Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon, in sequence:(1) a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing, dispersed in the emulsion using a high-boiling organic solvent, a yellow coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## with the weight ratio of the high-boiling organic solvent for dispensing the coupler to the yellow coupler being 1.0:1 or less;(2) a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR2## (3) a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler represented by the following general formula (III): ##STR3## (4) an ultraviolet light absorbing layer containing an ultraviolet light absorbent represented by the following general formula (IV): ##STR4## in which the substituents X, Z, and R.sub.1 -R.sub.12 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A method for processing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises color developing an imagewise-exposed silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and then bleach-fixing said color developed light-sensitive material, said light-sensitive material comprising support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing monodispersed silver halide particles and a photographic cyan coupler having the Formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a radical that can be split off by the reaction of said coupler with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; R.sub.1 is an aryl or a heterocyclic radical; and R.sub.2 is a ballasting radical which provides non-diffusibility to said cyan coupler and a cyan dye formed therefrom.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is described comprising at least one layer which contains at least(1) a polymer comprising as constitutional components thereof a repeating unit having a photographically useful group and at least one repeating unit having a sulfinic acid group or a sulfinate group, and(2) a compound having at least one functional group capable of reacting with at least one of a sulfinic acid group and sulfinate group and at least one functional group capable of reacting with at least one of a sulfinic acid group, a sulfinate group and a primary amino group.Said photographic group-containing polymer (1) may be fixed in a photographic layer according to the present photographic material, and does not substantially migrate therefrom during development or other photographic treatment, thus resulting in formation of color images of high density.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material containing a compound capable of releasing a group represented by the general formula (I) described below upon the reaction with the oxidation product of a developing agent: ##STR1## wherein W represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a group ##STR2## (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an organic residue); X represents an electron withdrawing substituent; Y represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; PUG represents a photographically useful group or a precursor thereof; X and Y each represents a divalent group and may be connected to each other to form a cyclic structure; and when W represents the group ##STR3## and R represents an organic residue, R and X or R and Y each represents a divalent group and may be connected to each other to form a cyclic structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide multi-layer color photographic material having a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer combined with a non-diffusion coupler on a support, which comprises a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer farthest from the support which contains mono-dispersed silver halide grains comprising primarily (100) faces and having an average grain size of 0.2 to 0.8 .mu.m.The light-sensitive silver halide multi-layer color photographic material of the present invention has stable performance against fluctuations in developing processing conditions, has high sensitivity and low fogging.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein COUP represents a coupler residue capable of being subjected to a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; TIME represents a timing group which is released upon the coupling reaction and subsequently releases ##STR2## Z represents a monocyclic or condensed heterocyclic ring consisting of a nitrogen atom and a carbon atom; L represents a divalent linking group; R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkoxycarbonyl group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a thioacyl group or a thiocarbamoyl group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom; R.sup.2 and R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support bearing thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a diffusionproof coupler and being hardened with a hardening agent represented by Formula [II] and/or Formula [III] indicated below is enabled to acquire improved film properties and enjoy increased freedom from repression of latent image by using, as the diffusionproof coupler, a compound represented by Formula [I] indicated below: Formula [I] ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a straight or branched alkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 a ballast group; and X a hydrogen atom or a group capable of splitting off through reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine type color developing agent. ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 denotes a chlorine atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, or a --OM group in which M denotes a monovalent metal atom; R.sub.4 has the same meaning as R.sub.

Abstract: A method for processing a color photographic light-sensitive material comprising subjecting an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to color development processing, then to processing with a bleaching solution and thereafter to separately, fixing processing wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material contains a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the general formula (I-a) or (I-b) described below, the bleaching solution contains a compound represented by the general formula (II-a) or (II-b) described below and the processing time for the bleaching solution is substantially not more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material containing a coupler which releases a compound after the coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a developing agent, the released compound being capable of releasing further a photographically useful group by an oxidation-reduction reaction with the oxidation product of another developing agent. The compound used in the present invention is chemically stable and can release a photographically useful group under control; therefore the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing the compound has good stability during storage and high sensitivity and provides a color image having good image qualities such as sharpness, graininess, color reproducibility, etc.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and containing, in a silver halide emulsion layer having an average iodide content of about 8 mol % or more, a compound capable of releasing a fogging agent or a precursor thereof, or of releasing a development accelerator or a precursor thereof upon development in proportion to the amount of developed silver.

