Abstract: When a digital image recording means records digital image on an image recording medium based on order information or on digital image data, a computing means calculates digital image layout information, and calculates, based on the digital image layout information, X-cut size information used for cutting the image recording medium in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conveyance means and Y-cut size information used for cutting the image recording medium in the direction perpendicular to the cutting direction for the X-cut. A cutting means which cuts the image recording medium into a prescribed size has an X-cut means to cut the image recording medium in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conveyance means in accordance with the X-cut size information and a Y-cut means to cut the image recording medium in the direction perpendicular to the cutting direction of the X-cut in accordance with the Y-cut size information.

Abstract: A apparatus for forming an image on a silver halide photosensitive material with a plurality of recording elements aligned in the form of at least a single line, each recording element is driven so as to conduct an On-Off exposure independently to obtain a light amount datum in accordance with a density of a image signal, a correction value is calculated from the light amount datum and a light amount of each recording element is corrected with the correction value.

Abstract: In an apparatus for recording an image on a silver halide color photosensitive material on a basis of image data of different colors, an exposure device comprises LED recording elements and vacuum fluorescent tube elements which are controlled to conduct exposure for the different colors on the silver halide color photosensitive material on the basis of the image data.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a silver halide photographic material having an emulsion surface, includes a supply device to supply processing solution from a container to the emulsion surface through a space; a converter to convert one of density level of an image signal and a light amount of a exposure signal into a processing signal representing an amount of the processing solution; a regulating device to regulate an amount of the processing solution in accordance with the processing signal so that the regulated amount of the processing solution is supplied to the emulsion surface of the silver halide photographic material through the space by the supply device.

Abstract: A method of image formation using mask for exposure to form an image on photographic paper is disclosed. The mask is composed of transferred images of the dyes of yellow, cyan and magenta. The spectral absorption peak wavelength of the dye is set in a range close to the wavelength at the maximum value of each of the regular, orthochromatic and panchromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used. In the spectral absorption of cyan of the mask for exposure, the absorbance of the wavelength at the maximum value of each of the regular and orthochromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used, is set at a value not more than a predetermined value. In the spectral absorption of yellow of the mask for exposure, the absorbance of the wavelength at the maximal value of each of the orthochromatic and panchromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used, is set at a value not more than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A heat developable color photosensitive material capable of forming color images in a heat development, more particularly, capable of obtaining heat developable color diffusion transfer images substantially high in a maximum density. The heat developable color photosensitive material contains at least two photosensitive layers which are different from each other in color sensitivity and a non-photosensitive interlayer containing particles interposed between the photosensitive layers.

Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal developing light-sensitive material comprising a support and, provided thereon, photographic structural layers comprising at least one layer containing light-sensitive silver halide, said photographic structural layer comprising a compound represented by general formula (1);Formula (1)X.sub.1 --L.sub.1 --Awherein X.sub.1 represents a residual group of a photographic restrainer, L.sub.1 is a mere bonding hand or a divalent group and A is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfo group or a salt thereof and a sulfin group or a salt thereof;and a compound represented by general formula (2);Formula (2)X.sub.2 --L.sub.2 --Bwherein X.sub.2 represents a residual group of a photographic restrainer, L.sub.2 is a divalent group and B is a ballast group.

Abstract: The method of processing a heat-processable color photosensitive material is disclosed. The photosensitive material comprises a support, provided thereon, a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a dye-donor, a reducing agent and a binder, and a non-photosensitive layer containing at least a binder, wherein a coupler capable of coupling with an oxydized product of the reducing agent to form a substantially colorless product is contained in at least one of the photosensitive layer and the non-photosensitive layer, and is represented by Formula (1); ##STR1## wherein R represents one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group and an aryl group; and X represents a group of the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen.

Abstract: A curling prevention device of a thermal developing machine is provided at the outlet of a thermal developing and/or transfer step and thereafter with a correcting guide passage having a bend in the opposite direction to the direction of curling appearing in the step, the device being adapted to permit a thermal developing light-sensitive material to pass with a temperature of 50.degree. C. at least at the inlet portion of the correcting guide passage.

Abstract: A positive image forming method is disclosed. Said method comprises in sequence the steps of subjecting to imagewise exposure a silver halide photographic material having a silver halide emulsion layer containing a non-prefogged internal image forming silver halide, increasing the surface sensitivity of said silver halide in the substantial absence of water and performing development.

Abstract: A thermally developable light-sensitive material is disclosed that the said material has at least one light-sensitive silver halide containing layer on a support and which further contains a compound represented by the general formula (I):X (J.sub.m F).sub.n (I)wherein X is the residue of the development restrainer; J is a divalent linkage; F is an immobilizing group that is capable of reducing the diffusibility of the compound of formula (I) or a silver salt or silver complex thereof during thermal development; m is 0 or 1; and n is an integer of 1 to 3.

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: The invention relates to a color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and a hydrophilic colloid layer coated thereon, said layer comprising a non-diffusible coupler and a hydrophilic colloid layer having an aromatic primary amine developing agent and/or its precursor and a polymer layer coated thereon wherein said polymer is permeable to an alkaline processing liquid but less permeable to said aromatic primary amine developing agent and/or its precursor, and the diffusion rate of said aromatic primary amine developing agent and/or its precursor, when dissolved in the alkaline processing liquid, in the polymer layer is not greater than 5.times.10.sup.-8 cm.sup.2 /sec per second at room temperature.

Abstract: A photographic material having a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a mixture of monomethinecyanine dyes is disclosed. The mixture is particularly suitable for minimizing fog in the finished product.