Abstract: A color reversal photographic element having a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a second layer containing a light insensitive silver halide emulsion. The element additionally has a bleach accelerating releasing compound in the second layer or in a layer associated therewith. A method of processing such elements is also provided.

Abstract: A conditioning or bleach accelerating solution can be used to process color photographic films, especially color reversal films, to minimize magenta dye fade while reducing the needed amount of formaldehyde stabilizer. This solution is provided in highly concentrated form and diluted up to 9:1 prior to or during use. The concentrate contains a formaldehyde precursor at 200 to 450 g/l, a sulfite at from 40 to 100 g/l, a bleach accelerating agent at 1.5 to 13.5, and a metal ion chelating agent at 5 to 45 g/l.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reversal color photographic print material.Said reversal material comprises a support with, in order, a substantially light-insensitive fine grain emulsion layer which does not take part in the image formation, a red-sensitive emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan-forming compler, a green-sensitive emulsion having associated therewith a magenta-forming coupler, a blue-sensitive emulsion having associated therewith a yellow-forming coupler.This arrangement allows to adjust the shape of the characteristic curve of red, green, blue-sensitive emulsion layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a color photographic processing method, and a product for color photography comprising, in addition to the conventional layers of light-sensitive silver halides, a non light-sensitive top layer.The method and photographic product enable sensitivity to be controlled during photographic processing.The invention also makes it possible to prevent deterioration of the processing baths.

Abstract: A conditioning or bleach accelerating solution can be used to process color photographic films, especially color reversal films, to minimize magenta dye fade while reducing the needed amount of formaldehyde stabilizer. These advantageous effects are achieved by including a secondary amine in the solution along with a formaldehyde precursor and a bleach accelerator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photographic element comprising a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer and in or adjacent said silver halide layer a colour coupler of one of the general formulas: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a subsituted or unsubstituted aryl or a subsituted or unsubstituted heterocylic group,R.sup.2 is a subsituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, primary or secondary alkyl group in which the carbon atom which joins R.sup.2 to rest of the coupler has at least one fluorine atom attached to it,R.sup.3 is an electron-withdrawing group, andX is H or a coupling-off group,and wherein the electron-withdrawing properties of R.sup.1 are such that the dye formed on coupling with oxidised colour developing agent 4-(N-ethyl-N-2-hydroxyethyl)-2-methylphenylenediamine has a .lambda..sub.max of from 537 to 570 nm.The invention also includes the coupler composition, methods of synthesizing the coupler and a method of forming an image in a photographic element.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer and in or adjacent said silver halide layer a color coupler of one of the general formulas: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a group substantially without any electron-withdrawing capability,R.sup.2 is a substituent not incompatible with the function of the compound,R.sup.3 is an alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group any of which may be substituted,provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 or R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 may together form a cyclic group containing at least one heteroatom, andX is a coupling-off group.The invention also provides a coupler composition, a dye composition, and a method of forming an image in the element of the invention.

Abstract: A silver halide color photograph light-sensitive material having an improved push-processing suitability. The material comprises a support having provided thereon at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer, and at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer. The layers adjacent to each of layer having a color sensitivity contain yellow colloidal silver.

Abstract: An improved color reversal element comprising: a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and a compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor, the element comprising a compound having the structural formulaCAR--(TIME).sub.n --INHwherein:CAR is a carrier moiety from which --(TIME).sub.n --INH is released during color development;TIME is a timing group; INH is comprised of a development inhibitor moiety selected from the group consisting of oxazole, thiazole, diazole, oxathiazole, triazole, thiatriazole, benzotriazole, tetrazole, benzimidazole, indazole, isoindazole, mercaptotriazole, mercaptothiadiazole, mercaptotetrazole, selenotetrazole, mercaptothiazole, selenobenzothiazole, mercaptobenzoxazole, selenobenzoxazole, mercaptobenzimidazole, mercaptobenzothiazole, selenobenzimidazole, benzodiazole, mercaptooxadiazole, or benzisodiazole, the INH havina an inhibitor strength greater than 1 (one), andn is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: A photographic recording material on a transparent support having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and optionally conventional interlayers and protective layers, characterized in that the photographic recording material contains, in at least one of the above-mentioned layers, a compound corresponding to formula I, II or III ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic group,R2 denotes hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio group,R.sub.

