Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed. The material has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, said silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler which forms a mobile dye by coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent, and said silver halide emulsion layer having in association therewith a non-light sensitive layer containing substantially non-light sensitive fine silver halide grains.

Abstract: A method of forming an image comprising, after color developmenmt of an exposed silver halide color photographic material, processing the developed silver halide color photographic material with a bath having a bleaching ability and subsequently with a bath having a bleach-fixing ability, wherein the silver halide color photographic material comprises a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one pyrazoloazole type magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.22 represents a hydrogen atom of a substituent; X represents a group capable of being split off upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; Za, Zb and Zc each represents a methine group, a substituted methine group, .dbd.

Abstract: A method of processing of a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The color photographic material to be processed comprises a support and photographic component layers including a blue-sensitive, green-sensitive and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, and at least one of the photographic emulsion layers comprises a silver halide containing 0.5 to 25 mol % of silver iodide. The total thickness of the photographic component layers is from 8 to 25 .mu.m and the swelling rate T1/2 of this layers is not more than 25 sec. At least one of the emulsion layers contains a specific coupler. The color photographic material is processed with a bleach-fixing solution containing an organic acid ferric complex after a developing treatment.The processing by this invention provides high sensitivity and minimized cyan dye loss of the photographic material.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic material by processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing at least a silver halide emulsion layer comprising a silver halide grain essentially consisting of silver chlorobromide and a binder having a swelling rate of T 1/2 of 2 sec. to 30 sec. The color developer contains a n-hydroxyalkyl-p-phenylenediamine derivative at a temperature not less than 30.degree. C. for a time not more than 150 sec. The time and temperature are effective to process the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material without decreasing the stability of the resulting dye image.

Abstract: Novel photographic dye-forming couplers comprise an imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole nucleus which reacts at its 3-position with an oxidized aromatic primary amino color developing agent. These couplers are monomeric or polymeric and are useful in photographic materials and processes and have improved absorption and solubility characteristics.

Abstract: A method for forming an image in a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material and then bleach fixing the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material in a bleach fixing bath, the silver halide photographic color light sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, a silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler and a silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer containing the magneta coupler contains at least one kind of pyrazoloazole type coupler represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material in which at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers thereof contains an 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-C]-s-triazole magenta coupler substituted in the third position by a group represented by the following Formula [I];--R.sub.1 --SO.sub.2 --R.sub.2 Formula [I]wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkylene group having not less than 3 carbon atoms in the straight-chained portion thereof, which is capable of linking a --SO.sub.2 --R.sub.2 to the carbon atom in the third position of the nucleus of the 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-C]-s-triazole; and R.sub.2 represents an aryl group.The silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials of the invention are excellent in light-resistance of magenta dye images and also spectral absorption characteristics.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is described, comprising a support having formed thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer having dispersed therein, in a coexisting state, at least one magenta coupler represented by formula (I) and at least one high-boiling point organic solvent represented by the formula (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and x represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released by a coupling reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; andwherein R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 each represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an alkenyl group, and the total number of carbon atom of the groups R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is from 12 to 60.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material having a photographic layer containing at least one kind of magenta coupler of 5-pyrazolone type having an arylthio group at the coupling position thereof, the arylthio group having an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group at the ortho position to the sulfur atom thereof and the alkoxy group and the aryloxy group being substituted with a cyano group, a halogen atom, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a phosphonyl group, or an ##STR1## group, wherein A represents a chemical bond, an alkylene group, an arylene group, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or an imino group; and B represents a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyclic amino group, or a hydrazino group.