Abstract: Cyan couplers of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R=a ballast groupX=H or a leaving group which may be separated during color couplingY=halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl or alkylthion=0 to 2 (if n=2, the radicals Y may be the same or different)have good dark fading stability of the coupled dye, moreover low secondary color densities and a sufficiently long-wave absorption maximum which is density-independent, furthermore they have high coupling activity and good solubility in high-boiling solvents.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a support with at least one silver halide emulsion layer is provided. The silver halide emulsion layer containing in combination at least one yellow dye image-forming coupler of Formula I and at least one high-boiling organic solvent of Formula II to reduce the light discoloration of a yellow dye image.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having one or more silver halide emulsion layers formed on a support is disclosed, wherein at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers contains a cyan coupler of formula (I) in combination with a cyan coupler of formula (II): ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 is a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group; m is an integer of 0 to 4, provided that when m is 2 or more, R.sub.2 may be the same or different; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group; W is an alkylsulfonamido group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylsulfamoyl group or an arylsulfamoyl group; R.sub.4 is an alkylene group; X is a divalent group; l is 0 or a positive integer; Z.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving upon reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent); ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having one or more silver halide emulsion layers formed on a support is disclosed, wherein at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers contains a cyan coupler of formula (I) in combination with a cyan coupler of formula (II) ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 is a ballast group; R.sub.2 is a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group; m is an integer of 0 to 4, provided that when m is 2 or more, R.sub.2 may be the same or different; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; W is a halogen atom or an alkyl group; and Z.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving upon reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent); ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.4 is an alkyl or alkoxy group; n is an integer of 0 to 5, provided that when n is 2 or more, R.sub.4 may be the same or different; R.sub.5 is an alkylene group; R.sub.6 is an alkyl group; R.sub.7 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group; and Z.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having one or more silver halide emulsion layers formed on a support is disclosed, wherein at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers contains a cyan coupler of formula (I) in combination with a cyan coupler of formula (II): ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 is a ballast group; R.sub.2 is a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group; W is an alkyl-sulfonamido group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylsulfamoyl group or an arylsulfamoyl group; m is an integer of 0 to 4, provided that when m is 2 or more, R.sub.2 may be the same or different; and Z.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving upon reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent); ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.4 is an alkyl or alkoxy group; n is an integer of 0 to 5, provided that when n is 2 or more, R.sub.4 may be the same or different; R.sub.5 is an alkylene group; R.sub.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion and an acid precursor having a structural moiety represented by the following formula (I) bonded to carbon atoms: ##STR1## The acid precursor is extremely stable at room temperature but when it is heated above a certain temperature, and the development proceeds to the desired appropriate condition, it releases an acid to neutralize a base, whereby the development is stopped. A heat-developable light-sensitive material containing the acid precursor provides color images having a high S/N ratio and a high image density.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material, which comprises a cyan coupler for photography represented by the formula [IA] or [IB] shown below in the light-sensitive emulsion; ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a group having a bulk sufficient to impart diffusion resistance to said coupler; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, at least one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 being a halogen atom; R.sup.2' represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group; R.sup.3' represents a halogen atom; and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable during the coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent.According to the material of this invention, good spectral absorption characteristics can be exhibited and a cyan dye image can be given without dye loss even by use of a bleaching bath or bleach fixing bath which is fatigued after running.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, said layer comprising at least one cyan coupler of Formula I, said coupler having been dispersed in said emulsion layer by use of at least one solvent of Formula II, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl radical or an aryl radical; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, hydroxyl radical, nitro radical, cyano radical, alkyl radicals, alkoxy radicals, aryl radicals, aryloxy radicals, alkylsulfamoyl radicals, arylsulfamoyl radicals, alkyloxycarbonyl radicals, aryloxycarbonyl radicals, alkylsulfonamido radicals, arylsulfonamido radicals, alkylsulfonyl radicals and arylsulfonyl radicals, provided that when R.sub.2 is a radical selected from said alkylsulfonamido radicals, R.sub.6 also is selected from said alkylsulfonamido radicals; and Z.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a reflective support bearing thereon a green light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a t-alkyl 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-C]-5-triazole magenta forming coupler represented by Formula (I) defined in the specification: a blue light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a t-butyl acylacetamide yellow-forming coupler represented by Formula (II) defined in the specification and a red light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a phenolic cyan-forming coupler represented by Formula (III) or (IV) defined in the specification.

