Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material containing new dye image-forming couplers consisting of polymer couplers obtained by a polymerization reaction which employs a chain transfer agent having 8 or more carbon atoms. The silver halide color photographic material exhibits a high sensitivity and a high color-forming property.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material which comprises, after color development of a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one compound capable of releasing, upon a reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent, a compound which is capable of releasing a development inhibitor upon a reaction with another molecule of an oxidation product of a developing agent, treating said photographic material with a liquid having a fixing ability, followed by processing thereof while replenishing washing water or a stabilizing solution in an amount of from 2 to 50 times the amount carried over from the preceding bath per unit area of the silver halide color photographic material.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide photographic material comprising processing the silver halide photographic material in the presence of an antifoggant which is an organic compound which loses its developing restraining function by a reduction oxidation reaction with oxidized developers. The method improves the discrimination between image and non-image areas of the silver halide photographic material by the novel antifoggant which restrains fog selectively in non-image areas without decreasing photographic sensitivity and image density. The organic compound can be an anti-foggant which possesses a moiety according to the Kendall-Pelz rule and either a mercapto group or a cyclic NH group.

Abstract: A conventional silver halide color photographic material is described, containing a coupler having a dye moiety having the maximum absorption wave length shifted to a short wave length by a linkage which is cleaved directly or through a timing group by a coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a developing agent and forming a compound or the precursor thereof (compound A) having a dye moiety having the maximum absorption wave length before shifting as the result of the above-described reaction and a compound capable of fixing the hue of the compound A at a long wave length and/or capable of immobilizing the compound A in the photographic layer.

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 a magenta dye forming coupler represented by the general formula (I) and a compound represented by the general formula (II) in the same layer ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is represents an aromatic group, an aliphatic group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 represents a substituent; Za, Zb, Zc and Zd, which may be the same or different, each represents an unsubstituted methine group, a substituted methine group or --N.dbd.,(R'--COO.sup.-).sub.n M.sup.n+ (II)wherein R' represents a substituent which imparts a diffusion-resistant property to the compound represented by the general formula (II); M.sup.n+ represents a hydrogen ion, a metal ion or an ammonium ion; and n represents an integer from 1 to 4.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the material contains at least one compound represented by general formula (I) described below and at least one compound represented by general formula (II) described below.A--PDI (I)wherein A represents a group capable of releasing PDI upon reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent; and PDI represents a group which forms a development inhibitor upon reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent after being released from A; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon coupling; Za, Zb and Zc each represents a methane group, a substituted methine group, .dbd.N-- or --N--, wherein one of the Za--Zb bond and the Zb--Zc bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond; wherein R.sub.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and containing a magenta dye forming coupler represented by formula (I) shown below and a compound represented by formula (II) shown below in the same layer is described, wherein the silver halide color photographic material is subjected to color development using a replenisher for a color developing solution, whose concentration of bromide is not more than 3.times.10.sup.-3 mol per liter and the amount of the replenisher for a color developing solution is not more than 900 ml per m.sup.2 of the silver halide color photographic material, wherein ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aromatic group, an aliphatic group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 represents a substituent; Za, Zb, Zc and Zd, which may be the same or different, each represents an unsubstituted methine group, a substituted methine group or --N.dbd.; and formula (II) is represented by(R'--COO.sup.

