Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photosensitive material, which comprises developing a silver halide color photosensitive material containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula [A], bis or tris compounds and polymers derived therefrom, and alkali unstable precursors thereof, in a color developer which is replenished at a rate of not more than 9 ml per 100 cm.sup.2 of the silver halide color photosensitive material; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, --SO.sub.3 M, --COOM (wherein M represents H, an alkali metal atom or NH.sub.4), an alkyl group, an acylamino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkythio group, an arylthio group, a sulfonyl group, an acyl group, a carbamoyl group or a sulfamoyl group and they may together form a carbon ring; X represents a --CO-- group or a --SO.sub.2 -- group; R.sub.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least one of a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and an adjacent layer thereof containing, at least one compound represented by the formula (V), wherein said silver halide color photographic material is subjected to a color-developing-process with a color developing solution which a replenisher is replenished in an amount of 700 ml or less per m.sup.2 of the silver halide color photographic material: ##STR1## wherein A represents a coupler residue; R.sub.11 represents a divalent aliphatic group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 each represents an aliphatic group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.According to the method of processing a silver halide color photographic material, processing performance does not change in spite of the reduced replenishing amount of color developing solution.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which has at least one compound represented general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; both L and Time represent a divalent organic group; t represents 0 or 1; PUG represents a photographically useful group; Y represents --SO.sub.2 --, --Y'--SO.sub.2 --, or ##STR2## and Y' represents --O--, --NH--, or ##STR3## The material has a broad exposure latitude in line image-taking work and has a high resolving power in the work. It can form an ultrahard image having a high gamma value of 10 or more. The material may excellently reproduce a line original to form an ultrahard image having a high background density. It also has a broad exposure latitude in halftone dot image-taking work and can form a halftone dot image having ultrahigh contrast with high image quality.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is described, comprising a support having disposed thereon at least one layer each of blue sensitive silver halide emulsion, green sensitive silver halide emulsion and red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer units, wherein at least one of (a) a compound which upon reaction with an oxidized developing agent forms a compound which on oxidation forms a development inhibitor or a precursor thereof and (b) a compound which upon reaction with an oxidized developing agent forms a precursor of a compound which on oxidation forms a development inhibitor or a precursor thereof, and (c) a compound which on reaction with an oxidized developing agent releases a development inhibitor or a precursor thereof are incorporated in the same color sensitive layer or in the same non-sensitive layer.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one monodispersed emulsion having a particle size distribution such that a coefficient of variation with respect to a particle diameter of silver halide grains, S/r (wherein S represents a standard deviation regarding to a particle diameter and r represents an average particle diameter) is not more than about 0.25, and the silver halide color photographic material contains at least one primary compound capable of releasing, upon a reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent, a secondary compound which is capable of further releasing a development inhibitor upon a reaction with another molecule of an oxidation product of a developing agent.The silver halide color photographic material is excellent in sharpnes, graininess and color reproducibility and has a broad exposure latitude.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one cyan coupler which can release a water-soluble compound residual group which contains a 2-acyaminophenylazo group or 2-sulfonamidophenylazo group via a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a primary aromatic amine developing agent.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic photosensitive material which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one type of cyan coupler which is represented by general formula (A) indicated below is included in at least one layer, a high boiling point organic solvent is present in the layer which contains the coupler in a weight ratio with respect to the coupler in the layer of not more than 0.3, and an ultraviolet absorber is included in the layer at a rate of at least 0.05 in terms of the ratio by weight with respect to the cyan coupler: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, T, and l' are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic material contains at least one water-insoluble and organic solvent soluble homopolymer or copolymer and at least one yellow coupler of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a tertiary alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and X represents a group capable of being released upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent.The silver halide color photographic material has high sensitivity and excellent sharpness, color reproducibility and preservability, before and after processing, as is free from sweating.

Abstract: A high-speed color negative photographic material which comprises, a support having provided thereon, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer, and is designated so as to acquire a specific photographic sensitivity (defined in detailed description of the invention) of 800 or above, and has a combined total of silver coverages ranging from 3.0 g/m.sup.2 to 9.0 g/m.sup.2 so as to minimize an increase in fog, a decrease in photographic speed and deterioration in granularity, which heretofore have occurred in high-speed photographic materials during long-range storage before used. In addition, the present photographic material enables enhancement of pressure resistance and processing efficiency.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer contains a coupler represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents a non-metallic atomic group required for forming a heterocyclic ring together with a residue of the formula ##STR2## Y represents a group which is eliminated by coupling and has substantially no photographic effect and Z represents an electron attractive group (a substituent group having a value of at least 0.2 in terms of Hammett's .sigma.m substituent constant).

