Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material which has on a support the combination of a pyrroloazole type cyan coupler and a redox compound having a molecular weight of at least 350 to provide color photographs having faithfully reproduced colors which are highly fast to light under both high and low humidity conditions.

Abstract: i) A method of forming color images improved in color reproducibility and sharpness, which comprises providing a silver halide color photographic material which has on a support at least one emulsion layer unit constituted of at least two silver halide emulsion layers having the same color sensitivity and different photographic speeds, and which contains at least one DIR compound represented by the following general formula (II) in at least one layer selected from said emulsion layer unit and other constituent layers; exposing said color photographic material, and processing said color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group containing; R.sub.2 represents an alkylene group containing, or a straight-chain or branched hydroxyalkyiene group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support provided thereon at least one light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light insensitive layer, wherein the light insensitive layer contains at least one of the compounds represented by Formula (I) and at least one of the compounds represented by Formula (II); and the amount of the compounds represented by Formula (II) in the above light insensitive layer is 15 to 100 mole % of the amount of the compounds represented by Formula (I) in the same light insensitive layer: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represent an alkyl group, provided that a total of carbon numbers of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 and a total of carbon numbers of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each are 16 or more and 60 or less and that a hydroquinone structure is not involved in R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material comprising:at least one silver halide emulsion layer;a hydrazine derivative; andat least one hydroquinone derivative represented by general formula (LI) or (LII): ##STR1## wherein G represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 17 carbon atoms;n represents an integer of 1 to 5; andR.sub.1 to R.sub.10 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a halogen atom, a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a carboxyl group or a sulfo group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion on a support. The light-sensitive emulsion layer comprises (a) a silver halide emulsion containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of 90 mol % or more, in some cases 95 mol % or more, and (b) at least one compound represented by formula (I), (II) or (III): ##STR1## in which the variables are as defined in the specification. In some embodiments of the invention, the silver halide emulsion (a) may be sensitized with a selenium, gold or iridium compound. Also, in some embodiments of the invention, the silver halide grains are substantially iodide-free and have a localized phase with a silver bromide content of 10% or more in the vicinity of the grain surface.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having a support which has thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-nonsensitive layer, whereinthe light-nonsensitive layer comprises a layer which contains a compound represented by formula (I) and a compound represented by formula (II),the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprises at least one coupler represented by formula (III), anda total amount of a compound represented by formula (II) is 2 to 20 mol % of a total amount of a compound represented by formula (I).

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support having thereon at least one layer containing at least one member of compounds represented by the following general formula (1) or (2): ##STR1## wherein L represents an unsubstituted alkylene group; X represents --O(C.dbd.O)R.sub.2, --O(P.dbd.O) (R.sub.2) (R.sub.3) or a halogen atom; R.sub.1 represents a substituent group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group; n represents 0, 1 or 2 and when n is 2, two R.sub.1 groups may be the same or different; R.sub.4 represents an unsubstituted alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and R.sub.5 represents an unsubstituted alkyl group, the number of carbon atoms of which is larger by 2 than the number of carbon atoms of R.sub.4.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one negative silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material contains at least one type of a compound which reacts with the oxidized form of a developing agent to release a development inhibitor or a precursor of a development inhibitor and/or at least one type of a compound which cleaves after reacting with the oxidized form of a color developing agent, the cleaved compound of which in turn reacts with another molecule of the oxidized form of a color developing agent to cleave a development inhibitor, and contains at least one type of a compound selected from Formulas (A) and (B) below. In Formulas (A) and (B), each of R.sub.a1 to R.sub.a5 and R.sub.b1 to R.sub.b5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or other groups. R.sub.a1 to R.sub.a5 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms, and one or two of R.sub.b2 to R.sub.b5 are hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material enables rapid processing, provides a high quality image and has excellent light fastness under extensive conditions, even under high humidity comprises a support, provided thereon at least three silver halide emulsion layers each containing at least one different coupler for forming a different dye by a coupling reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and each having a different light sensitivity, and at least one anti-color mixing layer provided between each of the emulsion layers and comprising a light-insensitive layer, wherein at least one of the above silver halide emulsion layers contains silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and a magenta coupler represented by the following formula (I) and at least two of the anti-color mixing layers contain at least one anti-color mixing agent having a molecular weight of 350 or more and at least one high boiling organic solvent having the dielec

Abstract: A process for forming a color image comprises the step of developing an image-wise exposed silver halide color photographic material with a color developing composition containing an N-(4-aminophenyl)pyrrolidine derivative such as ##STR1## which produces an excellent hue in a rapid process.

