Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material. The material has, on a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a compound that forms a dye by a coupling reaction with a developing agent in an oxidized form, and a binder. The method comprises processing the light-sensitive material such that a silver density of the at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer during development is 4×105 g/m3 or more.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has a red-, green-, and blue-sensitive emulsion layer in this order from the side closest to a support.

Abstract: A color photographic element containing a support bearing: (a) a red record comprising, in order from the support, a less and a more red light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each having associated therewith at least one cyan dye-forming coupler; (b) further from the support a green record comprising, in order from the support, a less and a more green light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each having associated therewith at least one magenta dye-forming coupler, and (c) still further from the support, a blue record comprising in order from the support, a less and a more blue light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each having associated therewith at least one yellow dye-forming coupler; wherein: (d) there is located below and only below the most red light sensitive layer of the red record a relatively non-light sensitive “small 3-D emulsion layer” that is substantially free of red light absorbing dye.

Abstract: An image-forming method using an exposure head having plural beam light sources that correspond to each exposure point and that emit each light with the same wavelength, to subject to exposure a light-sensitive material provided at least with a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion and a binder on a support, which method comprises arranging M sets of the beam light sources in a sub-scanning direction, perpendicular to a main scanning direction, along which the exposure head is moved, at predetermined intervals, and allowing the light-sensitive material to move in the sub-scanning direction, in steps of a distance of (the length of the exposure head in the aligned direction)/N (N≧2), to carry out superposing exposure N times, with an exposure time per exposure being 10−3 sec or less, thereby forming M×N pixels per exposure head in every M sets of exposure point, to form an image, wherein the silver halide emulsion contains Ir, in an amount to be added of 10−7 to 10−10 mol per mol of

Abstract: A light sensitive silver halide color photographic element having a common chromogenic coupler and a distinct developer associated with each color forming layer unit is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the light sensitive silver halide color photographic element has a red light sensitive silver halide layer unit and a first blocked coupling developer, a green light sensitive silver halide layer unit and a second blocked coupling developer and a blue light sensitive silver halide layer unit having a third blocked coupling developer and wherein each layer unit has the same chromogenic coupler. In a second embodiment, the light sensitive silver halide color photographic element has a red light sensitive silver halide layer unit and a first blocked coupling developer, a green light sensitive silver halide layer unit and a second blocked coupling developer and a blue light sensitive silver halide layer unit having a third blocked coupling developer.

Abstract: High contrast color images can be obtained from aerial color photography by rapidly processing certain color photographic silver halide films with a color developing composition under certain conditions. The color developing composition can have a pH of from about 10.2 to about 10.6 and a color developing agent at a concentration of least 0.015 mol/l. Color development is carried out for less than 180 seconds at from about 40 to about 42° C. The resulting color images have a contrast greater than 0.83, low Dmin, low granularity and high sharpness and resolution.

Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material, which has a support which comprises at least one blue-sensitive, yellow-coupling silver halide emulsion layer nearest the light source and at least one green-sensitive, magenta-coupling silver halide emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive, cyan-coupling silver halide emulsion layer which are further from the light source than is the at least one blue-sensitive layer, and which contains at least one cyan masking coupler which has its maximum absorption above 650 mn, the red-sensitive layers have their maximum sensitivity at 620±20 nm and the absorption of the masking coupler at the maximum sensitivity of the red-sensitive layers is at most 70% of its absorption at 690 mn, is distinguished by improved colour reproduction and colour saturation in the magenta layer without loss of sensitivity.

Abstract: This invention relates to an imaging element comprising a translucent polymer sheet, and at least three photosensitive dye forming coupler containing layers on the face side of said sheet, wherein said at least three photosensitive forming coupler containing layers comprise a cyan dye forming layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler in combination with a red sensitized photosensitive emulsion, a yellow dye forming layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler in combination with a blue light sensitive photosensitive emulsion, a magenta dye forming layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler and a green light sensitive photosensitive emulsion, and on the backside of said translucent polymer sheet at least one dye forming coupler that forms at least one dye that is spectrally distinct from the dyes on the face side of said translucent sheet.

