Abstract: In a silver halide photographic light sensitive material having at least one emulsion layer provided on a support, a silver halide photographic light sensitive material characterized in that at least one of the silver halide emulsion layer comprises a magenta dye forming coupler represented by a formula (M-1) or (M-1′) described below, and a molar ratio MA/MC of silver halide and the magenta dye forming coupler in the silver halide emulsion layer containing the magenta dye forming coupler is 3.1 to 3.7 wherein MA is mols per unit area of silver halide in the silver halide emulsion layer, and MC is mols per unit area of the magenta dye forming coupler in the silver halide emulsion layer.

Abstract: There is provided a silver halide photosensitive material for color photography which can stably form an image having high quality through a process that is simple, quick and causes less environmental damage. A photosensitive material comprising a substrate carrying thereon a photographic constituent layer containing at least one photographic photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, wherein said photosensitive material comprises a compound represented by one of the following general formulae [I], [II] and [III] and further comprises at least one silver halide emulsion in which the variation coefficient of particle size of contained silver halide particle is 20% or less and the variation coefficient of a halogen composition between particles is 25% or less. In the formulae, Z represents a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, or the like, and Q represents an atom group forming an unsaturated ring with C. R1 to R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic material for use in an image-forming process comprising: (a) superposing a heat developable color photographic material onto an image-receiving material that is formed on a separate support from a support of the heat developable color photographic material; and (b) heat-developing the heat developable color photographic material superposed on the image-receiving material to form or release a diffusible dye, so that the diffusible dye is transferred to the image-receiving material to thereby form an image: wherein the heat developable color photographic material contains at least a light-sensitive silver halide and yellow, magenta and cyan dye-donating compounds, which form or release diffusible yellow, magenta and cyan dyes, respectively, by heat development corresponding to silver development, wherein the yellow, magenta and cyan dyes, respectively, has a maximum absorption intensity of spectral absorption at a wavelength of from 440 nm to 460 nm, from 525 nm to 545 nm,

Abstract: This invention comprises a photographic element having a support bearing one or more silver halide emulsions and one or more DIR couplers of structure I or II below: wherein: Z is a moiety which can react with oxidized developer to release a coupling-off group; R1 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen atom, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkylthio, arylthio, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, carbonamido, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aryloxy, arylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, sulphonyl and sulphonamido groups; each of the R2 substituents is a halogen atom or a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkylthio, arylthio, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, carbonamido, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aryloxy, arylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, sulphonyl and sulphonamido groups; X represents the atoms required to make a second ring which is aromatic and contains at least one nitrogen atom; and n is between 0 and the num

Abstract: A color photographic element includes a support, a silver halide emulsion layer, and associated therewith a yellow dye-forming coupler having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a tertiary alkyl group containing 4 to about 20 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 represents an alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group; X represents hydrogen or a substituent; Y and Z each independently represent a group consisting of those substituents having a Hammett sigma.sub.para constant greater than zero; and m and n is each 1 to 4.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color photographic element comprising at least four imaging layers including:a first light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a cyan image dye-forming coupler;a second light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a magenta image dye-forming coupler;a third light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a yellow image dye-forming coupler; anda fourth light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a fourth image dye-forming coupler for which the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the dye formed by the fourth image dye-forming coupler upon reaction with color developer has a CIELAB hue angle, h.sub.ab, of from not less than 355.degree. to not more than 75.degree.. The element provides improved color gamut.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material characterized in that the light-sensitive material contains a yellow coupler represented by the following Formula [I]; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an amino group, a heterocyclic group or an aryl group, R.sup.2 represents a straight chain or branched unsubstituted alkyl group having not less than 2 carbon atoms, X represents a chlorine atom, an alkoxy group or aryloxy group. Y represents an acylamino group or a chlorine atom when R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an amino group or a heterocyclic group , and Y represents an sulfonylamino group, a chlorine atom or oxycarbonyl group when R.sub.1 represents an aryl group. n represents an integer of 0 to 4. When n is not less than 2, plural Y may be either the same or different.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element containing a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a coupler represented by Formula I: ##STR1## wherein COUP is a coupler parent group capable of reacting with an oxidized developer to form a first dye and is bonded at a coupling position to the group ##STR2## wherein X is a or NSO.sub.2 R; R is an alkyl or aryl group; and DYE is a releasable second dye that is after release the same color as the first dye and is linked to OC.dbd.X by a moiety of the DYE having Formula (IA): ##STR3## wherein R.sup.2 is a substituent; provided there is contained in the coupler of Formula I at least one group of Formula IB:--L.sub.m --Sol IBwherein L is a divalent linking group and m is 0 or 1; and Sol is a group containing an acidic hydrogen selected from the group consisting of --ArOH, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1 and --SO.sub.2 NHR.sup.1, in which AR is an aromatic group and each R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic recording material for use in redox amplification comprises a support having thereon a plurality of emulsion layers, each emulsion layer containing a color-forming coupler, and wherein the activity of the couplers is from 45 to 70% as measured by the citrazinic acid method. These materials may be developed by a redox development step which may be followed by a bleach-fix step without any intervening step. Staining is eliminated with the use of these photographic materials.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye-foaming coupler compound and a sulfonamido compound (a) bearing on the sulfur atom of the sulfonamido group an alkyl group and (b) bearing on the nitrogen atom of the sulfonamido group both a hydrogen atom that exhibits a pKa value of less than 9 and a second substituent that is either (1) an aryl group containing one or more electron withdrawing substituents for which the sum of the Hammett's values (.SIGMA..sigma..sub.p) is greater than 0.5, or (2) a heteroaryl group.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material contains a coupler capable of releasing a photographically useful group or its precursor by a coupling reaction between the coupler and a developing agent in an oxidized form, wherein the coupler releases the photographically useful group or its precursor by an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction using the nitrogen atom that directly bonds to a coupling position of a product obtained by the coupling reaction and that originates from the developing agent.

