Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of scanning silver-halide-containing color photographic and photothermographic film. In particular, the present invention comprises a photographic element comprising at least one infrared imaging dye-forming agent in a blue-sensitive color layer of the element, thereby forming at least one image record in the infrared region of the imagewise exposed and developed element. This expedient leads to the formation of high quality images when scanning photographic elements in which the silver halide, metallic silver, and/or any organic silver salts have not been removed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alkaline processing solution comprising at least one silver halide solvent other than sulfite, characterized in that said alkaline processing solution further contains aluminium ions in an amount of at least 0.3 g/l. There is further provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate according to the DTR-process using an aqueous alkaline processing solution in the presence of at least one developing agent and at least one silver halide solvent, characterized in that said alkaline processing solution contains aluminium ions in an amount of at least 0.3 g/l.

Abstract: It is disclosed a process for developing a lithographic printing material having physical development nuclei between an aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer containing 95 mole % or more of silver chloride based on the total amount of the silver halide, when development of the lithographic printing material is carried out by using a developing solution having a pH of 13.0 at a development temperature of 25° C. and a development time of 40 seconds, a decreased amount of aluminum oxide in the aluminum support is 0.8 g or more per 1 m2 of the support, the improvement wherein the process for developing a lithographic printing plate comprises subjecting to development so as to control the decreased amount of the aluminum oxide being 0.6 g or less per 1 m2 by adjusting at least one of the pH of the developing solution, the development temperature and the developing time.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for making a lithographic printing plate, which comprises subjecting a lithographic printing material having physical development nuclei between an anodized aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer to exposure and then processing the lithographic printing material at least with a developing solution, wherein the developing solution contains an alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: Provided is a method for making a lithographic printing plate in which the development is carryied out by coating a developer on a photosensitive element comprising a support and at least a silver halide emulsion layer and a physical development nuclei layer, characterized in that coating amount of the developer is 60 ml or less for 1 m.sup.2 of the photosensitive element, and the developer contains at least one thioether compound and at least one alkanolamine compound as silver halide solvents. The resulting lithographic printing plate is high in printing endurance and has no stains in non-image portions. Furthermore, the running development processing can be stably carried out.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for making a lithographic printing plate having physical development nuclei between an aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer to which, after exposure, a treatment using at least a developing solution, a washing solution and a finishing solution is applied in this order,the improvement wherein at least one of the above processing solutions contains at least one compound selected from the groups (A) and (B) mentioned below:(A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an amine compound having a propyleneoxy group and an ethyleneoxy group, an aliphatic acid amide compound having a propyleneoxy group and an ethyleneoxy group, and a quaternary ammonium compound having a propyleneoxy group and an ethyleneoxy group; and(B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and a derivative thereof.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, capable of forming an image by, after exposure of a light-sensitive material, supplying water corresponding to from 1/10 to 1 times the water necessary for giving maximum swelling of all coated layers of a light-sensitive material and a processing material to the light-sensitive material or the processing material, laminating these materials to each other and then heating them, the light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic light-sensitive layer comprising a light-sensitive silver halide, a developing agent, a compound capable of forming a dye upon coupling reaction with an oxidation product of the developing agent and a binder, and the processing material comprising a support having thereon a processing layer containing a base and/or a base precursor, wherein at least two kinds of silver halide emulsions having spectral sensitivity in the same wavelength region and different in the average gr

Abstract: A kit for preparing a processing liquid for use in the preparation of a lithographic printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process, and comprising all necessary active compounds for preparing said processing liquid, said active compounds including a hydrophobizing agent, said hydrophobizing agent being provided in a concentrated dissolved liquid state.