Abstract: A color light sensitive material can be rapidly processed and is suitable for both surface exposure and high intensity scanning exposure. The exposed light sensitive material has excellent sharpness and residual color. The silver halide color photographic light sensitive material has on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye forming coupler, and at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye forming coupler. The characteristic colors of yellow, magenta and cyan are obtained using exposures according to a logarithmic relationship.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for forming a color image comprising exposing a color photographic material, wherein the color photographic material comprises a support having provided thereon at least (1) a photosensitive layer capable of forming a yellow image by imagewise exposure and processing, (2) a photosensitive layer capable of forming a magenta image by imagewise exposure and processing, and (3) a photosensitive layer capable of forming a cyan image by imagewise exposure and processing, each of said photosensitive layers is sensitive to the radiant rays in the range of from 380 to 900 nm, each photosensitive layer has different wavelength corresponding to the maximum spectral sensitivity, the maximum spectral sensitivities of photosensitive layers (1) to (3) gradually diminish from the photosensitive layer having the maximum spectral sensitivity at the shortest wavelength to the photosensitive layer having the maximum spectral sensitivity at the longest wavelength, and exposure is performed by using at least

Abstract: High contrast color images can be obtained from aerial color photography by rapidly processing certain color photographic silver halide films with a color developing composition under certain conditions. The color developing composition can have a pH of from about 10.2 to about 10.6 and a color developing agent at a concentration of least 0.015 mol/l. Color development is carried out for less than 180 seconds at from about 40 to about 42° C. The resulting color images have a contrast greater than 0.83, low Dmin, low granularity and high sharpness and resolution.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color photographic element comprising at least four imaging layers including: a first light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a cyan image dye-forming coupler; a second light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a magenta image dye-forming coupler; a third light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a yellow image dye-forming coupler; and a fourth light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a fourth image dye-forming coupler for which the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the dye formed by the fourth image dye-forming coupler upon reaction with color developer has a CIELAB hue angle, hab, from 225 to 310°. The element provides improved color gamut.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color photographic element comprising at least four imaging layers including:a first light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a cyan image dye-forming coupler;a second light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a magenta image dye-forming coupler;a third light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a yellow image dye-forming coupler; anda fourth light sensitive silver halide imaging layer having associated therewith a fourth image dye-forming coupler for which the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the dye formed by the fourth image dye-forming coupler upon reaction with color developer has a CIELAB hue angle, h.sub.ab, of from not less than 355.degree. to not more than 75.degree.. The element provides improved color gamut.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photosensitive material comprising a support and a photosensitive layer formed thereon. The photosensitive layer comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide emulsion, a developing agent, a compound which forms a dye by a coupling reaction with an oxidized form of the developing agent, and a binder.

Abstract: The method for the aptitude testing of protein fractions containing factor VIII the further processing of which comprises a pasteurizing step is performed in such a way that the starting material is examined for fragments within a range of from 20 to 50 kD. Fragments of factor VIII within this range evidently cause inhibitor formations in patients pretreated with factor VIII. Batches contaminated with such fragments can also be utilized, i.e., for the preparation of a high purity virus-free factor VIII by size exclusion chromatography on hydrophilic materials.

Abstract: The invention provides photographic element comprising a first light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan dye-forming coupler, a second light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a magenta dye-forming coupler, and a third light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a yellow dye-forming coupler,wherein the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the dye formed by the cyan coupler upon development with a p-phenylenediamine developer has a density between 0.7 and 0.78 at 600 nm and a density between 0.8 and 0.91 at 610 nm. Such an element enables an increase in the color gamut for imaging.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material including a substrate having a photographic constituent layer coated thereon including at least one light-sensitive layer which includes a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a developing agent, a compound capable of forming a dye by a coupling reaction with the oxidation product of the developing agent, and a binder, the light-sensitive material after the exposure thereof being put together with a processing material including a substrate having a constituent layer coated thereon including a processing layer comprising a base and/or a base precursor, in the presence of water supplied to the light-sensitive layer of the light-sensitive material or to the processing layer of the processing material in an amount ranging from 1/10 to the equivalent of an amount which is required for the maximum swelling of the entire coating layers of these materials, so that the light-sensitive layer and the processing layer face each

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 silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains a silver halide emulsion consisting of tabular silver halide grains not containing a cavity extending through two major planes opposing each other and having an average aspect ratio of 1.5 or more, except that 20% or more of the tabular silver halide grains started to be developed containing a cavity extending through the major planes when the silver halide emulsion was developed with a color developer containing a silver halide solvent and a p-phenylenediamine-based color developing agent for 60 sec. A method for forming images includes the step of performing color development for the material for 25 to 90 sec by using a color developing solution containing thiosulfate, methanethiosulfonate, thiocyanate or at least one of the silver halide solvents represented by the formula (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) each defined in the specification.

