Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, having two or more light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers different in color sensitivities on a support, at least one of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprises monodispersed silver halide grains containing 8 to 30 mole % of silver halide in core or contains twinned crystal silver halide grains, at least two of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers different in color sensitivities containing a DIR compound capable of releasing a developing inhibitor or developing inhibitor precursor through the reaction with the oxidized product of a developing agent, the developing inhibitor or developing inhibitor precursor released from the DIR compound being diffusive, wherein the following conditions A:DIR compounds are added and incorporated in the emulsion layers so that the developing inhibitor released from the DIR compound incorporated in one color-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the developing

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic material comprising at least one yellow coupler-containing silver halide emulsion layer (BL) spectrally sensitized such that the specific spectral sensitivity range falls within the scope of from 400 nm to 520 nm, at least one magenta coupler-containing silver halide emulsion layer (GL) spectrally sensitized such that the specific spectral sensitivity range falls within the scope of from 470 nm to 620 nm, and at least one cyan coupler-containing silver halide emulsion layer (RL) spectrally sensitized such that the specific spectral sensitivity range falls within the scope of from 540 nm to 700 nm, wherein the center of gravity of the sensitivity wavelength of the GL's spectral sensitivity distribution (.lambda..sub.G) falls within the range of from about 520 nm to about 580 nm, the center of gravity of the sensitivity wavelength of the RL's spectral sensitivity distribution (.lambda..sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color light-sensitive material comprising, on a support, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming color coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming color coupler and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming color coupler, in which the weight-averaged wavelength .lambda.G of spectral sensitivity distribution of the green-sensitive layer is in the range of from 520 nm to 580 nm, the weight averaged wavelength .lambda..sub.-R of spectral sensitivity distribution of the interlayer effect received by the red-sensitive layer in the range of from 500 nm to 600 nm is in the range of from 500 nm to 560 nm and the difference, .lambda..sub.G -.lambda..sub.-R is 5 nm or more, the material being characterized in that spectral sensitivity distribution S.sub.-R (.lambda.

Abstract: A silver halide reversal photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which is improved in color reproducibility and gradation. The photographic material comprises a support having thereon a photographic component layers including at least two silver halide layers and a DIR layer. At least one of the emulsion layers comprises at least two silver halide emulsion layers which are substantially the same in color-sensitivity and different from each other in speed. The DIR layer contains a DIR compound and a silver halide emulsion and does not substantially contribute for any image formation.

Abstract: A light-sensitive color photographic material with improved color reproducibility which comprises on a support a plurality of light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers including a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one silver halide emulsion layer having reverse photo-response to that of the red-, green-, and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, being capable of forming a reverse dye image having substantially the same hue as that is to be formed in the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and having maximun sensitivity wavelength (.lambda.-G) of the spectral sensitivity distribution in the region of from 400nm to 500nm.

Abstract: A reversal photographic element comprising at least two dye image-forming units, at least one unit comprising(1) a first silver halide emulsion layer spectrally sensitized to a given region of the spectrum with which is associated a dye image-forming chromogenic coupler and(2) a second silver halide emulsion layer spectrally sensitized to a different region of the spectrum than the first and containing an interimage effect-forming means such as a development inhibitor-releasing coupler, which forms either a colorless compound or a dye which does not substantially take part in the formation of the image.

Abstract: Silver halide color photographic materials comprising a support having thereon at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a magenta dye-forming coupler, and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a cyan dye-forming coupler, characterized in that the wavelength weight-averaged between 500 nm and 600 nm (.lambda..sub.G) of spectral sensitivity distribution of all green-sensitive layers is in the range of 520 nm to 580 nm, the wavelength weight-averaged between 500 nm and 600 nm (.lambda..sub.-R) of spectral sensitivity distribution of one or more donor layers which exert an interlayer effect to at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer comprising a cyan dye-forming coupler is located in the range of 500 nm to 560 nm, and the difference of (.lambda..sub.G -.lambda..sub.-R) is greater than 5 nm.

Abstract: A color photographic material is provided in which the interimage effect is adjusted to provide optimum color reproduction. The photographic material comprises an emulsion referred to as type I emulsion, which releases an inhibitor on development and another emulsion with underripened grains which are more soluble than those of the type I emulsion.

Abstract: Photographic couplers which release a photographically useful group by an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction can be used in photographic emulsions, elements and processes to provide a photographically useful group in a controlled manner.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive element having (1) reduced fog, (2) low reduction in sensitivity and (3) good yellow dye image light fastness, and comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion and optionally one or more non-light-sensitive subsidiary layers, wherein a blue-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer and/or a non-light-sensitive layer adjacent thereto contains at least one asymmetrical hydroquinone compound selected from the group consisting of 2-methyl-5-tert-octylhydroquinone, 2-tert-butyl-5-tert- amylhydroquinone, 2-tert-butyl-5-tert-hexylhydroquinone, 2-methyl-5-tert-hexylhydroquinone, 2-methyl-5-tert-amylhydroquinone, 2-methyl-5-(1'-methylcyclohexyl)hydroquinone and precursors thereof wherein either or both hydroxyl groups are modified with an acyl group represented by the formulae: ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group.

Abstract: Photographic elements, processes for forming images in photographic elements and new compounds are disclosed. Generally, the invention relates to improved immobile compounds which can be used to provide positive images from negative recording-developing photographic materials such as negative silver halide emulsions. The compounds contain a photographically useful group such as a dye or dye precursor and are capable of releasing said photographically useful group under alkaline conditions, and are also capable of reaction with an oxidized silver halide developing agent before substantial release of said photographically useful group occurs, to provide a reaction product having a substantially lower rate of release of said photographically useful group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a development inhibitor releasing compound, which is capable of forming a substantially colorless product, and which is represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents ##STR2## --SO.sub.2 R.sub.1, --SO.sub.2 OR.sub.1, --SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.1, --SO.sub.2 N(R.sub.1).sub.2, --CN, --N.sup.+ (R.sub.1).sub.3 or ##STR3## R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group and further two R.sub.