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 reversal photographic element comprises a support bearing a red-sensitive, cyan dye-forming unit, a green-sensitive, magenta dye-forming unit, and a blue-sensitive, yellow dye-forming unit, each unit comprising a photosensitive silver halide layer and an image-dye forming coupler; the element contains an interimage effect-controlling means which is characterized as having the capability of simultaneously forming a red image of high relative chroma and a yellow-red tint image of substantially lower relative chroma when the element is exposed to a red color standard object having CIELab values for D.sub.55 reference white a*=30.46, b*=19.16, C*=35.98, L*=40.12 and a yellow-red tint color standard object having CIELab values for D.sub.55 reference white a*=17.26, b*=18.01, C*=24.95, L*=66.98; the resulting images have a red reproduction coefficient equal to or greater than 0.88 and a ratio of red reproduction coefficient to yellow-red tint reproduction coefficient equal to or greater than 1.15.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one emulsion layer comprising coupler and silver halide grains, adjacent to said at least one emulsion layer a color enhancer layer comprising the same coupler as in said at least one coupler layer and adjacent to said color enhancer layer a Dox scavenging layer.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least four silver halide emulsion layers having different color sensitivity, wherein three layers of the silver halide emulsion layers each contains a specific coupler and the other silver halide emulsion layer contains coupler(s) capable of correcting colors so as to provide a substantially black color having a transmission density of 2.5 or more when all couplers on the support are reacted. A color filter comprising blue, green, red and black parts prepared by subjecting the above-described silver halide light-sensitive material to pattern exposure, color development, bleach-fixing and water washing.

Abstract: The invention provides a multicolor negative photographic element comprising a support bearing at least two green light sensitive silver halide emulsion layers of differing light sensitivity, the least and only the least sensitive layer containing a 1-phenyl-3-acylamino-4-nitrogenheterocycle-pyrazolin-5-one dye forming hue correction coupler which reacts with oxidized developer during development to form a dye having a D580/D550 ratio greater than that exhibited by the element absent the hue correction coupler. The invention also provides an imaging process.

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: An improved photographic element comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a hydroquinone compound that functions as a scavenger for oxidized developing agent. The hydroquinone compound has sufficient bulk that it is substantially non-diffusible in the photographic element and has in the two-position thereof an asymmetric tertiary carbamoyl substituent. These scavenger compounds exhibit very high activity, have excellent stability upon long-term storage and do not leave colored residues after processing.

Abstract: An improved photographic element comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a pyrocatechol compound that functions as a scavenger for oxidized developing agent. The pyrocatechol compound has sufficient bulk that it is substantially non-diffusible in the photographic element and has in the four-position thereof a tertiary carbamoyl substituent. These scavenger compounds exhibit very high activity, have excellent stability upon long-term storage and do not leave colored residues after processing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reversal color photographic print material.Said reversal material comprises a support with, in order, a substantially light-insensitive fine grain emulsion layer which does not take part in the image formation, a red-sensitive emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan-forming compler, a green-sensitive emulsion having associated therewith a magenta-forming coupler, a blue-sensitive emulsion having associated therewith a yellow-forming coupler.This arrangement allows to adjust the shape of the characteristic curve of red, green, blue-sensitive emulsion layers.

Abstract: A multilayered color photographic element contains a support having coated thereon photographic silver halide emulsion layers including at least three layers each having the same spectral sensitivity but having, respectively, the most, mid, and least light sensitivity wherein the most and mid sensitive layers are contiguous and the most sensitive layer is extremely starved of image dye-forming coupler.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive type color light sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a mainly yellow image forming layer, a mainly magenta image forming layer and a mainly cyan image forming layer;wherein, when an exposure quantity-gives minimum density of +0.2 on a first layer selected from said three layer after developing in the main spectra sensitivity region of the first layer, a second layer selected from said three layers is given lower density with said exposure than a density without said exposure.The positive type color light sensitive material is capable of providing a color proof improved in the approximation degrees of an image quality to a printed printer.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having an excellent color reproducibility, high sensitivity and excellent graininess.The silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of each blue-sensitive emulsion, green-sensitive emulsion, red-sensitive emulsion layer and hydrophilic colloid layers, in which the hydrophilic colloid layer contains a compound of formula (I) and the silver halide emulsion layer, which gives an interlayer effect to said red-sensitive layer, contains a silver halide emulsion spectrally sensitized with a compound represented by formulae (II) and (III).