Abstract: A color negative photographic element is disclosed that is constructed with the following layer unit coating sequence, starting with the support: slower red, slower green, slower blue, faster red, faster green and faster blue. A surprising enhancement in speed is realized when color development is undertaken in a time (S) ranging from 15 to 110 seconds and a development temperature (T) ranging from 40 to 65.degree. C., development time and temperature being chosen to satisfy the relationship:(T)(log S).gtoreq.75.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising an emulsion layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler, an emulsion layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler, an emulsion layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler wherein said magenta coupler comprises ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b independently represent H or a substituent; X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group; and Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c are independently a substituted methine group, .dbd.N--, .dbd.C--, or --NH--, provided that one of either the Z.sub.a --Z.sub.b bond or the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond, and when the Z.sub.4 --Z.sub.c bond is a carbon-carbon double bond, it may form part of an aromatic ring, and at least one of Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c represents a methine group connected to the group R.sub.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention comprises a silver halide light sensitive photographic print element comprising a support bearing on one side thereof: a blue color sensitive record comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, a red color sensitive record comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, and a green color sensitive record comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer; wherein the overall contrast (OC) of the green record is greater than 1.9, and the mid-scale contrast (MSC) of the green record is about 3.2 or more, wherein the parameters OC and MSC are as defined herein.

Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic print element is disclosed comprising a support bearing on one side thereof: a blue color sensitive record comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, a red color sensitive record comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, and a green color sensitive record comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer; wherein the overall contrast (OC) of the green record is greater than 1.9, the mid-scale contrast (MSC) of the green record is less than 3.2, and the upper-scale contrast (USC) of the green record is greater than 3.2, wherein the parameters OC, MSC and USC are as defined herein.

Abstract: A color light-sensitive material advantageous in that a ratio of .gamma. in a short time processing using a color developer containing a silver halide solvent to .gamma. in a standard time processing using a color developer containing no silver halide solvent is from 0.8 to 1.2 in any case of yellow, magenta and cyan and an image formation method using the same.

Abstract: A color photographic element which comprises a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a non-light sensitive interlayer containing a ballasted 5-carbamoyl-1,3-dihydroxybenzene compound. The element exhibits an improved ability to prevent oxidized developer from diffusing away from the imaging layer in which it formed and into other color records where it can form the wrong color dye.

Abstract: Silver bromide color negative films can be rapidly processed using shortened color development times and specific amounts of color developing agent and bromide ion. After development, and optionally desilvering or fixing, the developed film is scanned to form density representative digital signals for the color records. These signals are then digitally manipulated to correct both interimage interactions and gamma mismatches around the color records to produce a digital record that is capable of providing a display image having desired aim color and tone scale reproduction. That digital record can then be stored or used to provide corrected display images, such as color prints, using output display devices.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material for a color filter comprising at least three silver halide emulsion layers having different spectral sensitivities and each silver halide emulsion layer contains couplers which form blue, green and red by coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a developer, wherein the amount of the couplers in a red coloring layer is adjusted so that each transmission density of the yellow and magenta dye components measured when all the couplers in the red coloring layer are subjected to color development is 1.5 or more, and a black matrix part becomes substantially black of transmission density of 2.5 or more when all the couplers on a support are subjected to reaction.

Abstract: Photographic elements are disclosed in which exposure to at least one portion of the spectrum is recorded by a silver halide emulsion layer unit as an image having its optical density provided by silver. The layer unit is comprised of a plurality of radiation sensitive silver halide emulsion layers that are responsive to the same region of the spectrum, but differ in sensitivity, including a non-wandering silver halide reducing agent. A molar ratio of reducing agent to silver halide in one of the emulsion layers is less than that stoichiometrically required for complete silver halide reduction to silver. A higher molar ratio of reducing agent to silver halide is contained in a remaining of the two emulsion layers.

Abstract: Silver halide light sensitive photographic print elements are disclosed comprising a support bearing on one side thereof: a blue color sensitive record comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, a red color sensitive record comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, and a green color sensitive record comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer; wherein at least one of the color records has a fixed best fit contrast less than or equal to 2.2, wherein the fixed best fit contrast for a color record is defined as the slope of a straight line connecting a point B and a point C on the characteristic curve of Status A density versus log Exposure for the color record, where points B and C are located by defining a point A on the characteristic curve at the log Exposure required to attain a density level of 1.