Abstract: A reversal photographic element, preferably a color reversal element, is provided with development inhibitors of a defined class, and an absorber dye. The combination improves acutance. The element has a light sensitive layer containing latent image forming silver halide grains, and an inhibitor containing compound in the light sensitive layer or a non-imaging record associated with the light sensitve layer, the compound having the structural formulaCAR-(TIME).sub.n -INHwherein:CAR is a carrier moiety from which -(TIME).sub.n -INH is released during color development;TIME is a timing group;INH is comprised of a development inhibitor moiety selected from the group defined in the specification, the INH having an inhibitor strength greater than 1. The element is further provided with a dye which absorbs light to which the light sensitive layer is sensitive. Elements of the present invention are preferably processed in a standard reversal process.

Abstract: Photographic reversal elements, preferably color reversal elements, and methods of processing them, which elements use both an inhibitor releasing compound in a causer layer and fogged grains in the receiver layer to obtain a high interimage effect. The elements can be processed by standard processing (which provides for exhaustive color development). The elements have at least a first and a second layer, the first layer containing latent image forming iodide containing silver halide grains and the second layer containing latent image forming silver halide grains. An inhibitor releasing compound is provided in the first layer or a non-imaging layer associated with the first and second layers, the inhibitor releasing compound having the structural formulaCAR-(TIME).sub.n -INHwherein:CAR is a carrier moiety from which -(TIME).sub.n -INH is released during-color development;TIME is a timing group;INH is comprised of a development inhibitor moiety; andn is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: A photographic film is disclosed particularly adapted for underwater photography. The film is comprised of a film support, a blue recording layer unit capable of forming a yellow dye image, a green recording layer unit capable of forming a magenta dye image, and a red recording layer unit capable of forming a cyan dye image. At an exposure temperature of 5500.degree. K. and an optical density of 0.8 above minimum density the red recording layer unit exhibits a speed that is (T/10) log E greater than that of the green recording layer unit, where E is exposure in lux-seconds and T is the light transmission distance in meters through water required to match the speed of the red recording layer unit to the speed of the green recording layer unit, T being in the range of from 1.5 to 15 meters.

Abstract: An improved color reversal element is disclosed capable of development in black and white developer, and of development in a color developer comprising:a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and a combination of compounds (A) and (B)Compound (A) capable of releasing a development modifier having the structural formulaM(Time).sub.n --INH(1)whereinM is a carrier, moiety from which --(Time).sub.n --INH(1) is released during black and white development to provide a weak inhibitor;Compound (B) having the structural formulaCAR--(TIME).sub.n --INH(2)wherein:CAR is a carrier moiety from which --(TIME).sub.n --INH(2) is released during color development to provide a strong inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reversal color photographic material.The material contains three elements which are photosensitive to the three regions of the spectrum respectively. Each element contains at least two emulsions having different speeds. In at least one of the elements, the fastest emulsion is a polydisperse emulsion exhibiting a sensitization higher than the optimum, the other emulsions being monodisperse emulsions.Obtention of a material less sensitive to the processing conditions, without degradation of the other photographic properties.

Abstract: A color reversal photographic element comprises a support bearing a red-sensitive, cyan dye-forming unit, a green-sensitive, magenta dye-forming unit, and a blue-sensitive, yellow dye-forming unit, each unit comprising a photosensitive silver halide layer and an image-dye forming coupler; the element contains an interimage effect-controlling means which is characterized as having the capability of simultaneously forming a red image of high relative chroma and a yellow-red tint image of substantially lower relative chroma when the element is exposed to a red color standard object having CIELab values for D.sub.55 reference white a*=30.46, b*=19.16, C*=35.98, L*=40.12 and a yellow-red tint color standard object having CIELab values for D.sub.55 reference white a*=17.26, b*=18.01, C*=24.95, L*=66.98; the resulting images have a red reproduction coefficient equal to or greater than 0.88 and a ratio of red reproduction coefficient to yellow-red tint reproduction coefficient equal to or greater than 1.15.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material, in which the photographic light-sensitive material is developed, the method comprising a step of processing the photographic light-sensitive material in a reversal bath containing at least one anionic surface active agent. A method of treating a silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material, in which the photographic light-sensitive material is developed, the method comprising a step of processing the photographic light-sensitive material in a reversal bath containing at least one nonionic surface active agent.