Abstract: The invention provides a multicolor negative photographic element which contains a layer containing a yellow or orange-yellow azoaniline dye of structure I ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is an alkyl group or a phenyl group;R.sub.2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.3 is an alkoxy, aryloxy or alkyl group when R.sub.2 is hydrogen, or is hydrogen when R.sub.2 is an alkyl group;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 or R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 may join to form a ring;R.sub.4, which may be in the para or meta position relative to the azo group, is an electron-withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethyl, cyano, halogen, and from alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, acyloxy, carbonamido, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfonyloxy (--OSO.sub.3 R), alkoxysulfonyl, aryloxysulfonyl, and sulfoxide groups;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or, can be a chlorine in the meta position when R.sub.4 is a chlorine in the para position; andthe total number of carbon atoms in R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.

Abstract: The process for forming a video image with a telecine transfer device typically comprises (a) exposing a color negative photographic film comprising red, green and blue color sensitive records which generate image dyes upon exposure and processing of the film, (b) processing the exposed film to form a developed image, and (c) converting the developed image into video signals representative of the developed image with a telecine transfer device, wherein the peak spectral absorbance wavelength of the image dyes generated by the red color record of the film is substantially more offset from the red peak spectral response of the telecine transfer device than the peak spectral absorbance wavelength of the image dyes generated by the green color record of the film is offset from the green peak spectral response of the the telecine transfer device.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive which is capable of providing a rapid processing as well as a high sensitivity and in which a change in an aging time in exposing through processing provides less performance fluctuation and therefore an excellent stability.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for forming a color image using a silver halide color photographic material having three silver halide photosensitive layers and a non-photosensitive layer, on a support, which comprises subjecting said photographic material wherein a compound represented by the formula (I) is contained in a non-photosensitive layer to scanning exposure with an exposure time being 10.sup.-4 sec or less per picture element, and processing said exposed photographic material with a color developer: formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or a sulfonamido group, R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represent the group defined for X, or an alkyl group, an aryl group, an amido group, a ureido group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group, and R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic element and imaging process used therewith provides reduced fogging where the element comprises a light sensitive silver halide layer containing (1) an azopyrazolone masking coupler and (2) a ballasted aromatic nitro compound having a reduction peak potential which is more positive than -1.3 V vs. the Standard Calomel Electrode.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises at least one red-sensitive layer, at least one green-sensitive layer and at least one blue-sensitive layer on a support, in which (1) the blue-sensitive layer contains a magenta colored or cyan colored yellow coupler and contains an emulsion of tabular grains having a mean aspect ratio of 3.0 or more, (2) the green-sensitive layer contains a cyan colored magenta coupler and contains an emulsion of tabular grains having a mean aspect ratio of 3.0 or more, or (3) the blue-sensitive layer and/or the green-sensitive layer contain(s) a magenta colored or cyan colored colorless coupler and contain(s) an emulsion of tabular grains having a mean aspect ratio of 3.0 or more. The material has excellent color reproducibility and gives a color image having good sharpness and storage stability.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a cyan dummy dye present in the element prior to exposure and development, the dye having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R1 is an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group or a halogen;R2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a phenyl group; a halogen when R1 is an alkoxy or phenoxy group; an alkoxy carbonyl group of formula --COOR7; a carbonamido group of formula --NR8COR7; and hydrogen, when R1 is a branched or substituted alkoxy or a substituted phenoxy;R3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R4 is hydrogen, or an alkyl group;R5 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R6 is an alkyl group.R7 is an alkyl group or a phenyl group;R8 is hydrogen or an alkyl group.Dummy dyes of the above specified type are advantageous in elements of the present invention in having good hues, good resistance to fading in weak or seasoned bleach solutions, and having good resistance to hue and density changes in cold storage.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support having located thereon a first layer which does not contain colloidal silver and a second layer, the first layer containing a release compound that comprises a development inhibitor moiety and a blocking group from which the development inhibitor moiety is non-imagewise released, and the second layer containing a development accelerator.

