Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, comprising after development, bleaching or bleach-fixing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material in the presence of at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may combine with each other to form a heterocyclic ring; A.sup.1 and A.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkylene group having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms which may be substituted; and n represents an integer from 2 to 6.In accordance with the method of the present invention, as a result of accelerated bleaching function, the processing time is shortened while sufficient bleaching is performed, thus providing color photographic images of excellent image quality.

Abstract: Iron(III)-complexes of compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a substituent,m denotes 1 or 2 andn denotes 0, 1 or 2are valuable and biodegradable bleaching agents for photographic elements.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprises the steps of developing the light-sensitive material with a color developer containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent, desilvering, washing with water and/or stabilizing the material in which at least one processing solution used in at least one step of the processing contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfinic acids and salts and precursors thereof. This method makes it possible to effectively prevent the formation of stains due to not only the components of the light-sensitive material per se but also those attributable to the processing solutions, during processing or storage with time, and to enhance the stability of processing solutions.

Abstract: A novel process for processing a silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, which comprises color-developing a silver halide color photographic material which has been imagewise exposed to light, and then processing the silver halide color photographic material with a processing solution having a bleaching ability, wherein the silver halide color photographic material comprises at least one magenta coupler represented by formula (M-1) and the processing solution having a bleaching ability comprises as a bleaching agent (1) at least one of ferric complex salts of compounds selected from Compound Group (A) and (2) a ferric 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetate complex salt in a molar proportion of the (1) to the (2) of 3 or less:Compound Group (A)A-1: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidA-2: Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acidA-3: Cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acidA-4: 1,2-Propylenediaminetetraacetic acid ##STR1## wherein Za and Zb each represents --CH.dbd., ##STR2## or .dbd.N--; R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A method for forming photographic color images is disecond closed, in which a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is rapidly processed with low replenishment of processing solutions. The images improved in lowered yellow stain can be obtained. The processing comprises steps of color developing, bleaching immediately after the developing step, and treating with a bath having a fixing capability following the bleaching step. The steps of bleaching and treating with a solution having a fixing capability are carried out for a time of not more than 3 minutes 45 seconds at a temperature of from 20.degree. to 45.degree. C. The light-sensitive material comprises silver halide emulsion layers each containing silver bromide and/or silver boromoiodide grains and satsifies at least one of the following requirements (1) and (2); (1) a blue light-sensitive emulsion layer included in the silver halide emulsion layers has a silver density d of not less than 4.0.times.10.sup.-1 g/cm.sup.3.

Abstract: A processing method without washing gives good photographic properties, without a precipitate being deposited in the stabilizing bath, when the bleach-fixing bath contains a compound of the formulaFe(X).sub.2 DTPA,whereinX denotes alkali or ammonium,as bleaching agent, and the stabilizing bath contains a fungicide, HEDP and a hexametaphosphate.

Abstract: Improved bleach-accelerating compositions that are especially useful in the reversal color processing of photographic elements are comprised of a bleach-accelerating agent and a dye-stabilizing agent. Formaldehyde precursors function as particularly effective dye-stabilizing agents in such compositions. The bleach-accelerating composition is utilized subsequent to the color developing step and prior to the bleaching step and serves to enhance the effectiveness of the bleaching step and to provide improved dye stability.

Abstract: Improved photographic bleaching compositions for use in the color processing of photographic elements comprise an aqueous solution containing a photographic bleaching agent, such as, for example, an ammonium or alkali metal salt of a ferric complex of an aminopolycarboxylic acid, and a dye-stabilizing amount of a formaldehyde percursor.

Abstract: A two-part bleach-fixing solution composition comprising of a first concentrate composition containing a reducing compound comprising a silver halide solvent and a preservative as main components; and a second concentrate composition having a pH of 1.5 or less, containing an oxidizing compound comprising a bleaching agent and an acid as main components.The invention also relates to a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material by the steps of:(a) developing an exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one coupler represented by formula (I) or (II); at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one coupler represented by formula (III) or (IV); and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler represented by formula (V): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.

