Abstract: A color photographic recording material having at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer unit with which a cyan coupler is associated, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer unit with which a magenta coupler is associated, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer unit with which a yellow coupler is associated, and optionally further light-insensitive layers, the blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer unit of which comprises at least two blue-sensitive partial layers which are sensitized with sensitizing dyes in such a way that a sensitivity curve ensues which is characterized by the following parameters:460 nm.ltoreq..lambda.(S.sub.max).ltoreq.480 nmb.sub.80 .gtoreq.24 nmb.sub.50 .gtoreq.91 nm,b.sub.20 .gtoreq.106 nm,wherein.lambda.(S.sub.max) denotes the wavelength of the sensitivity maximum (100 % sensitivity);b.sub.80 denotes the width of the sensitivity curve at 80% of the maximum sensitivity;b.sub.

Abstract: Layers containing proteinaceous binders, in particular gelatin layers of the kind used, for example, in photographic recording materials, are hardened by means of an instant hardener by casting a hardening system composed of at least two layers over the layer of binder, the lower of these two layers containing the instant hardener while the upper layer, which may be applied together with or immediately after the lower layer, contains a protein-containing binder but no hardener. The hardened layers have improved surface properties (wet scratch resistance, antifriction properties).

Abstract: In a process for the preparation of a multilayered photographic material in which the layers are applied in at least two stages and the material is dried and wound up in between the stages, sticking of the semi-finished preparations does not occur if the uppermost layer applied in the first stage contains polymer particles soluble in alkali and having an average particle diameter from 0.2 to 5.0 .mu.m.