Abstract: The present invention is to provide a ink-jet recording sheet of high ink absorptive property, high cockling resistance, high surface smoothness, low cost, and high image quality with incorporating specially designed void-forming absorptive layer whose absorptiveness is determined by a ratio of a Bristow Test value and a Cobb value.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet is disclosed, comprising a support having on at least one side of the support an ink absorbing layer, wherein the surface of the ink absorbing layer side of the sheet exhibits a center-line mean roughness (Ra) of 0.4 to 2.5 &mgr;m and a ten-point mean roughness (Rz) of 5×Ra to 20×Ra when measured at a reference length of 2.5 mm and a cut-off value of 0.8 mm.

Abstract: A method for forming a dye image with high contrast is provided, wherein a heat-processable light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a non-light-sensitive layer and a light-sensitive layer containing a light-sensitive silver halide and a dye-providing material capable of releasing or forming a diffusible dye upon heat development is subjected to heat development to release or form the diffusible dye, which is transferred to a dye-receiving material having a dye-receiving layer to form a dye image on the dye-receiving layer, wherein the heat development or the transfer of the dye is carried out in the presence of a compounds represented by formula 1 or 2 and a compound represented by formula 3 or 4,(X.sub.1).sub.t --Q formula 1 ##STR1##R.sub.31 --X.sub.2 formula 3R.sub.41 --CO--Y.sub.1 --W.

Abstract: A process of forming images with a heat-developable color light-sensitive material is disclosed. The process of forming images comprises steps of exposing imagewise a heat-developable color light-sensitive material which comprises a support having thereon a light-sensitive layer containing a binder, light-sensitive silver halide emulsion and dye donating substance capable of forming or releasing a diffusible dye upon heat development and superposing a dye image receiving material which comprises a support having thereon a dye receiving layer, over the light-sensitive material during, or after completion of, heat development to transfer dye images to said dye image receiving layer; wherein the dye image receiving layer contains a hydrophilic binder and polymer particles; a weight ration of the hydrophilic binder to the polymer particles is from 1:05 to 1:20; and the heat development and transfer of dye images to the dye image receiving layer are carried out in the substantial absence of water.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat developable light-sensitive material that comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion, a dye-donating substance and a reducing agent, wherein at least one subbing layer comprised of a hydrophobic polymer is provided between the light-sensitive layer nearlest to the support and the support, and at least one said subbing layer contains a photographic useful reagent.A heat developable light-sensitive material according to this invention, can provide control fogging and raise the maximum density, or can improve the maximum density difference without exerting adverse effects on sensitivity and preservability.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording material improved in adhesion of an image-receiving layer to a support comprises an image-receiving element comprising a support having a subbing layer and an image-receiving layer provided thereon in this sequence, said subbing layer containing a hardener.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material comprises a paper support and provided thereon, a subbing layer containing at least two hydrophobic polymers different from each other in chemical composition, and a light-sensitive layer containing a hydrophilic binder, a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a dye-providing substance and a reducing agent in that order. The subbing layer is provided on the paper support by coating a solution containing the hydrophobic polymers dissolved in a solvent, at least one of said polymers being substantially insoluble in the solvent independently.

Abstract: An image forming method using a heat developable light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material is lowered in curling caused by humidity changing at room temperature or heating at development. The method comprises the following steps ofimagewise exposing to light a heat developable light-sensitive material comprising a paper support having thereon a subbing layer comprising a hydrophobic resin and a light-sensitive layer being provided on the subbing layer, in which the light-sensitive layer comprises a hydrophilic binder, light-sensitive silver halide grains and a dye providing substance,developing the light-sensitive material be heating,contacting the light-sensitive material with a dye-receiving material, andtransferring a diffusible dye formed in the light-sensitive material to the dye-receiving material in the presence of a solvent. The hydrophobic resin of the subbing layer has a glass transition point of from 30.degree. C. to 250.degree. C.

Abstract: A method of processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material wherein a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having a support and provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a dye-forming coupler and silver halide grains which are sensitized with specific sensitizing dyes, is processed with a color developer solution containing specific aromatic primary amine color developing agents.

