattern comprising at least one color; c. transferring, onto a second side of the receiver sheet, a second imagewise pattern comprising at least one color and dimensionally consistent with the first imagewise pattern; and d. thermally transferring the first imagewise pattern onto a substrate without causing substantial damage to the second imagewise pattern on the receiver sheet, thereby rendering substantially uncolored the first side of the receiver sheet and facilitating removable registration of the second imagewise pattern with the transferred first imagewise pattern notwithstanding shrinkage of the receiver sheet or the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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