Abstract: A color photographic element has a reflective support and a blue light sensitive color record, a green light sensitive color record, and a red light sensitive color record and can be used to provide color photographic prints. The element also has a non-light sensitive layer over the red light sensitive color record. This non-light sensitive layer has (1) a hydrophilic colloid in an amount of at least 200 mg/m2 to and including 2,000 mg/m2, (2) matte particles, and (3) an acrylate latex polymer having latex particles having an average size of less than 1 ?m and a glass transition temperature of at least 70° C. The dry weight ratio of the acrylate latex polymer to the hydrophilic colloid is at least 0.8:1 and the dry weight ratio of the acrylate latex polymer to the total matte particles is at least 15:1.

Abstract: A multi-color photographic silver halide element has a total gelatin level on the imaging side of the support is less than 9000 mg/m2, and bulk gelatin-to-junk weight ratio for all of the light sensitive layers on the imaging side of the support is greater than 1.5. This weight ratio is defined by: Bulk gelatin-to-junk ratio=[(Bgel×Bgel/junk)+(Rgel×Rgel/junk)+(Ggel+Ggel/junk)]÷(Bgel+Rgel+Ggel) wherein Bgel is the total gelatin level for blue light sensitive layers, Bgel/junk is the gelatin-to-junk ratio for blue light sensitive layers, Rgel is the total gelatin level for red light sensitive layers, Rgel/junk is the gelatin-to-junk ratio for red light sensitive layers, Ggel is the total gelatin level for green light sensitive layers, and Ggel/junk is the gelatin-to-junk ratio for green light sensitive layers.

Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.

Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including, at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.

Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising exposing a silver halide color photographic material and developing the exposed photographic material at 43 to 180° C. to form a color image, wherein at least one light-sensitive layer comprising a silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 8. There is also disclosed a digital image forming process, wherein image recording information of the photographic material which was formed by use of the color image forming method is coverted to digital image information through an image sensor.

Abstract: This invention comprises a photographic element comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a fragmentable electron donating compound of the formula: X—Y′ or a compound which contains a moiety of the formula —X—Y′; wherein X is an electron donor moiety, Y′ is a leaving proton H or a leaving group Y, with the proviso that if Y′ is a proton, a base, &bgr;−, is present in the emulsion layer, and wherein: 1) X—Y′ has an oxidation potential between 0 and about 1.4 V; and 2) the oxidized form of X—Y′ undergoes a bond cleavage reaction to give the radical X• and the leaving fragment Y′; and 3) the radical X• has an oxidation potential ≦−0.

Abstract: A multilayer silver halide color photographic material, wherein when the multilayer silver halide color photographic material is development processed with a color developing solution containing a p-phenylenediamine derivative as a color developing agent, the relationship between the development proceeding velocity a of the lowermost layer of the constituting emulsion layers of the photographic material and the development proceeding velocity b of the uppermost layer satisfies the following equation (R-1): 0.65≦a/b≦2.0  (R-1) provided that the development proceeding velocity is expressed by the reciprocal of the developing time required for the density value by development to reach ½ of the maximum density.

Abstract: A black and white graphic arts film comprising a support having thereon at least one emulsion layer, said emulsion layer comprising: a trinuclear merocyanine spectral sensitising dye; 2-methylthio-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3,3a,7-tetraazaindene (SMe-TAI); and a photosensitive silver halide.

Abstract: A system has been disclosed for use in radiographic industrial non-destructive testing materials and personal monitoring, making use therefor, of tabular silver brom(oiod)ide emulsion grains having {111} major faces, an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.5 &mgr;m and an average thickness of less than 0.30 &mgr;m, having been chemically sensitized by the steps of adding at least a gold salt in order to provide the surface of said tabular grains with at least 6000 atoms of gold per &mgr;m2 of its grain surface and per (0.1 &mgr;m of thickness)2; and at least a sulfite salt in such an amount that the ratio of the number of gold atoms per &mgr;m2 and (concentration of said sulfite salt, expressed in mmole per mole of silver)2 is at least 200000.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising, on a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive layer, wherein 60% or more of the total projected area of silver halide grains contained in said at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer are tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of 5 or more, and a film pAg on the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer side of said material falls within 4.0 to 8.5.

