Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming color images by processing in a short period of time color photographic materials containing at least one oil-soluble coupler with a color developer which does not substantially contain benzyl alcohol, wherein a silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a reflective support, the emulsion layer containing a dispersion of oleophilic fine grains having a mean grain size of 0.25 .mu.m or less, which contain a coupler capable of forming a dye after having been coupled with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, and at least one high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 4.00 or more (25.degree. C., 10 KHz). The photographic material is imagewise exposed and then subjected to development with a color developer which contains an aromatic primary amine developing agent but does not substantially contain benzyl alcohol for 2 minutes and 30 seconds or less.

Abstract: There is disclosed novel color-developing agents of the formula (I). There is also disclosed silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials and image-forming methods, using the color-developing agent. The color-developing agent is excellent in color-forming property, and the image obtained from the color-developing agent is good in stability of hue and image. ##STR1## wherein Z.sup.1 represents an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, or a carbonimidoyl group, Q.sup.1 represents a group of atoms required to form a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring together with the C, Q.sup.2 represents a heterocyclic residue, Y.sup.1 represents a group capable of substitution onto the aromatic ring, m is 1 or 2, and n is an integer of 0 to 3.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel magenta coupler of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and are selected from H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkylthio, carboxylic acid or ester, primary or secondary amido, sulphonamido, mono or disubstituted amino, alkoxy or aryloxy; andX is H or a group capable of being released on oxidative coupling with a colour coupler.These magenta couplers do not have secondary dye absorptions in the blue region of the spectrum which leads to a better colour reproduction and are readily and economically synthesized.

Abstract: A photographic concentrate for preparing a color developer comprises benzyl alcohol, water and organic solvents. This concentrate can be part of a kit for preparing a color developer along with 2 other concentrated solutions.The noted concentrated solution comprises benzyl alcohol at between 25 and 35%, water at between 3 and 8%, ethylene glycol at between 10 and 20% and diethylene glycol at between 35 and 60%.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid color developer suitable for silver halide color photosensitive material, preferably for a silver halide color photosensitive material having a magnetic recording layer on a support, wherein the developer comprises a single solution containing at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) and having specific gravity of from 1.05 to 1.13; and a processing method using the aforementioned liquid color developer:HO--N(R)--L--A (I)wherein L represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group; A represents a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a phosphono group, a hydroxy group, or an unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted amino group; and R represents a hydrogen atom, or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, the lowermost light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and/or a light-insensitive layer adjacent thereto containing a compound represented by formula (D): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituent connecting to the benzene ring through a carbon atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.1 and R.sup.3, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, R.sup.2 and R.sup.5 or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be combined to form a ring, R.sup.7 represents a hydrogen atom or forms=(T).sub.m S together with -(T).sub.m S, T represents a timing group, m represents an integer of 0 to 3 and S represents a protective group eliminated at the development.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic processing composition in the tablet form which comprises a first and a second ingredients, said composition being prepared by a first granulating a first powder comprising said first ingredient to form first granules, a second granulating a second powder comprising said second ingredient to form second granules, mixing said first and second granules, and compressing said mixture of granules. The tables have an apparent density of 1.0 to 2.5 g/cm.sup.3.

Abstract: There is disclosed novel color-developing agents of the formula (I-1), (I-2), (1-3), or (1-4). There is also disclosed silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials and image-forming methods, using the color-developing agent. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom or an aliphatic group substituted with at least one halogen atom; R.sup.2 represents a substituent; L represents --CONR.sup.4 --, --COO--, --CO--, --SO.sub.2 NR--, --C(.dbd.NR.sup.4)NR.sup.5 --, or --C(.dbd.NR.sup.4)O--; R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic, aryl, or hererocyclic group; in formula (I-1), n is 1 or 2, m is 0 or 1, and the sum of n and m is 1 or 2; in formulae (I-2) to (I-4), n is 1 to 3, m is 0 to 2, and the sum of n and m is 1 to 3. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.1 and R.sup.1, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.2, respectively, do not bond together to form any ring. R.sup.