Abstract: A method for processing a photosensitive material characterized in that an exposed photosensitive material is subjected to dip coating with a processing solution, according to which there are no problems encountered in plate making by the conventional dip developing method and coating developing method, rapid processing can be attained, maintenance is easy, less waste processing solution is produced, and lithographic printing plates on which uniform print images can be formed from the top end portion thereof by silver complex diffusion transfer process, and an apparatus used for the processing.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a first support having thereon at least one photographic light-sensitive layer comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a developing agent, a compound capable of forming a dye upon coupling reaction with an oxidation product of the developing agent, a binder, and a mercaptoazole compound, and a color image forming method comprising imagewise exposing the above-described silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, supplying water to the light-sensitive material or a processing material comprising a second support having thereon a base or a base precursor, in an amount ranging from 1/10 to the equivalent of an amount which is required for the maximum swelling of the all coated layers of these materials, placing the light-sensitive material and the processing material face to face, and heating the materials at a temperature of 60.degree. to 100.degree. C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for making a lithographic printing plate from a photographic element according to the silver complex diffusion transfer process employing a coating development process with a small amount of developer, wherein the coating amount of the developer is 60 ml or less per 1 m.sup.2 of the photographic element and the developer contains a mercaptooxadiazole having an alkyl group of 4 or more carbon atoms or aryl group and an alkanolamine and/or a meso-ionic compound. The resulting lithographic printing plate has a high printing endurance and free from stains on the background in spite of carrying out the development by a coating method with a small amount of the developer for a short period of time.

Abstract: There are described novel photographic processing compositions, film units and processes for use in diffusion transfer photographic systems. More particularly, there is described a method for forming a diffusion transfer image photographic processing of diffusion transfer photographic film units in the presence of hypoxanthine and inosine. Diffusion transfer photographic systems utilizing the novel photographic element or method of the present invention exhibit substantially fewer, if any, crystals on the final image of the finished photograph post-processing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making an offset printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process comprising the steps of:image-wise exposing an imaging element comprising in the order given on a hydrophilic surface of a support (i) an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei and (ii) a photosensitive layer comprising one or more photosensitive silver halide emulsions said photosensitive layer being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layer,applying an aqueous alkaline solution to the imaging element comprising at least 0.05 mole/l of ascorbic acid as the main developer, at least 0.010 mole/l of an auxiliary developer of the class of the 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidones and an aminoalcohol in an amount from 0.

Abstract: An image forming method comprising the steps of:(a) superposing a heat development photosensitive material on a sheet after or simultaneously with imagewise exposing the heat development photosensitive material, wherein the photosensitive material comprises a support having thereon at least a photosensitive silver halide, a hydrophilic binder and a slightly water-soluble basic metal compound, and the sheet comprises a support having thereon at least a compound which forms a complex with the metal ion constituting the basic metal compound, a solvent for a silver halide and a physical development nucleus; and(b) heat developing the laminate in the presence of a reducing agent and water to form an image on either or both of the photosensitive material and the sheet,wherein the reducing agent comprises a 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone compound and a dihydroxybenzene compound having an inorganic value of not less than 215 and an organic value of from 120 to 400.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging element comprising on a support in the order given a photosensitive layer comprising a silver halide emulsion and an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei in water permeable relationship with said emulsion layer, characterized in that said imaging element comprises at least 50 mg/m.sup.2 of tetramethyl reductic acid and at least 100 mg/m.sup.2 of ascorbic acid.According to the present invention there is further provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of image-wise exposing an imaging element as defined above and subsequently developing a thus obtained imaging element by an alkaline processing liquid in the presence of developing agent(s) and silver halide solvent(s).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate from an original containing continuous tones comprising the steps of:frequency modulation screening said original to obtain screened dataimage-wise exposing according to said screened data an imaging element comprising in the order given on a hydrophilic surface of a support (i) an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei, (ii) a photosensitive layer containing one or more silver halide emulsions being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layerapplying an aqueous alkaline solution to the imaging element in the presence of (a) developing agent(s) and (a) silver halide solvent(s),treating the imaging element to remove the layer(s) on top of said image receiving layer, thereby uncovering said silver image formed in said image receiving layer,characterized in that said aqueous alkaline solution is substantially free from thiosulphate ions and bromide ions and contains an aminoalcohol in an amo

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making an offset printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process comprising the steps of:image-wise exposing an imaging element comprising in the order given on a hydrophilic surface of a support (i) an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei and (ii) a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion said photosensitive layer being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layer,applying an aqueous alkaline solution to the imaging element in the presence of (a) developing agent(s) and (a) silver halide solvent(s) to form a silver image in said image receiving layer,treating the imaging element to remove the layer(s) on top of the image receiving layer, thereby exposing the imaged surface of the support by uncovering said silver image formed in said image receiving layer,characterized in that said aqueous alkaline solution comprises less than 0.