Abstract: A method for forming an intensified color image by subjecting a silver halide color photographic material exposed imagewise to light, to color-development processing that uses a monobath development-intensifying solution containing hydrogen peroxide or a compound that releases hydrogen peroixide and a color-developing agent is disclosed. According to the color-intensifying method silver-saving can be attained using a greatly reduced amount of a processing solution.

Abstract: An image-forming process, which comprises subjecting a multilayer silver halide color photographic material containing, in an oil droplet dispersion in a light-sensitive layer provided on a support, at least one of the diffusion-resistant oil-soluble couplers capable of coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent to form a substantially non-diffusible cyan dye represented by the following formula (I) and at least one member selected from the compounds represented by the following formulae (II) and (III), to imagewise exposure and color development, and then processing the multilayer silver halide photographic material with a bleaching or bleach-fixing solution having a pH of 6.3 or less: ##STR1## wherein: Y represents --NHCO-- or --CONH--;R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group or an amino group;X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic group, an alkoxy group or an acylamino group;R.sub.

Abstract: In the case of color materials with the usual processing times, bleaching and bleaching/fixing baths containing an iron(III) ion complex salt as bleach and, in addition, a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic compound containing at least one N-atom and at least one other hetero atom from the group consisting of O,S,N which is substituted by --S.sup..crclbar. and, at a quaternary ring nitrogen atom, carries a positive charge arranged in such a way that no tautomeric charge compensation to a neutral thione form is possible, provide for good bleaching, i.e. for black areas free from residual silver in the case of color negative materials and for low minimum densities in the case of color reversal materials, by virtue of their excellent bleaching rate and, at the same time, their high stability.

Abstract: Bleaching and bleach-fixing solutions, especially useful in the processing of a photographic color material, contain a bleaching agent comprising a ferric complex of propylenediaminetetraacetic acid and a hydroxy-substituted chelating agent present in an amount sufficient to reduce the formation of ferric propylenediaminetetraacetic acid precipitates. The solutions do not generate unacceptable stain or adversely affect leuco cyan dye recovery or process cleanliness.

Abstract: The one-part aqueous bleaching bath concentrate containing an ammonium iron (III) complex salt concentration of at least 0.4 mol per liter, an ammonium bromide concentration of from 1.5 to 3 mol per liter, an ammonium nitrate concentration of from 0.25 to 1 mol per liter and a pH below 3 is stable in storage.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic elements are described containing, as a bleach accelerator precursor, a silver salt of an acid-containing, non-zwitterionic, organic thiol. The bleach accelerators are operable with a multiplicity of bleach compositions and help in reducing sensitizing dye stain.

Abstract: Improved bleach-accelerating compositions that are especially useful in the reversal color processing of photographic elements are comprised of a bleach-accelerating agent and a dye-stabilizing agent. Formaldehyde precursors function as particularly effective dye-stabilizing agents in such compositions. The bleach-accelerating composition is utilized subsequent to the color developing step and prior to the bleaching step and serves to enhance the effectiveness of the bleaching step and to provide improved dye stability.

Abstract: There is disclosed a processing method of a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising, in a method of processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material with a bleach-fixing solution after color developing, and successively with a stabilizing solution substituted for water washing, said bleach-fixing solution contains as main components an organic acid ferric complex salt with which a molecular weight of a free acid being not more than 280, a thiosulfate and a sulfite, and a processing time by said stabilizing solution substituted for water washing is 2 minutes or shorter.

Abstract: A method of processing an exposed silver halide color photographic material is described, comprising the steps of:(1) color developing the material, and then(2) bleaching or bleach-fixing the material using a processing solution, wherein the processing solution has a bleaching capability and contains at least ferric complex salt of an organic chelating compound represented by formula (X): ##STR1## wherein Y represents ##STR2## l, m and n each represents an integer of from 1 to 3 which may be the same or different; and r represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A method of processing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising developing the material with a color developing solution, and then processing the material with a solution having a bleaching ability, wherein the processing solution having a bleaching ability contains a ferric complex salt comprising, as a complexing agent, an aromatic compound having at least one group represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom or an organic or inorganic cation, A represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, and R represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic ring group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, A or --CH.sub.2 PO.sub.3 X.sub.2.