Abstract: A color image formation method is disclosed, comprising developing a photographed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, photoelectrically reading the image information obtained to convert it into a digital image information, and taking out the digital image information to a printer, wherein the development processing is performed under the condition satisfying at least one of the following conditions (1) to (4):

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of image formation comprising the steps of: (i) subjecting a silver halide color photographic material to scanning exposure with a beam modulated in accordance with image information to prepare a scanning-exposed photographic material, wherein the silver halide color photographic material comprises a support having provided thereon a photographic constituent layer containing at least one reducing agent for color formation represented by formula (I) and at least one dye-forming coupler, and wherein a scanning pitch of the beam is smaller than an effective beam diameter of the beam, and an inter-raster overlap width of the beam is from 5% to 95% of the effective beam diameter; and (ii) developing the scanning-exposed photographic material:R.sup.11 --NHNH--X--R.sup.12 (I)wherein R.sup.11 represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sup.12 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkinyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; X represents --SO.sub.

Abstract: A method of forming images in a silver halide photographic material having on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer is described, which comprises a step of irradiating the photographic material with light in the process of image formation after development-processing. A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one compound having formula (I) is also described.

Abstract: A color negative photographic element is disclosed that a pair of fast green and red recording layer units coated to receive exposing radiation prior to at least one pair of slow green and red recording layer units. The green recording layer units together contain at least 1.0 g/m.sup.2 of silver with at least 60 percent of the silver in the green recording layer units being in a location other than the fast green recording layer unit, and the red recording layer units together contain at least 1.8 g/m.sup.2 of silver with at least 70 percent of the silver in the red recording layer units being in a location other than the fast red recording layer unit. When development times are reduced to 2 minutes or less during processing increased red speed, reduced granularity of the green record, and increased sharpness of the red record are observed.

Abstract: When a color negative film is developed in 2 minutes or less at a temperature of less than 40.degree. C. and contains in overlying blue and green recording layer units high bromide silver halide grains containing from 1 to 10 mole percent iodide, based on silver, and in an underlying red recording layer unit high bromide silver halide grains containing less than 0.05 mole percent iodide, based on silver, and at least 1.times.10.sup.-6 mole per silver mole of a hexacoordination complex of a Group 8 metal and coordination ligands, at least four of the ligands being anionic and at least one of the ligands being more electronegative than halide ligands, loss of lower scale contrast in the red record attributable to the faster time of development is avoided.

Abstract: The invention provides a multicolor photographic element comprising a support bearing at least two silver halide emulsion layers having different sensitivities to blue light, a silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to green light, and a silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to red light, wherein:(1) the element comprises a compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, independently represent H, an alkyl group or an aryl group, provided that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be joined to form a ring;R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, and acyl groups;R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, alkyl, and aryl groups;n is 1 or 2;and(2) the silver halide emulsion layer of the element that is most sensitive to blue light contains a silver halide grain population such that from 3 to 20 wt % of the total silver halide grains in the emulsion layer have a size (equivalent circular diameter) less than 0.2 micrometers.

Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising developing a silver halide photographic material and bleach and/or fixing the photographic material, wherein the color image is formed in the presence of a dextran. The dextran may be incorporated in the photographic material or a processing solution.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light sensitive photographic element comprising a support, and chemically and spectrally sensitized emulsions (A) and (B), wherein:emulsion (A) comprises a tabular silver halide emulsion population comprised of at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, wherein at least 50 percent of the grain population projected area is accounted for by tabular grains bounded by {111} major faces, each having an aspect ratio of at least 2 and each being comprised of a core and a surrounding band containing a higher level of bromide or iodide ion than is present in said core, said band containing up to about 30 percent of the silver in the tabular grain;wherein said emulsion (A) has been precipitated in the presence of an organic grain growth modifier or surface stabilizer and wherein said organic grain growth modifier or surface stabilizer has been substantially removed from said emulsion (A) after the formation of said band; andemulsion (B) comprises at least 50 mole percent chloride, ba

Abstract: There is described a photographic system wherein development of an exposed photosensitive element is carried out in the presence of a quaternary pyridinium compound which has a fused 5 - to 12 - member saturated carbocyclic ring attached to the 2 and 3 positions of the pyridine ring.