Abstract: An image formation method is described, which comprises overlaying a silver halide light-sensitive material with a sheet after or during imagewise exposure, the light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide mainly comprising silver chloride, a hydrophilic binder, a reducing agent and a slightly water-soluble basic metal compound, the sheet comprising a support having provided thereon at least a compound forming a complex with a metal ion constituting said basic metal compound, a physical development nucleus, and a compound represented by the following formula (I) or a compound containing a sulfite ion; and heat-developing the material in the presence of water to form a silver image on at least one of the light-sensitive material and the sheet: ##STR1## wherein Q represents an atomic group necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered imide ring.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process comprising the steps of:image-wise exposing an imaging element comprising in the order given on a hydrophilic surface of a support (i) an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei and (ii) a photosensitive layer comprising one or more silver halide emulsions being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layer(b) applying an aqueous alkaline solution to the imaging element in the presence of (a) developing agent(s) and (a) silver halide solvent(s) to form a silver image in said image receiving layer, (c) treating the imaging element to remove the layer(s) on top of said image receiving layer, thereby uncovering said silver image formed in said image receiving layer,characterized in that said aqueous alkaline solution contains thiosulphate salts in an amount ranging from 0.000 mole/l to 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging element comprising in the order given on a hydrophilic surface of a support (i) an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei and (ii) a photosensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layer, characterized in that said photosensitive layer comprises a substituted or unsubstituted 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone in an amount between 0.2 mg/g and 15 mg/g of silver halide expressed as an equivalent amount of silver nitrate.

Abstract: A kit of parts for preparing an alkaline processing liquid for use in preparing a lithographic printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process, and comprising all necessary active compounds for preparing said alkaline processing liquid, said active compounds being contained in parts physically separated from each other, at least one of said parts comprising an inorganic alkali in solid form and at least one of said other parts comprising a hydrophobizing agent and being substantially free from inorganic alkali.

Abstract: A kit for preparing a processing liquid for use in preparing a lithographic printing plate according to silver salt diffusion transfer processing, and comprising all necessary active compounds for preparing said processing liquid, said active compounds including a solid hydrogensulphite amine complex or a solid sulphurdioxide amine complex, said amine of said complexes being capable of acting as a silver halide solvent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a kit for preparing a processing liquid for use in the preparation of a lithographic printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process, and comprising all necessary active compounds for preparing said processing liquid, said active compounds including a hydrophobizing agent being provided on the surface of solid particles, said solid particles being soluble in said processing liquid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process comprising the steps of:image-wise exposing an imaging element comprising on a support in the order given a photosensitive layer comprising a silver halide emulsion and an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei in water permeable relationship with said emulsion layer,developing said imaging element by means of an alkaline developing solution comprising at least 0.1 mole/l of ascorbic acid as the main developer and at least 0.015 mole/l of an auxiliary developer of the class of the 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidones in the presence of silver halide solvent(s) characterized in that said developing solution comprises at least 0.003 mole/l of thiosulfate.

Abstract: There is described a photographic system wherein development of an exposed photosensitive element is carried out in the presence of an acylpyridine-N-oxide compound.

Abstract: There are described a diffusion transfer photographic film unit of the type wherein an image-receiving element is designed to be separated from a photosensitive element after photoexposure and processing and a photographic process which utilizes the film unit. The photographic film unit comprises a photosensitive element including a support carrying at least one silver halide emulsion, an image-receiving element comprising a support, an image-receiving layer and, optionally, an overcoat layer and/or a strip-coat layer. At least one of the image-receiving layer, overcoat layer or strip-coat layer includes a "crosslinkable material" which is crosslinked during processing. The film unit further includes means for providing an aqueous alkaline processing composition to the photosensitive element and the image-receiving element for developing an image. The aqueous alkaline processing composition includes a borate compound for crosslinking the crosslinkable material of the image-receiving element during processing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making an offset printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process having improved printing properties comprising the step of developing an imaging element comprising in the order given (i) a hydrophilic base, (ii) an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei and (iii) a photosensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion in the presence of a 1-phenyl-5-mercapto-tetrazole, being substituted by one or two substituents from the group consisting of:(i) a --COOM group with M representing hydrogen, a metal cation, or an ammonium group,(ii) a --SO.sub.3 M.sup.1 group, M.sup.1 representing hydrogen, a metal cation, or an ammonium group,(iii) an acylamido group,(iv) and a substituent containing at least one of the aforementioned substituents (i)-(iv).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process using a photographic material comprising on a support a silver halide emulsion layer and a layer containing physical development nuclei comprising the steps of:image-wise exposing said photographic material anddeveloping a thus obtained image-wise exposed photographic material by guiding said image-wise exposed photographic material through an alkaline processing liquid in 15 s or less; characterized in that said alkaline processing liquid comprises a hydrophobizing compound having a mercapto group that has a pK.sub.a of 4.5 or less.

