Abstract: This invention contemplates a multilayer, multicolor photographic element comprising a support, a plurality of dye-forming hydrophilic colloid containing silver halide emulsion layers which are spectrally sensitized to different regions of the visible spectrum including at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer, a green-sensitive emulsion layer, and a red-sensitive emulsion layer. Each of the silver halide emulsion layers includes imaging silver having at least 25 weight percent ultrathin tabular grains having a thickness of less than 0.07 microns. One of the silver halide emulsion layers is a topmost silver halide emulsion layer having a water swell percentage which is greater than any other light-sensitive emulsion layer.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention comprises a silver halide light sensitive photographic print element comprising a support bearing on one side thereof: a blue color sensitive record comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, a red color sensitive record comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, and a green color sensitive record comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer; wherein the overall contrast (OC) of the green record is greater than 1.9, and the mid-scale contrast (MSC) of the green record is about 3.2 or more, wherein the parameters OC and MSC are as defined herein.

Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic print element is disclosed comprising a support bearing on one side thereof: a blue color sensitive record comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, a red color sensitive record comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, and a green color sensitive record comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer; wherein the overall contrast (OC) of the green record is greater than 1.9, the mid-scale contrast (MSC) of the green record is less than 3.2, and the upper-scale contrast (USC) of the green record is greater than 3.2, wherein the parameters OC, MSC and USC are as defined herein.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a red light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan dye forming coupler having Formula (I) and a green light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a magenta dye forming coupler having formula IIA or IIB: ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined herein.

Abstract: Described is a heat developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least two layers having a spectral sensitivity peak in a different wavelength range of 700 nm or more, in which the at least two layers are each combined with a compound which provides a dye having a different hue, wherein the layer having a spectral sensitivity peak in the longest wavelength and/or a light-insensitive interlayer adjusted thereto comprises (a) a high silver chloride emulsion of fine grains having a silver chloride content of 80 mol % or more and an average size of 0.15 .mu.m or less or (b) an easily soluble silver salt compound.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a color reversible photographic product. In particular, it concerns a silver halide photographic product which comprises a mixture of emulsions containing a tabular grain emulsion. This photographic product improves the rendering of the details of the dye image.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which has a layer containing a swellable inorganic stratifying compound.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a display having light sensitive conductive traces, including providing first and second light sensitive layers respectively over both sides of an electrically sensitive light modulating layer, the first and second light sensitive layers being conductive and patternable; patterning the first light sensitive layer to a first wavelength of radiation to form first conductive traces; and patterning the second light sensitive layer to a second wavelength of radiation to form second conductive traces.

Abstract: A color photographic recording material having a film support and, arranged thereon, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler and optionally further non-photosensitive layers contains, in addition to conventional sensitizing dyes, in at least one of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers thereof and in at least one of the green-sensitive emulsion layers thereof at least one cyanine dye in each layer having an absorption maximum in a methanolic solution in the range from 515 to 550 nm, wherein the absorption maxima of the additional cyanine dye in the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and of the additional cyanine dye in the green-sensitive layer, in each case measured in a methanolic solution, are no more than 10 nm and preferably no more than 5 nm apart.

Abstract: A color corrected display image can be rapidly provided by color developing an imagewise exposed, duplitized color photographic element, scanning the developed image to form digital signals, and digitally manipulating those signals to correct either interimage interactions and/or gamma mismatches among at least two color recording units. The color corrected image can be provided in any desired form. The duplitized elements have at least one light-sensitive silver halide imaging layer on each side of the support.

Abstract: A silver halide black-and-white photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support provided thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and provided farther from the support another higher-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein both silver halide emulsion layers each have a coating weight of silver of not less than 0.5 g/m.sup.2 and are sensitized substantially to the same spectral region; at least two, different hydrazine compounds being contained in the silver halide emulsion layers or another photographic component layer.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having on one surface thereof at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-insensitive layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material contains at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by formulae (A-I), (A-II) and (A-III) and a coupler represented by formula (m).

Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material with at least two blue-sensitive, yellow-coupling silver halide emulsion layers of differing photographic sensitivity, at least two green-sensitive, magenta-coupling silver halide emulsions layers of differing photographic sensitivity and at least two red-sensitive, cyan-coupling silver halide emulsion layers of differing photographic sensitivity, at least one interlayer Z-1 below the lowermost red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and/or at least one interlayer Z-2 below the lowermost green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, in which material a coupler is additionally used in at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which coupler couples to yield a colour which is not complementary to the spectral sensitisation of the layer concerned, and Z-1 and/or Z-2 contain a silver halide emulsion which has tabular grains with an aspect ratio of >2, an average diameter of a sphere of equal volume of .gtoreq.0.3 .mu.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material for a color filter comprising at least three silver halide emulsion layers having different spectral sensitivities and each silver halide emulsion layer contains couplers which form blue, green and red by coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a developer, wherein the amount of the couplers in a red coloring layer is adjusted so that each transmission density of the yellow and magenta dye components measured when all the couplers in the red coloring layer are subjected to color development is 1.5 or more, and a black matrix part becomes substantially black of transmission density of 2.5 or more when all the couplers on a support are subjected to reaction.

Abstract: Photographic elements are disclosed in which exposure to at least one portion of the spectrum is recorded by a silver halide emulsion layer unit as an image having its optical density provided by silver. The layer unit is comprised of a plurality of radiation sensitive silver halide emulsion layers that are responsive to the same region of the spectrum, but differ in sensitivity, including a non-wandering silver halide reducing agent. A molar ratio of reducing agent to silver halide in one of the emulsion layers is less than that stoichiometrically required for complete silver halide reduction to silver. A higher molar ratio of reducing agent to silver halide is contained in a remaining of the two emulsion layers.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described, which comprises a support having provided 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, wherein at least one of said blue-, green- and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers comprises a low-, medium- and high-sensitivity silver halide emulsion layers provided in this order from the side near to the support, the average grain thickness of all silver halide grains in the low-sensitivity silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.15 to less than 0.25 .mu.m, the average grain thickness of all silver halide grains in the medium-sensitivity silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.15 to less than 0.25 .mu.m and the average grain thickness of all silver halide grains in the high-sensitivity silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.15 to less than 0.25 .mu.m.

Abstract: Provided is a color photographic material excellent in discrimination and color reproducibility, which has a support and at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a coupler and a coupling developing agent provided thereon, and at least three light-sensitive emulsion layers having spectral sensitivities in different wavelength regions, respectively, in which at least two different coupling development agents are contained in different light-sensitive emulsion layers.

Abstract: A film spool cartridge and/or camera contain a duplitized color silver halide photographic element having an ISO of at least 25 and at least one light sensitive imaging layer or color recording unit on each side of the support. Such elements can be rapidly processed to provide desired color images. The film spool cartridge includes a spindle, the element wound around the spindle and an aperture for film transport. The camera includes a housing internally forming an exposure plane locator, a lens, a cartridge holder for receiving the film spool cartridge, and a shutter positioned between the lens and the exposure plane for imagewise exposure of the duplitized element.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon red-, green- and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers comprising, respectively, cyan, magenta and yellow dye-forming couplers, wherein the blue-sensitive emulsion layer comprises at least two blue-sensitive emulsion layers, the uppermost of which has the highest-sensitivity and the lowermost of which has the lowest sensitivity, characterized in that the uppermost highest sensitivity blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprises a yellow dye-forming coupler and a cyan dye-forming coupler.

Abstract: An erasable optical memory is provided by an erasable bistable photoactive chromophore that is covalently bonded to a polymer microsphere. An azobenzene chromophore that is bonded to the microsphere by an oxygen or NH replacement of chlorine, or a CH double bond to N, is preferred. An array of such microspheres is encoded by applying radiation at a resonant wavelength to induce a conformational change in the chromophores for selected microspheres, and the encoded pattern is read out by detecting changes in either absorption or fluorescence.