Abstract: A method of producing a dye image by processing an imagewise exposed color photographic element containing at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the emulsion layer being comprised of both latent image and non-latent image containing silver halide grains, and having a distribution of Compound X, Compound X being either a ballasted coupler capable of reacting with an oxidized developing agent of a developing solution, or a ballasted developing agent capable, in an oxidized state, of reacting with a component of a developing solution, said method comprising:A. contacting the photographic element with a first developing solution to develop the latent image containing grains and to imagewise convert the distribution of Compound X to a first dye;B. rendering the non-latent image containing grains developable; andC.

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: An improved image display material comprising a light sensitive tabular grain silver chloride emulsion spectrally sensitized to a peak wavelength of less than about 475 nm, and a method of use comprising the step of optically printing a color image onto the improved color photographic display material is provided. The material and method enable reduced printing times, improved color reproduction and lowered image granularity.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion sensitized with a dye of formula (I) and a nucleating agent or amine booster associated with the silver halide emulsion: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.3 is an alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl groupR.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each hydrogen, an alkyl group, alkenyl or aryl group;R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are, independently, an alkyl group, alkenyl group, aryl group, or H;the dye has at least three acid or acid salt substituents; andeach L independently represents a methine group;p is 0 or 1;Z.sub.1 represents the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring group;(X).sub.n represents counterions as needed to balance the charge on the molecule.The present invention also provides a process for forming a high contrast photographic image on a photographic element having a light sensitive silver halide emulsion sensitized with a dye of formula (I).

Abstract: A process is disclosed for forming a color photographic image comprising the steps of:(a) providing an integral element comprising one and only one dimensionally stable layer comprising a reflection base or transparent base coating support, and coated thereon in reactive association an imaging layer comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, a diffusible dye forming layer comprising a diffusible dye forming compound, and a barrier layer overlaying said diffusible dye forming layer;(b) exposing this integral element to actinic radiation(c) processing this integral element by contacting this element to an external bath containing compounds selected from the group consisting of color developer compounds, compounds which activate the release of incorporated color developers, and compounds which activate development by incorporated dye developers; and(d) washing this integral element to remove compounds imbibed in step (c). The diffusible dye forming layer is the same or different than the imaging layer.

Abstract: A process of producing a viewable photographic image is disclosed wherein an imagewise exposed photographic element containing at least two silver halide emulsion layers capable of recording within the same region of the spectrum and having differing threshold sensitivities produces during photographic processing spectrally distinguishable images. Separate image records are obtained from the emulsion layers, and the image record corresponding to the photographically superior image is preferentially employed in producing a viewable image.

Abstract: A process of producing a viewable photographic image is disclosed wherein an imagewise exposed photographic element containing at least two silver halide emulsion layers capable of recording within the same region of the spectrum and having differing threshold sensitivities produces during photographic processing spectrally distinguishable images. Separate image records are obtained from the emulsion layers, and the image record corresponding to the photographically superior image is preferentially employed in producing a viewable image.

Abstract: A method for rapidly processing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a silver halide photographic material therefor are disclosed. The total amount of binder on one side of the support is not more than 3.0 g/m.sup.2, the photographic materials contains in at least one layer at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1, X.sub.2, A, R.sub.11, R.sub.12, R.sub.13, R.sub.14, R.sub.15, and R.sub.16 are defined in the specification. Processing may be effected in a total processing time of from 15 to 45 seconds. Pressure sensitivity can be reduced without reducing photographic speed.

Abstract: High resolution resist structures with steep edges are obtained using standard equipment, with high sensitivity, particularly in the deep UV range. A photoresist layer consisting of a polymer having anhydride groups and blocked imide- or phenolic hydroxyl groups and of a photoactive component which forms a strong acid during irradiation is first deposited on a substrate, followed by irradiation with a patterned image. The irradiated photoresist layer is then treated with a water-based or a water-alcohol-based solution of a polyfunctional amino- or hydroxy-siloxane, and is etched in an oxygen-containing plasma.