Abstract: A method of making a lithographic printing plate that comprises the steps of:(a) imagewise exposing a unitary, light sensitive material which consists of a support, at least one negative working light sensitive silver halide layer and a surface physical development nucleating layer, said construction containing a developing agent and electron transfer agent in one or more layers;(b) processing said printing plate in a diffusion transfer alkaline activator solution containing at least one aminocarboxylic acid complexing agent.

Abstract: Lithographic printing material is processed with a developer at pH 10.0 to 11.8 containing 30 to 80 gram/liter of hydroquinone in accordance with a diffusion transfer process. The developer is capable and stable. The resulting transfer silver image has improved printing endurance and ink receptivity.

Abstract: A method of making a lithographic printing plate that comprises of:(a) imagewise exposing a light sensitive material comprising of a support, at least a negative working light sensitive silver halide layer and a surface physical development nucleating layer, said material containing a silver halide black-and-white photographic developing agent and an electron transfer agent in one or more layers;(b) processing said printing plate in a diffusion-transfer alkaline activator solution to provide a transferred oleophilic silver complex and a non-transferred black image in the nucleating layer;(c) said diffusion-transfer alkaline activator comprising at least one compound of the following structure: ##STR1## where R is a hydrogen, hydroxy or amine group,R.sub.1, may be a methine group,n is zero or one,R.sub.2 is hydrogen, a lower alkyl, alkoxy, carboxyl, or forms a pyrazolidone group with the nitrogen atom,X may be one or more amine, hydroxy, lower alkyl, alkoxy or carboxyl substituent groups.

Abstract: An aqueous alkaline processing liquid for use in silver halide photography, wherein said liquid comprises one or more alkanolamines, the said alkanolamines consisting of one or more tertiary alkanolamines in a total amount in the range from 0.3 mol/l to 1.5 mol/l, and one or more secondary alkanolamines in an amount from 0 mol % to 30 mol % with respect to the amount of tertiary alkanolamine(s), and said liquid also contains sulphite ions in an amount in the range of 16 g/l to 30 g/l.

Abstract: A method for sorting images by silver salt diffusion transfer comprisingimagewise exposing a light-sensitive element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer,developing the light-sensitive element in the presence of a silver halide solvent using an alkaline processing composition to turn at least a part of unexposed silver halide of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer into a transfer silver halide complex salt, andtransferring at least a part of the silver halide complex salt to an image receiving layer comprising a silver precipitating agent to form images on the image receiving layer,wherein at least one compound represented by formula (I) is added to at least one of the light-sensitive element, an image receiving element comprising the image receiving layer, and the processing composition in an amount of at least 1.times.10.sup.-6 and less than 1.times.10.sup.-2 mol based on one mol of silver applied per unit area (m.sup.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a negative type lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of (i) image-wise exposing a diffusion transfer reversal imaging element comprising a direct positive silver halide emulsion that mainly forms an internal latent image and a layer containing physical development nuclei, (ii) fogging said image-wise exposed imaging element, (iii) developing said imaging element using a surface developer, (iv) transfering the undeveloped silver salts in the non-exposed areas to said layer containing physical development nuclei and (v) image-wise depositing said silver salts on said physical development nuclei in the presence of physical development restraining compound(s).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate according to the DTR-process comprising the steps of:information-wise exposing an imaging element comprising on a support in the order given a photosensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion and a layer containing physical development nuclei;developing said information-wise exposed imaging element in the presence of developing agent(s) and silver halide solvent(s)characterized in that said silver halide emulsion comprises said silver halide in an amount of at least 2 g/m.sup.2 (expressed as AgNO.sub.3), said development is carried out in the presence of a physical development restraining compound and wherein imaging elements comprising a positive working silver halide emulsion of the internal latent image type are excluded. Lithographic printing plates with substantially improved printing endurance are obtained.

