Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing carbonates capable of effectively and easily forming carbonates shaped to have an orientational birefringence and an aspect ratio greater than 1 as well as capable of controlling the particle size. For this end, it is a method of which a metallic ion source containing at least one selected from Sr2+ ions, Ca2+ ions, Ba2+ ions, Zn2+ ions, and Pb2+ with a carbonate source in a solution to thereby produce carbonates shaped to have an aspect ratio greater than 1, and the method include increasing the number of carbonate particles and increasing the volume of carbonate particles.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material, having, on a transparent support, at least one each of yellow-, cyan-, and magenta-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layers, and photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler that forms a dye having its absorption maximum at a wavelength longer than 730 nm upon reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent, wherein the yellow-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains photosensitive silver halide grains having an average grain size of 0.4 ?m or below and a silver chloride content of 95 mole % or above based on total silver in the grains, and wherein the photosensitive silver halide grains include photosensitive silver halide grains whose iodide ion concentrations have their maxima at grain surfaces and decrease gradually toward the interior of the grains; and a method of processing a silver halide color photosensitive material for use in film screening.

Abstract: An image-forming method comprising: employing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer, wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one specific blue-sensitive sensitizing dye; and exposing the said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to a blue semiconductor laser of a wavelength shorter by 30 nm to 60 nm than the wavelength at which the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion has the spectral sensitivity maximum.

Abstract: A color-image forming method in a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, having the steps of: performing exposure of the light-sensitive material cut into sheets; and subjecting the exposed light-sensitive material sheets to photographic processing, while conveying them with conveying rollers, with the sheet conveying speed being 40.0 to 100 mm/sec; wherein the light-sensitive material to be exposed contains any of: 1) a dye-forming coupler of formula (IA), 2) a compound of formula (I), and 3) 1.4 mg/m2 or more of a compound of formula (II); wherein R? and R? are a substituent; Z is a hydrogen atom, or a coupling split-off group; A is an alkyl group, M is a cation, and R is an atom or group having 100 or lower total molecular weight.

Abstract: An image-forming method comprising: employing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer, wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one specific blue-sensitive sensitizing dye; and exposing the said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to a blue semiconductor laser of a wavelength shorter by 30 nm to 60 nm than the wavelength at which the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion has the spectral sensitivity maximum.

Abstract: An image-forming method comprising: employing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer, wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one specific blue-sensitive sensitizing dye; and exposing the said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to a blue semiconductor laser of a wavelength shorter by 30 nm to 60 nm than the wavelength at which the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion has the spectral sensitivity maximum.

Abstract: The invention provides an image forming method in which a silver halide color photosensitive material has a back layer on an opposite side to the silver halide emulsion layers. The back layer contains colloidal silica and has a surface resistance of 1.

Abstract: The invention provides an image forming method in which a silver halide color photosensitive material has a back layer on an opposite side to the silver halide emulsion layers. The back layer contains colloidal silica and has a surface resistance of 1.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material with a magenta emulsion layer containing a pyrazolotriazole magenta dye-forming coupler and containing an emulsion whose silver chloride content is 98 mol % or more, with a light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a solid fine-particle dispersion of a dye. The magenta emulsion layer is a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer most apart from the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer among all the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers. A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material for cinema, in which light-sensitive silver halide particles have a silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more, a total coated amount of silver is 1.7 g/m2 or less, a thickness of the film on the support on the side of layers containing the light-sensitive silver halide is 12.0 ?m or less, and the swelling rate to water is 200% or less.

Abstract: An image-forming method comprising: employing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer, wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one specific blue-sensitive sensitizing dye; and exposing the said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to a blue semiconductor laser of a wavelength shorter by 30 nm to 60 nm than the wavelength at which the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion has the spectral sensitivity maximum.

Abstract: The invention provides an image forming method in which a silver halide color photosensitive material has a back layer on an opposite side to the silver halide emulsion layers. The back layer contains colloidal silica and has a surface resistance of 1.