Abstract: A method of forming a color image on a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on a reflective support, which does not substantially contain silver iodide and which contains silver chlorobromide or silver chloride grains having a silver chloride content of at least 95 mol %, said grains containing at least one metal ion consisting of a group of ions of metals of Group VIII of the Periodic Table, transition metals of Group II of the Periodic Table, lead and thallium in an amount of at least 10.sup.-9 mol per mol of silver halide, comprising exposing said photographic material by means of a scanning exposure using an image signal formed by scanning an original image and thereafter continuously processing said photographic material with a color developer substantially not containing benzyl alcohol, wherein the amount of the replenisher to the developer is 200 ml or less per m.sup.2 of the photographic material processed thereby.

Abstract: A process for coating development of a silver halide color photosensitive material is provided which comprises coating the silver halide color photosensitive material with a color developer to form a thin film. This process is characterized in that a developer containing a p-phenylenediamine developing agent having a group capable of imparting hydrophilic properties which developer has an ionic strength of 0.8 or below and an electric potential of the immersion bath of -280 mV or below is applied to the photosensitive material to form a coating film which is at most 20 times as thick as the dry photosensitive layer of the photosensitive material.

Abstract: A method of forming colored images by exposing and then developing a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material which has a blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support. In the method, silver halide grains which have a silver bromide containing phase of which the silver bromide content is from 10 to 60 mol % localized at the surface or within the grains, and in which from 95 to 99.5 mol % (average value) of the grains as a whole in the emulsion layer consists of silver chloride, the remainder consisting of substantially silver iodide free silver bromide, are included in at least one of the green sensitive and red sensitive silver halide emulsion layers. The material is subjected to a scanning exposure with blue light, green light and red light.

Abstract: A hologram is directly recorded in a sensitized metal substrate. The hologram may be an amplitude hologram, or may be treated to produce a phase relief hologram which may be stamped into a plastic material for reproduction, be archivally stored, or used as a master for electroforming a second durable surface relief hologram for use as an embossing master. A suitable material is prepared from a polished silver plate exposed to halogen vapors. After exposure, the plate is developed and fixed, and the surface is differentially etched to form a surface relief suitable for hologram embossing. Daguerreotype processes are modified to make surface amplitude holograms and phase holograms. By etching through a metal film a semiconductor mask is obtained. By depositing a silver film directly on a wafer, masks are made with very high feature definition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising; subjecting to exposure a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising a support; a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one of a core/shell silver halide grain containing 3.0 mole % or more of silver iodide and a tabular silver halide grain containing 3.0 mole % or more of silver iodide; and a compound capable of releasing at a developing processing a restrainer or restrainer precursor which forms silver salt having the solubility product with a silver ion, of 1.times.10.sup.-9 or less, and thereafter; carrying out a color developing processing by using a color developing solution containing an aromatic primary amine type color developing agent, for a period of 120 seconds or less and so as to have a value of (developed silver amount at the maximum density portion)/(total silver amount), of 0.5 or less.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition suitable for a water-developing type photosensitive resin plate as a patrix of a matrix for a rubber plate which comprises a basic nitrogen containing polyamide; a monomer having polymeric unsaturated bond; a compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and are hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or a derivative thereof; m and n are integers of 0 to 2 and the sum of m and n is 1 to 3; and M is an alkaline metal, an alkaline earth metal or a transition metal, and a N-nitrosoamine compound of the formula (II) of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and are halogen, hydroxyl, carboxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or acyl group; X and Y are carbonyl or --O--; and p and q are 1 or 0, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A method for continuous processing of a silver halide color photosensitive material is disclosed. The process steps comprise developing a color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide comprising at least 80 mol % silver chloride, in a color developer solution containing a chloride ion concentration of from 3.5.times.10.sup.-2 to 2.0.times.10.sup.-1 mol/l, said developing step being conducted in a developer bath having a bath opening ratio (S/V) of at most 0.015 cm.sup.-1 wherein S is air-contacting area of the bath in cm.sup.2 and V is a total volume of the bath in cm.sup.3.

Abstract: The present inventions relate to a processing method for processing, with a developing time of not more than 180 seconds, a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support, provided thereon, with at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one emulsion layer containing silver iodo-bromide with not less than 0.5 mole% of silver iodine, in particular to an active processing method wherein, a light-sensitive material B not only containing silver iodo-bromide with an iodine content of not less than 0.5 mole% but also a magenta coupler and providing a maximum magenta density, after exposed, and being capable of only satisfying the maximum magenta dye density M of M<2.0 if exposed under specific conditions and then subjected to color developing of a duration of three minutes 15 seconds at 38.degree. C. with a specific developer solution, is capable of offering a maximum magenta density satisfying M.gtoreq.2.

