Abstract: Mesoionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate silver halide stabilizer precursors are novel compounds useful in a heat developable and heat stabilizable photographic silver halide materials and processes. After imagewise exposure of the photographic material, a developed and stabilized silver image is produced by heating the element. Mesoionic stabilizer precursors are also useful in photographic silver halide processing compositions.

Abstract: Mesoionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate silver halide stabilizer precursors are novel compounds useful in a heat developable and heat stabilizable photographic silver halide materials and processes. After imagewise exposure of the photographic material, a developed and stabilized silver image is produced by heating the element. Mesoionic stabilizer precursors are also useful in photographic silver halide processing compositions.

Abstract: An activator-stabilizer precursor which comprises a certain acylhydrazine which releases a base moiety upon being heated to a temperature above about 130.degree. C. provides improved heat developable and heat stabilizable photographic materials comprising, in binder, and in reactive association, (a) a photosensitive silver salt, (b) a photosensitive silver salt developing agent, and (c) a stabilizing concentration of the described activator-stabilizer precursor having an acid portion and a base portion. The heat developable and heat stabilizable photographic element provides essential freedom from visual crystal formation in the processed photographic element. After imagewise exposure, a developed and stabilized image can be produced in the photographic element by heating the element to processing temperature.

Abstract: A photographic material, especially a photothermographic material, for producing a dye-enhanced silver image comprising, in reactive association, (a) photosensitive silver halide, (b) an image-forming combination comprising (i) a silver salt of a certain 3-amino-1,2,4-mercaptotriazole derivative with (ii) a phenylenediamine or aminophenol silver halide developing agent, (c) a compound that contains a coupling moiety and which forms a dye upon reaction with the oxidized form of the developing agent, such as upon heating the element to a temperature above about 80.degree. C., (d) a binder, and (e) an antifoggant concentration of a thiazoline thione antifoggant, provides developed dye-enhanced silver images without the need for processing solutions or baths and provides reduced fog upon processing. An image can be developed in this material by merely heating the material to moderately elevated temperatures.