Abstract: The image forming process of the present invention includes subjecting a photosensitive material having at least one dye-forming layer for each of the three primary colors on a support to scanning exposure using light sources modulated in accordance with the image data, thereby reproducing a full color image of quality in which delicate shades in a high density color developed portion of high purity are reproduced stably.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic negative has a red sensitive layer containing a coupler which reacts with oxidized color developer to form a cyan dye, a blue sensitive layer containing a coupler which reacts with oxidized color developer to form a yellow dye, and a green sensitive layer containing a coupler which reacts with oxidized color developer to form a magenta dye. The coupler in the green sensitive layer produces a magenta dye which has relatively low density in the 560-590 nm range as compared with magenta dyes produced by pyrazolotriazole type couplers or 1-phenyl-3-acylamino-5-pyrazolone couplers. The element additionally has an inert dye present, preferably positioned below the green sensitive layer containing the foregoing coupler. The inert dye has a peak absorption between 560-590 nm so that the negative has a ratio of density at 580 nm to density at 550 nm, both as measured at neutral midscale exposure, which is greater than exhibited by the element absent the inert dye.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material includes a support having provided thereon at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one hydrophilic colloid layer. The hydrophilic colloid layer contains a compound represented by Formula I below, a silver halide emulsion layer having an interlayer effect on the red-sensitive layer is also provided, and the layer with the interlayer effect contains a silver halide emulsion spectrally sensitized with a sensitizing dye represented by Formula (III) below.

Abstract: The invention provides a silver halide color negative photographic element comprising a red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler which reacts with oxidized color developer to form a cyan dye, a blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler which reacts with oxidized color developer to form a yellow dye, and a green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler which upon reaction with oxidized color developer forms a magenta image dye, the element additionally comprising a hue correction coupler associated with a green sensitive layer which coupler reacts with oxidized developer to form a magenta dye having a peak absorption between 565-600 nm so that the element has a D580/D550 ratio which is greater than that exhibited by the element absent the hue correction coupler. The invention also provides a process for forming an image in the element described.

Abstract: Magenta image-dye couplers provide photographic elements and processes having superior photographic properties. The couplers are 3-anilino pyrazolone couplers having an aryl thio coupling-off group. The substituents of the coupler are specified to obtain advantageous properties.

Abstract: A color photographic material comprising at least one cyan-coupling silver halide emulsion layer containing a red sensitizer, at least one magenta-coupling silver halide emulsion layer containing a green sensitizer and at least one yellow-coupling silver halide emulsion layer containing a blue sensitizer on a support, in which a silver halide emulsion is provided in a coupler-free layer sensitized with another spectral sensitizer (a gap sensitizer) of which the sensitization maximum lies between the sensitization maxima of the red- and green-sensitive layers or the green- and blue-sensitive layers, is distinguished by an extended gradation range towards the maximum densities and by distinctly improved detail reproduction in the region of high densities.