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material comprises treating a silver halide photographic material with a bath having fixing ability and then washing with water and/or stabilizing the photosensitive material and characterized in that the amount of replenisher for water washing or stabilization is controlled so that it is 1 to 50 times the volume of liquid carried over by the photosensitive material processed from the bath preceding the water washing bath or the stabilization bath and that the photosensitive material comprises, for instance, compounds (13): ##STR1## The method makes it possible to substantially keep the image performance of the photosensitive material processed high while substantially saving the amount of washing water or the stabilization liquid and substantially shortening the water washing or the stabilization time.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer each contains a precursor compound capable of releasing a compound upon reacting with an oxidation product of a developing agent, and said released compound is capable of releasing a development inhibitor upon further reacting with another molecule of the oxidation product of the developing agent. The material has improved sharpness and color reproducibility.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer of the material containing the combination of a water-insoluble homopolymer or copolymer which has an amido bond in the repeating unit and at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an amido group or a sulfonamido group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an amido group, a sulfonamido group, hydrogen, a halogen atom, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group, provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be linked to form a carbocyclic ring; and Y represents a hydroxyl group or a sulfonamido group.

Abstract: Silver halide color photographic materials, and processes for processing photographic materials, are described, involving the use of at least one of a compound represented by formula (I) and a compound represented by formula (II) ##STR1## wherein A represents an n-valent aliphatic linkage group, an aromatic linkage group or a heterocyclic group (when n is 1, A represents an aliphatic group, aromatic group, heterocyclic group, or hydrogen atom); X represents --O--, --S--, or ##STR2## (wherein, R.sup.4 represents a lower alkyl group); R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group; R.sup.3 represents a lower alkylene group; said R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, said R.sup.1 and A, said R.sup.1 and R.sup.3, said R.sup.2 and A, or said R.sup.2 and R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color negative photographic material having at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, which is characterized in that the combined total of silver contents in the material is from 3.0 g/m.sup.2 to 8.0 g/m.sup.2 and the specific photographic sensitivity of the material is from 320 to less than 800. The material has improved sharpness and graininess and has high processability including pressure-resistance. Even after stored for long periods of time, the graininess of the material does not deteriorate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a silver halide color photographic material including a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one of the photosensitive layers comprises two or more unit layers having different sensitivities, and among all of said unit layers, the unit layer highest in sensitivity contains at least one of(a) a compound capable of producing, by the reaction of the compound with a developing agent oxidized product, a compound that can produce a development inhibitor or its precursor when oxidized, and(b) a compound capable of producing, by the reaction of the compound with a developing agent oxidized product, a precursor of a compound that can produce a development inhibitor or its precursor when oxidized,with the amount of said at least one of compounds (a) and (b) being at most 1 mol % based on the amount of the silver halide in said unit layer highest in s

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein a silver halide emulsion contained in at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers is a silver halide emulsion in which 30% by number of the total number of whole silver halide grains have a diameter of not more than 0.3 .mu.m, as a diameter of equivalent sphere, and the silver halide color photographic material contains a compound capable of releasing upon a reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent a compound which is capable of releasing development inhibitor upon a reaction with another molecular of an oxidation product of a developing agent.The silver halide color photographic material has excellent color reproducibility and sharpness as well as a broad exposure latitude.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material composed of a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the material contains the combination of (i) at least one compound represented by formula (I) and (ii) and at least one compound represented by formulae (II) and/or (III): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; X represents a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, --COR.sub.2, ##STR2## or --SO.sub.3 M; R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, --OM, a lower alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyloxy group or ##STR3## R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, --COR.sub.7 or --SO.sub.2 R.sub.7 ; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; R.sub.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic material comprises at least one layer containing a 5-pyrazolone magenta coupler represented by general formula (I) and a non-color forming, diffusion-resistant carboxylic acid compound: ##STR1## wherein W represents an aryl group; Y represents a carbonamido group, a ureido group or an anilino group; and R represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.The silver halide color photographic material has high sensitivity, high color forming property, good formalin resistivity and good preservability, and provides magenta color images having good stability.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic material contains an uncolored magenta coupler and at least one compound capable of reacting with and fixing formaldehyde vapor, and at least 30 mol % based on the total amount of the uncolored magenta coupler present in the silver halide color photographic material is an uncolored 5-pyrazolone 2-equivalent magenta coupler.The silver halide color photographic material has good latent image stability and a reduced layer thickness and thus improved sharpness. It is further possible thereby to avoid a decrease in color density and the formation of fog normally present when the silver halide color photographic material is brought into contact with formaldehyde vapor during storage prior to color development processing.