Abstract: A method for making a photographic silver halide developer composition, preferably immediately before use, by electrolysing an aqueous medium containing a developing agent precursor composition which forms or releases a silver halide developing agent at an electrode upon electrolysis.

Abstract: Photographic materials having incorporated sulphonyhdrazide color developing agents. Such photographic materials have at least two color-forming units, each of which has a silver halide emulsion layer and a photographic coupler. A ballasted heterocyclic sulphonhydrazide color developing agent is present in the material in droplets of a high boiling point solvent. A method of forming a photographic color image using such materials is also provided.

Abstract: Novel pyrazoloazole couplers comprise an aryl or heterocyclic group having, in at least one of the ortho positions to the carbon atom (A) that is bonded to the pyrazoloazole nucleus, a substituent (B) that enables the pyrazoloazole coupler to form a magenta dye that has increased stability and has absorption controllably shifted, that is shifted hypsochromically relative to a dye formed from a similar coupler lacking substituent (B). These couplers are useful in photographic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: Novel pyrazoloazole couplers comprise an aryl or heterocyclic group having, in at least one of the ortho positions to the carbon atom (A) that is bonded to the pyrazoloazole nucleus, a substituent (B) that enables the pyrazoloazole coupler to form a magenta dye that has increased stability and has absorption controllably shifted, that is shifted hypsochromically relative to a dye formed from a similar coupler lacking substituent (B). These couplers are useful in photogaphic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: Novel pyrazoloazole couplers comprise an aryl or heterocyclic group having, in at least one of the ortho positions to the carbon atom (A) that is bonded to the pyrazoloazole nucleus, a substituent (B) that enables the pyrazoloazole coupler to form a magenta dye that has increased stability and has absorption controllably shifted, that is shifted hypsochromically relative to a dye formed from a similar coupler lacking substituent (B). These couplers are useful in photographic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye-forming coupler and a dye stabilizer comprising a bisphenol derivative having two linked phenol rings, one of the phenolic hydroxy groups being substituted and at least one of the phenol rings being substituted.In a preferred embodiment, the bisphenol derivative has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, acyl, alkylsulfonyl or arylsulfonyl group;X is a single bond or a linking group selected from alkylidene, a heteroatom or sulfonyl; and,each R independently represents one or more substituents, each substituent independently being a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group; or each R in combination with the benzene ring to which it is attached independently represents the atoms necessary to complete a fused ring system.

Abstract: A process for purifying a photographic image-forming sulfonamido compound comprises the steps of:a. preparing a first solution by dissolving an unpurified image-forming sulfonamido compound in an aprotic solvent;b. removing impurities from said first solution by, at least once:i. mixing said first solution with an immiscible nonpolar, low-boiling organic solvent to form a mixture of said first solution and a second solution comprising said immiscible nonpolar, low-boiling organic solvent and at least a portion of said impurities; andii. separating said first solution from said second solution; andc. recovering purified image-forming sulfonamido compound from said first solution.The process is useful in the purification of a nondiffusible sulfonamido compound which is alkali-cleavable upon oxidation to release a diffusible sulfonamido color-providing moiety.