Abstract: There are provided p-phenylenediamine color developing agent such as ##STR1## which makes it possible to form a yellow dye having a color image fastness to light while its ordinary photographic properties such as the developing activity and hue are kept. A processing liquid composition for a silver halide color photosensitive material comprises the p-phenylenediamine color developing agent and a pH buffering agent, and has a pH of 9 to 12. A process for forming a color image of claim comprises color-developing an image-wise exposed silver halide color photographic material with the processing liquid composition at a temperature of 30.degree. to 45.degree. C. for 20 seconds to 4 minutes.

Abstract: A multilayer silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon a yellow color forming silver halide emulsion layer, a magenta color forming silver halide emulsion layer and a cyan color forming silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the cyan color forming silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one oil-soluble cyan coupler capable of coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent to form a substantially diffusion-resistant dye, represented by formula (I), at least one member selected from the compounds represented by formulae (II) and (III), and at least one compound represented by formula (IV).The silver halide color photographic material can be rapidly processed. Fluctuations of cyan dye density obtained therefrom owing to change in compositions of processing solutions can be prevented, and deterioration of the image formed therefrom during storage, due to cyan dye density caused after color development processing, can also be prevented.

Abstract: A method for processing an imagewise exposed color photographic material using fast developing time while maintaining stable processing conditions, reduced developer replenishing, and light fastness of developed color images. The method comprises developing a color photographic material containing silver halide grains comprising (i) substantially no silver iodide and (ii) at least about 80 mol % silver chloride with a developer comprising (i) substantially no benzyl alcohol and (ii) a p-phenylenediamine derivative represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 3 or 4 carbon atoms and wherein the developing is for a period of time of less than 30 seconds.

Abstract: An image forming method comprising imagewise exposure and color development of a multilayer silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer containing at least one oil-soluble coupler which is capable of forming a substantially non-diffusible cyan dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is represented by formula (I), and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (II) or (III) followed by the processing of the multilayer silver halide color photographic material with at least one of a bleaching solution and bleach-fixing solution each having a pH of not higher than 6.3, wherein formula (I), (II) and (III) comprise ##STR1## wherein Y represents --NHCO-- or --CONH--; R.sub.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material including the step of developing the silver halide color photographic material with a color developing solution containing at least one aromatic primary amine developing agent and at least one hydrazide represented by the following formula (I) or (II)R.sup.1 --X.sup.1 --NHNH--R.sup.2 (I)in whichX.sup.1 represents --CO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or ##STR1## R.sup.1 represents a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyamino group, carbamoyl group, a hydrazinocarbonyl group, an amino group, or a hydrazino group; and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; provided that the R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 groups of at least two of the hydrazide groups may be linked to form a dimer or higher polymer of the hydrazide.R.sup.3 --X.sup.2 --NHNH--R.sup.4 (II)in whichX.sup.2 represents --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group; and R.sup.

Abstract: A method for forming an image comprises processing a silver halide color photosensitive material comprising a nondiffusible coupler and a nondiffusible color developing agent on a support with a color developer containing a diffusible color developing agent comprising an aromatic primary amine. By this method, it is possible to reduce the processing time required when a color developer containing an ordinary aromatic primary amine as the color developing agent is used and also to provide a stable image forming method having only a slight processing dependence.

Abstract: The present invention provides silver halide color photographic materials having a layer which contains at least one magenta color image-forming oleophilic coupler of the following formulae (I) and/or (II) and at least one of the following formula (III): ##STR1## in which Ar represents a phenyl group which is substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and a cyano group; Y represents an acylamino group or an anilino group; and Z.sub.1 represents a group capable of being removed by coupling, ##STR2## in which X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Z.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being removed by coupling;W represents a hydrogen atom, an acyl group or an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonyl group;Za and Zb each represent a methine group, a substituted methine group or --N.dbd.; andX, Z.sub.

Abstract: A color light sensitive material which provides a positive dye image having high density, good color reproducibility and which exhibits excellent preservability before use. The material comprises a support having provided thereon a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a reducible dye donating compound, and at least one reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (IA) and a compound represented by formula (IB): ##STR1## wherein the substituents have the meanings indicated in the specification.

Abstract: A method for continuously processing a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer with a color developing bath which contains at least one primary aromatic amine color developing agent, wherein at least one compound represented by formular (I) is present in said silver halide emulsion layer in an amount of from 3 to 10 mol % per mol of coupler in the layer in which the compound is added, and said silver halide color photographic material is processed with said color developing bath where the replenishment rate is from 20 ml to 200 ml per square meter of the silver halide color photographic material processed ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color photographic material in which the color developer used comprises an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and a compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents a trivalent group necessary to complete a condensed ring;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an alkylene group, an arylene group, an alkenylene group, or an aralkylene group;and, if desired, does not contain a substantial amount of benzyl alcohol to achieve improved stability and color developability of the color developer and a reduction of fog generation in the running development process.