Abstract: Processing of color photographic materials can be accomplished using an aqueous redox amplifier composition comprising a color developing agent, an antioxidant therefor, hydrogen peroxide, and a stabilizing amount of nitrite ions to reduce dye loss during storage.

Abstract: Provided is a silver halide photographic material excellent in discrimination, which comprises on a support at least one compound represented by formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, with the proviso that the sum of the Hammett substituent constants .sigma..sub.p values of R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 is 0 or more; and R.sub.5 to R.sub.9 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and at least one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.9 is a substituent, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8, or R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 may combine with each other to form a ring.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photosensitive material and a method for forming an image, by the use of a color-developing agent of the type of carbonylhydrazone. The color-developing agent has satisfactory storage stability and capability for forming an image.

Abstract: A composition for developing a silver halide color photographic material comprising a color developing agent and a hydroxylamine compound represented by Formula I or II: ##STR1## wherein Stab is a stabilizing group such that when the hydroxylamine compound is added to a test developer solution of the following formula the pH of the test developer solution decreases less than 0.12 at an aeration time of 90 hours:TABLE 1 ______________________________________ Developer Formulation Components Quantity/L ______________________________________ Lithium salt of sulfonated 0.25 mL Polystyrene (30% wt/wt Liq) Triethanolamine 11.0 mL Stilbene Stain-Reducing Agent 2.3 g Hydroxylamine compound 0.05 moles Lithium Sulfate 2.7 g 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1-diphosphonic 0.8 mL acid (60% wt/wt Liq) Potassium Chloride 1.8 g Potassium Bromide 0.2 g 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-(.beta.- 4.85 g methanesulfonamidoethyl)aniline (color developer) Potassium Carbonate 25.0 g Water to 1 L solution pH adjusted to 10.

Abstract: A method for forming a color image comprises the step of developing an image-wise exposed silver halide color photographic photosensitive material at the presence of the following color developing agent or its analogue. According to this method, the rapid process can be attained, causing only a slight deterioration of the developer with time and capable of sufficiently exhibiting high yellow and cyan densities to achieve an excellent color balance.

Abstract: A process for processing a silver halide color photographic material, which comprises developing in a color developer substantially free of sulfite ion and containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and at least one phosphorus compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (I), formula (I-a) and formula (I-b) and internal salts thereof: ##STR1## wherein R, R' and R" each represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aryl group; A represents a divalent or trivalent linking group; M, M' and M" each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom, an ammonium or a quaternary ammonium; and m represents 2 when M, M' or M" is monovalent and m is 1 when M, M' and M" is divalent.

Abstract: A method for processing an exposed silver halide color photographic photosensitive material is disclosed, which comprises the step of developing the exposed material with a color developer in a color development tank of an automatic developing apparatus, the developer in the developer tank being replenished with replenishing water and a solid color developing composition comprising a p-phenylenediamine color developing agent having a water-solubilizing group, wherein the replenishing amount of the water is 30 to 75 ml per m.sup.2 of the material processed and the replenishing amount of the color developing agent is 0.024 to 0.066 mol per liter of the replenishing amount of the water.

Abstract: Certain 2,1-benzisoxazol-3(1H)-ones are useful as antioxidants in photographic color developer compositions. These compounds are highly water soluble and are essentially odorless. In addition, they have extended shelf life. They are useful in processing silver halide color photographic elements having at least one incorporated dye forming coupler.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color photographic material by processing with a color developing solution an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and immediately thereafter processing said photographic material with a bleach-fixing solution, wherein said bleach-fixing solution contains an imidazole compound represented by the following formula (.alpha.) and the replenishment rate of said bleach-fixing solution is 200 ml or less per m.sup.2 of the photographic material: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or an alkenyl group.