Abstract: A process for the rapid development of imagewise exposed silver halide recording materials which contain on a layer support at least three light sensitive silver halide emulsion layers of different spectral sensitivity, with which a cyan coupler, a magenta coupler and a yellow coupler are in each case spectrally associated, comprising the following treatment steps:1. treatment of the photographic material with a solution I of a color developing agent or a salt thereof at pH 1 to 8 over a period of 1 to 10 seconds,2. treatment of the photographic material impregnated with the developing agent with an alkali-containing solution II at pH 10 to 14 over a period of 1 to 10 seconds.produces maximum color densities of the kind otherwise only obtained by conventional development over a period of 45 seconds.

Abstract: A process for processing a silver halide black and white photographic material, which comprises processing, after imagewise exposing, a silver halide black and white photographic material spectrally sensitized by a sensitizing dye with a processing solution containing at least one compound satisfying the following condition 1 and/or a salt thereof in an amount of at least 5.times.10.sup.-5 mol/liter;Condition 1:when 4 ml of an aqueous solution of 8.0.times.10.sup.-2 mol/liter of the compound is added to a mixture of 2 ml of an aqueous solution of 4.0.times.10.sup.-4 mol/liter of anhydro-5,5'-dichloro-9-ethyl-3,3'-bis(3-sulfopropyl)thiacarbocyanine hydroxide.pyridinium salt and 1 ml of an aqueous solution of 1.0.times.10.sup.-1 mol/liter of potassium chloride and the resultant solution is diluted with water to 10 ml, the molecular extinction coefficient of the aqueous solution at 624 nm is not higher than 1.0.times.10.sup.5.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material by fixing or bleach-fixing the material and immediately thereafter subjecting it to washing or stabilization, wherein (A) the silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of sensitizing dyes represented by the formulae (I) and (II) specified in the specification and at least one two-equivalent magenta polymer coupler which is derived from a specified monomer coupler, and (B) the amount of a replenisher in the washing step and/or the stabilization step falls within the range of 3 to 50 times, based on unit area of the material after being processed, the amount of each processing solution having been carried over from the preceding bath.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, wherein a washing bath is replenished with water in an amount of from 2 to 50 times the volume of the preceding bath which is carried over with the photographic material into the washing bath per unit area of the photographic material to be processed, and washing in the washing bath is carried out in the presence of at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a n-valent aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic linking group, wherein when n is 1, A represents a monovalent aliphatic, aromatic, or heterocyclic group, or a hydrogen atom; X represents --O--, --S--, or ##STR2## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group; R.sup.3 represents a lower alkylene group; R.sup.4 represents a lower alkyl group; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.1 and A, R.sup.1 and R.sup.3, R.sup.2 and A, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.

Abstract: A novel silver halide color photographic material is provided comprising a compound of the general formula (I):LIG-A-LVG (I)wherein A represents a group which reacts with an oxidation product of a developing agent to cleave the bond to LVG; LVG represents a coupling-off group; and LIG represents a group which reacts with metal ions to form a complex compound.A novel method of processing the instant silver halide color photographic material is provided including a processing step using a processing solution of an iron (II) ion concentration of 1.times.10.sup.-6 to 1 mol/l. In the processing step, the potential of a bath having a bleaching capacity containing an aminopolycarboxylic acid-iron (III) complex salt is 150 mV or less.

Abstract: Photographic elements and processes are described which employ a compound containing a hydrazide moiety attached by a linking group, comprising an acidic group or an active methylene group adjacent to an acidic group, to a heteroatom of a moiety containing a photographically useful group comprising a photographic dye or precursor thereof or a photographic reagent; wherein:(a) the hydrazide moiety is capable of being oxidized to an azo group by an oxidized developing agent,(b) the azo group formation causes the release of the photographically useful group, and(c) the released photographically useful group does not contain the linking group or the nitrogen atoms of the hydrazide moiety.

Abstract: Photographic recording materials which contain a developer substance or a precursor thereof produce better results if in addition they contain a sulphite, a disulphite or a compound capable of releasing sulphite in the photographic material.