Abstract: A color photographic element includes a support, a silver halide emulsion layer, and associated therewith a phenolic dye-forming coupler having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having about 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the ring, or an aryl group having 6 to about 20 carbon atoms;R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or a substituent;R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, halogen, or alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl groups as defined for R.sup.1 ;R.sup.4 represents a fluorosubstituted alkyl group having 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, a fluorosubstituted cycloalkyl group having about 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or a fluorosubstituted aryl group having 6 to about 20 carbon atoms;R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or a substituent; X represents hydrogen or a coupling-off group; Z represents carbon atoms or hetero atoms necessary to complete a 5-,6-, or 7-membered ring; m is 0 to 3; and n is 0 to 4.

Abstract: A noble benzimidazolocarbocyanine dye represented by the following formulas is disclosed. A silver halide emulsion and a silver halide photographic material containing the dye are also disclosed.

Abstract: A colour photographic material in which a package of layers is provided which consists, in the stated sequence, of (a) a silver halide-free layer containing colour coupler, (b) a layer containing silver halide and (c) a silver halide-free layer containing colour coupler, wherein at least one of layers (a) and (c) consists to an extent of at least 20 vol. % of a synthetic polymer, is distinguished by an improved grain/sensitivity ratio.

Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material having a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a polymeric cyan coupler associated with the photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which coupler contains polymerised units of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X means a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable under chromogenic development conditions,R.sub.1 means a hydrogen or halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or acylamino group,R.sub.2 means an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group andn means a number from 0 to 3, is distinguished by improved stability of the cyan dye.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic element comprising a support bearing a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyclic azole dye forming coupler and a stabilizer combination comprising:i) a compound having the following Formula I: ##STR1## and ii) a compound having the following Formula S: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 is an alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl group; R.sub.5 is an alkyl group; and R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are substituents; m is an integer of 0 to 5; and n is an integer of 0 to 4.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a transparent support having on one side thereof a cyan dye-forming coupler-containing red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a magenta dye-forming coupler-containing green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a yellow dye-forming coupler-containing blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layer and an invisible light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a dye forming coupler, a colored coupler or a DIR compound.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon photographic constituent layers containing at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein any one of the photographic constituent layers contains at least one coupler for dye formation, at least one reducing agent for color formation represented by the following formula (I) and an auxiliary developing agent and/or a precursor thereof:R.sup.11 --NH--NH--X--R.sup.12 (I)wherein R.sup.11 represents an aryl or heterocyclic group, R.sup.12 represents an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, and X represents --SO.sub.2 --, --CO--, --COCO--, --CO--O--, --CO-- N(R.sup.13)--, --COCO--O--, --COCO--N(R.sup.13)-- or --SO.sub.2 --N(R.sup.13)-- (wherein R.sup.13 represents a hydrogen atom or a group described for R.sup.12).