Abstract: A film unit for use in a silver salt diffusion transfer image-forming process is disclosed. The film unit includes a light-sensitive element, an alkaline treating element, and an image-receiving element. The light-sensitive element includes a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion which contains silver bromoiodide or silver bromoiodochloride having a silver iodide content of 0.5 to 3.5 mol %, wherein silver bromoiodide having a silver iodide content of 1 to 5 mol % is formed on the surface of the silver halide grains in an amount of from 3 to 10% on a silver basis after completion of chemical sensitization. The alkaline treating element contains a water-soluble iodide in an amount of from 0.3 to 3.0 mM/l and tetrahydrophyrimidinethione in an amount of from 0.3 to 3.0 mM/l. The film unit allows rapid completion of transfer images without loss of photographing sensitivity.

Abstract: An aqueous alkaline processing liquid suitable for use in the silver complex diffusion transfer reversal (DTR-) process, wherein said liquid contains 3-(N,N-diethylamino)propane-1,2-diol and contains phosphate ions in a concentration of not more than 0.03 mol/l.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lithographic printing plate material for silver complex diffusion transfer process by scanning type exposure which comprises a film support and, provided thereon, at least a silver halide emulsion layer and a surface physical development nuclei layer, wherein water content in the whole lithographic printing plate material including the support is 1.5% or less. Preferably, the silver halide emulsion comprises about 95 mol % or more of silver chloride, 90% by weight or more of the silver halide grains have a size within .+-.40% of average grain size, the silver halide grains have an average grain size of about 0.3.mu.-about 1.0.mu., and the surface of the grains is replaced with about 0.1 mol %-about 3.0 mol % of an iodide per 1 mol of the silver halide.

Abstract: A method for the production of a silver image by the silver complex diffusion transfer reversal process, said method comprising the following steps:(I) image-wise photo-exposing a silver halide emulsion layer of a photographic silver halide emulsion having in waterpermeable relationship with the silver halide at least one developing agent,(II) wetting with a practically neutral aqueous liquid the said photo-exposed silver halide emulsion layer and/or wetting with said liquid a development nuclei containing layer of an image-receiving material as defined hereinafter and contacting said materials thereby bringing said layers into waterpermeable relationship with each other, and(III) separating the contacted materials after formation in the image-receiving material of a silver image,wherein said image-receiving material contains in co-operable relationship: (i) physical development nuclei, (ii) a silver halide solvent being a silver complexing agent or precursor thereof, (iii) a watersoluble sulfite or sulfite p

Abstract: An aqueous alkaline processing liquid suitable for use in the silver complex diffusion transfer reversal (DTR-) process, wherein wherein said liquid contains a mixture of alkanolamines, the said mixture consisting of (I) N-methyl-diethanolamine and of (II) N,N-dimethyl-ethanolamine in a total amount in the range from 0.3 mol/l to 1.5 mol/l, and in a molar ratio of (I) to (II) from 1/20 to 20/1.

Abstract: A new class of photographic stabilizers is prepared and their use in photographic materials is disclosed. These compounds are 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone derivatives corresponding to following general formula: ##STR1## wherein: A represents a group capable of adsorbing at the surface of silver halides;L is a divalent linking group and r is 0 or 1;R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen, lower alkyl or substituted lower alkyl.The photographic materials containing the substances of the invention are preferably DTR mono-sheet elements which after processing can serve as planographic printing plates.

Abstract: An aqueous alkaline processing liquid suitable for use in the silver complex diffusion transfer reversal (DTR-) process, wherein said liquid contains one or more alkanolamines, the said alkanolamine(s) consisting of one or more tertiary alkanolamines in an amount in the range from 0.3 mol to 1.5 mol/l, and one or more secondary alkanolamines in an amount from 0 mol % to 5 mol % with respect to the amount of tertiary alkanolamine(s), and said liquid also contains a mixture of a silver image toning agent A being 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole-5-thiol or a tautomer thereof and at least one other silver image toning agent B being a 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole-5-thiol or a tautomer thereof, wherein the phenyl nucleus is substituted with halogen, the toning agent A and toning agent(s) B being present in said liquid in a molar ratio from 1/15 to 15/1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a photosensitive material for silver complex diffusion transfer process containing a hydroxybenzene developing agent which comprises coating at least one gelatin-containing coating solution on a support to form photographic layers including a photosensitive layer and drying the coat, said drying being carried out by raising surface wet-bulb temperature of the coat to 14.degree. C. or higher before gelatin concentration in the coat reaches at most about 30% by weight.