Abstract: Direct positive photographic elements are disclosed employing internal latent image silver halide emulsions associated with developer autoxidation promoter agents constituted by 5 or 6 membered nucleus-containing heterocyclic compounds comprising an azomethine group, whose methine group is substituted with a 5-amino-1,2,4-triazolyl group, and/or copper complex compounds thereof.Preferably said direct positive photographic elements are multi-layer elements comprising internal latent image type type silver halide emulsion layers sensitized to different regions of the visible light and associated with image-dye providing compounds (photographic color couplers).

Abstract: In the presence of a novel antifoggant represented by the general formula (I), a silver halide photographic material which has at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support is development-processed. The developing solution is one containing both dihydroxybenzenes and 3-pyrazolidones, a developing solution containing both dihydroxybenzenes and aminophenoles, or a developing solution containing a primary aromatic amine developer to suppress markedly fog generation at much reduced sacrifice of sensitivity: ##STR1## wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, NH.sub.4 or a mercapto group-protecting moiety which can be split-off in the presence of an alkali; n represents 1, 2 or 3; R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or --COOR.sup.2 ; and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, NH.sub.4, or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group.

Abstract: An improved method of developing silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support is disclosed. In the improvement, said silver halide emulsion layer contains core/shell type silver halide grains having a shell thickness of 25 to 150 .ANG. wherein the surface of the core is subjected to chemical sensitization treatment and the surface of the shell is not subjected to chemical sensitization, and a developing solution contains a solvent for silver halide. It is possible to carry out spectral sensitization without causing a reduction in intrinsic sensitivity and to provide high-speed silver halide light-sensitive materials which are excellent in anti-fading property of latent images and excellent in stabilization with the passage of time using the above-described improved method.

Abstract: A process for obtaining highly stable color photographic images utilizes a silver halide photographic element comprising an essentially colorless, immobile compound which is capable of complexing with ferrous ions to form a dye. The complexing compound contains a complexing moiety which is represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m is zero or a positive integer 1 to 3, n and p are independently 0 or 1 and represents a single or double bond. Z is R.sup.1 --N.dbd., O.dbd., S.dbd., R.sup.1 --P.dbd., (R.sup.1).sub.2 P-- or (R.sup.1).sub.3 P.dbd., and when Z is (R.sup.1).sub.2 P--, n is 1, otherwise n is 0. R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently hydrogen, amino, hydroxy, mercapto, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic moiety. When R.sup.6 is so defined, p is 1 and is a single bond. If m is 0, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: Essentially colorless, hydrophilic ligand-releasing polymers are prepared from ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers represented by the structure: ##STR1## wherein R' is hydrogen or lower alkyl, COUP is a photographic color coupling moiety, LINK is a coupling-off group which can be cleaved by an oxidized developer composition, and LIG is a ligand capable of complexing with metal ions, while joined to the polymer, to form a dye. These polymers also have recurring units which impart hydrophilicity to the polymer. These polymers form metal complex dyes in unexposed areas of photographic elements only, while the ligand is cleaved from the polymer in the exposed areas and washed out of the element.

Abstract: A process of obtaining highly stable color masking dyes comprises use of an element which has a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an essentially colorless, immobile, ligand-releasing compound of the structure LIG-X. In this structure, X is a group which, as a function of silver halide development, is cleaved from LIG, and LIG is a ligand capable of complexing with metal ions while joined to X to form a color masking dye. A color masking dye is formed by developing the imagewise exposed areas of the described element with a developing agent to cleave LIG from X and washing substantially all of the cleaved LIG moieties in those areas out of the element, and treating the element with metal ions to form a masking dye complex with LIG-X in unexposed areas.

Abstract: A process of obtaining highly stable color images comprises use of an element which has a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an essentially colorless, immobile, ligand-releasing compound of the structure LIG-X. In this structure, LIG is a ligand which is capable of complexing with metal ions (e.g. ferrous ions) to form a metal complex dye, and X is a group which, as a function of silver halide development, is cleaved from LIG. A color image is formed by developing the described element after imagewise exposure with a developing agent to imagewise cleave the bond between the LIG and X, and treating the developed element with metal ions (e.g. ferrous ions) to form a metal complex dye image.