Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one cyan coupler-containing red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta coupler-containing green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one yellow coupler-containing blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the total light-sensitive silver halide grains in the photographic material have an average silver iodide content of 5.5 mol % or less, and said at least one of light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and a substantially light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer adjacent thereto comprises means for producing an interimage effect, said interimage effect satisfying at least one of relationships (a) and (b):(a)0.20.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(R.sub.0.5).ltoreq.0.40,0.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(R.sub.1.5).ltoreq.0.07,and0.18.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(R.sub.0.5)-.DELTA.logE(R.sub.1.5).ltoreq.0.35(b)0.25.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(G.sub.0.5).ltoreq.0.45,0.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(G.sub.1.5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide color reversal photographic material comprising photosensitive silver halide photographic layers in which the average silver chloride content of the photosensitive silver halide emulsions is less than 7.0 mol %, at least one emulsion layer of the photographic layers consists of two or more emulsions having different average grain diameters, and the emulsion layer and/or the adjacent intermediate layer contains at least one compound that can release a photographically useful agent by redox reaction with the oxidation product of a developing agent. The silver halide color reversal photographic material of the present invention has a color-reversed image improved in graininess and sensitivity.

Abstract: A direct positive color photographic material having comprising a support at least one previously non-fogged internal latent image-type silver halide emulsion, in which at least one green-sensitive internal latent image-type silver halide emulsion layer contains a 2-equivalent yellow-coloring coupler and a magenta-coloring coupler of the following general formula (M-II) ##STR1## where R.sub.10 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent;Y.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom or a removing group;Za, Zb and Zc each represents a methine group, a substituted methine group, .dbd.N-- or --NH--;one of the Za--Zb bond and the Zb--Zc bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond; and when the Zb--Zc bond is a carbon-carbon double bond, it may be part of an aromatic ring; anda dimer or a polymer at the position of R.sub.10 or Y.sub.

Abstract: A novel direct positive photosensitive material is provided comprising a support having therein at least one photographic emulsion layer containing internal latent image type silver halide grains not having been previously fogged, wherein the photographic emulsion layer comprises:(1) at least one of compounds represented by the general formulae [I], [II] and [III]; and(2) at least one of compounds represented by the general formulae [IV], [V] and [VI]:R--SO.sub.2 S--M [I]R--SO.sub.2 S--R.sup.1 [II]R--SO.sub.2 S--Lm--S.O.sub.2 S--R.sup.2 [III]wherein R, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents an aliphatic group, aromatic group or heterocyclic group; M represents a cation; L represents a divalent connecting group; and m represents an integer 0 or 1;M'.sub.2 SO.sub.3 [IV]M'HSO.sub.3 [V]M'.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.5 [VI]wherein M' represents a hydrogen atom or cation.

Abstract: In a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which includes at least one layer of each of red-, green-, and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and a yellow filter layer containing yellow colloidal silver on a support, an average grain size of at least one of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsions is 0.4 .mu.m or less, a maximum absorption peak of yellow colloidal silver in the yellow filter layer appears at 430 to 450 nm, and 1/4 absorption of the maximum absorption at the longer wavelength side occurs within the range of 500 to 560 nm. This photographic light-sensitive material can reduce a fog by the yellow filter layer without degrading other photographic properties.

Abstract: A direct positive photosensitive material composed of a support having thereon at least one photosensitive emulsion layer comprising non-prefogged internal latent image silver halide grains and at least one compound represented by formulae (I), (II), (III) or (IV): ##STR1## wherein M.sub.1 represents hydrogen, a cation or a protective group capable of being cleaved by an alkali; and Z represents an atomic group necessary for forming a 5-membered or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted ring selected from a heterocyclic ring and a condensed heterocyclic ring; ##STR2## wherein Z.sub.1 represents an alkyl group containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an aryl group containing from 6 to 18 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic group; Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents an atomic group necessary for forming an aromatic ring containing from 6 to 18 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic ring; M represents a metal atom or an organic cation; and n is an integer of 2 to 10.

Abstract: A method of forming a color image which comprises subjecting a silver halide color reversal photographic material to imagewise exposure and then to color reversal processing, said color reversal photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer wherein the emulsion layers have an average silver iodide content of up to 5 mol %, and wherein the peak sensitivity of the red layer is in a range between 615 and 640 nm, wherein on the shorter wavelength side, 80% of the peak is in a range between 600 and 633 nm, 50% of the peak is in a range between 585 and 625 nm and 25% of the peak is in a range between 570 and 615 nm, and wherein on the longer wavelength side, 80% of the peak is in a range between 620 and 648 nm, 50% of the peak is in a range between 625 and 655 nm and 25% of the peak is in a range between 630 and 665 nm, wherein the wavelength difference between t

Abstract: A direct positive color light-sensitive material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least one internal latent image-forming silver halide emulsion layer containing non-prefogged silver halide grains and which contains at least one color image-forming coupler capable of producing or releasing a non-diffusible or diffusible dye upon oxidative coupling with a color developing agent, with at least one layer different from the internal latent image-forming silver halide emulsion layer containing a surface latent image-forming, negative-working silver halide emulsion and with at least one of the negative-working silver halide emulsion layer and an interlayer adjacent thereto containing at least one compound capable of releasing a fogging agent, a fogging agent precursor, a development promoter or a development promoter precursor in proportion to the amount of developed silver of the negative-working silver halide emulsion upon development processing using an aromatic primary amine developing

Abstract: A direct positive image forming method comprising development processing an imagewise exposed photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least on photographic emulsion layer containing internal latent image type silver halide grains not having been previously fogged in the presence of a nucleating agent, wherein the nucleating agent comprises at least two kinds of nucleating agents and a ratio of nucleating rates thereof is at least 2.0.In accordance with the method of the present invention, images having both a low minimum density and an extremely high maximum density can be rapidly and stably obtained using a small amount of nucleating agents.