Abstract: A color image forming process which comprises developing a silver halide photographic material using an aromatic primary amine developing agent in the presence of a blocked magenta image forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxy group or a coupling releasable group; Cp represents a coupling block group capable of forming a colorless or alkali-soluble product by reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; A represents ##STR2## when Cp is bonded and --N.dbd. when Cp is not bonded; B and E each represents ##STR3## when Cp is bonded and --N.dbd. or ##STR4## when Cp is not bonded; D represents --N.dbd.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photosensitive material which comprises processing a silver halide color photosensitive material containing at least one 4-mercapto-5-pyrazolone type magenta coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein W represents an aryl group; X represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic ring group; and Y represents an acylamino group, a ureido group, or an anilino group; with a color developer containing at least one compound selected from a compound represented by formula (II) ##STR2## wherein R represents a lower alkyl group, and M.sub.1 and M.sub.2, which can be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, and an alkali metal atom, or an ammonium group; a compound represented by formula (III) ##STR3## wherein M.sub.3, M.sub.4, M.sub.5, M.sub.6 and M.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer is described, the color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one layer containing (1) at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein W represents a phenyl group substituted with at least one halogen atom, alkyl group, alkoxy group, alkoxycarbonyl group or cyano group; Y represents an acylamino group or an anilino group; and Z represents a group capable of being released upon coupling, and (2) at least one amine compound having at least two groups other than a hydrogen atom represented by formula (II): ##STR2##

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the photographic light-sensitive material containing a color image forming coupler comprising a nitrogen containing heterocyclic 5-membered ring-condensed-5-membered ring in which the coupling active position is substituted with the nitrogen atom of a carboxylic acid amido group containing at least one fluorine atom.The magenta color image forming coupler has good color forming property and provides a magenta color image having excellent spectral absorption property and good fastness to light.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material having a photographic layer containing at least one magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1##

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one layer containing at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler of the 5-pyrazolone type represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein W represents a phenyl group substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and a cyano group; Y represents an acylamino group or an anilino group; and Z represents a group capable of being released upon coupling, and at least one compound represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, provided that both R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time; Z.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, said silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler of the following formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.6 are each a monovalent group; R.sub.3 is an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.5 is an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.7 is an alkylene group, an arylene group or a bivalent organic group having at least one alkylene bonded to at least one arylene; R.sub.8 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; X is a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Z is a hydrogen atom or a group that can be eliminated upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; and m is an integer of 0 to 4.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer is described, the color photographic light-sensitive material containing a coupler having at the coupling position thereof a group represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfonamido group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfamoyl group, an acylamino group, an amino group, an alkylcarbamoyl group, an arylcarbamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group or an arylcarbonyl group; X.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material is developed with a developing solution containing an aromatic primary amine in the presence of a coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a certain substituent group, and X represents a hydrogen atom or a coupling eliminable group; to provide magenta color image having high color purity.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one kind of compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each substituent represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, X, or Ar and m are defined within the specification, said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprises a compound represented by the following general formula (II) in the silver halide emulsion layer containing the compound represented by the above general formula (I) and/or a hydrophilic colloid layer which is positioned at the remoter side than the silver halide emulsion layer from the support: ##STR2## wherein each substituent represented by Y, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 or Ar is defined within the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one layer containing at least one kind of 5-pyrazolone type 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (Ia): ##STR1## wherein W represents phenyl substituted with at least one halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl or cyano; Y represents acylamino or anilino; and Z represents aryloxy, alkoxy, heterocyclic oxy, alkylthio, arylthio, heterocyclic thio, acylthio, acylamino, sulfonamido, alkoxycarbonylamino, aryloxycarbonylamino or nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring which is bonded to the active position of the pyrazolone ring through the nitrogen atom, and at least one kind of compound represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or alkenyl; R.sub.

Abstract: A method for forming a color image comprising color developing a color photographic silver halide light-sensitive material containing at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen atom or an acetyl group, R is an aryl group, and each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group,using a color developer containing a p-phenylenediamine-based and/or p-aminophenol-based color developing agent and without performing black-and-white development.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material containing at least one kind of 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (Ia): ##STR1## wherein Ar represents phenyl substituted with at least one halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl or cyano; Y represents acylamino or anilino; and Z represents a group capable of being released by coupling, and at least one kind of piperidine compound represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or alkyl; R.sub.2 represents alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkenyl alkynyl or benzyl; W represents hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, silyloxy, alkylamino, aryloxy, allyl, alkoxy, acylamino, sulfonamido, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, acyloxy or phosphoric acid oxy.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material is described, containing a 4-arylthio-5-pyrazolone coupler and comprising a layer containing an emulsion of fine silver halide particles.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material is described, said material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a 5-pyrazolone magenta coupler represented by formula (I) ##EQU1## wherein R represents an acylamino group, an anilino group or a ureido group; Ar.sup.1 represents a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen groups, alkyl groups, or alkoxy groups; Ar.sup.2 represents a phenyl group or a naphthyl group, each of which may be substituted with one or more halogen groups, hydroxy groups, carboxy groups, cyano groups, alkyl groups, acylamino groups, carbamoyl groups, ureido groups, sulfonamido groups, diacylamino groups, sulfamoyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups, phenyl groups, arysulfonyl groups or alkoxy groups; X represents oxygen, sulfur, or a methylene group; and Y represents a straight chain or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alkylene group containing an ether bond.

