A multicolor imaging system is described wherein at least two, and preferably
three,
different image-fonning layers of a thermal imaging member are addressed at least
partially independently by a thermal printhead or printheads from the same surface
of the imaging member by controlling the temperature of the thermal printhead(s)
and the time thermal energy is applied to the image-forming layers. Each color
of the thermal imaging member can be printed alone or in selectable proportion
to the other color(s). Novel thermal imaging members are also described.