Abstract: An identity card in which a first image recording layer comprising a colorant capable of absorbing light of a visible wavelength region provided on a first support and a second image recording layer comprising a colorant capable of absorbing light of an infrared wavelength region provided on a second support are adhered to each other in face-to-face contact to form a laminated structure highly resistant to alteration and/or forgery.

Abstract: A heat developing photosensitive material is disclosed, comprising silver halide, a binder, a reducing agent and a heat solvent, wherein said heat solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae I, II and III: ##STR1##

Abstract: A method of processing an imagewise exposed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material. The material contains a silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains which are sensitized with a monomethine dye. The material is processed with a developer solution containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent in the presence of at least one hydroxylamine derivative and at least one nitrogen containing heterocyclic mercapto compound.

Abstract: This invention relates to a color developing solution for processing of a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material which comprises containing a compound represented by the following formula [I] and at least one compound selected from a compound represented by the following formula [II] and a compound represented by the following formula [III], and a processing method of a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material, which comprises, after imagewise exposure of a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material, carrying out processing including at least a color developing step, wherein the light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material has silver halide emulsion layers containing silver halide grains substantially comprised of silver chloride, and a color developing solution used in the color developing step contains the compound represented by the following formula [I] and at least one compound selected from the compound represented by the following formula

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material which is excellent in the aptitude for rapid processing and highly sensitive and of which the sensitivity and gradation are stable against the change of the temperature at the time of exposure is disclosed. The silver-halide photographic material comprises a support and, provided thereon, a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer contains silver chloro-halide grains containing not less than 90 mole % of silver chloride and having been chemically sensitized in the presence of a labile sulfur compound and a gold compound, and an organic compound of which solubility product (Ksp) with a silver ion is not more than 1.times.10.sup.11.0, said organic compound having been added to said silver halide emulsion layer during the period between after the formation of said silver halide grains and before the completion of the chemical sensitization thereof.

Abstract: A photographic material having an excellent rapid processability, a high sensitivity and a less sensitivity variation due to a change of standing of the silver halide emulsion in the course of preparation of the light-sensitive material, and its preparation process are disclosed. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, and at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains highly chloride-containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol %, a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material improved in sensitivity, gradiation and maximum density when the material is treated with a rapid processing. The silver halide color photographic material comprises a support and photograhic component layers including at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprising (a) silver halide grains comprising not less than 80 mol % of silver chloride, (b) a gold compound in an amount of from 5.times.10.sup.-7 to 5.times.10.sup.-3 mol per mol of silver halide contained in said silver halide emulsion layer, (c) a sulfur sensitizer and (d) a spectral sensitizing dye represented by the following general formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1, X.sub.2, X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group or a hydroxy group, respectively; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are an alkyl group, respective;y X.sup..crclbar. is a counter anion and n is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A process for forming a dye image is disclosed, in which a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a silver halide emulsion layer is developed by a color developer comprising an aromatic primary amine and an N,N- dialkylhydroxylamine. The silver halide emulsion layer contains a hydrophobic dye-forming coupler and a compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having a sterically hindered phenol group and polyalkylpiperidine compounds or the water soluble acid salt thereof. The dye image having a high maximum density and a high light-fastness can be obtained when the color developer without benzyl alcohol is used.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material improved in the color fastness of yellow dye images against light is disclosed. The photographic material comprises a silver halide emulsion layers containing a compound represented by General Formula [I] and a yellow coupler represented by General Formula [II]: ##STR1## wherein J is an alkylene group, R.sub.1 through R.sub.3 are each substituents and n is an integer 1 to 3, ##STR2## wherein R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 are each a hydrogen atom or substituents and R.sub.13 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent and Z.sub.1 is a group capable of being splitted of from the coupler residue upon reaction of the coupler with the oxidized product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed which has a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a non-diffusible coupler, wherein a compound of formula (I) is incorporated in either said silver halide emulsion layer or a layer adjacent thereto or both:R.sub.1 --O--R.sub.2 (I)wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkenyl group.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having a white pigment containing layer and at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided successively on a support, being characterized in that there is provided a colorant containing layer capable of being made substantially colorless by a photographic treatment between said support and said white pigment containing layer. The present invention provides a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having a reflective support improved to a great extent in sharpness substantially without bringing about lowering in sensitivity.