Abstract: A color reversal image forming process using a color reversal photographic material is disclosed. The process comprises an exposure step, a black and white development step, a reversal step, a color development step and a desilvering step. The color reversal photographic material comprises a support and one or more silver halide emulsion layers. According to one embodiment of the present invention, at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprises silver halide containing chloride of not less than 90 mole %, iodide of 0 mole % and bromide of not more than 10 mole %. According to another embodiment, at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprises silver halide containing chloride of not less than 88 mole %, iodide of 0.1 to 2 mole % and bromide of not more than 10 mole %. The silver halide emulsion layer further contains a compound represented by the formula (Ia) or (Ib): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.11 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a heterocyclic group or an aryl group; X.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises a support, a blue sensitive layer, a green sensitive layer and a red sensitive layer. The total silver content of the photographic material is not more than 1.0 g/m.sup.2. The photographic material further contains a compound represented by the formula (1a) or (1b): ##STR1## in which R.sup.12 is an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; M is --CO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --N(R.sup.15)CO--, --OCO-- or --N(R.sup.15)SO.sub.2 --; each of R.sup.14, R.sup.15 and R.sup.24 independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L is a divalent linking group necessary for forming a 5, 6 or 7-membered ring; each of R.sup.11, R.sup.13 and R.sup.21 independently is hydrogen or a substituent group of the hydroquinone nucleus; Time is a group which is released from the oxidation product of the hydroquinone nucleus to further release X; X is a development inhibitor; and t is 0 or 1. M preferably is --SO.sub.2 --, --N(R.sup.15)CO--, --OCO-- or --N(R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic recording material comprising a carrier and at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a non-photosensitive layer and optional conventional intermediate and protective layers, characterised in that the photographic recording material (1) contains at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a silver iodide content .gtoreq.3 mol % and an average grain diameter .ltoreq.0.4 .mu.m, and (2), at least in one layer, contains a compound having the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 denote hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical, an optionally substituted alkylthio, alkyloxy or arylthio radical, an optionally substituted amino group, OH or halogen or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together denote the radical for completing a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring,R.sub.4, R.sub.5 denote hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl or aryl radical, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic radical,R.sub.6, R.sub.

Abstract: When color reversal materials are developed by a process that comprises prolonged contact with the first, or black-and-white developer, images with a color mismatch or speed deficiency can occur. Such undesirable results can be reduced or eliminated by including in the reversal material, a layer of colloidal elemental silver. The layer can be adjacent to a light sensitive, silver halide-containing layer, which is present within a color record who's speed is to be increased in order to reduce the color mismatch. The amount of colloidal elemental silver employed is less than that used in the art to protect an underlying light sensitive, silver halide layer from exposure by unwanted light.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises a support, a blue sensitive layer, a green sensitive layer and a red sensitive layer and at least one non-light-sensitive layer. The non-light-sensitive layer is an intermediate layer arranged between the silver halide emulsion layers. According to the present invention, the non-light-sensitive intermediate layer contains a compound represented by the formula (1a) or (1b): ##STR1## in which R.sup.12 is an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; M is --CO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --N(R.sup.15)CO--, --OCO-- or --N(R.sup.15)SO.sub.2 --; each of R.sup.14, R.sup.15 and R.sup.24 independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L is a divalent linking group necessary for forming a 5, 6 or 7-membered ring; each of R.sup.11, R.sup.13 and R.sup.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least two green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers having different sensitivities on a support. The layer having the lowest sensitivity of the green-sensitive layers contains at least one type of coupler represented by Formula (M), and the layer having the highest sensitivity of the green-sensitive layers contains at least on type of coupler represented by Formula (N), Formula (I) or Formula (II), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, Z represents a nonmetallic atom group required to form a 5-membered azole ring containing two to four nitrogen atoms, said azole ring being able to have a substituent including a condensed ring, and X represents a group except for a hydrogen atom, which can split off during a coupling reaction with an oxidized form of a developing agent. Formula (N) represents a compound represented by Formula (M) in which the split-off group X is replaced by a hydrogen atom.