Abstract: A color image forming process which comprises developing a silver halide photographic material using an aromatic primary amine developing agent in the presence of a blocked magenta image forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxy group or a coupling releasable group; Cp represents a coupling block group capable of forming a colorless or alkali-soluble product by reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; A represents ##STR2## when Cp is bonded and --N.dbd. when Cp is not bonded; B and E each represents ##STR3## when Cp is bonded and --N.dbd. or ##STR4## when Cp is not bonded; D represents --N.dbd.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a lower-speed emulsion containing a phenol cyan coupler and a higher-speed emulsion containing a naphthol cyan coupler. Both the lower-speed emulsion and the higher-speed emulsion have the same color sensitivity.

Abstract: Cyan dye-forming 6-hydroxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-(4H)-one couplers, preferably cyan dye-forming couplers corresponding to the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen or R'"--X--NH, R' represents hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, R" represents hydrogen or R.sup.iv --X--, X represents a member selected from the group consisting of --CO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --OCOCO--, --NHCO--, R'" and R.sup.iv represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and Y and Z, the same or different, represent hydrogen, halogen and a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group,are described for use in silver halide color photographic processes and elements.

Abstract: A heat-developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least: (1) a light-sensitive silver-halide, (2) a coupler capable of coupling with an oxidation product of a developing agent, (3) a hydrophilic binder, and (4) at least one compound represented by the following general formula (Z): ##STR1## the substituents A, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 R.sub.3, R.sub.4, X and R.sub.5 are defined herein.The heat-developable color light-sensitive material containing the developing agent or the precursor thereof represented by the general formula (Z) which is excellent in stability during storage, silver developing property and coupling property has good preservability and can provide color images having a high S/N ratio and a high image density.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains a coupler which is subjected to a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent to produce a diffusible coupling product which exerts a fogging effect in a developing solution; the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material provides increased contrast and sensitivity, development is accelerated, and stability during storage is improved.

Abstract: Colored, reflection-viewed images having improved stability to light, heat and moisture and improved storage stability while retaining the original color character thereof are produced using color photographic recording materials containing, on a light-reflecting layer support, a red-sensitive, a green-sensitive and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each with spectrally associated color coupler, the yellow coupler being a 2-equivalent yellow coupler derived from pivaloyl acetanilide, the magenta coupler a 3-anilinopyrazolone coupler and the cyan coupler a coupler corresponding to the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents H or halogen;R.sup.2 represents alkyl having at least 2 carbon atoms;R.sup.3 represents H or alkyl having up to 5 carbon atoms;R.sup.4 represents acyl; andX.sup.1 represents H or a group releasable in the process of color coupling.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least a silver halide emulsion layer is described, wherein the photographic material contains a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, aryl, or heterocylic ring group; B represents --O-- or --NR.sub.1 --, wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl group; Z represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an alkyl or aralkyl group substituted by a carboxy group or a hydroxy group; A represents a substituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring group; and m represents 0 or 1, provided that when m is 0 the substituent is not an alkoxy group, a halogen atom or a cyano group.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having two layers thereon. One layer is comprised of a silver halide emulsion layer containing a non-diffusible coupler which couples with an oxidation product of a developing agent during development processing to form a dye of such mobility that controlled image smearing occurs. The other layer is comprised of a silver halide emulsion layer containing a polymer coupler latex which is adjacent to the emulsion layer containing the dye diffusion type coupler. By utilizing the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as disclosed within the application it is possible to obtain improved results with respect to the graininess and sharpness of the images produced with the material without having bad effects on other photographic properties of the material.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having at least one silver halide emulsion layer in which there is provided a polymer coupler and a compound of the formulaAr--O--RO).sub.p H [I]wherein Ar is an aryl group, R is an alkylene group, and p is an integer from to 1 to 3.

