Abstract: A method for forming an image with diffusion transfer of silver salts comprising processing a photosensitive element in the presence of a fogging agent.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material comprising the step of processing a silver halide color photographic material after imagewise exposure thereof with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine developing agent and at least one hydrazine compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be linked to form a heterocyclic ring; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be linked to form a heterocyclic ring; and at least two hydrazine moieties derived from the compound represented by formula (I) may be linked to form a dimer or polymer by any of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4.

Abstract: There is provided a method of processing a silver halide color photographic material which comprises processing the silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and a specific hydroxylamine compound. According to this method the stability of a color developer is improved so that the increased fogging problem in continuous processing is lessened and the processing time is shortened.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color photographic material in which the color developer used comprises an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and a compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents a trivalent group necessary to complete a condensed ring;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an alkylene group, an arylene group, an alkenylene group, or an aralkylene group;and, if desired, does not contain a substantial amount of benzyl alcohol to achieve improved stability and color developability of the color developer and a reduction of fog generation in the running development process.

Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising photosensitive silver halide grains and internally fogged silver halide grains, said internally fogged silver halide grains having contained therein at least one compound such as ##STR1## The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is a high-speed one which gives an image having high contrast and high maximum density.

Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic material is provided comprising a support and at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer formed thereon and containing in said photographic emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic residual group, an aromatic residual group, or a heterocyclic residual group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic residual group; L.sub.1 represents a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group, or a divalent heterocyclic group; L.sub.2 represents --O--, --CONR--, --NRCO--, --SO.sub.2 NR--, --NRSO.sub.2 --, --OCO--, --COO--, --S--, --NR--, --CO--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --OCOO--, --NRCONR'--, --NRCOO--, --OCONR--, or --NRSO.sub.

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 silver halide photographic material for use in the field of graphic arts and a process for forming a high-contrast negative image using the same, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer or another layer of the silver halide photographic material provided on the support contains at least one compound represented by the formula (I) and at least one blocked development restrainer compound represented by the formula (II): ##STR1##

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having coated thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains at least one blocked photographic agent represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a photographic agent moiety which is bonded to a blocking moiety through a hetero atom, or a precursor thereof; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom, or a substituent group; and Z represents atoms necessary to form a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring (except for a heterocyclic ring which contains an NH group at the position adjacent to the carbon atom to which R.sup.1 is attached). The blocked photographic agent is completely stable upon storage of the photographic material, and releases a photographic agent at a desired time upon processing. The blocked photographic agent also exhibits its function to a substantial degree over a wide range of pH.

Abstract: A method of forming a silver salt diffusion transfer image comprises developing an imagewise exposed photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer with a developing agent and a silver halide solvent in the presence of an alkali to thereby convert at least a portion of unexpected silver halide in said emulsion layer to a diffusible silver complex salt and transferring at least a portion of said silver complex salt into a silver precipitating agent-containing image receivin- layer to form an image in said image receiving layer.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is composed of a support base having a silver halide emulsion layer thereon which contains a hardener having an active vinyl group. The material also includes a compound represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represent a hydroxy group, a hydroxylamino group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, a substituted alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a halogen atom. The photographic material gives improved results with respect to preventing latensification.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a polymer coupler which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is polymerized using a polymerization initiator represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; an R.sub.2 represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.The polymer coupler according to the present invention has a good stability to humidity and heat during storage of the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing thereof and provides decreased formation of fog in non-image areas of color photographs obtained by means of color development processing of the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one blocked photographic reagent represented by formula (I) or (II); ##STR1## wherein, A represents a moiety of a photographic reagent or a moiety of a precursor of a photographic reagent bonded to the ring containing Z through a hetero atom; Y.sup.1, and Y.sup.2 and Y.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, or Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.3 in formula (I) together form a ring; Z represents an atomic group necessary for forming a carbon ring or a heterocyclic ring; and n represents 1 or 2.The silver halide photographic material is stable under storage conditions.

Abstract: A method for image formation by a diffusion transfer process including developing an imagewise light-exposed light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer in the presence of a developing agent, a silver halide solvent and an alkali, wherein at least two cyclic imide compounds represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z represents an atomic group necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered imido ring containing from 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, are used as the silver halide solvent is disclosed. Images obtained by the method are stable during storage over a long period of time.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, wherein on the outside of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer positioned farthest from the support, a layer containing silver halide fine grains of about 0.2.mu. or less in average grain size is provided, and in the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) is present: ##STR1## wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or a quaternary ammonium group, X represents COOM' or SO.sub.3 M' (wherein M' represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or a quaternary ammonium group), n represents 1 or 2, R.sub.1 represents a group capable of substituting on the phenyl group, and m represents 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support, at least one silver halide layer on the support, said emulsion layer being associated with a dye-providing compound, and an image-receiving layer on the same support as above or on another support, wherein said photographic light-sensitive material is able to provide a transferred dye image composed of a diffusible dye or its precursor released or derived from the dye-providing compound as a result of development under a strong alkaline condition in the presence of at least one meso ionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate compound. In the present material, fog can be prevented efficiently without causing the problems of a reduction in sensitivity and a decrease in rate of development.

Abstract: A method for developing a silver halide photographic material in the presence of an amino compound represented by the following general formula (I) or the salt thereof to increase photographic speed and/or gamma without being attended by a concomitant increase in generation of fog: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or an alkylcarbonyl group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may combine with each other and form a ring; and A represents a divalent aliphatic linkage group.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having two layers thereon. One layer is comprised of a silver halide emulsion layer containing a non-diffusible coupler which couples with an oxidation product of a developing agent during development processing to form a dye of such mobility that controlled image smearing occurs. The other layer is comprised of a silver halide emulsion layer containing a polymer coupler latex which is adjacent to the emulsion layer containing the dye diffusion type coupler. By utilizing the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as disclosed within the application it is possible to obtain improved results with respect to the graininess and sharpness of the images produced with the material without having bad effects on other photographic properties of the material.

Abstract: A method for processing a color photographic light-sensitive material by subjecting an exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to color development processing then to bleaching and fixing or to bleach-fixing, which method comprises using a ferric ion complex salt or a persulfate as a bleaching agent in the bleaching or bleach-fixing and incorporating at least one compound selected from compounds represented by general formula (I) below and a salt thereof in the bleaching bath or the bleach-fixing bath or in a prebath thereof: ##STR1## wherein X represents --COOM, --OH, --SO.sub.3 M, --CONH.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2, --NH.sub.2, --SH, --CN, --CO.sub.2 R.sup.6, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.6, --OR.sup.6, --NR.sup.6 R.sup.7, --SR.sup.6, --SO.sub.3 R.sup.6, --NHCOR.sup.6, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.6, --OCOR.sup.6 or --OSO.sub.2 R.sup.6 ; Y represents ##STR2## or a hydrogen atom; m and n each represents an integer from 1 to 10; R.sup.1, R.sub.2, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.7 and R.sup.

Abstract: A method for processing a color photographic light-sensitive material by subjecting an exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to color development, then to bleaching and fixing or then to bleach-fixing, which method comprises using a ferric ion complex salt as a bleaching agent in the bleaching or bleach-fixing and incorporating at least one compound represented by general formula (I) described below or a tautomer thereof: ##STR1## wherein all the symbols are defined in the appended claims, in a bleaching bath or bleach-fixing bath or in a prebath of the bleach-fixing bath. The method of the present invention does not produce poisonous materials which are harmful to the environment and provides an excellent high speed bleaching process without harming other photographic properties.