Abstract: Substituted hydroxylamine antioxidants can be prepared by reacting hydroxylamine or a mono-substituted hydroxylamine with an epoxide. The antioxidant reaction product is not removed from the reaction mixture, but is used without separation after combination with a color developer to provide a photographic color developer composition. The antioxidants are highly water soluble and thus exhibit no objectionable odor.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having on a support at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the color photogrphic material contains a nondiffusing coupler represented by formula (I):Cp--(LINK).sub.n --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X (I)wherein Cp represents a coupler residue (residual group) which can undergo coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent to release --(LINK).sub.n --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X; LINK represents a group which can release --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X after cleavage of bond to Cp; n represents 0 or an integar of 1 or 2, Ar represents an arylene group; X represents an amino group, an alkoxy group or a hydroxyl group; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and R.sub.

Abstract: i) A method of forming color images improved in color reproducibility and sharpness, which comprises providing a silver halide color photographic material which has on a support at least one emulsion layer unit constituted of at least two silver halide emulsion layers having the same color sensitivity and different photographic speeds, and which contains at least one DIR compound represented by the following general formula (II) in at least one layer selected from said emulsion layer unit and other constituent layers; exposing said color photographic material, and processing said color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group containing; R.sub.2 represents an alkylene group containing, or a straight-chain or branched hydroxyalkyiene group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.

Abstract: Color development composition and process. The compositions of this invention contain a color developer containing poly(N-hydroxyl alkyleneimine) and/or a derivative thereof, which are represented by general formula (I) shown below: ##STR1## wherein: "R" in said formula (I) represents an alkylene group, which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group or other similar groups and may contain carbonyl linkage, ether linkage, double bond or other similar bond or linkage, and may also have a cyclic structure;" and ".sub.n " in said formula (I) represents an integer in the range from 10 to 10,000. These compositions are used for processing silver halide-type color sensitized material. These compositions maintain the usable life of a color developer, do not cause decrease of color density or deterioration of quality of photographs such as fogging, and have no odor or deleterious substance.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic material and a method for forming a color image using said color photographic material. The silver halide color photographic material comprises silver halide emulsion grains comprising silver chlorobromide having a high silver chloride content and being substantially free from silver iodide, and a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I) or (II), and said silver halide emulsion grains being formed by adding a water-soluble bromide at the grain formation step, and/or during the period from the completion of the formation of the grains to the coating of the cyan dye-forming layer onto the support: ##STR1## wherein Za and Zb each represent --N.dbd. or --C(R.sub.3).dbd., with one of Za and Zb being --N.dbd. and the other being --C(R.sub.3).dbd.; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent an electron-attracting group, whose Hammett substituent constant .sigma..sub.p value is 0.20 or more, with the sum of the .sigma..sub.p values of R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A method for making a photographic silver halide developer composition, preferably immediately before use, by electrolysing an aqueous medium containing a developing agent precursor composition which forms or releases a silver halide developing agent at an electrode upon electrolysis.

Abstract: A method for continuously processing a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material by treating this material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent, comprises the steps of covering the surface of a color developer replenisher in a color developer replenisher tank with a layer of a floating fluid and replenishing 20 to 100 ml of the color developer replenisher per m.sup.2 of the photosensitive material to a color developing tank. This method makes it possible to inhibit the formation of the precipitate in the color developer replenisher caused when the amount of the replenisher is considerably reduced and also to inhibit the change of the photographic characteristics by change of the amount of the processed photosensitive material so that the amount of the color developer replenisher can be remarkably reduced to the range of 20 to 100 ml per square meter of the photosensitive material and that of the waste water can be also remarkably reduced.

Abstract: A method of colour-developing a silver halide colour light-sensitive material having plural silver halide emulsion layers each containing substantially silver chlorobromide. At least one of the layers has a silver chloride content of not less than 20 mol %, and a colour developer being used in the colour developing method contains the compounds each represented by the following formula [I]: ##STR1## According to the processing method, a colour photographic image having a satisfactory colour density can be obtained by a rapid development process and the excellent preservability for a long standing of the colour developer can be displayed.