Abstract: The invention provides photographic element comprising a first light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan dye-forming coupler, a second light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a magenta dye-forming coupler, and a third light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a yellow dye-forming coupler,wherein the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the dye formed by the cyan coupler upon development with a p-phenylenediamine developer has a density between 0.7 and 0.78 at 600 nm and a density between 0.8 and 0.91 at 610 nm. Such an element enables an increase in the color gamut for imaging.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an open chain .alpha.-carbonyl acetanilide yellow dye-forming coupler having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, heterocyclic, and amino groups, provided that R.sub.1 may form a ring bonded to another carbon atom which is a member of Ring "A";each R.sub.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of those substituents having a Hammett's sigma value of 0 or less, and m is from 0 to 4;each R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 for each of the n carbon atoms is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkoxy, aryl, heterocyclic, aryloxy, and alkyl groups, and n is 0 to 16;each R.sub.5 is independently selected from the group consisting of amino, alkyl groups, and groups linked to the "B" ring by oxygen or sulfur, and p is 1 to 3, provided that two R.sub.5 groups may join to form a ring;R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material is disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one cyan dye forming coupler and at least one polymer latex represented by the following formula (I):--(A).sub.x --(B).sub.y -- (I)wherein A represents a repeating unit derived from at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one --COOM group (wherein M represents a hydrogen atom or a cation) in its molecule; B represents a repeating unit derived from at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which does not have the --COOM group; and x and y represent weight percentages of A and B, respectively, x represents a number of from 25 to 85, y represents a number of from 75 to 15, and x+y=100.

Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material having at least two blue-sensitive, yellow coupler containing silver halide emulsion layers, at least two green-sensitive, magenta coupler containing silver halide emulsion layers and at least two red-sensitive, cyan coupler containing silver halide emulsion layers together with conventional interlayers and protective layers, wherein photosensitive layers of identical color sensitivity differ with regard to the photographic sensitivity thereof and the more highly sensitive layers are arranged further away from the support than the less sensitive layers of identical color sensitivity, which material contains, in a layer which is arranged further from the support than the most highly sensitive, blue-sensitive layer, both at least one yellow coupler and at least one magenta or cyan coupler, is distinguished by improved grain and sensitivity combined with very good color reproduction.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a color-developing agent of formula (I) and a coupler of formula (II), in at least one photographic constitutional layer: ##STR1## In formula (I), Z is a carbamoyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or aryloxycarbonyl group, and Q is a group of atoms that, together with the C, form an unsaturated ring. In formula (II), Cp is a coupler residue, Time is a group that releases PUG upon released from Cp by coupling reaction, PUG is a photographically useful group, and t is 0, 1, 2, or 3. There is also disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a color-developing agent of formula (I), a dye-forming coupler, and a non-dye-forming coupler (that is unsubstituted on its active site), in at least one photographic constitutional layer. There is further disclosed methods for forming an image using the light-sensitive materials.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material is disclosed. The material comprises thermotropic low molecular crystal. The material is improved in light fastness of a dye image and dye-forming efficiency.

Abstract: The invention provides a tightly wrapped photographic element comprising a support bearing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion having associated therewith at least one high dye-yield coupler that releases a dye having an electrically neutral dye chromophore, said element having a radius of curvature of less than 6,000 micrometers. The tightly wrapped photographic element exhibits less pressure sensitivity than conventional elements while maintaining satisfactory photographic response.This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/565,122, filed Nov. 30, 1995, now abandoned, which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/250,199, file May 27, 1994, now abandoned.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler of formula (I), a phenolic solvent of formula (II) and a bisphenol derivative compound of formula (III): wherein the substituents are as defined herein the specification.

Abstract: The object is to provide a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a developing agent which can effect color developing reaction efficiently with a known coupler without being restricted by the kind of the coupler. Namely, the present invention is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one layer comprising at least one compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein, R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 represent a hydrogen atom or substituent, A represents a hydroxyl group or substituted amino group, X represents a di- or higher valent connecting group selected from --CO--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 -- and --PO<, Y represents a bivalent connecting group, Z represents a group which is nucleophilic and can attack X when the present compound is oxidized, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be linked each other to form a ring, respectively.

