Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a recording head having a plurality of recording elements arranged in array, the recording head being utilized for recording a corrective image onto a recording material, an image reading device to acquire readout information by reading the corrective image, an carrying out section to conduct calculation to obtain a correction amount of recording characteristics, from the readout information acquired by the reading device, an image forming section to form an image onto the recording material by the recording head in which a recording characteristics of the plurality of recording elements are compensated based on the correction amount, and a controller to control the recording head so as to record the corrective image on to the recording material, wherein, the readout information in the carrying out section discriminates optical density unevenness caused by a factor not being associated with the recording head.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a recording head constituted by arraying a plurality of recording elements, in which relative movement is caused between the recording head and a recording material to perform recording in the recording material, the apparatus includes: a first drive control member which drives the recording elements before recording in the recording material is started, and a second drive control member which drives the recording elements, on the basis of an input signal value which is used to drive the recording head after an original image is converted by such as image processing and a drive of the recording head, in order to perform recording in the recording material, wherein the second drive control member drives the recording elements such that recording in a predetermined low record amount is performed in a predetermined low record amount area.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a recording head for exposing a printing sheet by emitting lights under a condition that an exposure amount of the lights for each pixel is independently controlled and adjusted, an exposure amount determining section for determining whether the exposure amount is within a predetermined range, and a first exposure amount adjusting section for adjusting the exposure amount based on a light emitting time of the lights table including a relationship between a light emitting time and the density of an image, wherein the first exposure amount adjusting section resets the light emitting time table based on a determination of the exposure amount determining section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a recording head having a plurality of recording elements arranged in array, the recording head being utilized for recording a corrective image onto a recording material, an image reading device to acquire readout information by reading the corrective image, an carrying out section to conduct calculation to obtain a correction amount of recording characteristics, from the readout information acquired by the reading device, an image forming section to form an image onto the recording material by the recording head in which a recording characteristics of the plurality of recording elements are compensated based on the correction amount, and a controller to control the recording head so as to record the corrective image on to the recording material, wherein, the readout information in the carrying out section discriminates optical density unevenness caused by a factor not being associated with the recording head.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having: a print head provided with plural recording elements arranged in an array, each of the recording elements being operated based on respective correction coefficient of light amount; and an image reading apparatus for reading an image; wherein, an image for correction is recorded onto the photosensitive material by the print head, read information D (i) of the image for correction is acquired (where, “i” is a number indicating an order of each recording element) by the image reading apparatus, a correction amount C (i) for a recording characteristic of each recording element is acquired based on the read information D (i), and an image is recorded by using the correction amount C (i); wherein, the correction amount C (i) is acquired by using the read information D (i) and read information D (k) (where, “k” is a different number from “i”).

Abstract: There is described a method for forming an image by employing a print head in which a plurality of recording elements are arranged in an array line. The method includes the steps of: recording a correction image onto a photosensitive material by means of the print head; acquiring readout information read from the correction image by means of an image-reading device; finding correction amounts of recording characteristics, each of which corresponds to each of the plurality of recording elements, from the readout information acquired in the acquiring step; and forming the image by employing the print head in which the recording characteristics of the plurality of recording elements are compensated for, according to the correction amounts found in the finding step. The correction image includes such an image area in which at least two different color dyes are mixed with each other.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus having therein an image recording section includes: a light emitting dot row provided on a base plate and having thereon anodes arranged in a form of an array of a single row or a plurality of rows and having phosphors provided on the anodes; a cathode provided apart from the light emitting dot row, electrons emitted from the cathode colliding on the phosphors thereby the phosphors emit light; a grid which covers at least a part of the base plate in the vicinity of at least the light emitting dot row; an image focusing optical system having a focal depth of 350 .mu.m for focusing light emitted from the light emitting dot row on an image recording position; a driving element for driving the light emitting dot row so that the light emitting dot row emits light; and a conveyance device which conveys the light emitting dot row or an image recording medium so that the image recording medium moves relatively to the light emitting dot row.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The method comprises the step of processing a color silver halide photographic material by a processing apparatus having the first processing tank in which the light-sensitive material is firstly processed, a turning portion positioned outside the processing solution between the first processing tank and the next processing tank, wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has a coated silver amount of from 3 g/m.sup.2 to 10 g/m.sup.2, and a value of R.times.L.sub.1 /S is within the range from 1.5 to 5.0, or a value of L.sub.1 .times.K/S is within the range of from 26 to 70, when R is a curvature radius in centimeter of the turning portion, L.sub.

Abstract: A method for processing a transparent silver halide color photographic material is disclosed. The transparent silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is treated with a processing solution containing a compound represented by Formula (I).Formula I ##STR1## wherein Q is a group of atoms necessary for forming a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring (including one condensed with a 5- or 6-member unsaturated ring), R.sub.11 is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, ##STR2## or an alkyl group, Q' is a synonym for Q.sub.1. After the treating, a ratio (E/G) of a light absorbance E of unexposed area of the light-sensitive material at 650 nm to an amount of silver G mg/m.sup.2 remaining in the light-sensitive material is within the range of from 3.0.times.10.sup.-4 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-3 in the silver halide photogrpahic light-sensitive material,A transparent silver halide color photographic material is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is by an automatic processor having a processing chamber with a small volume.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a silver halide photographic material which is exposed to a light, comprises a supplying head on which plural jetting orifices are provided. A processing solution is supplied through a space from the plural jetting orifices onto the silver halide photographic material so that plural solution dots are formed on the silver halide photographic material. The plural jetting orifices are provided in such an arrangement that, when the amount of the processing solution supplied through each of the plural jetting orifices is a minimum amount, each solution dot on the silver halide photographic material has a dot area S and a overlapping area D in which neighboring solution dots are overlapped with each other and a degree of overlapping defined by a formula (D/S) is not less than 0.2.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a color developing process is disclosed. The color developing process comprisesthe first step of supplying one of a first color developing partial solution containing a color developing agent as a principal component and a second color developing partial solution containing an alkaline agent as a principal component, substantially only to an image-forming surface of the light-sensitive material,the second step of supplying one of the first partial solution and the second partial solution other than that supplied at the first step or a color developing solution containing a color developing agent and an alkaline agent, to the image-forming surface of the light-sensitive material at the same time or just after the first step.