Abstract: A color negative photographic element is disclosed containing yellow, magenta and cyan dye-forming couplers and masking dyes. Visual judging of the negative image obtained following processing is facilitated by choosing the masking dyes to provide, following imagewise exposure and processing, in CIE1976(L.sup.* a.sup.* b.sup.*) color space L.sup.* values of greater than 30 and C.sup.* values of less than 20, where C.sup.* values are derived from the formula: C.sup.* =[(a.sup.*).sup.2 +(b.sup.*).sup.2 ].sup.1/2.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic element having a support on the bottom and a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on the top, comprising:directing a ray of infrared light in a direction so as to fall on the top side of the element;detecting the presence or absence of infrared light reflected from the top of the element whereby the presence or absence of the element can be determined; andusing the detection of the reflected infrared light to control a processing step.The invention also provides a device capable of performing the method as described.

Abstract: Photographic elements, film units, processes and alkaline processing compositions are described wherein certain substituted 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinones are employed as electron transfer agents in color image transfer materials. The silver halide electron transfer agents or precursors thereof have the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is hydrogen or a hydrolyzable moiety;R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a hydroxy group;R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent hydrogen, hydroxy, an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.5, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n OR.sub.6, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n OR.sub.6, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n C.sub.6 H.sub.5, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n R.sub.7, or --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n R.sub.7 ;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms;R.sub.6 is hydrogen or a methyl group;R.sub.7 is NHS0.sub.2 R.sub.5 or SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.5 ; andn is a positive integer of 1 to 2;with the proviso that at least one of R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: Photographic elements, film units, processes and alkaline processing compositions are described wherein certain subsituted 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinones are employed as electron transfer agents in color image transfer materials. The silver halide electron transfer agents or precursors thereof have the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is hydrogen or a hydrolyzable moiety;R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a hydroxy group;R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent hydrogen, hydroxy, an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.5, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n OR.sub.6, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n OR.sub.6, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n C.sub.6 H.sub.5, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n R.sub.7, or --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n R.sub.7 ;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms;R.sub.6 is hydrogen or a methyl group;R.sub.7 is NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.5 or SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.5 ; andn is a positive integer of 1 to 2;with the proviso that at least one of R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: Photographic elements, film units and processes are described having bifunctional benzisoxazolones of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is alkyl or aryl;DEV is a silver halide developing agent;Ball is at least one organic ballasting radical of such molecular size and configuration as to render the compound nondiffusible in the photograhic element during development in an alkaline processing composition; andn is a positive integer of 1 to 4.The compounds are employed in negative-working, color image transfer elements and release the developer upon processing. The remainder of the compound functions to scavenge oxidized developer. The compounds can be located in an emulsion layer or in a dye image-providing material layer, and in a ballasted form can be located in an interlayer.

Abstract: Photographic elements, film units and processes are described wherein N-alkyl- or N-aryl-benzisoxazolones are used to scavenge oxidized electron transfer agents in negative-working, color image transfer elements. The scavenger precursor compounds can be located in an emulsion layer or in a dye image-providing material layer, and in a ballasted form can be located in an interlayer.