Abstract: Silver halide light sensitive photographic print elements are disclosed comprising a support bearing on one side thereof: a blue color sensitive record comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, a red color sensitive record comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, and a green color sensitive record comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer; wherein at least one of the color records has a fixed best fit contrast less than or equal to 2.2, wherein the fixed best fit contrast for a color record is defined as the slope of a straight line connecting a point B and a point C on the characteristic curve of Status A density versus log Exposure for the color record, where points B and C are located by defining a point A on the characteristic curve at the log Exposure required to attain a density level of 1.

Abstract: A color corrected display image can be rapidly provided by color developing an imagewise exposed, duplitized color photographic element, scanning the developed image to form digital signals, and digitally manipulating those signals to correct either interimage interactions and/or gamma mismatches among at least two color recording units. The color corrected image can be provided in any desired form. The duplitized elements have at least one light-sensitive silver halide imaging layer on each side of the support.

Abstract: A photographic silver halide color print material comprising a support and yellow, magenta and cyan dye image forming layer units comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one dye image-forming coupler which material contains a total silver halide coating weight less than 150 mg/m.sup.2 (as silver) and wherein the grain size (average volume in cubic microns) of the emulsion(s) is less than 1.0 (.mu.m).sup.3 in the yellow image forming unit and less than 0.125 (.mu.m).sup.3 in the magenta image forming unit and wherein each layer unit of the material has a dye image-forming efficiency (E) under conditions of use of above 30 where: ##EQU1## wherein the emulsion(s) of the cyan dye image forming layer unit have a silver coating weight less than 50 mg/m.sup.2, and an average grain size less than 0.064 (.mu.m).sup.

Abstract: A color image can be rapidly provided by color developing an imagewise exposed, duplitized color photographic element that has an ISO of at least 25. The duplitized elements have at least one light sensitive silver halide imaging layer or color recording unit on each side of the support.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler, a layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler and a layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler, wherein said layers further comprise silver halide emulsions, said emulsions comprise greater than 95 percent chloride and said element when exposed at less than 50 microseconds per pixel in each color record and at a resolution between 200 and 500 pixels per inch provides after development a maximum gamma between 3.4 and 6.0 in at least one color record layer within a log exposure range not exceeding 1.1.

Abstract: Duplitized color silver halide photographic elements have an ISO of at least 25 and at least one photosensitive imaging layer or color recording unit on each side of the support. Such elements can be rapidly processed to provide desired color images.

Abstract: The invention describes silver halide packet emulsion grains or crystals that are conventionally precipitated using gelatin of a given isoelectric pH, surrounded by a layer of gelatin-grafted-polymer particles wherein the grafted gelatin has a different isoelectric pH and the said gelatin-grafted-polymer particles are optionally chemically bonded to the gelatin surrounding the silver halide microcrystals. Such packet emulsions can form the basis for a mixed-packet color photographic system.

Abstract: Spectral properties of dye images produced from low silver halide coverage materials are improved by using dyes which are formed in the magenta, yellow and cyan image dye-forming units. These dyes have certain spectral characteristics, as determined by their unwanted absorptions, in combination with certain silver halide emulsion grain characteristics in each emulsion layer. In particular, reduction of unwanted absorptions can be achieved either with couplers per se which meet these characteristics or by the use of certain high-boiling solvents in the coupler dispersions at preferred levels.

Abstract: A color photographic material which contains in at least one layer a stabilizer of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 means H, alkyl, aryl or acyl;R.sub.2 means --OR.sub.1, --COOH, alkyl, aryl, dialkylamino, acylamino, sulphonamido, acyl or sulphonyl;R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 independently of one another mean H, halogen or a residue as R.sub.2 or two adjacent residues --OR.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may together complete a 5- to 8-membered ring, and a polymer insoluble in water as pH 5 and soluble at pH 11 with an acid value of 30 to 300 and a Tg of.ltoreq.40.degree. C. of the formula (II) ##STR2## in which R.sub.7 mutually independently mean hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or CH.sub.2 --COOH,R.sub.8 means alkyl, aryl or aralkyla means 80 to 95 mol. % andb means 5 to 20 mol. %, is distinguished by improved stability of the image dyes.