Abstract: A photographic element, and a method of making such an element, comprising a cyan dummy dye present in the element prior to exposure and development. The particular cyan dummy dye has a high extinction coefficient, low density losses in seasoned bleach, while maintaining the desired hue and resisting density losses on cold storage. The dye has the formula:wherein: ##STR1## n is 1, 2 or 3; each R.sub.1 is an electron-withdrawing group which may be the same or different when n is 2 or 3;R.sub.2 is an alkyl group having from one to about 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the ring, or an aryl group;R.sub.3 is any of the groups which R.sub.2 may be or is hydrogen;R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfoxyl, arylsulfoxyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfonate, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl and acyl groups;R.sub.5 is an alkyl group;R.sub.6 is hydrogen, or an alkyl group; andR.sub.7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one yellow coupler-containing blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer (BL), at least one magenta coupler-containing green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer (GL) and at least one cyan coupler-containing red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer (RL); wherein the weight-averaged wavelength of the spectral sensitivity distribution of GL (.lambda..sub.G) of the photographic material is between 520 nm and 580 nm (520 nm.ltoreq..lambda..sub.G .ltoreq.580 nm), the weight-averaged wavelength of the spectral sensitivity distribution of RL (.lambda..sub.R) of the photographic material is between 590 nm and 650 nm (590 nm.ltoreq..lambda..sub.R .ltoreq.650 nm), and the weight-averaged wavelength of the spectral sensitivity distribution of BL (.lambda..sub.B) of the photographic material is between 430 nm and 480 nm (430 nm.ltoreq..lambda..sub.B .ltoreq.

Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer which is cyan coupling and contains a red sensitizer, at least one magenta coupling silver halide emulsion layer containing a green sensitizer and at least one yellow coupling silver halide emulsion layer containing a blue sensitizer on a support, in which the at least one blue sensitive halide emulsion layer contains a further spectral sensitizer (gap sensitizer) whose sensitization maximum lies between the sensitization maxima of the red and green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and/or the at least one red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains an additional spectral sensitizer (gap sensitizer) whose sensitization maximum lies between the sensitization maxima of the green sensitive and the blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is distinguished by an increased range of gradations in the region of the maximum densities and a markedly improved detail reproduction in the region of high densities.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which includes, on a support, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler, and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler, and in which a weight-averaged wavelength (.lambda..sub.-R) of a spectral sensitivity distribution of magnitude of an interimage effect which the silver halide emulsion layers except for all of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers have on the red-sensitive layers over a range of 500 to 600 nm is 500 nm<.lambda..sub.-R <560 nm, and a difference between weight-averaged wavelength (.lambda..sub.G) of a spectral sensitivity distribution of at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and .lambda..sub.-R is .lambda..sub.G -.lambda..sub.-R .ltoreq.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed comprised of a support and a sequence of superimposed blue, green and red recording silver halide emulsion layer units that produce images of the same hue upon imagewise exposure and photographic development. A first interlayer unit overlies the emulsion layer unit nearest the support and is capable of transmitting to it imagewise exposing radiation this emulsion layer unit is intended to record. A second interlayer unit underlies the emulsion layer unit farthest from the support and is capable of transmitting to the emulsion layer units lying nearer the support imagewise exposing radiation these emulsion layer units are intended to record. The imagewise exposed photographic element is photographically developed and fixed to produce a silver image in each of the emulsion layer units.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed comprised of a sequence of superimposed blue, green and red recording silver halide emulsion layer units at least two of which produce images of the same hue upon processing. The photographic element is additionally comprised of, interposed between the two emulsion layer units, an interlayer unit for transmitting to the emulsion layer unit of the two units which is nearer the support, electromagnetic radiation that this emulsion layer unit is intended to record and capable, after processing, of reflecting electromagnetic radiation within at least one wavelength region.

Abstract: A photographic recording material on a transparent support having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and optionally conventional interlayers and protective layers, characterized in that the photographic recording material contains, in at least one of the above-mentioned layers, a compound corresponding to formula I, II or III ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic group,R2 denotes hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio group,R.sub.

Abstract: A color photographic silver halide negative working duplicating element and process comprising (A) a magenta colored masking coupler in at least one blue-sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer; and (B) a combination of (i) masking couplers and (ii) color contamination of at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer enables upon exposure and processing of the element formation of a duplicate image that enables formation of a print image that is visually indistinguishable from the original image. The color photographic silver halide duplicating element is useful in forming duplicate images, especially for color motion picture films.