Abstract: A color image is formed by imagewise exposing a color photosensitive material comprising at least a silver halide and a coupler and subjecting the material to intensified development with a processing solution containing a reducing agent and an intensifier. A substantially water-insoluble basic metal compound is previously contained in the silver halide based color photosensitive material, while the processing solution contains a compound capable of complexing reaction with the metal ion of the substantially water-insoluble basic metal compound to release a base.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic elements are described containing, as a bleach accelerator precursor, a silver salt of a solubilized, non-primary amino thiol. The bleach accelerators are operable with a multiplicity of bleach compositions and do not deleteriously affect the sensitometric properties of the photographic element.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a reflective support is, after having been imagewise exposed, subjected to color development with a color developer which does not substantially contain benzyl alcohol and which contains a bromide ion in an amount of 4.times.10.sup.-3 mol/liter or less, for a period of time of 2 minutes or less, to obtain a color images with a high colored density. The silver halide color photographic material specifically has at least one silver chlorobromide emulsion layer which does not substantially contain silver iodide and which contains silver chloride in an amount of 50 mol % or more.In the color images thus formed by the present process, the colored density is high and the fog is less.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide 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 salt thereof: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group or R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is described, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer and comprising a bleach accelerator-releasing coupler, wherein said bleach accelerator-releasing coupler is represented by formula (I)A--(TIME).sub.n --S--X--(Y).sub.m --(Z)l]a (I)wherein A represents a coupler residual group; TIME represents a timing group; n represents 0 or 1; X represents a cyclic aliphatic group or a saturated heterocyclic group; Y represents an aliphatic group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may contain a group of --O--, a group of --S--, a group of --COO--, a group of --CO--, a group of ##STR1## a group of ##STR2## a group of --SO.sub.2 --or a group of ##STR3## in its chain; m represents an integer of from 0 to 3, and when m represents 2 or more, the two or more Y groups may be the same or different; Z represents a group of --OH, a group of --COOM, a group of --SO.sub.

Abstract: Improved bleach-accelerating compositions that are especially useful in the reversal color processing of photographic elements are comprised of a bleach-accelerating agent and an ethyleneoxy-substituted fatty acid ester of sorbitan. The bleach-accelerating composition is utilized subsequent to the color developing step and prior to the bleaching step and serves to enhance the effectiveness of the bleaching step. Incorporation of the ethyleneoxy-substituted fatty acid ester of sorbitan in the bleach-accelerating composition serves to avoid or at least minimize problems of scum formation which commonly occur in such compositions.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for deleting images formed on offset printing plates which comprises treating the surface of undesired portion of the images formed by exposure and development with a deletion fluid which contains a ferric complex salt of an organic acid and 0.3 mol/liter or more of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a soluble bromide and a soluble iodide. Preferred ferric complex salt is a ferric complex salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid.

Abstract: Method of preparing a hologram which is of the silver halide in gelatin binder type, which method comprises exposing, developing and bleaching the holographic material, where a water-soluble halide and a ferric salt of an acetic acid derivative are used in the bleach bath.

Abstract: A method for forming color images and silver halide color photographic material for use therewith are provided by the present invention. The method comprises imagewise exposing a silver halide color photographic material processing with a color developer and then successively processing with a solution having a bleaching ability and having a pH of about 6.5 or less for a period of time of about 75 seconds or less, wherein the silver halide color photographic material contains at least one light-sensitive layer on a support, the light-sensitive layer containing at least one coupler capable of forming a dye by the coupling reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and a silver halide emulsion which substantially excludes silver iodide but contains silver chloride in an amount of about 80 mol % or more and which has been spectrally-sensitized with a dye as represented by general formula (I), (II) or (III) described herein.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is described which comprises subjecting an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material to color development and then bleaching the developed color photographic material with a bleaching solution containing a ferric salt of an aminopolycarboxylic acid, wherein the bleaching solution additionally contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are identical or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3, and wherein the oxidation reduction potential of the bleaching solution is adjusted to not more than 100 mV.