Abstract: A method for processing of a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising a continuous processing method comprising a stabilizing processing step involving substantially no water washing step after fixing processing, characterized in that said light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of cyan couplers represented by the formula (I) or (II) shown below, and the amount of stabilizing solution supplemented is 0.1 to 30 times the amount carried over from the precedent bath per unit area of said light-sensitive material to be processed: ##STR1## wherein X represents ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.2 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a hetero ring; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a hetero ring; or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be bonded together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring), R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and two distinct types of couplers. One coupler is a diffusing dye-forming coupler which can form a dye capable of having moderate diffusibility in an emulsion layer through coupling with an oxidation product of a color developing agent. The other coupler is a high reaction rate coupler which can form a dye of the same color as that of the diffusing dye-forming coupler and that, has a coupling speed higher than that of the diffusing dye-forming coupler by a factor of 1.3 to 15. By utilizing the two types of couplers in combination with each other the resulting material can provide images with improved graininess over the entire density region of the dye image.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described, comprising a coupler represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents the residue of a coupler, R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group having from 4 to 15 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with the total number of carbon atoms of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 being from 8 to 27.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having one or more silver halide emulsion layers formed on a reflective support is disclosed, wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains at least one cyan coupler of formula (I) dispersed therein with the aid of at least one high-boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 6.1 or more, and wherein at least one photographic layer contains at least one dye of formula (II) and/or formula (III): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is a ballast group; and X is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.4 and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material contains a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and a cyan dye forming coupler. The coupler is a compound represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein the substituents in the general formula (I) are as defined in the specification. The coupler has good solubility in an organic solvent having a high boiling point and a high dye forming rate even in a color developing solution which does not contain benzyl alcohol. Further, the coupler provides a cyan color image having a high maximum density and excellent fastness to light. Decreasing in optical density of the cyan color image is not substantially observed even when the color photographic light-sensitive material is processed with a bleaching solution which has a weak oxidation power or a bleaching solution which is exhausted.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photosensitive material for color photography which comprises a phenol type cyan coupler having the formula: ##STR1## wherein the substituents X.sup.1, X.sup.2, Y, Z and n are as defined in the specification and claim of this application.The cyan coupler mentioned above is a novel cyan dye image-forming coupler and the photosensitive material containing the same according to the present invention has removed the various drawbacks in the prior art.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which has superior fastness to both heat and light, exhibits absorption desirable from the viewpoint of color reproduction, and has superior color forming property is disclosed which comprises a support having thereon a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I) and a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, R.sup.6 represents a group with which a benzene ring can be substituted, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each represents a group which can be released upon an oxidative coupling reaction with a developing agent, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may combine together to form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring, and n represents an integer of 1 to 5.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support bearing thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, in which at least one of phenol cyan couplers having Formula (I) below and at least one of non-color-developable and diffusion resistive phenol compounds are contained. ##STR1## wherein, R.sub.1 represents a ballast radical necessary for endowing a phenol cyan coupler having Formula (I) and a cyan dye to be formed by the above-mentioned coupler with diffusion resistance; Ar represents an aryl radical; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a radical capable of splitting off through a coupling to an oxidant of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent.

