Abstract: An element for a diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material comprising a synthetic resin film support having thereon an image-receiving layer, a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a layer of a carboxylic acid polymer wherein the carboxylic acid polymer is cross-linked with a polyhydric alcohol in the presence of a condensation-type cross-linking agent with the proviso that the layer of the carboxylic acid polymer is positioned other than between the image-receiving layer and the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Abstract: A photographic silver halide light-sensitive material having at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing gelatin and/or a gelatin derivative hardened with a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein a and d each represents 1 or 2; b and c each represents 0, 1 or 2 with the proviso that both b and c are not simultaneously 0; R represents a divalent group; and n is 0 or 1, which compound provides a preferred hardening rate and does not adversely affect the photographic properties of photographic light-sensitive materials, and a method of hardening gelatin and/or a gelatin derivative comprising treating the gelatin and/or the gelatin derivative with a compound represented by the general formula (I) above.

Abstract: A polyester film, typically a support for photographic material is coated, prior to coating a hydrophilic organic colloid layer, with a subbing composition containing at least one compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein a and d each represent 1 or 2; b and c each represent 0, 1, or 2 but b and c must not be 0 at the same time, A represents a divalent group; and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A photographic silver halide light-sensitive material having at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing (a) gelatin and/or a gelatin derivative and (b) at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein Y represents a vinyl group; A represents a divalent group; R, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n is 0 or 1. The compounds of the general formulas (I) and (II) are novel class of gelatin hardeners which are particularly suitable for use in silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials.

Abstract: In a color diffusion transfer photographic material which comprises a photosensitive element containing at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therein a non-diffusible dye image-providing material, an image-receiving element for immobilizing therein diffusible dye formed by the oxidation reaction of the dye image-providing material and a primary aromatic amino color developing agent to form dye images, and a processing composition for developing the exposed silver halide in the silver halide emulsion layer and transferring the diffusible dye formed into the image-receiving layer with at least one of the photosensitive elements, the image-receiving element or the processing composition containing a primary aromatic amino color developing agent or a precursor thereof, with the photosensitive element and/or the image-receiving element of the photographic material containing at least one of divinyl sulfone and a divinyl sulfone derivative represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein B rep

Abstract: A hardening agent for gelatin comprising a compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents an n-valent organic group, Z represents an atomic group necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring and n represents 1, 2 or 3; and a method for hardening gelatin comprising treating gelatin with a compound represented by the formula (I) above.

Abstract: Gelatin hardening agents represented by the following formulae (I) or (II):a.sub.1 --b.sub.1 --r.sub.1 --b.sub.2).sub.n A.sub.2 (I)(a.sub.1 --b.sub.1).sub.3 r.sub.2 (ii)wherein A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 each represents an azole group which is linked to B.sub.1 or B.sub.2 by a nitrogen atom, wherein the azole group is a 5-membered ring having 2 or more nitrogen atoms which has a conjugated system and which may include a condensed ring, B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 each represents ##STR1## R.sub.1 represents a divalent group, R.sub.2 represents a trivalent group, and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: An undercoating composition for polyesters which contains a compound having two or more epoxy groups in its molecule and a molecular weight of about 1,000 or less.

Abstract: In a diffusion transfer color photographic material including a photosensitive element comprising silver halide emulsion layers having associated therewith dye image forming materials, an image receiving element, and a liquid processing composition for developing the silver halide emulsion layers after image-wise exposure and diffusing the dye images formed into the image receiving element, the dye images formed are stabilized and the formation of stains at blank areas is effectively prevented by incorporating one or more N-.alpha.-sulfoalkylated amino acids into at least one of the photosensitive element, the image receiving element or the liquid processing composition. A process using the same is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of hardening gelatin which comprises treating gelatin with a compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms, an aryl group having 8 or less carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 2 or less carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 10 or less carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, a salt, an alkyl ester having 4 or less carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety or an amide of said carboxy or sulfo group, an acylamino group or a nitro group, n represents 1 or 2, and R represents a monovalent or divalent organic group.

Abstract: A process for hardening, e.g., gelatin, in particular, a gelatin used for photographic light-sensitive materials, which comprises treating gelatin, a non-gelatin hydrophilic high molecular weight material containing primary or secondary amino groups or a composition containing the same with a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## WHEREIN R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a monovalent residue which is bonded through a carbon atom or a sulfur atom thereof to the nitrogen atom forming the carboxylic acid ester, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may combine to form a ring structure; R is a divalent or trivalent residue which is bonded through a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom thereof to the carbon atom of the carboxyl group in the carboxylic acid ester, and n is 2 when R is a divalent residue and n is 3 when R is a trivalent residue.

Abstract: A method of hardening gelatin which comprises adding thereto a compound of the following general formula (I): ##STR1## in which Y.sub.1 is CH.sub.2 =CH--, ClCH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, BrCH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, CH.sub.3 COO--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- or ClCH.sub.2 COO--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are H or CH.sub.3, but both of them are not CH.sub.3 at the same time, and A is one of the following groups: ##STR2## in which both R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 were acyl groups or at least one of them is an acyl group other than when R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 form a benzotriazole ring, and when one of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is an acyl group, the other is H or an alkyl group containing at most 4 carbon atoms; and wherein in any case, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may form a saturated or unsaturated carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring in combination with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached; R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.

Abstract: In a bleach process or blix process for color photographic materials, the bleaching or blixing period of time can be shortened effectively by conducting the bleach or blix process in the presence of a metal complex salt of an organic acid and a compound having in the structural formula thereof the moiety of the formula ##EQU1## wherein X represents a halogen atom.