Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising developing a silver halide photographic material and bleach and/or fixing the photographic material, wherein the color image is formed in the presence of a dextran. The dextran may be incorporated in the photographic material or a processing solution.

Abstract: A recycling method for photographic processing waste liquid is disclosed. The photographic processing waste liquid is subjected to evaporative concentration under a reduced pressure of not higher than 700 mmHg and at a temperature of not higher than 90.degree. C. The resulting distillate is used as a solvent for photographic processing agents or as an evaporation compensator for processing tanks of an automatic processing machine.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is discloseed. The method comprises the steps ofdeveloping a silver halide color photographic light-senaitive material which comprises silver halide grains substantially consisting of silver chloride, whith acolor developer, andbleach-fixing said deveoped light-sensitive material with a bleach-fixer containing a water soluble bromide salt in an amount of from 0.01 mol/l to 1.0 mol/l and having a pH value of from 6.5 to 8.5 in a tank in whic said bleach fixer has a surface area opening to air of from 8 cm.sup.2 /l to 100 cm.sup.2 /l.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic metal layer on a substrate. The uppermost layer of the magnetic metal layer consists essentially of a mixture of a magnetic metal such as Co or Co-Ni alloy and an oxide thereof. The surface portion of the magnetic layer consists essentially of a crystal phrase of said oxide and the ratio of oxide forming metallic atoms decreases continuously with the depth from the outer surface.