Abstract: A method for treating a silver halide color photographic material comprising color developing an exposed silver halide color photographic material and treating it with a treating solution having bleaching power containing at least one ferric complex salt of an organic chelating compound represented by the formula (X-1): ##STR1## wherein W.degree. represents an alkylene group containing a thioether bond; Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3 and Y.sup.4 each independently represents a methylene group or an ethylene group; and Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, Z.sup.3 and Z.sup.4 each independently represents a carboxyl group, a phosphono group, a sulfo group, or a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A method of forming an image and a radiation-sensitive medium suitable for carrying an image is disclosed. The medium comprises a substrate having a surface structure comprising grooves with a depth of 20 to 100 nanometers. At or close to the surface structure there is a layer of radiation-responsive material which is such that irradiation of selected parts of the structure with radiation of a predetermined polarization causes radiation to be absorbed at the irradiated parts of the surface so that corresponding areas of the radiation-responsive layer are affected in a way which makes such areas distinguishable from the remaining, non-irradiated areas of the radiation-responsive layer. An image and/or data may be stored in such a medium in analogue, digital or pictorial form, or in a combination of any two or all three of these forms. The invention also provides primary and secondary pre-formed data carrying media, the secondary media being replicated from the primary media.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of 5 or more and the silver halide color photographic material containing at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group provided that both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 form a ring; and r represents an integer of from 1 to 3.The silver halide color photographic material can be bleached in a short period of time using a bleaching agent having a weak bleaching ability which meets requirements of preventing environmental pollution.A method for processing the silver halide color photographic material by subjecting to color development, then to treatment with a bath having a bleaching ability is also disclosed.

Abstract: A bleaching composition for color photographic materials consists essentially of an aqueous solution containing a complex of ferric ion and an aminopolycarboxylic acid or salt thereof; a mercapto-substituted 5-membered heterocyclic nitrogen compound having at least two nitrogen atoms; and a vinyl pyrrolidone polymer selected from the group consisting of poly-N-vinyl pyrrolidone and an alkyl-substituted poly-N-vinyl pyrrolidone.Use of the novel bleaching composition in the bleaching process for color photographic materials results in a substantial reduction in bleaching time while preventing the formation of a precipitate during the process. Further, use of the bleaching composition and process permits a significant reduction in the amounts of bleaching agent and other components of the bleaching solution required where the bleaching time is not critical which results in a substantial cost reduction.

Abstract: A processing solution for developing a silver halide color photographic material. The material has a color developing agent and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an aminocarboxylic acid and an aminophosphonic acid. The processing development solution has a surface tension ranging from 20 to 60 dynes/cm.

Abstract: A method of processing silver halide color photographic materials which comprises image-wise exposing said silver halide color photographic materials, color developing and then desilvering them in a bath having bleaching ability, characterized in that the bath having bleaching ability comprises two baths, the oxidation-reduction potential of the first bath being higher than that of the second bath, the oxidation-reduction potential of the second bath falling in the range of +60 mV to -60 mV, the first bath containing a water-soluble bromide in an amount of 0.5 to 1.3 mole/l, and the second bath containing a water-soluble bromide in an amount of 0 to 0.5 mole/l.

Abstract: A method for color image formation is disclosed, comprising imagewise exposing to light a silver halide color photographic material having a silver halide emulsion layer containing monodispersed silver halide grains, subjecting the exposed material to color development, and processing the material with a bath primarily having bleaching capacity and then with a bath having bleach-fixing capacity. The method realizes acceleration of desilvering to reduce the processing time.

Abstract: A process for processing a silver halide color photographic material is described, comprising developing an imagewise exposed light-sensitive material and then bleach-fixing it, wherein the light-sensitive material contains at least one sensitizing dye selected from three particular types of sensitizing dye compounds, and a bleach-fixing solution contains iodide ions in an amount exceeding 1.2.times.10.sup.-3 gram ion per liter of solution.

Abstract: A method of preparing a hologram which comprises subjecting holographic material to a holographic exposure, the holographic material comprising silver halide emulsion of which at least 80% by weight of the halide is bromide, developing the exposed material in a silver halide developing solution to yield developed silver, converting the developed silver to silver chloride using a bleaching agent selected from ferric ions, persulphate ions, chlorate ions, peroxides and water-soluble quinones, in the presence of chloride ions and then fixing out the silver chloride using a silver halide fixing agent which dissolves silver chloride but not silver bromide or silver iodobromide under the conditions of use.