Abstract: An image-forming method comprising:

Abstract: Disclosed are a silver halide emulsion and a silver halide photosensitive material copmrising a support and at least one photosensitive layer comprising the silver halide emulsion. The photosensitive emulsion comprises silver halide grains, wherein the silver chloride content is 90 mole % or more; the silver halide grains contain (I) at least one member of a six-coordinated complex in which iridium (Ir) is a central metal having halogen atom and O, H2O, thiazole or substituted thiazole as ligands and (II) at least one member of a six-coordinated complex in which iridium (Ir) is a central metal having halogen atom as a ligand; and the iridium compound (II) is present in a localized silver bromide phase.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material that comprises at least one magenta emulsion layer containing at least one specific pyrazolotriazole magenta dye-forming coupler, in which a silver halide emulsion in the magenta emulsion layer containing the magenta dye-forming coupler comprises a high silver chloride emulsion whose silver chloride content is 98 mol % or more, at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a solid fine-particle dispersion of a dye that has 1 to 7 dissociable hydrogen or group having a dissociable hydrogen, and the magenta emulsion layer containing the magenta dye-forming coupler is a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer most apart from the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer containing the solid fine-particle dispersion of the dye, among all the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material that comprises at least one magenta emulsion layer containing at least one specific pyrazolotriazole magenta dye-forming coupler, in which a silver halide emulsion in the magenta emulsion layer containing the magenta dye-forming coupler comprises a high silver chloride emulsion whose silver chloride content is 98 mol % or more, at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a solid fine-particle dispersion of a dye that has 1 to 7 dissociable hydrogen or group having a dissociable hydrogen, and the magenta emulsion layer containing the magenta dye-forming coupler is a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer most apart from the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer containing the solid fine-particle dispersion of the dye, among all the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers.

Abstract: Disclosed are a silver halide emulsion and a silver halide photosensitive material copmrising a support and at least one photosensitive layer comprising the silver halide emulsion. The photosensitive emulsion comprises silver halide grains, wherein the silver chloride content is 90 mole % or more; the silver halide grains contain (I) at least one member of a six-coordinated complex in which iridium (Ir) is a central metal having halogen atom and O, H2O, thiazole or substituted thiazole as ligands and (II) at least one member of a six-coordinated complex in which iridium (Ir) is a central metal having halogen atom as a ligand; and the iridium compound (II) is present in a localized silver bromide phase.

Abstract: Thermographic or photothermographic image recording elements comprising (a) a reducible silver salt, (b) a reducing agent, (c) a binder, (d) a specific phthalazine derivative and (e) an organic acid compound experience a minimized drop of image density when stored under warm humid conditions.

Abstract: The invention provides a photothermographic material comprising a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt, a reducing agent, and a binder on a support. A layer containing the organic silver salt has been formed by using a solid particle dispersion of the organic silver salt and a polymer latex as a main binder, preparing a coating solution of the salt and the binder in an aqueous solvent, and coating the solution, followed by drying. Coating operation is easy, and coating surface quality and photographic properties are improved.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the swelling amount of the hydrophilic colloid layers including the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a protective layer coated on at least one side of the support is not more than 10 .mu.m in thickness and at least 60% of the total projected area of the total silver halide grains in at least one silver halide emulsion layer includes tabular silver halide grains having a Cl.sup.- content of at least 20 mole %, a {100} plane as the major plane, a thickness of 0.35 .mu.m or less, and an aspect ratio (diameter/thickness) of at least 2, and further a developing process for developing the above silver halide photographic material with a developer containing ascorbic acid or the derivative thereof is disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon one or more hydrophilic colloid layers, at least one layer of which is a silver halide emulsion layer comprising a silver halide emulsion containing silver halide grains, wherein the silver halide grains contained in the at least one silver halide emulsion layer have a silver iodide content of not more than 0.5 mol %, the melting time of the silver halide photographic material is at least 30 minutes, and the total thickness of constituent hydrophilic colloid layers per each side of the support having thereon the at least one silver halide emulsion layer is less than 3.8 .mu.m.