Abstract: A color image can be rapidly provided by color developing an imagewise exposed, duplitized color photographic element that has an ISO of at least 25. The duplitized elements have at least one light sensitive silver halide imaging layer or color recording unit on each side of the support.

Abstract: Duplitized color silver halide photographic elements have an ISO of at least 25 and at least one photosensitive imaging layer or color recording unit on each side of the support. Such elements can be rapidly processed to provide desired color images.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one layer comprising at least one substituted hydroquinone and adjacent said at least one layer comprising substituted hydroquinone, at least one layer comprising coupler Magenta-1 ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b independently represent H or a substituent; R.sub.c is a substituent; X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group; and Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c are independently a substituted methine group, .dbd.N--, .dbd.C--, or --NH--, provided that one of either the Z.sub.a --Z.sub.b bond or the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond, and when the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a carbon-carbon double bond, it may form part of an aromatic ring, and at least one of Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c represents a methine group connected to the group R.sub.b, wherein the ratio of gelatin to organic component in said layer comprising magenta 1 is greater than 1.

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 color negative photographic film wherein on the curve of density versus log E for each color sensitive record: (1) a straight line, which connects the point at density Dmin+0.1 and the point at 1.5log E above the exposure required for density Dmin+0.2, has a mathematical slope .ltoreq. 0.50; and (2) the difference in log E is .gtoreq.1.7 between the point 0.9log E above the exposure required for density Dmin+0.2 and the point where the density difference is 0.1 between the curve and the straight line which results from a linear regression of the three density points at exposures 0.3log E, 0.9log E, and 1.5log E above the exposure required for the density Dmin+0.2; and (3) the difference in log E is .gtoreq.1.20 between the exposure needed for density Dmin+0.1 and the point that corresponds to the exposure, in lux-seconds, of 9.2/(Film Speed). The exposure of the foregoing gray card is a typical normal exposure based on the film speed rating (i.e. the film is not overexposed or underexposed).

Abstract: An improved image forming method is disclosed which comprises contacting both an originating photographic element and a display photographic element with substantially similar processing solutions. The originating photographic element is characterized in that it contains at least 50 mole percent silver chloride grains and no more than 2 mole percent silver iodide, based on total silver forming the grain projected area. The grains are tabular grains bounded by {100} faces having adjacent edge ratios of less than 100 and each having an aspect ratio of at least 2.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which has on a reflective support at least one light-sensitive layer containing silver halide emulsion grains, wherein said reflective support has at least one waterproof resin coated layer which contains at least 2 g/m.sup.2 of a white pigment in waterproof resin coated layer at the light-sensitive layer coated side and further at least one light-sensitive layer contains at least one compound represented by following general formula (I) in a molecular dispersion state of a monomolecule or a dimer; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, the sum total of the atomic weights of at least one of (R.sub.1 +R.sub.3) and (R.sub.2 +R.sub.4) being not more than 160; n represents 0, 1, or 2; and M represents a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material having, on a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which comprises processing after exposure to light said silver halide color photographic material, wherein the silver halide in said emulsion layer contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride, and said photographic material has a white pigment-containing hydrophilic colloid layer coated on the support, the coating amount of the white pigment being 2 g/m.sup.2 or more, with a color developer containing chloride ions in an amount of 0.04 to 0.25 mol/l.

Abstract: A color negative photographic film with at least one color record thereof having a mid-scale contrast less than or equal to 0.45, wherein the mid-scale contrast for the color record is defined as the slope of a straight line connecting a point C and and a point D on the characteristic curve of density versus log Exposure for the color record, where points C and D are located by defining a point A on the characteristic curve at a density level 0.1 above minimum density, a point B is located on the characteristic curve at an exposure value +1.0 Log Exposure beyond point A, and points C and D are located at exposure values -0.45 log Exposure and +0.45 log Exposure with respect to point B, respectively. Use of such a color negative film is particularly advantageous in making telecine transfers.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I are suitable as photographic yellow couplers ##STR1## In formula I, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2 mean residues to complete 5-, 6- or 7-membered rings of an aromatic or heteroaromatic nature; these rings may be substituted with substituents R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 ;X means H or a substituent which is released under chromogenic development conditions.