Abstract: A quick desilvering process of silver halide color photographic materials is provided, wherein the total amount of coated silver is 5.2 g/m.sup.2 or less, an average iodide content in the whole light-sensitive silver halide grains is 5.5 mol % or less; and a 2-equivalent magenta polymer coupler is included as a magenta coupler, and bleach-fixing treatment, or bleaching treatment at a pH of 5.5 or less, or desilvering treatment in the presence of a specific desilvering accelerator is carried out. Silver halide color photographic materials which permit the quick desilvering are also provided. These contain a specific desilvering accelerator.

Abstract: A method for the processing of photographic elements includes a bleach-fixing step utilizing a bleach-fixing composition comprising an aqueous alkaline solution of a peroxy compound and an ammonium or amine salt of a weak acid.

Abstract: A method for the processing of a silver halide color photographic element comprising imagewise exposing the element, color developing the exposed element, followed by de-silvering, characterized in that the de-silvering step comprises processing the developed element in a bleaching bath containing an aminopolycarboxylic acid ferric ion complex salt and subsequently in a blixing bath containing an aminopolycarboxylic acid ferric ion complex salt and a fixing agent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color forming method which comprises subjecting a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having a photographic constituent layer comprising blue-sensitive, green-sensitive and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers on a support and having a total thickness of the photographic constituent layer of 25 .mu.m or less to imagewise exposure, then carrying out color developing processing of the exposed material in the presence of a dye forming coupler and processing the developed image with a bleach-fixing solution.The color forming method of the present invention enables rapid processing of a high sensitivity color light-sensitive material.

Abstract: There are disclosed a processing solution having bleaching ability for use in light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, which comprises at least one selected from metal complexes of large cyclic polyamine derivatives and a method for processing of light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, which comprises carrying out development processing of an exposed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material and then processing the developed material with the processing solution.The processing solution of the present invention has potent bleaching power, and can afford excellent photographic image characteristics by processing therewith.

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: Bath compositions for bleaching silver halide-containing recording materials contain an N-carboxyalkaneaminoalkane phosphonic acid or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material by subjecting a light-exposed silver halide color photographic material to a color development and then subjecting it to bleach processing and fix processing or to blix processing, which comprises performing said bleach processing or blix processing using a bleach bath or a blix bath containing a ferric ion complex salt as a bleaching agent, said bleach bath or blix bath, or a prebath for said bath containing at least one of compounds represented by the following general formula (I) or (II); ##STR1## wherein, X represents a hydrogen atom, ##STR2## Y.sup..crclbar. represents an anion; Q represents an atomic group necessary for forming a quaternary nitrogen-containing unsaturated heterocyclic ring; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.6 and R.sup.8, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bleaching solution or bleach-fixing solution for a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, which comprises an oxidizing agent comprising a diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid iron (III) complex salt, and at least one metal ion selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, zinc, cerium, ruthenium, yttrium, samarium, magnesium, calcium, bismuth, strontium, manganese, aluminum, tin, barium, indium, thallium and zirconium. In another embodiment, the solution may further contain a chelating agent other than diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid.

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.

Abstract: The bleaching from photographic elements of silver produced by the development of silver halide having a dye adsorbed to its surface by employing as a bleaching agent a ferric complex of a polycarboxylic acid is improved by the presence of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is an aromatic linking group,R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are lower alkanediyl groups,X is a charge balancing counter ion,x and y are 0 or 1, andz is 0, 1, or 2.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material which comprises the steps of, after color-developing, processing the silver halide color photographic material with a bleaching bath, and then processing with a fixing bath, wherein the bleaching bath has a pH value of from 2.5 to 5.5 and contains a (1,3-diaminopropane-tetraacetato)iron(III) complex salt in an amount of at least 0.2 mol/liter and an organic acid in an amount of at least 0.5 mil/liter, and the fixing bath contains at least one compound selected from formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V):R.sup.1 --(X--R.sup.3).sub.m --X--R.sup.2 (I)wherein m represents 0 or an integer of from 1 to 4; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R.sup.3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group, provided that when m is 2 or more, the R.sup.3 groups in each of the (X--R.sup.3) segments may be the same or different; and X represents sulfur, oxygen, ##STR1## wherein Z represents ##STR2## --OR.