Abstract: A method for color reversal processing of an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising first developing in a black-and-white developing bath, next color developing in a color developing bath, and then desilvering in a bath having a bleaching ability. The black-and-white developing bath has a bromide concentration in the range of 0.025 to 0.1 mol/l and is used for the black-and-white development. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, the photographic material comprises at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having an average grain size of 0.3 .mu.m or less. In accordance with the invention, the maximum densities of the developed color images are increased without lowering of the sensitivity and contrast.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one cyan coupler-containing red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta coupler-containing green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one yellow coupler-containing blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the total light-sensitive silver halide grains in the photographic material have an average silver iodide content of 5.5 mol % or less, and said at least one of light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and a substantially light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer adjacent thereto comprises means for producing an interimage effect, said interimage effect satisfying at least one of relationships (a) and (b):(a)0.20.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(R.sub.0.5).ltoreq.0.40,0.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(R.sub.1.5).ltoreq.0.07,and0.18.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(R.sub.0.5)-.DELTA.logE(R.sub.1.5).ltoreq.0.35(b)0.25.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(G.sub.0.5).ltoreq.0.45,0.ltoreq..DELTA.logE(G.sub.1.5).

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal light-sensitive material comprising on a transparent support having a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler is disclosed, wherein the light-sensitive material has a magnetic recording layer containing from 4.times.10.sup.-3 to 3 g/m.sup.2 of a ferromagnetic powder, and the minimum density area of the light-sensitive material after development processing has a chromaticity having an a* value of from -5 to 5, a b* value of from -5 to 5, and an L* value of not less than 80 as calculated from tristimulus values in CIE 1964 X.sub.10 Y.sub.10 Z.sub.10 Colorimetric System under an illuminant C as specified in JIS Z8720 according to the method of JIS Z8729. The photographic material exhibits improved color reproducibility.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide color reversal photographic material comprising photosensitive silver halide photographic layers in which the average silver chloride content of the photosensitive silver halide emulsions is less than 7.0 mol %, at least one emulsion layer of the photographic layers consists of two or more emulsions having different average grain diameters, and the emulsion layer and/or the adjacent intermediate layer contains at least one compound that can release a photographically useful agent by redox reaction with the oxidation product of a developing agent. The silver halide color reversal photographic material of the present invention has a color-reversed image improved in graininess and sensitivity.

Abstract: A method for forming a photographic element includes steps of heating an emulsion containing grains of a radiation sensitive silver haloiodide to form a first melt, heating an emulsion containing grains of a silver salt effective to enhance the photographic properties of the silver haloiodide emulsion to form a second melt, and coating the first and second melts onto a photographic support to form an image recording layer. The silver salt grains are substantially insensitive to radiation at wavelengths at which said silver haloiodide grains are sensitive. The coating step is preferably carried out by blending the first and second melts together, then immediately coating the silver haloiodide emulsion onto the support. In a preferred embodiment, the silver salt is essentially silver chloride in the form of relatively fine cubic grains, and the silver haloiodide is in the form of tabular grains larger than the cubic grains.

Abstract: Photographic elements are described havinga silver halide emulsion layer,a pyrazoloazole coupler in reactive association with said silver halide emulsion, anda competitor for oxidized developer in reactive association with said coupler having the formula: ##STR1## R.sup.1 represents an electron donating group, R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, aralkyl or amino of the formula --NHR.sup.3, where R.sup.3 is phenyl or benzyl, with the proviso that at least one of the substituents R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 (a) represents a ballast group of sufficient size as to render the hydrazide compound non-diffusible in the photographic element prior to developement in alkaline processing solution and (b) comprises a polar group, andn is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: Photographic elements are described havinga silver halide emulsion layer,a 2-equivalent 5-pyrazolone coupler is reactive association with said silver halide emulsion, anda competitor for oxidized developer in reactive association with said coupler having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an electron donating group,R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, aralkyl or amino of the formula --NHR.sup.3, where R.sup.3 is phenyl or benzyl, with the proviso that at least one ofthe substitutents R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 (a) represents (1) a ballast group of sufficient size as to render the hydrazide compound non-diffusible in the photographic element prior to development in alkaline processing solution and (b) comprises a polar group, andn is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: Colored copies of outstanding quality are obtained from half tone originals by means of a color paper of extremely hard gradation if the silver halide emulsions of the color paper consists substantially of silver chloride and if, before the material is processed, a filtered, homogeneous exposure is carried out, extending from sub-threshold pre-exposure to an exposure which reduces the maximum color densities by 0.4 density units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photographic reversal process for the production of positive photographic images by imagewise exposure of the photosensitive material containing at least one silver halide emulsion layer, black-and-white first development of the material, chemical fogging or diffuse second exposure and subsequent color development, characterized in that1. at least one N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine derivative is used as sole developer in the first development,2. the first development bath contains at least one compound which prevents the developer oxidation product formed during the first development from reacting with the color couplers present in the color photographic reversal material to form image dyes,3.