Abstract: The photographic element of the invention provides a support bearing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion exhibiting low developability and having associated therewith at least one high dye-yield coupler that releases a dye or dye precursor having an electrically neutral dye chromophore. The invention also encompasses a process for forming an image in an element in accordance with the invention.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprising at least one polymer coupler, the polymer coupler being a copolymer prepared from at least one yellow coupler monomer and at least one magenta coupler monomer, and additionally, if desired, at least one non-color-forming monomer having at least one ethylene group, which has no capability to couple with an oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent. Further, a color filter produced from the above described color photosensitive material and a production method thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye-forming coupler represented by formula II: whereinX is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are independently selected alkyl groups, provided that any two of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 may join to form a ring;R.sup.4 is hydrogen or a substituent, provided that R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may join to form a ring when R.sup.4 is a substituent;R.sup.a is hydrogen or a substituent;Y is a substituent with at least one Y substituent having a formula selected from the group consisting of --CONR.sup.b R.sup.c, --NHCOR.sup.d, and --SO.sub.2 R.sup.e, wherein R.sup.b, R.sup.c, and R.sup.d are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, and heterocyclic groups and R.sup.e is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, --NR.sup.g R.sup.h, and --OR.sup.i wherein R.sup.g, R.sup.h, and R.sup.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye-forming coupler having formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and heterocyclic groups;R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, and heterocyclic groups;W is C(O) or S(O).sub.2 ;R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, and amino groups;each R.sub.4 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, and alkylamino groups, and n is an integer from 1 to 4;Y is a substituent; andX is H or a coupling-off group;provided that the number of carbon atoms contained in R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 combined is at least 18 and provided further that any two or more of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be joined to form a ring.

Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material which contains in at least one layer at least one compound of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 means hydrogen, alkyl or acyl,R.sub.2, R.sub.3 mutually independently mean alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, halogen, OR.sub.4, SR.sub.5, NR.sub.6 R.sub.7, nitro, cyano, SO.sub.2 R.sub.8, COOR.sub.9, COR.sub.10 or hetaryl,R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.9 mutually independently mean alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or hetaryl,R.sub.6, R.sub.7 mutually independently mean H, R.sub.4, COR.sub.10, COOR.sub.9, SO.sub.2 R.sub.8,R.sub.8, R.sub.10 mutually independently mean alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hetaryl or NR.sub.6 R.sub.7,n, m mean 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 or two residues R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 may each mean a fused carbo- or heterocyclic ring or the compounds of formula I are linked to a polymer chain via R.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3is distinguished by elevated storage stability.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material comprising containing a coupler is disclosed.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a 4-H-pyrazolo-[1,5-a] benzimidazole coupler bearing in the 2-position an alkoxy substituent containing a substituent comprising at least 3 fused carbocyclic rings.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye-forming coupler represented by formula II: ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are independently selected alkyl groups, provided that any two of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may join to form a ring;R.sup.4 is hydrogen or a substituent, provided that R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may join to form a ring when R.sup.4 is a substituent;R.sup.a is hydrogen or a substituent;each Y is an independently selected substituent with at least one Y substituent in the 2-position (relative to oxygen) having the formula --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.f, wherein R.sup.f is an alkyl or aryl group, and n is from 1 to 5.The element exhibits improved magenta dye light stability.

Abstract: A color negative photographic element is disclosed that is constructed for development in less than 2 minutes. Increased red and green speeds are realized by employing the following layer unit coating sequence, starting with the support: slower red, slower green, slower blue, faster red, faster green and faster blue. Total hydrophilic colloid in the layer units, interlayers and protective layer unit is limited to less than 15 g/m.sup.2 to facilitate more rapid development.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which has a high sensitivity and a high image quality, and a method and apparatus for forming an image by use of the light-sensitive material. The light-sensitive material comprises a support having provided thereon three light-sensitive units each having a different color-sensitivity, wherein one of the light-sensitive units is a white-sensitive unit having a spectral sensitivity distribution satisfying the following conditions. The method and apparatus for forming images using the material, in which the material is imagewise-exposed and subject to processing, thereby forming an image, the image is read out by an image pick-up means, then subjected to digital image processing, and three or more color output signals are obtained.0.05.ltoreq.S.sub.450 /S.sub.550 .ltoreq.1.2 and 0.05.ltoreq.S.sub.600 /S.sub.550 .ltoreq.1.2 wherein S.sub.450, S.sub.550 and S.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to a color photographic element comprising a red light sensitive layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler, a green light sensitive layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler, a blue light sensitive layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler, wherein said magenta dye forming coupler comprises ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b independently represent H or a substituent; X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group; and Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c are independently a substituted methine group, .dbd.N--, .dbd.C--, or --NH--, provided that one of either the Z.sub.a --Z.sub.b bond or the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond, and when the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a carbon--carbon double bond, it may form part of an aromatic ring, and at least one of Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c represents a methine group connected to the group R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material contains at least one dye forming coupler represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group; X.dbd.Y represents C.dbd.O, C.dbd.NR.sub.2, P.dbd.O or S.dbd.O; R.sub.2 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; Z represents a group capable of being released upon a reaction with the oxidation product of a developing agent; m and n each represents an integer of 1 or 2; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, R.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising an emulsion layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler, an emulsion layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler, an emulsion layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler wherein said magenta coupler comprises ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b independently represent H or a substituent; X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group; and Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c are independently a substituted methine group, .dbd.N--, .dbd.C--, or --NH--, provided that one of either the Z.sub.a --Z.sub.b bond or the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond, and when the Z.sub.4 --Z.sub.c bond is a carbon-carbon double bond, it may form part of an aromatic ring, and at least one of Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c represents a methine group connected to the group R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon photographic component layers, at least one of the component layers containing a coupler represented by the following formula, and the photographic material having an overall silver potential of 50 to 120 mV.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic yellow image dye-forming coupler represented by Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a substituent group; TG is a thiophene group; and X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group. The invention also provides a photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye-forming coupler of Formula I, as well as a process for forming an image in such a photographic element.