Abstract: A radiographic element is disclosed in which from 10 to 60 percent of total silver forming the spectral sensitized silver halide grains is provided by one or more ultrathin tabular grain emulsions. It has been discovered that by limiting the proportions of ultrathin tabular grains desirably cold image tones can be obtained while improving other performance characteristics, including achieving significant reductions in crossover.

Abstract: Color negative photographic films having red, green and blue color sensitive records, wherein the ratio of the toe area contrast to the mid-scale contrast for each of the red, green and blue color records is less than or equal to 0.80, and either at least two color records having a toe-area contrast less than or equal to 0.42 or a mid-scale contrast less than or equal to 0.55, or the film having a speed rating of ISO 200 or greater. The mid-scale contrast for a color record is defined as the slope of a straight line connecting a point C and and a point D on the characteristic curve of Status M density versus log Exposure for the color record, where points C and D are located by defining a point A on the characteristic curve at a density level 0.1 above minimum density, a point B is located on the characteristic curve at an exposure value +1.0 Log Exposure beyond point A, and points C and D are located at exposure values -0.45 log Exposure and +0.45 log Exposure with respect to point B, respectively.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic material and a method for forming a color image using the photographic material. The photographic material comprises a reflective support made up of a base and two or more waterresisting resin covering layers which contain a white pigment and a silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler represented by formula (I), (II), or (III) and preferably further containing a compound represented by formula (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), or (VIII), each of which formula is defined in claim, on the reflective support.

Abstract: This invention describes the composition and method of preparation of heteroflocculated packet emulsion clusters containing a light sensitive and selectively photosensitized silver halide emulsion particles and particles of photographic agents such as dye-forming coupler particles. The silver halide emulsion particles are associated with a layer of adsorbed peptizing gelatin with an isoelectric pH of P.sub.1 and the grafted gelatin of the gelatin-grafted-polymer particles comprising the photographic agent has an isoelectric pH of P.sub.2 such that P.sub.1 is different than P.sub.2. At least one of the peptizing and grafted gelatins is an isoing gelatin which is sufficiently derivatized to remove ionic groups thereof such that approaching the isoelectric pH in an aqueous solution of the isoing gelatin causes massive heteroflocculation.

Abstract: A color recording photographic element is disclosed containing a support and, superimposed on the support, blue, green and red recording layer units. The layer unit nearest the support contains a high chloride tabular grain emulsion and an optionally esterified glycolic ether having a molecular weight of at least 300 and containing at least one thioether moiety. The layer unit farthest from the support is free of the optionally esterified glycol compound. The advantages realized are an increased imaging density range, increased sensitivity, and increased contrast.

Abstract: A color negative photographic film wherein on the curve of density versus log E for each color sensitive record: (1) a straight line, which connects the point at density Dmin+0.1 and the point at 1.5log E above the exposure required for density Dmin+0.2, has a mathematical slope .ltoreq. 0.50; and (2) the difference in log E is .gtoreq.1.7 between the point 0.9log E above the exposure required for density Dmin+0.2 and the point where the density difference is 0.1 between the curve and the straight line which results from a linear regression of the three density points at exposures 0.3log E, 0.9log E, and 1.5log E above the exposure required for the density Dmin+0.2; and (3) the difference in log E is .gtoreq.1.20 between the exposure needed for density Dmin+0.1 and the point that corresponds to the exposure, in lux-seconds, of 9.2/(Film Speed). The exposure of the foregoing gray card is a typical normal exposure based on the film speed rating (i.e. the film is not overexposed or underexposed).

Abstract: A process for multi-layer, co-coating preparation of a silver halide color light sensitive material comprising co-coating at least eight coating liquid compositions simultaneously onto a traveling support to form at least eight total layers comprising a lowermost layer adjacent to the support and at least seven outer layers adjacent to the lowermost layer, wherein the at least eight coating liquid compositions comprise a lowermost layer coating liquid composition and at least seven outer coating liquid compositions; the lowermost layer coating liquid composition has a viscosity of 15 to 100 cp; each outer layer coating liquid composition of the at least seven outer layer liquid compositions has a viscosity of at least 30 cp; and the at least seven outer layer coating liquid compositions have an arithmetic mean viscosity of 60 to 300 cp.