Abstract: A method for forming a color positive image which comprises steps of:(a) exposing a color positive type silver halide material including a support having thereon at least two silver halide emulsion layers which have different spectral sensitivity distribution from each other, to light passed through a filter having at least one absorption band where light is absorbed in a sharp width; at least one absorption peak thereof being in a wavelength of from 480 to 520 nm or from 580 to 620 nm, the optical density of the absorption peak being at least 0.8; the 3/4 value width of the absorption peak, designated as W 3/4, being at least 5 nm and the 3/4 value width of the absorption peak and the 1/4 value width of the absorption peak, designated as W 1/4, satisfying the following relation:W3/4= W1/4.ltoreq.30 nm.and(b) developing the exposed material.

Abstract: A method of forming a color image which comprises subjecting a silver halide color reversal photographic material to imagewise exposure and then to color reversal processing, said color reversal photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer wherein the emulsion layers have an average silver iodide content of up to 5 mol %, and wherein the peak sensitivity of the red layer is in a range between 615 and 640 nm, wherein on the shorter wavelength side, 80% of the peak is in a range between 600 and 633 nm, 50% of the peak is in a range between 585 and 625 nm and 25% of the peak is in a range between 570 and 615 nm, and wherein on the longer wavelength side, 80% of the peak is in a range between 620 and 648 nm, 50% of the peak is in a range between 625 and 655 nm and 25% of the peak is in a range between 630 and 665 nm, wherein the wavelength difference between t

Abstract: A combination in a color photographic silver halide element and process of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular phenolic cyan dye-forming coupler with at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular pyrazolo[3,2-c]-s-triazole coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular pivaloylacetanilide yellow dye-forming coupler enables improved color saturation of dye images, better relation of speed to grain characteristics and reduced unwanted spectral absorption of dye images formed. This combination is particularly useful in color photographic silver halide materials and processes for forming improved reversal dye images.

Abstract: A photographic reversal process for the production of positive photographic images by imagewise exposure of the photosensitive material containing at least one silver halide emulsion layer, black-and-white first development of the material, chemical fogging, color development and bleaching, fixing, washing or stabilizing and drying, in which the material is transferred from the first development to the color development without any intermediate steps, such as intermediate washing or diffuse second exposure, the first development bath exclusively contains one or more N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine derivatives as developer and a tin(II) complex compound and is adjusted to a pH value of <8 and the color development bath likewise exclusively contains one or more N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine derivatives as developer and is adjusted to a pH value >10, requires considerably less time than the conventional process but produces equivalent results.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is described which is to be processed by a scheme including at least the step of development with a color developer having a pH of at least 11 wherein said material contains a specific pyrazoloazole based magenta coupler and a compound that react with the oxidized product of a color developing agent and which substantially lacks the ability to impart an image density. The color photographic material is improved in granularity and color reproduction and yet permits efficient desilvering.

Abstract: A direct positive image forming method comprising development processing an imagewise exposed direct positive photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a support having thereon at least one layer containing internal latent image type silver halide grains not having been previously fogged after fogging treatment or while fogging treatment, wherein the fogging treatment is conducted in the presence of a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 both represent a hydrogen atom or one of A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a sulfonyl group or an acyl group; G.sub.1 represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfoxy group, ##STR2## or an iminomethylene group; L.sub.1 represents a divalent linkage group; X.sub.1 represents --O-- or ##STR3## wherein R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group); Y.sub.1 represents ##STR4## R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a reflective support having a transmission density of not more than 0.8, having thereon, a photographic component layer comprising a silver halide emulsion layer and a layer including at least one anti-halation layer formed closer to said support than said silver halide emulsion layer is disclosed. In the photographic material, degradation of image sharpness due to use of a reflective support having low transmission density is prevented.

Abstract: A method for forming a high contrast negative image comprising the steps of:(a) imagewise exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, said emulsion layer or other hydrophilic colloid layer containing at least one hydrazine derivative; and(b) developing said exposed silver halide photographic material in an developer solution containing:(1) a dihydroxybenzene developing agent;(2) at least one auxiliary developing agent selected from a 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone auxiliary developing agent and a p-aminophenol auxiliary developing agent;(3) at least 0.3 mol per liter of a sulfite; and(4) at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Y represents a group capable of adsorbing to silver halide; A represents a divalent linking group; B represents an amino group, an ammonium group or a nitrogen containing heterocyclic group; m is 1, 2 or 3; and n is 0 or 1; to form a high contrast negative image.