Abstract: A color development process for processing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a color coupler and a silver iodobromide emulsion containing silver iodide in an amount of from 2 to 20 mol %, comprising the step of processing the color photographic material in a color developing solution containing a color developing agent and bromide ion for 40 seconds to 90 seconds, wherein the color developing agent is represented by formula (D'): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1d, and R.sub.2d, each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and L.sub.1 represents a straight-chain or branched alkylene group having 3 or 4 carbon atoms, the concentration {Br.sup.- } of bromide ion in the color developing solution is from 30 to 60 mmol/l, the relationship between the concentration {R} of the color developing agent in the color developing solution and the concentration {Br.sup.

Abstract: A dye image-forming method comprising color developing an image wise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon a layer containing an acylacetamide yellow coupler having an acyl group represented by a following formula (YI) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a monovalent group; Q represents a group of atoms necessary to form 3- or 5-membered hydrocarbon ring or a 3- to 5-membered heterocylcic ring; provided that R.sub.1 is not a hydrogen atom and is not combined with Q to form a ring; with a developing solution containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent represented by formula (D) or (E): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a linear or branched hydroxyalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.5 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a linear or branched hydroxyalkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.

Abstract: A p-phenylenediamine series color developing agent or a precursor thereof having a substituent A at the ortho-position; Substituent A: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and X represents --O--R.sup.7 or ##STR2## wherein R.sup.7 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic ring and R.sup.8 and and R.sup.9, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic ring, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 may combine with each other to form a heterocyclic ring, and a process for forming an image which comprises imagewise exposing a silver halide color photographic material and thereafter color developing the color photographic material in the presence of a p-phenylenediamine series color developing agent or a precursor thereof having the aforesaid substituent A.

Abstract: A ready-to-use photographic color developing composition for the development of high bromide silver halide photographic element, said composition being substantially free of bromides, hydroxylamines and benzyl alcohol and comprising a color developing agent, a buffering agent, a complexing agent, an antifogging agent, a contrast promoting agent, an antioxidant agent and a polyol compound.A rapid access processing method of a high bromide silver halide photographic color element, said method comprising the steps of:developing said element for a period of about 75 to about 105 seconds in a ready-to-use color developing composition substantially free of bromides, hydroxylamines and benzylalcohol and comprising a color developing agent, a buffering agent, a complexing agent, an antifogging agent, a contrast promoting agent, an antioxidant agent and a compound of formula:R--(OH).sub.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention a method for continuously processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color-developing agent is disclosed. The silver halide color photographic material at least one of the layers of which contains a silver halide emulsion of a high chloride comprising 80 mol % or over of silver chloride is processed, after exposure to light, with the replenishing amount of the color developer being 20 to 120 ml per m.sup.2 of the silver halide photographic material. The silver halide photographic material contains at least one of pyrazoloazole magenta couplers.

Abstract: A method for forming an image, comprising developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon 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 with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent, wherein the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a high silver chloride silver halide emulsion having a silver bromide content of from 0.5 to 6 mol%, and the color developer contains from 3.5.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-1 mol/l of chloride ion and from 3.0.times.10.sup.-5 to 1.0.times.10.sup.-3 mol/l of bromide ion. The method provides an image having a high maximum density and a low minimum density at high sensitivity while markedly suppressing variations in photographic characteristics, particularly of minimum density, even in rapid and continuous processing.

Abstract: A process for forming an image comprises color-developing an image-wise exposed silver halide color photographic photosensitive material in the presence of a p-phenylenediamine color developing agents such as ##STR1## Due to the effect of the specific color-developing agent, there can be obtained an image having a quite high fastness to light.