Abstract: A method of image formation using mask for exposure to form an image on photographic paper is disclosed. The mask is composed of transferred images of the dyes of yellow, cyan and magenta. The spectral absorption peak wavelength of the dye is set in a range close to the wavelength at the maximum value of each of the regular, orthochromatic and panchromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used. In the spectral absorption of cyan of the mask for exposure, the absorbance of the wavelength at the maximum value of each of the regular and orthochromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used, is set at a value not more than a predetermined value. In the spectral absorption of yellow of the mask for exposure, the absorbance of the wavelength at the maximal value of each of the orthochromatic and panchromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used, is set at a value not more than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A composition for use in constructing a photosensitive film for recording an image. The composition includes first, second, and third particle types, each the particle type including a crystalline base material having a trap dopant and a color dopant deposited therein. Each of the color dopants has a different spectral sensitivity. One of the particle types is sensitive to light in the red portion of the visible spectrum. This particle type includes a crystalline base material including an alkaline earth sulfide or selenide doped with Yb.sup.+2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide photographic photosensitive material which has a printability from color negatives and which can be used as a variable contrast printing paper. This silver halide photographic photosensitive material comprises a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on the support wherein when .gamma. (gamma) values of characteristic curves obtained by exposure through filters having a transmission maximum wavelength at about 430 nm, about 540 nm and about 700 nm are indicated by .gamma..sub.B, .gamma..sub.G and .gamma..sub.R, respectively, the following inequalities 0.3<.gamma..sub.G /.gamma..sub.B <0.7 and 0.3<.gamma..sub.G /.gamma..sub.R <1.0 are satisfied. Furthermore, an exposing method is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a photographic yellow dye-forming coupler of formula (I) and a photographic material containing one or more such yellow couplers. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylamino group, an anilino group, or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic-oxy group, an aryloxy group, an aliphatic group, or an amino group; R.sub.3 represents an alkenyl group; R.sub.4 represents a substituent; m represents an integer of from 0 to 3; and X represents a hydrogen atom, or a group capable of being split off from the formula by the coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent. The couplers have a high solubility in solvents, and emulsions containing the couplers can be stored in cool for a long period of time without worsening the coloring property of the couplers.

Abstract: A photographic element, is disclosed which includes a support and at least three silver halide emulsion layers, that records exposure information. The exposure information is recorded in three image-recording units and wherein the spectral sensitivities of said image-recording units are chosen such that the average color error, .DELTA.E*.sub.ab, is less than or equal to 3.1. .DELTA.E*.sub.ab is computed for a specified set of test colors of known spectral reflectance, and the light source is specified as D.sub.65. .DELTA.E*.sub.ab is the average CIE 1976 (L*a*b*) .DELTA.E*.sub.ab between the CIE 1976 (L*a*b*)-space coordinates of said test colors and the CIE 1976 (L*a*b*)-space coordinates corresponding to transformed exposure signals.

Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material with a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, at least one interlayer Z-1 beneath the lowermost red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and/or at least one interlayer Z-2 beneath the lowermost green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, in which Z-1 and/or Z-2 contains a silver halide emulsion which contains tabular grains with an aspect ratio of>2, an average diameter of a sphere of equal volume of.gtoreq.0.3 .mu.m and a diameter of a circle of equal projected surface area of the tabular grains of at least 0.3 .mu.m, is distinguished by improved red and/or green sensitivity.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed which comprises a support having thereon, in any order, at least one yellow generating light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta generating light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one cyan generating light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of the magenta generating light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one dye-forming coupler represented by a specific formula (M-I), and at least one of the yellow generating light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one dye-forming coupler represented by a specific forrmula (Y-I). This material can be used, for example, as a material suitable for quick developing material.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has, on a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a specified acylacetamide type yellow dye-forming coupler. The red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a specified phenol type cyan coupler.