Abstract: A colour photographic recording material having camera sensitivity, possessing on a transparent support at least one silver halide emulsion layer unit which is sensitive to part of the visible spectrum and consists of at least the following constituent layers:a) a spectrally sensitised silver halide emulsion layer containing an effective quantity of a FAR coupler (coupler, which during coupling releases groups producing fogging nuclei) and optionally a colour coupler, the latter during the colour development process coupling with a dye of which the colour is complementary to the spectral sensitisation of layer a), andb) a fine-grained silver halide emulsion layer having low light-sensitivity, of which the silver halide grains are not spectrally sensitised, being a layer adjacent to layer a),with layer b) containing a colour coupler which during the colour development process couples with a dye of which the colour is complementary to the spectral sensitisation of layer a) and the molar quantity of colour coupl

Abstract: A color negative photographic element is disclosed that a pair of fast green and red recording layer units coated to receive exposing radiation prior to at least one pair of slow green and red recording layer units. The green recording layer units together contain at least 1.0 g/m.sup.2 of silver with at least 60 percent of the silver in the green recording layer units being in a location other than the fast green recording layer unit, and the red recording layer units together contain at least 1.8 g/m.sup.2 of silver with at least 70 percent of the silver in the red recording layer units being in a location other than the fast red recording layer unit. When development times are reduced to 2 minutes or less during processing increased red speed, reduced granularity of the green record, and increased sharpness of the red record are observed.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support having situated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the layer containing a photographic coupler represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein COUP is a coupler moiety having a coupling site to which T.sup.1 is attached;T.sup.1 is a timing or linking group which releases from COUP during processing and which functions by electron transfer down a conjugated chain, or by nucleophilic displacement reaction, to release from HETERO;HETERO is a heterocyclic group containing at least two heteroatoms independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur, wherein one of the heteroatoms is directly attached to T.sup.1 ;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from hydrogen, or an aliphatic, carbocyclic, or heterocyclic group, or may be bonded together to form a 5, 6, or 7 membered ring; andPUG is a photographically useful group.

Abstract: When a color negative film is developed in 2 minutes or less at a temperature of less than 40.degree. C. and contains in overlying blue and green recording layer units high bromide silver halide grains containing from 1 to 10 mole percent iodide, based on silver, and in an underlying red recording layer unit high bromide silver halide grains containing less than 0.05 mole percent iodide, based on silver, and at least 1.times.10.sup.-6 mole per silver mole of a hexacoordination complex of a Group 8 metal and coordination ligands, at least four of the ligands being anionic and at least one of the ligands being more electronegative than halide ligands, loss of lower scale contrast in the red record attributable to the faster time of development is avoided.

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: Improvements in post process Dmin are provided in a photographic element that has a preferred coupler, hardener, and permanent solvent. The coupler of the element comprises between about 20 and 40 percent by weight of the coupler and oil phase components and the element further comprises chromanol stabilizer.

Abstract: Novel non-diffusible pyrazolo-?1,5-a! benzimidazole color couplers having an alkylene-, oxyalkylene- or arylene- thio coupling-off group, substituted with a carboxylic acid or dialkylamino group, have dye-forming and/or bleach-accelerating properties. The couplers are generally associated with a silver halide emulsion layer coated on a support to form a single color or multi-color photographic element.