Abstract: A replenishing solution unit for color-developing a color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The replenishing solution unit comprises at least (1) a replenishing solution containing a color developing agent and a sulfinic acid or a salt thereof and the pH of said replenishing solution is 2 to 6 and (2) a replenishing solution containing a replenishing solution component other than the color developing agent. The replenishing solution unit enables the preparation of a concentrated developing solution and has excellent storage stability over a long period of time without the decrease of photographic sensitivity and the increase of D.sub.min. A method for processing a color photographic light-sensitive material with the above replenishing solution unit is also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for coating development of a silver halide color photosensitive material is provided which comprises coating the silver halide color photosensitive material with a color developer to form a thin film. This process is characterized in that a developer containing a p-phenylenediamine developing agent having a group capable of imparting hydrophilic properties which developer has an ionic strength of 0.8 or below and an electric potential of the immersion bath of -280 mV or below is applied to the photosensitive material to form a coating film which is at most 20 times as thick as the dry photosensitive layer of the photosensitive material.

Abstract: A method for processing an imagewise exposed color photographic material using fast developing time while maintaining stable processing conditions, reduced developer replenishing, and light fastness of developed color images. The method comprises developing a color photographic material containing silver halide grains comprising (i) substantially no silver iodide and (ii) at least about 80 mol % silver chloride with a developer comprising (i) substantially no benzyl alcohol and (ii) a p-phenylenediamine derivative represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 3 or 4 carbon atoms and wherein the developing is for a period of time of less than 30 seconds.

Abstract: A method for forming a color image which comprises developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine developing agent, wherein said silver halide color photographic material comprises a reflective support, whose transmission density in the red region ranges from 0.2 to 0.9, having thereon at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer containing at least one coupler capable of forming a dye on coupling with an oxidation product of the developing agent and silver chlorobromide grains comprising at least 80 mol % of silver chloride and containing substantially no silver iodide, said support having further provided thereon a dye represented by formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.101 and R.sub.102 each represents --OR.sub.105, --COOR.sub.105, ##STR2## --COR.sub.105, --CN or --R.sub.107, wherein R.sub.105 and R.sub.

Abstract: A method for continuously processing an image-wise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing 95 mol % or more of silver chloride is disclosed, which comprises the steps of developing the silver halide color photographic material in a color developer and supplying a replenisher to the color developer, the replenisher comprising used color developer and a regenerant wherein components accumulated to the color developer during the continuous processing are not removed from the replenisher. This method does not require a large scale apparatus and provides stable photographic properties without substantially producing waste water and without causing crystallization of chemicals in a replenisher even after repeated regeneration, particularly when varying the amount of light-sensitive material being processed per unit time.

Abstract: Significant improvement in color reproduction can be achieved by a direct positive silver halide color photographic material having at least one each of a blue-sensitive, green-sensitive and a red-sensitive direct positive silver halide emulsion layer, in which material at least one of said direct positive silver halide emulsion layer contains both silver chloride or a silver halide composed of silver chlorobromide or silver chloroiodobromide containing no less than 50 mol % of AgCl, and a specific compound that is capable of reacting with the oxidation product of a developing agent to release a specific compound capable of scavenging said oxidation product or a precursor of said scavenging compound.

Abstract: A method for forming an image, which comprises developing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent, wherein said silver halide color photographic material comprises a silver chloride or silver chlorobromide emulsion having an average silver bromide content of not more than 10 mol % and containing substantially no iodide, with a mean grain size of an emulsion contained in the blue-sensitive layer thereof being controlled to 0.9 .mu.m or smaller, silver halide to coupler ratio in said blue-sensitive layer ranges from 2 to 5 as a molar ratio, and said color developer contains from 3.5.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-1 mol/l of a chloride ion and from 3.0.times.10.sup.-5 to 1.0.times.10.sup.-3 mol/l of a bromide ion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color-developing agent. In the method a silver halide color photographic material having at least one of the layers of which comprises a silver halide emulsion of high chloride containing 80 mol % or over of silver chloride, and containing at least one coupler having relative coupling rate of 0.05 or over in each color-sensitive layer is processed, after exposure to light, with a color developer containing a specified amount of chloride ions and bromide ions.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing a hydroxylamine compound and at a small opened surface ratio of the color developer by using an automatic processor. According to the disclosure, a rapid development excellent in decreasing the fluctuation of photographic properties for a high-silver-chloride silver halide color photographic material can be carried out.