Abstract: A photographic element, is disclosed which includes a support and at least three silver halide emulsion layers, that records exposure information. The exposure information is recorded in three image-recording units and wherein the spectral sensitivities of said image-recording units are chosen such that the average color error, .DELTA.E*.sub.ab, is less than or equal to 3.1. .DELTA.E*.sub.ab is computed for a specified set of test colors of known spectral reflectance, and the light source is specified as D.sub.65. .DELTA.E*.sub.ab is the average CIE 1976 (L*a*b*) .DELTA.E*.sub.ab between the CIE 1976 (L*a*b*)-space coordinates of said test colors and the CIE 1976 (L*a*b*)-space coordinates corresponding to transformed exposure signals.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic material having a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which comprises a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I) and (a) a monodisperse silver halide emulsion, (b) non-photosensitive silver halide emulsion wherein the inside or the surface of grains is fogged, (c) a colloidal silver, (d) negative-type interval latent image-type silver halide grains chemically sensitized to a defined depth from the surface, (e) a sensitizing dye containing a sulfonamide group, (f) three separated layers of high, medium, and low sensitivities, (g) two separated layers each having different content of iodine, (h) grains each having a defined spectral sensitivity distribution and a DIR-hydroquinone, or (i) a DIR-hydroquinone: formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon photographic constituent layers comprising at least a yellow dye-forming silver halide emulsion layer, a magenta dye-forming silver halide emulsion layer and a cyan dye-forming silver halide emulsion layer. The total silver coverage in said silver halide emulsion layers is 0.6 g/m.sup.2 or less. The magenta dye-forming silver halide emulsion layer contains silver halide emulsion grains comprising silver chloride or silver chlorobromide substantially free of silver iodide having a silver chloride content of 90 mol % or more, at least one magenta dye-forming coupler represented by formula (M-I): ##STR1## and the total coating amount of oil-soluble components contained in photographic constituent layers above the silver halide emulsion layer nearest to the support is 3.5 g/m.sup.2 or less.

Abstract: A color negative photographic film with at least one color record thereof having a mid-scale contrast less than or equal to 0.45, wherein the mid-scale contrast for the color record is defined as the slope of a straight line connecting a point C and and a point D on the characteristic curve of density versus log Exposure for the color record, where points C and D are located by defining a point A on the characteristic curve at a density level 0.1 above minimum density, a point B is located on the characteristic curve at an exposure value +1.0 Log Exposure beyond point A, and points C and D are located at exposure values -0.45 log Exposure and +0.45 log Exposure with respect to point B, respectively. Use of such a color negative film is particularly advantageous in making telecine transfers.

Abstract: A color photographic negative element which has a transparent base and a blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The foregoing blue sensitive layer meets each of the following spectral sensitivity requirements:S.sub.max (426-444 nm) .gtoreq.65%S.sub.max(400-500 nm)IS.sub.(425-450) .gtoreq.25%(IS.sub.(400-500))in which S.sub.max(426-444 nm) is the maximum sensitivity between 426 to 444 nm, S.sub.max(400-500 nm) is the maximum sensitivity between 400-500 nm, IS.sub.(425-450) is the integrated spectral sensitivity of the blue sensitive layer from 425 to 450 nm, and IS.sub.(400-500) is the integrated spectral sensitivity of the blue sensitive layer in the region 400-500 nm. A method for printing a negative obtained from exposing and processing an element of the foregoing type, on automatic printers which automatically compensate for color bias, is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fast-processing photographic recording material for medical radiography which can be processed within 30 to 60 seconds in a film processor and which has very good photographic and physical properties. The recording material hasa) a silver application of at least 5 g/M.sup.2,b) a weight ratio of binder coating weight in the silver halide emulsion layer to silver coating weight in the silver halide emulsion layer of at least 1.1,c) a mean grain volume of the silver halide grains used of less than 0.35 mm.sup.3 andd) a process water absorption of less than 20 g/M.sup.2.