Abstract: Precursor compounds from which photographically-active compounds are released with a time delay correspond to the following general formula ##STR1## wherein A represents the residue of a compound which undergoes oxidative coupling;X represents --O--, --S-- or --NR.sup.1 --;Y represents a releasable group which may consist of or contain the residue of a photographically-active compound; andR represents a group for controlling the kinetics of release.Advantageous pictorial properties (inter-image effect, edge effect, modulation transfer function) are obtained with compounds according to the present invention if the photographically-active residue is the residue of a development inhibitor.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having at least one light-sensitive layer constituted of a plural number of silver halide emulsions provided on a support, and a non-light-sensitive intermediate layer containing a diffusion resistant coupler capable of forming a migratable color forming dye or a compound capable of forming a flow-out type coupling product provided at least adjacent to the silver halide emulsion layer with the highest light sensitivity among the plural number of silver halide emulsion layers on its support side.The light-sensitive material according to this invention exhibits excellent photographic characteristics such as sensitivity, graininess, sharpness, storability and gradation.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic product with dye images having improved fastness to light is disclosed. The product has at least one dye image forming layer on a support and further includes at least one of the compounds of formula (I) or (II) in said dye image forming layer and/or an adjoining or an adjacent layer: ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; X is an alkylene group; and Y is an alkylene or arylene group; and ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each an alkyl group; Y.sub.1 is an alkylene or arylene group; Z is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a sulfonyl group, a carbonyl group or an alkylene group; and n is an integer of 1 to 20.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color photographic material is disclosed. The material is treated with a bleach-fixing solution or a fixing solution, and then, without washing with water, treated with a stabilizing solution incorporating a water-soluble chelate compound of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ca, Ce, Co, In, La, Mn, Ni, Pb, Ti, Sn, Zn and Zr and the group consisting of Mg, Al and Sr.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material having a support and at least one silver halide emulsion is provided. The silver halide emulsion layer contains in combination at least one cyan coupler of Formula (I) and at least one cyan coupler of Formula (II).

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one of these silver halide emulsion layers containing a non-diffusible coupler which forms a properly smearing diffusible dye upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent together with a monodispersed silver halide emulsion. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material provides color images having not only an improved RMS granularity but also an improved visual sensation of graininess.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material which contains a photographic coupler having a naphthalene nucleus in the bonding position other than the coupling position, wherein the naphthalene nucleus contains at least one hydroxyl group and at least one sulfonyl group as a substituent or contains at least one hydroxyl group and at least one sulfinyl group as a substituent is disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a coupler for photography represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a branched alkyl group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 represents an aryl group; X represents a divalent linking group; Ar represents an aryl group; and Z is a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable through the coupling reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine type color developing agent,and a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising the same.The coupler mentioned above is not only excellent in solubility in organic solvents, but also can be easily purified, thus being capable of exhibiting excellent characteristics with respect to spectral absorption characteristics, sensitivity, color density, color staining as well as with respect to image storability such as light resistance, heat resistance and humidity resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, characterized in that said light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a cyan coupler represented by the formula [I] shown below, and said light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and/or a layer contiguous to said light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one of a timing DIR compound represented by the formula [II] shown below and a non-timing type DIR compound: ##STR1## wherein X, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are as defined in the specification; ##STR2## wherein Cp, TIME and Z are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material containing a coupler having a group represented by the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein W represents ##STR2## represents an organic residue necessary for forming a 5-membered or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring or a condensed ring thereof together with W; Y represents an organic residue connecting Z and X and containing at least one carbon atom which is bonded to Z; Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and n represents an integer of 1 to 2; at the coupling position of the coupler and a method of forming a color image using the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers which are sensitive to light of substantially the same spectral region and a relatively light-insensitive layer containing silver halide, zinc oxide or titanium oxide positioned between the two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and at least one of the two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I):A--B (I)wherein A represents a residue of a compound capable of coupling with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent by removal of a hydrogen atom from the active position of the compound, and B represents a group which is released on coupling and exhibits a fogging function in a developing solution.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material. A support contains at least one silver halide emulsion layer that has in combination at least one cyan coupler of Formula I with at least one dye image stabilizer of Formula II or III.

Abstract: Silver halide color photographic materials contain pyrazoloazole type magenta couplers having at least one hydroxyphenyl group bonded thereto. The silver halide color photographic materials are improved in color developability and color image light fastness. The pyrazoloazole type magenta couplers are 5-membered ring/5-membered ring condensed nitrogen heterocyclic type couplers.