Abstract: A combination in a color photographic silver halide element and process of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular naphtholic cyan dye-forming coupler with at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular pyrazolo[3,2-c]-s-triazole coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular pivaloylacetanilide yellow dye-forming coupler enables improved color saturation of dye images, better relation of speed to grain characteristics and reduced unwanted spectral absorption of dye images formed. This combination is particularly useful in color photographic silver halide materials and processes for forming improved reversal dye images.

Abstract: Improved bleach-accelerating compositions that are especially useful in the reversal color processing of photographic elements are comprised of a bleach-accelerating agent and a dye-stabilizing agent. Formaldehyde precursors function as particularly effective dye-stabilizing agents in such compositions. The bleach-accelerating composition is utilized subsequent to the color developing step and prior to the bleaching step and serves to enhance the effectiveness of the bleaching step and to provide improved dye stability.

Abstract: A process for producing a silver halide photographic paper that has on a support at least one photographic constituent layer incorporating a silver halide developing agent and at least one photographic constituent layer containing both a polymer latex and an emulsified dispersion of an oil-soluble fluorescent brightener dissolved in a high-boiling point organic solvent wherein said emulsified dispersion is preliminarily mixed with said polymer latex, the resulting mixture then being incorporated in a selected photographic constituent layer.

Abstract: Improved bleach-accelerating compositions that are especially useful in the reversal color processing of photographic elements are comprised of a bleach-accelerating agent and an ethyleneoxy-substituted fatty acid ester of sorbitan. The bleach-accelerating composition is utilized subsequent to the color developing step and prior to the bleaching step and serves to enhance the effectiveness of the bleaching step. Incorporation of the ethyleneoxy-substituted fatty acid ester of sorbitan in the bleach-accelerating composition serves to avoid or at least minimize problems of scum formation which commonly occur in such compositions.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal pohotosensitive material is disclosed, comprising a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers on a substrate, wherein 50% or more of the total projected area of silver halide grains contained in at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers is occupied by tabular silver iodobromide grains having an average thickness of 0.5 micron or less, an average diameter of 0.5 micron or more, an average aspect ratio of at least 5/1, and a silver iodide content of 4.0 mol % or less, and said tabular silver iodobromide grains are negative-type silver halide grains forming a latent image mainly inside the grains.

Abstract: In a reversal process for the formation of color photographic images which consists of a black and white development (first development) to obtain a first negative image, followed by exposure and/or uniform fogging of the residual silver halide and a further processing (including a second color development), to obtain a second visible (in transparency) color positive image, of a silver halide color multilayer material which comprises, coated on a support base, one or more red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers associated with dispersed non-diffusing hydrophobic cyan couplers, one or more green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers associated with dispersed non-diffusing hydrophobic magenta couplers and one or more blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers associated with dispersed non-diffusing hydrophobic yellow couplers, the improvement which consists of the reversal development of said magenta-forming layer being performed in the absence of a significant presence of oil.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for continuously processing a color reversal photographic material. After black and white development, the color reversal photographic material is rinsed in a bath wherein the replenishing amount per unit area of the photographic material is 3 to 50 times as much as the amount of processing solution carried over from the preceding bath in terms of volume ratio and the pH is 9.5 or below.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on the support, which material is characterized in that at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer or at least one layer adjacent thereto contains at least one of the compounds represented by the following general formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV): ##STR1## All the symbols used are as defined in the Specification.

Abstract: A photoresist and etch method is used to manufacture valve elements of an ink jet printer. The method involves the building of successive layers upon a substrate, with the layers including conductive spacer layers which may be dissolved and plated layers that resist the dissolving. The resulting structure is a very small structure manufactured to extreme accuracy.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material, in which the photographic light-sensitive material is developed, the method comprising a step of processing the photographic light-sensitive material in a reversal bath containing at least one anionic surface active agent. A method of treating a silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material, in which the photographic light-sensitive material is developed, the method comprising a step of processing the photographic light-sensitive material in a reversal bath containing at least one nonionic surface active agent.