Abstract: A method for forming an image by silver salt diffusion transfer is described, comprises processing an imagewise exposed photosensitive element provided with a layer of photosensitive silver halide emulsion on a support, and an image-receiving element provided with an image-receiving layer containing a silver-precipitating agent on a support, with an alkali processing composition in the presence of a silver halide solvent, to convert at least part of the unexposed silver halide in the emulsion layer into a transferable silver complex salt, to transfer at least part of said complex salt into the image-receiving layer, and to form an image in the image-receiving layer; the processing being carried out in the presence of at least one compound as described.

Abstract: An aqueous alkaline processing liquid suitable for use in the silver complex diffusion transfer (DTR-) process, wherein said liquid contains one or more alkanolamines, the said alkanolamine(s) consisting of one or more tertiary alkanolamines in an amount in the range from 0.15 mol to 1.5 mol/l, and one or more secondary alkanolamines in an amount higher than 5 mol % but not higher than 100 mol % with respect to the amount of tertiary alkanolamine(s), and said liquid also contains a mixture of a silver image toning agent A being 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole-5-thiol or a tautomer thereof and at least one other silver image toning agent B being a 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole-5-thiol or a tautomer thereof, wherein the phenyl nucleus is substituted with halogen, the toning agent A and toning agent(s) B being present in said liquid in a molar ratio from 1/15 to 15/1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver complex diffusion transfer process which comprises processing a photosensitve material comprising a support and at least a silver halide emulsion layer provided thereon and an image receiving material comprising a support and at least an image receiving layer provided thereon which are brought into close contact with each other in a developing processing solution. This process is characterized in that said image receiving layer has 1-3 g/m.sup.2 of a hydrophilic colloid at least 80% by weight of which is gelatin; total amount of hydrophilic colloid present on the emulsion layer side of the photosensitive material is 5-8 g/m.sup.2 ; when the materials are immersed in a 0.1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 20.degree. C. for 1 minute, amount of absorbed solution per 1 g of hydrophilic colloid is 3.

Abstract: A photosensitive material for diffusion transfer process is disclosed according to which characteristic such as high maximum density, high contrast and image reproducibility can be stably obtained. This photosensitive material comprises a support and, provided thereon, a silver halide emulsion layer and a hydrophilic colloid layer and which is processed in contact with an image receiving material in a processing solution for silver complex diffusion transfer process wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layer and the hydrophillic colloid layer permeable to water contains a hydroxybenzene developing agent; when the layers on the emulsion layer coated side are immersed in a 0.1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 20.degree. C. for 1 minute, amount of solution absorbed in the layers is 3.5-7.0 ml per 1 g of hydrophilic colloid; and the support comprises a paper coated with polyolefin resin on both sides and has a water content of 5.5%-7.5%.

Abstract: A photosensitive material for diffusion transfer process is disclosed which is superior in image reproducibility and running property of when processed with a processing solution for silver complex diffusion transfer process. This photosensitive material is characterized in that total binder amount on the silver halide emulsion coated side of the photosensitive material is 6-8 g/m.sup.2 and when the silver halide emulsion coated side of the photosensitive material is immersed in a 0.1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 20.degree. C. for 1 minute, amount of the solution absorbed and the total binder amount on the emulsion coated side is 3.5:1-5.5:1.

Abstract: A method for processing an imagewise exposed photographic silver halide emulsion material using a receptor element for complexed silver halide which element contains a stabilizing agent corresponding to one of the following general formulae (I) or (II), tautomeric structures or a precursor form thereof: ##STR1## wherein: X represents hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium or organic amine,Z represents the non-metallic atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus, andeach of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 (same or different) represents hydrogen, amino, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, acyl, --SH or a heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A photographic image is formed on an image-receiving material by imagewise exposing a silver halide photosensitive material, placing the exposed material on an image-receiving material, and subjecting the assembly to silver salt diffusion transfer in the presence of a reducing agent, a physical development nucleus, a complexing compound capable of complexing reaction with a silver ion in the presence of water and/or a hydrophilic thermal solvent as a medium, and optionally, a substantially water-insoluble basic metal compound.