Abstract: This invention relates to color photographic elements and processes and especially to color photographic elements comprising two or more image forming layers sensitized to the same region of the electromagnetic spectrum where a more sensitive layer is positioned closer to an exposure source than a less sensitive layer and the less sensitive layer additionally comprises a spatially fixed absorber dye. The combination provides improved image sharpness without compromising photographic sensitivity.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support having thereon at least one layer containing at least one member of compounds represented by the following general formula (1) or (2): ##STR1## wherein L represents an unsubstituted alkylene group; X represents --O(C.dbd.O)R.sub.2, --O(P.dbd.O) (R.sub.2) (R.sub.3) or a halogen atom; R.sub.1 represents a substituent group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group; n represents 0, 1 or 2 and when n is 2, two R.sub.1 groups may be the same or different; R.sub.4 represents an unsubstituted alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and R.sub.5 represents an unsubstituted alkyl group, the number of carbon atoms of which is larger by 2 than the number of carbon atoms of R.sub.4.

Abstract: An inexpensive, ballasted optical brightener for use in photographic elements is prepared by reacting an optical brightener of the formula ##STR1## where M is a cation; X is a group capable of undergoing nucleophilic displacement; and Z is ##STR2## or --O--R.sub.3, where each of R1 and R2 is a hydrogen atom, or an aromatic group which can be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more groups unreactive towards X; and R3 is an aromatic group which can be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more groups unreactive towards Xwith a water soluble polymer, such as gelatin. The resulting ballasted optical brightener is stable in aqueous photographic compositions.

Abstract: A color photographic element which contains a color correction layer above at least one red sensitive layer of the element results in an element having excellent color reproduction.

Abstract: A color photographic material has on a support at least one blue-sensitive layer, at least one green-sensitive layer and at least one red-sensitive layer, and further has an emulsion layer capable of imparting an interlayer effect to the red-sensitive layer. The interlayer effect-donating layer is color-sensitized with both a sensitizing dye of formulae (I) and a sensitizing dye of formula (II): ##STR1## where R.sub.11, R.sub.12, R.sub.21 and R.sub.22 each represents an alkyl group; Z.sub.11 and Z.sub.21 each represents a group of atoms necessary for forming a benzene ring; Z.sub.12 represents a group of atoms necessary for forming a benzothiazzole nucleus or a benzoselenazole nucleus; Z.sub.22 represents a group of atoms necessary for forming a benzoxazole nucleus or a naphthoxazole nucleus; X.sub.11 and X.sub.21 each represents a charge-balancing pair ion; and m and n each represents 0 or 1. The material has an excellent color reproducibility and gives a color image with high chroma and graininess.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having blue-, green-, and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers contains a pyrazoloazole-type compound which releases a development inhibitor in at least one layer and contains an acylacetamide-type yellow coupler having a novel acyl group in at least one layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material which has high saturation, excellent color reproduction and excellent graininess, the material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer which imparts an interlayer effect to a red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is spectrally sensitized with a sensitizing dye represented by formula (I) and contains a development inhibitor releasing compound represented by formula (II).