Abstract: The invention provides (1) direct positive photographic photosensitive materials in which at least one type of FR compound which releases fogging agent or development accelerator or a precursor thereof in accordance with the amount of silver developed when the silver halide is being developed is included in a direct positive photographic material comprising at least one layer of non-pre-fogged internal latent image type silver halide emulsion on a support, and (2) a method of forming direct positive images of which the distinguishing features are that in a method for the formation of direct positive images in which a direct positive photographic photosensitive material comprising at least one layer of non-pre-fogged internal latent image forming silver halide emulsion on a support is processed, after image exposure, in a surface developer, at least one type of FR compound which releases fogging agent or development accelerator or precursors thereof is included in the said photographic mateiral, and that the s

Abstract: A direct positive photographic material which has at least one previously-not-fogged internal latent image-type silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein the photographic material contains at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cyano group, --COOR.sub.5, --CONR.sub.5 R.sub.6, --OR.sub.5, --NR.sub.5 R.sub.6, --NR.sub.6 COR.sub.7, --NR.sub.5 CONR.sub.5 R.sub.6, --NR.sub.6 SO.sub.2 R.sub.7 (each of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.7 represents an alkyl or aryl group; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 may link together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring); each of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; each of Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 represents an aryl group; each of X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 represents a bond or a divalent linking group; each of Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer and at least one layer containing colloidal silver, wherein said colloidal silver-containing layer comprises at least one compound selected from compounds of general formula (I) and (II) below, and at least one photosensitive or non-photosensitive layer selected from a silver halide photosensitive layer positioned farthest from said support and any layers positioned between said farthest photosensitive layer and said support comprises a silver halide emulsion containing internally-fogged or surface-fogged silver halide grains: ##STR1## wherein the substituent groups on general formula (I) and (II) are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a silver halide emulsion comprising the steps of forming silver halide grains in the presence of a hydrophilic colloid, physical ripening, desalting, and chemical ripening, wherein a photographic spectral sensitizing dye is added to the emulsion after adding at least 85% by weight of a soluble silver salt solution but before the desalting step is described.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support and 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 the support, which material is characterized in that at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer or at least one layer adjacent thereto contains at least one of the compounds represented by the following general formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV): ##STR1## All the symbols used are as defined in the Specification.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is described, having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing an iodine-containing silver halide on a support and having one or more auxiliary layers on the outermost surface of a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer positioned farthest from the support, wherein at least one of the auxiliary layers contains a substantially non-light-sensitive silver halide emulsion or a silver halide emulsion containing grains whose inner part or surface part is fogged, and the material contains at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R, X, Y, Z, and n are described in the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is described, comprising 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 on a support, wherein at least one coupler represented by general formula (I) is contained in at least the green-sensitive emulsion layer: ##STR1## Moieties in the couplers are defined in the specification. The wavelength of the red-sensitive emulsion layer shows a defined maximum spectral sensitivity in the short wavelength side and wavelengths corresponding to 80%, 50%, 40%, 20% and 10% of the maximum sensitivity in defined wavelength regions. Similar values are given for the long wavelength side of spectral sensitivity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silver halide color photosensitive materials having improved tone and color reproductions. According to the present invention, there is provided a silver halide color photosensitive material wherein a coupler having the following general formula (I) is contained in a green-sensitive material and wherein a cyan gradation added to a specific image of a region in which a yellow and/or magenta image density obtained by color development exceeds 0.7, so as to increase cyan image gradation in the specific image region independently of the cyan density in a cyan coloring red-sensitive layer and as the yellow and/or magenta image density in the specific image region increases. Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.11 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a hydrogen atom or a group which can be released upon a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, and Za, Zb and Zc each represents a methine, substituted methine, .

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains which have a diameter not less than 5 times the thickness thereof and account for at least 50% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains present in the silver halide emulsion layer and the silver halide photographic material also contains at least one compound represented by following general formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic alkylene group, a straight chain or branched chain alkenylene group, a straight chain or branched chain aralkylene group or an arylene group; R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one layer of said light-sensitive material comprising (1) an emulsion containing tabular silver halide grains having a diameter/thickness ratio of at least of about 4 and (2) at least one compound represented by the following general formulae (I) to (IV), said tabular silver halide grains being present in amount of at least about 50% of the total projected area of silver halide grains present in the same layer: ##STR1## wherein M.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a cation or a group cleavable in alkaline conditions, and Z represents an atomic group as defined in the specification; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group as defined in the specification, X.sup..

Abstract: A novel silver halide color photographic material containing a desilvering accelerator releasing compound, which comprises at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one of said emulsion layer and a non-light sensitive hydrophilic layer(s) contains at least one compound represented by the formula (I)PWR--Time--.sub.t BA (I)wherein PWR represents a group which undergoes reduction to release (Time--.sub.t BA; BA represents a group which becomes a desilvering accelerator after being released; Time represents a group which releases BA through a reaction after being released from PWR as (Time--.sub.t BA; and t represents an integer of 0 or 1.