Abstract: Couplers of good reactivity contain an aryloxy coupling-off group having in an ortho position a polarizable carbonyl, sulfonyl or phosphinyl substituent group which is free of photographic dye groups and photographic reagent groups.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## The substituents are disclosed in the specification. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material in which a specific class of 1-phenyl-3-anilono-4-phyenylthio-5-pyrazolone type two-equivalent magenta color image forming couplers and a specific class of 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone derivatives are used in association with each other can provide a magenta color image of high sensitivity without increasing the fog level. A method for developing the material is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a 2-equivalent magenta color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; X represents --CONH--, --NH--, --NHCONH-- or --NHCOO--; Y represents --CONH-- or --COO--; A represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain or an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene group; Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group; Za, Zb, Zc and Zd can each represent a methine group, a substituted methine group or -N.dbd.; m represents 0 or 1; and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A process for improving the light fastness of a magenta color image which comprises introducing a specific complex and a specific discoloration prevention aid into a layer bearing the magenta color image.

Abstract: Photographic magenta dye-forming couplers have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein: A represents the atoms necessary to complete, with the nitrogen atom to which it is attached, a magenta dye-forming coupler moiety whose coupling position is inactivated by the --CHR.sup.1 R.sup.2 group;CHR.sup.1 R.sup.2 is a blocking group which, upon reaction with oxidized color developing agent, is detached from the coupler moiety to yield a mobile reaction product;R.sup.1 is alkyl--O--CO--, alkyl--CO--, aryl--O--CO--, aryl--CO--, --COOH, --NO.sub.2 or --CN andR.sup.2 is a group specified for R.sup.1 or aryl--NHCO--.These couplers can be incorporated in photographic elements, emulsions and processing compositions.

Abstract: A color photographic material and a method of forming a color photographic image which utilizes a 5-pyrazolone magenta coupler shown by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents an acylamino group, an anilino group or a ureido group; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a carboxy group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group (which groups may be substituted) and R.sub. and R.sub.2 may combine to form a 2-indazolyl group, provided that R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time; and Ar represents a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups or cyano groups.

Abstract: Novel dye-forming couplers have the structure: ##STR1## wherein: Z represents the atoms to complete, with the attached oxygen atom, the same or different 5-pyrazolone dye-forming coupler moiety, phenol dye-forming coupler moiety or naphthol dye-forming coupler moiety, the * in the ring completed by Z representing the coupling position;R is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;Bl is a blocking group removable, during development, from the coupler moiety completed by Z to which it is directly attached; andn is an integer of 2 to 4.

Abstract: A process for forming a color photographic image comprising processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material in the presence of a magenta coupler represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents an acylamino group, an anilino group or a ureido group; Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; X represents a non-metallic divalent group forming a saturated or unsaturated 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen atom; and Y represents an acyl group or a sulfonyl group.The 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the formula (I) is stable to chemicals and has a good solubility to an organic solvent which is employed to incorporate couplers into a photographic light-sensitive material. A photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing the 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the formula (I) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for forming a color photographic image is described comprising processing a silver halide color phototgraphic light-sensitive material in the presence of a 5-pyrazolone magenta coupler represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents an acylamino group, an anilino group or a ureido group; R.sub.