Abstract: Motion picture prints made with the dye transfer, or imbibition (IB) process have a reputation for superior image quality and permanence. The process offers unique control over the dynamic range and color gamut of the prints. This invention provides for the insertion of a digital link in the traditional path of the image between the original record and the dye transfer print. The digital link provides digital means for alerting the color information in the image thereby simplifying the chemistry of the process, and enabling the manufacture of dye prints as a theatrical release medium for images originated either electronically or on film.

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: The invention provides a cyan color producing silver halide emulsion layer or a magenta color producing silver halide emulsion layer wherein said at least one layer has an exposure range of at least 0.6 log E from the point where the instantaneous contrast is 1.0 and wherein the instantaneous contrast of said layer increases as a function of increasing exposure over at least 70 percent of said exposure range.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material for use in preparing a color proof image from a halftone image information is provided, comprising a support having thereon blue-sensitive, green-sensitive and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, in which at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers comprises silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 80 mol % and of which the reflection densities, when unprocessed, at wavelengths of 450, 550 and 700 nm each are not less than 0.8.

Abstract: The process for forming a video image with a telecine transfer device typically comprises (a) exposing a color negative photographic film comprising red, green and blue color sensitive records which generate image dyes upon exposure and processing of the film, (b) processing the exposed film to form a developed image, and (c) converting the developed image into video signals representative of the developed image with a telecine transfer device, wherein the peak spectral absorbance wavelength of the image dyes generated by the red color record of the film is substantially more offset from the red peak spectral response of the telecine transfer device than the peak spectral absorbance wavelength of the image dyes generated by the green color record of the film is offset from the green peak spectral response of the the telecine transfer device.

Abstract: A method of fixing a developed photographic silver halide material comprising at least 2 silver halide layers sensitized to different regions of the spectrum, comprising placing the material in face-to-face contact with a fixer sheet in the presence of a processing solution and a silver halide solvent which forms a solubilized silver halide species from the undeveloped areas of the material, wherein the fixer sheet contains reducing means capable of forming metallic silver therein from the solubilized silver halide.

Abstract: A method for forming a color image of a color negative photographic material which comprises subjecting a color negative photographic material to a color development processing, said color negative photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, having a specific photographic sensitivity of 100 or more and having each of the gradients .gamma..sub.AR, .gamma..sub.AG and .gamma..sub.AB of 0.5 to 0.9 after standard color development processing within the range of from 3 minutes to 4 minutes of the color development time, said gradients .gamma..sub.AR, .gamma..sub.AG and .gamma..sub.AB each being a gradient of the red-sensitive, green-sensitive and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, respectively, obtained after conducting the standard color development processing, wherein each of the gradients .gamma..sub.

Abstract: An electronic printing method which comprises subjecting a radiation sensitive silver halide emulsion layer of a recording element to actinic radiation of at least 10.sup.-4 ergs/cm.sup.2 for up to 100 microseconds duration in a pixel-by-pixel mode is disclosed. The radiation sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a silver halide grain population comprising at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, forming the grain population projected area. At least 50 percent of the grain population projected area is accounted for by tabular grains that are bounded by {100} major faces having adjacent edge ratios of less than 10, each having an aspect ratio of at least 2.

Abstract: An image is formed in a color photosensitive material through scanning exposure by using at least one semiconductor laser excited solid laser including a semiconductor laser, a non-linear optical element and means for controlling the temperature thereof as a light source for producing a laser beam. The laser beam is modulated by an external modulator in accordance with the image to be formed. Among the combinations of photosensitive layers and laser beams, at least two laser beam light sources are such that a laser beam has a wavelength falling within .+-.20 nm from the maximum wavelength in the spectral sensitivity distribution of the corresponding photosensitive layer. Each photosensitive layer has a spectral sensitivity distribution with a peak width of up to 40 nm.

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: Disclosed is a method for forming a silver halide color photographic image comprising:exposing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material for photographing which comprises a support and provided thereon at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer (B layer), at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer (G layer) and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer (R layer) to light to obtain a latent image; processing said latent image to obtain a color negative image;printing said color negative image on a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material for printing which comprises a support and provided thereon a yellow color-forming layer (Y layer), a magenta color-forming layer (M layer) and a cyan color-forming layer (C layer) to obtain a color photographic image; wherein:(A) the spectral sensitivity distribution of the G layer S.sub.G (.lambda.) has a maximum value at a certain point .lambda..sub.