Abstract: A process for processing a silver halide color photographic material which comprises processing, after color development, a silver halide color photographic material with a processing solution having a bleaching faculty using an aminopolycarboxylic acid ferric complex salt as an oxidizing agent, said color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one compound releasing by the reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent a group releasing or forming development inhibitor by the reaction with another molecule of an oxidation product of a developing agent.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of 5 or more and the silver halide color photographic material containing at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group provided that both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 form a ring; and r represents an integer of from 1 to 3.The silver halide color photographic material can be bleached in a short period of time using a bleaching agent having a weak bleaching ability which meets requirements of preventing environmental pollution.A method for processing the silver halide color photographic material by subjecting to color development, then to treatment with a bath having a bleaching ability is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which contains a compound represented by formula (I)RED--L.sub.1).sub.v B--L.sub.2).sub.w PUG (I)wherein RED represents a group adapted to release the group (L.sub.1).sub.v B--L.sub.2).sub.w PUG upon oxidation: L.sub.1 represents a group adapted to release the group B--L.sub.2).sub.w PUG after cleavage from RED; B represents a group which, after cleavage of the bond with L.sub.1 or RED, releases the group (L.sub.2).sub.w PUG upon reaction with an oxidized developing agent; L.sub.2 represents a group which, after cleavage from B, releases PUG; PUG represents a photographically useful group; and v and w each represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one photographic layer including at least one silver halide emulsion layer, whereinat least one silver halide emulsion layer contains silver halide grains whose average value of the diameter corresponding to the projected area of a group of silver halide grains that take 40% of the total projected area of whole silver halide grains present in said silver halide emulsion layer is at least 1.5 .mu.m andat least one photographic layer contains at least one compound capable of imagewise releasing a fogging agent or a precursor thereof or a development accelerator or a precursor thereof corresponding to a quantity of developed silver upon development, is disclosed. This material is of very high sensitivity and, furthermore, has a high developing speed and has reduced for formation irrespective of its high sensitivity.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material is described, comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said emulsion layer or another layer contains a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents an atomic group forming a redox center of benzene type having substituents by linking with C.sub.A and C.sub.B, and which does not enable Time-PUG to be released until the redox center is oxidized during development processing; EWG represents an electron withdrawing group having a Hammet's .sigma. para value exceeding 0.3; C.sub.A and C.sub.B each represents a carbon atom; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom or a suitable substituent; Time represents a timing group connecting to C.sub.B through a sulfur, nitrogen, or selenium atom thereof, t is an integer of 0 or 1, and when t=0, Time is a chemical bond; PUG represents a photographically useful group and connects to C.sub.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a blocked photographic agent capable of releasing a photographically useful agent, which method comprises processing the photographic light-sensitive material in the presence of an oxime.According to this method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, both stability of the photographic light-sensitive material during storage and release of a photographically useful agent during processing are achieved without undersirable side-reactions, and a high sensitivity/fog ratio is obtained.

Abstract: A silver halide color light-sensitive material is described, which is increased in sensitivity, is adapted to form an image of high contrast, or is accelerated in development by incorporating a small amount of a specific compound which imagewise releases a foggant or a development accelerator. This compound is represented by the formula: Coup-(TIME).sub.n -FA (wherein Coup represents a coupler radical capable of undergoing a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; TIME represents a timing group which is eliminated from Coup by the coupling reaction and, thereafter, releases FA; n is 0 or 1; and FA represents a group which is eliminated from Coup in the coupling reaction when n is 0, whereas FA is released from TIME when n is 1. The FA has adsorption properties with respect to silver halide grains and also has a substantial fogging action with respect to the silver halide grains).

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material has a layer containing both a non-diffusible coupler which forms a properly smearing diffusible dye upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and a silver halide emulsion in which a diameter corresponding to the projected area of grains that takes 40% or more of the projected area of whole silver halide grains is 1.5 .mu.m or more.The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has improved graininess as well as has high sensitivity.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains a compound having a dye portion in which the maximum absorption wavelength is shifted by a bond that is cleaved upon reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent and is capable of forming a diffusion resistant compound having a dye portion possessing the maximum absorption wavelength which is not shifted as a result of the reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent.By the use of the compound which permits a large degree of freedom with respect to selection of the dye for forming a color image according to the present invention, the color photographic material has an excellent image quality, and a good fastness of image or a high sensitivity.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material has a layer containing both a non-diffusible coupler capable of producing a dye of such mobilitly that controlled image smearing occurs upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and a silver halide emulsion in which silver halide grains containing at least about 8 mol % of silver iodide grains account for at least about 40% by weight of the total silver halide grains in the emulsion. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has improved RMS graininess as well as improved visual graininess.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having provided thereon at least two silver halide emulsion layers differing in color sensitivity, wherein at least one of said layers contains at least one compound capable of releasing a fogging agent, a development accelerator, or a precursor thereof in proportion to the amount of silver developed, and a layer containing silver halide grains which are not substantially developed by the development processing of said material is provided between said two emulsion layers differing in color sensitivity. The material has improved color reproducibility.

Abstract: A method of processing a photographic material which contains a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a blocked photographic agent capable of releasing a photographically useful agent by ring cleavage of a 4- to 7-membered ring containing at least one carbonyl group in the presence of a hydroxylamine, whereby both high stability of the photographic material upon storage and timely release of the photographically useful agent upon processing are achieved.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein COUP represents a coupler residue capable of being subjected to a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; TIME represents a timing group which is released upon the coupling reaction and subsequently releases ##STR2## Z represents a monocyclic or condensed heterocyclic ring consisting of a nitrogen atom and a carbon atom; L represents a divalent linking group; R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkoxycarbonyl group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a thioacyl group or a thiocarbamoyl group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom; R.sup.2 and R.sup.