Abstract: A process for producing a multicolor optical filter by exposing a multilayer color photographic material comprising:(1) a silver halide emulsion layer containing a colored coupler (1b) which has one of cyan, magenta or yellow colors and which forms a dye of one of the other two colors than the color of the colored coupler by a coupling reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent, and(2) a silver halide emulsion layer containing (i) a silver halide emulsion having a sufficiently high sensitivity that it can be exposed without exposing emulsion layer (1) and without increasing the color density in emulsion layer (1) and (ii) a colored coupler (2b) which has the same color as that of the dye formed by the coupling reaction of the colored coupler (1b) and which forms a cyan, magenta or yellow dye but not the color of the colored coupler (1b) or the color of the dye formed by the coupling reaction of the colored coupler (1b); the exposure is through a stripe or mosaic fi

Abstract: Novel 5-pyrazolone magenta dye-forming couplers are blocked with a coupler moiety which yields an alkali-soluble or colorless reaction product. The coupler moiety is joined via its coupling position to the enol oxygen of the 5-pyrazolone and is displaced therefrom during processing as a result of reaction by means of oxidized color developing agent to thereby activate the 5-pyrazolone coupler. These couplers have good reactivity and good resistance to aerial contaminants, such a formaldehyde, and can be incorporated in photographic emulsions and elements.

Abstract: A color photographic material comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer coated on a support containing a magenta coupler represented by general formual [I] or [II]: ##STR1## wherein, R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, aryl or 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic group, R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, aryl, 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic, amino, sulfamoyl or carbamoyl group, R.sub.3 represents an alkyl, aryl or 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic group having from 12 to 35 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 represents an alkyl group having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and R.sub.5 represents an alkyl group having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Light-sensitive recording material for color photography, which contains, in at least one silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta coupler of the formula ##STR1## in which A is a 5-membered, heterocyclic, unsaturated ring system which contains 2 or 3 hetero-atoms, at least one of which is a nitrogen atom, and can be fused with a benzene ring and which is substituted by at least one ballast group, R is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl, alkylsulfonyl or aryloxy and X is a radical detachable during the coupling reaction.The magenta couplers show high reactivity (high maximum density), which facilitates accelerated processing of the photographic materials, and minimal fogging. The couplers also have good fastness to light.

Abstract: Silver halide color photographic sensitive materials which comprise photographic layers containing at least one of the couplers represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an anilino group, an acylamino group or a ureido group, R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an alkenyl group, X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, a cyano group or an alkoxycarbonyl group and X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 may be the same or different, are disclosed.

Abstract: 2-equivalent 5-pyrazolone magenta couplers having a 1,2,4-triazole with a halogen in the 3-position and a hydrogen in the 5-position thereof are particularly useful in color photographic emulsions.

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 two-equivalent magenta coupler in which the coupling position is substituted with a sulfonamido group, and capable of forming a magenta color image on coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, and a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support and containing the two-equivalent magenta coupler.

Abstract: A photographic two-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein (A) represents a residue of a magenta color image-forming coupler in which one of the hydrogen atoms in the coupling position is eliminated; Q represents an oxygen atom or NH group; and B represents the non-metallic atoms necessary to form a 5-membered or a 6-membered ring containing the nitrogen atom and the ##STR2## group. Color photographic light-sensitive materials containing the two-equivalent magenta coupler are also described.

Abstract: A process for forming an optical sound track comprising applying ultraviolet light exposure to an optical sound track area of a multi-layer color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support, color image-forming silver halide emulsion layers consisting of at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, and at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, and at least one ultraviolet light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer (sound track forming layer) containing a non-diffusible silver bleach inhibitor and an infrared dye-forming coupler which forms a dye having an absorption maximum at wavelengths longer than 725 nm, wherein at least one layer interposed between the ultraviolet light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the support contains a non-diffusible ultraviolet absorbant.

Abstract: A color photosensitive material having a support and a silver halide photosensitive layer which material includes a coupler represented by the following formulas (IV), (V) or (VI) having therein a group represented by formula (I), said coupler being capable of forming an azomethine dye on coupling with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developer: ##STR1## wherein the substituents on the above formulas is herein defined, is described, said couplers capable of giving improved light fastness.

Abstract: A process for forming a photographic magenta dye image is disclosed which requires contacting exposed silver halide with a color developing agent in the presence of a particular class of 2-equivalent magenta couplers.