Abstract: A method for forming an image of a silver halide color photograph, which comprises processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developing solution containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent, comprises: processing a silver halide color photographic material having at least one layer containing a compound represented by formula (S) and a silver halide emulsion comprising at least 80 mol % of silver chloride with a color developing solution containing chlorine ion in an amount of 3.5.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-1 mol/l and bromine ion in an amount of 3.0.times.10.sup.-5 to 1.0.times.10.sup.-3 mol/l: ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 represents a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a selenium atom; Z.sub.2 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a selenium atom; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4 and L.sub.5 each represents a methine group which may be optionally substituted or may be combined together with another methine group to form a ring; R.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color-developing agent. In the method a silver halide color photographic material which comprises a pyrazoloazole-type coupler and an image-dye stabilizer, and has at least one of the layers comprising a silver halide emulsion of a high silver chloride and the total coating amount of silver of 0.75 g/m.sup.2 or below is processed, after exposure to light, with a color developer containing a specified amount of chloride ions and bromide ions, to improve development treatment characteristics, desilvering ability, and stability of an image.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer and thereafter desilvering, wherein the silver halide color photographic material has a thickness of dried coatings of 15 .mu.m or less and the color developer comprises an anionic surface-active agent and a hydroxylamine compound. According to the disclosure staining in the unexposed part of the photographic material can be remarkably improved even in a continuous processing.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color-developing agent. In the method a silver halide color photographic material having at least one of the layers of which contains a silver halide emulsion of a high chloride comprising 80 mol % or over of silver chloride and the total coating amount of silver of which is 0.75 g/m.sup.2 or below is processed, after exposure to light, with a color developer containing a specified amount of chloride ions and bromide ions. The silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of yellow couplers specified.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material including the step of developing the silver halide color photographic material with a color developing solution containing at least one aromatic primary amine developing agent and at least one hydrazide represented by the following formula (I) or (II)R.sup.1 --X.sup.1 --NHNH--R.sup.2 (I)in whichX.sup.1 represents --CO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or ##STR1## R.sup.1 represents a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyamino group, carbamoyl group, a hydrazinocarbonyl group, an amino group, or a hydrazino group; and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; provided that the R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 groups of at least two of the hydrazide groups may be linked to form a dimer or higher polymer of the hydrazide.R.sup.3 --X.sup.2 --NHNH--R.sup.4 (II)in whichX.sup.2 represents --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group; and R.sup.

Abstract: A process for forming a color image wherein a color photographic material is developed with a processing solution containing a solvent for the silver halide in the presence of an aromatic primary amino color devloping agent. The color photographic material comprises, on a support, at least one layer containing (1) a coupler capable of forming a dye by reaction with an oxidized aromatic primary amino color developing agent and having a dye covering power of at least 0.75 and (2) a silver chlorobromide emulsion or silver chlorobromide emulsion containing at least 90 molar % of silver chloride.

Abstract: In a method of processing a silver halide photosensitive material wherein the exposed silver halide photosensitive material is developed with a developer containing a developing agent in two or more developing tanks, the first developing replenisher mainly comprising the developing agent is fed into a prior tank and the second developing replenisher mainly comprising an alkali is fed into a posterior tank to make pH of the developer in the posterior tank higher than that in the prior tank.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color photographic material in which the color developer used comprises an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and a compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents a trivalent group necessary to complete a condensed ring;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an alkylene group, an arylene group, an alkenylene group, or an aralkylene group;and, if desired, does not contain a substantial amount of benzyl alcohol to achieve improved stability and color developability of the color developer and a reduction of fog generation in the running development process.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material improved in graininess, comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of the red-sensitive emulsion layer and the green-sensitive emulsion layer has the three-layered structure, in which the low speed silver halide emulsion layer, medium speed silver halide emulsion layer and high speed silver halide emulsion layer are coated on the support in this order; and the coating amount of silver in the layer increases in the order of the medium speed layer, low speed layer and high speed layer.