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive layer, a green-sensitive layer and a blue-sensitive layer, wherein said blue-sensitive layer comprises three or more silver halide emulsion layers, wherein the difference between the average silver iodide content of said emulsion contained in the highest sensitivity layer of said blue-sensitive layers and the average silver iodide content of said emulsion contained in the lowest sensitivity layer of said blue-sensitive layers is represented by Equation 1, and the sum total of the silver halides contained in said silver halide color light-sensitive material is not more than 9.0 g/m.sup.2 in terms of metal silver;Equation 1Average silver iodide content of the highest sensitivity layer -average iodide content of the lowest sensitivity layer.ltoreq.6 mol %.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one negative silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material contains at least one type of a compound which reacts with the oxidized form of a developing agent to release a development inhibitor or a precursor of a development inhibitor and/or at least one type of a compound which cleaves after reacting with the oxidized form of a color developing agent, the cleaved compound of which in turn reacts with another molecule of the oxidized form of a color developing agent to cleave a development inhibitor, and contains at least one type of a compound selected from Formulas (A) and (B) below. In Formulas (A) and (B), each of R.sub.a1 to R.sub.a5 and R.sub.b1 to R.sub.b5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or other groups. R.sub.a1 to R.sub.a5 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms, and one or two of R.sub.b2 to R.sub.b5 are hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: A color reversal photographic element comprises a support bearing a red-sensitive, cyan dye-forming unit, a green-sensitive, magenta dye-forming unit, and a blue-sensitive, yellow dye-forming unit, each unit comprising a photosensitive silver halide layer and an image-dye forming coupler; the element contains an interimage effect-controlling means which is characterized as having the capability of simultaneously forming a red image of high relative chroma and a yellow-red tint image of substantially lower relative chroma when the element is exposed to a red color standard object having CIELab values for D.sub.55 reference white a*=30.46, b*=19.16, C*=35.98, L*=40.12 and a yellow-red tint color standard object having CIELab values for D.sub.55 reference white a*=17.26, b*=18.01, C*=24.95, L*=66.98; the resulting images have a red reproduction coefficient equal to or greater than 0.88 and a ratio of red reproduction coefficient to yellow-red tint reproduction coefficient equal to or greater than 1.15.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has, on a support, 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 at least two red-sensitive silver emulsion layers containing a cyan coupler and having different sensitivities. The highest sensitivity layer of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers contains a yellow coupler, and a red-sensitive emulsion layer having a lower sensitivity contains a yellow-colored cyan coupler.

Abstract: A process for controlling the silver halide grain-to-grain distribution of a variable contrast dye in a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer of a variable contrast photographic element, and thereby adjusting the low contrast characteristic curve of the element, is disclosed comprising the process steps of adding a green variable contrast sensitizing dye of the following formula (I) to a silver halide emulsion for a variable contrast photographic element, adding a blue sensitizing dye of the following formula (II) to the same silver halide emulsion, and coating the emulsion on a support. In the process, the green and blue sensitizing dyes are added to the emulsion at substantially the same time, and the green dye is added in an amount less than that required to impart maximum sensitivity to all of the silver halide in the emulsion. ##STR1## In formula (I), R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.6 and R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the light-sensitive material contains a yellow colored cyan coupler and an acylacetamide yellow dye forming coupler having an acyl moiety represented by the general formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a univalent group, Q represents a group of non-metal atoms required to form, together with C, a three to five membered hydrocarbon ring or a three to five membered heterocyclic ring which has within the ring at least one hetero atom selected from among N, O, S and P, with the proviso that R.sub.1 is not a hydrogen atom and it does not join with Q to form a ring.

Abstract: A color photographic recording material containing, on a layer support, at least one blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a yellow coupler associated therewith, at least one green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a magenta coupler associated therewith and at least one red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a cyan coupler associated therewith also contains, in a layer which is not sensitive to light, a compound corresponding to formula I (stabilizer) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 denotes H or a group which can be split off under alkaline development conditions;R.sup.2 denotes H, halogen, OH, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, COOR.sup.3, CONR.sup.4 R.sup.5, SO.sub.2 NR.sup.4 R.sup.5, NH--COR.sup.3, NH--SO.sub.2 --R.sup.3 or NH--CO--NHR.sup.4 ;R.sup.3 denotes an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 denote H or a group such as R.sup.

Abstract: A multilayered color photographic element contains a support having coated thereon photographic silver halide emulsion layers including at least one blue-sensitive and at least three red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, said red-sensitive layers respectively being most, mid, and least red-sensitive relative to each other, said most and mid red-sensitive layers being contiguous, and the most red-sensitive layer being a coupler starved layer, which element comprises:(a) a yellow image dye-forming coupler and substantially no development inhibitor releasing coupler in the most red-sensitive layer; and(b) at least one development inhibitor releasing coupler in the mid red-sensitive layer.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has, on a support, 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 at least two red-sensitive silver emulsion layers containing a cyan coupler and having different sensitivities. The highest sensitivity layer of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers contains a magenta coupler, and a red-sensitive emulsion layer having a lower sensitivity contains a magenta colored cyan coupler.