Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material by use of an automatic processor is disclosed, comprising the steps of developing an exposed photographic material with a developer, fixing with a fixer, washing and drying, wherein a swell ration of overall hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer and a protective layer provided on one side of a support is not more than 150%; and the developer, which contains substantially no dihydroxybenzene compound comprises a compound represented by the following formulas in combination with a 3-pyrazolidone compound or an aminophenol compound, and a carbonate salt in an amount of 0.35 mol/l or more.

Abstract: When a double-sided photographic silver halide photosensitive element having a crossover light quantity of up to 15% is processed through an automatic processor, it is developed with a developer containing an ascorbic acid type developing agent. By restricting the drag-out of the developer to 1.0 ml or less per 10.times.12-inch size sheet, the photosensitive element can be processed and effectively dried so as to produce high-quality images free of residual color.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide black-and-white photographic light sensitive material comprising a transparent polyester support having thereon hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, by the use of an automatic processor, the method comprising the steps of developing with a developing solution; fixing with a fixing solution, washing and drying, wherein the polyester support is a biaxially stretched polyester film obtained from a naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and a diol; the developing solution and the fixing solution being prepared by dissolving, in water, a solid developing composition and a solid fixing composition, respectively.

Abstract: A class of pyrazolidone compounds suitable for use as electron transfer agents in photographic development comprises pyrazolidones substituted in the 1-position by an aromatic group that is substituted in the ortho, meta or para position by -O-CO-R, wherein R is a monovalent organic group having up to 24 carbon atoms. This ester group is hydrolyzable in an alkaline developer solution, thereby deactivating the electron transfer agents after a period of time and reducing the contamination effect of seasoning into the developer solution. Photographic recording materials can be developed in reactive association with the electron transfer agent. The electron transfer agent can be present in the photographic recording materials, or in develper solutions.

Abstract: A developing processing method and an image forming method are described, which comprise the steps of (a) exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer; and (b) developing the exposed silver halide photographic material with a developer containing a developing agent, containing substantially no dihydroxybenzene developing agent, containing an auxiliary developing agent exhibiting a superadditive property, containing a quaternary onium salt compound, and having a pH value of from 9.5 to 11.5, or a developer containing a developing agent, containing substantially no dihydroxybenzene developing agent, and having a pH value of from 10 or less.

Abstract: A development processing method comprising developing a silver halide photographic material with a developing solution, (i) wherein the silver halide photographic material comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and contains: (a) at least two kinds of light-sensitive silver halide emulsions which are each spectrally sensitized and have sensitivities different from each other with respect to a certain exposure wavelength; and (b) at least one hydrazine derivative in at least one of the silver halide emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloidal layers, and (ii) wherein the developing solution is substantially free from a dihydroxybenzene compound, has a pH of from 9.0 to 10.5 and contains: (1) at least one ascorbic acid developing agent and (2) at least one auxiliary developing agent represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layers comprises fine polymer particles containing at least one hydrazine compound represented by the following general formula (NB):A--(B).sub.m (NB)wherein A represents a connecting group; m represents an integer of from 2 to 6; and B represents a group containing a hydrazine structure. The sliver halide photographic light-sensitive material exhibits an ultrahigh contrast, an excellent storage stability and an excellent processing stability and is prevented from the occurrence of processing unevenness. A method for processing the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is also disclosed.

Abstract: An image formation method, which comprises the steps of imagewise exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one layer of a silver halide emulsion chemically sensitized with at least one selenium or tellurium compound, and then subjecting the material to development-processing with a developer containing substantially no dihydroxybenzene developing agent but containing a developing agent represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: There is disclosed novel color-developing agents of the formula (I). There is also disclosed silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials and image-forming methods, using the color-developing agent. The color-developing agent is excellent in color-forming property, and the image obtained from the color-developing agent is good in hue. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 each represent a group of nonmetal atoms required to form, together with the carbon atom, a monocyclic 5-membered aromatic ring or a 5-membered aromatic ring condensed with another ring, with the proviso that at least two of R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are nitrogen atoms; and Z represents an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an amidino group, or an imidoyl group.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image formation process which comprises developing a photographic material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer, and a hydrazine derivative and a specific phosphonium compound of formula (1) with a developer which is substantially free of a dihydroxybenzene developing agent, contains a specific developing agent of formula (2) and at least one p-aminophenol derivative, and has a pH value of not more than 10, and a development process which comprises developing a photographic material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer, and a hydrazine derivative and a nucleation accelerator, with a developer having a pH value of from 9.0 to 10.5 and containing a first developing agent selected from ascorbic acid and a derivative thereof and a second developing agent selected from aminophenol and a derivative thereof, wherein a solution having the same composition as the fresh developer but a higher pH value than the fresh developer is used as a development replenisher.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic light sensitive material, using an automatic processor, the method comprising the steps of developing an exposed silver halide photographic light sensitive material with developer containing a compound represented by the following formula (1); and then fixing the developed material with fixer, formula (1) ##STR1## wherein the average flow velocity of the developer is 20 cm/second or more.

Abstract: Black-and-white elements, such as radiographic films, can be handled and processed in roomlight because they include certain light absorbing dyes and desensitizers. Processing is carried out by developing the exposed element using a developing composition having a pH of less than 10. The developed elements are fixed using a fixing composition having a pH of from 10 to 11.5, and comprising specific amounts of fixing agent and sulfite to solubilize silver halide and to bleach or decompose the light absorbing dyes. The processing method is carried out quickly, usually within 120 seconds.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide light sensitive photographic material comprising a support having thereon hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein a dextran and a leuco dye compound each are independently contained in the hydrophilic colloid layer(s), the photographic material being processed with a developer containing a reductone as a developing agent.

Abstract: A method for forming a superhigh contrast image which comprises the steps of image-exposing a silver halide photographic material having a silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support, the layer comprising silver halide grains containing 50 mol % or more of silver chloride and 1.times.10.sup.-8 to 1.times.10.sup.-6 mol of a complex of rhodium, ruthenium, rhenium, or osmium per mol of silver halide, being spectrally sensitized so as to have the maximum sensitivity in the wavelength region of 750 nm or more, and further containing a hydrazine compound; and processing with a developer which contains a developing agent of a ascorbic acid type and does not substantially contain that of a dihydroxybenzene type, the silver halide photographic material being processed with the developer which causes less harm to the environment.

Abstract: A development processing method of a silver halide black-and-white photographic material is described, which comprises the steps of (a) exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and (b) developing the exposed silver halide photographic material with a developer, wherein at least one layer of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a hydrophilic colloid layer contains at least one hydrazine derivative represented by the following formula (I); the developer contains substantially no dihydroxybenzene compound; and the developer contains (1) a developing agent selected from ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid and derivatives thereof, (2) a developing agent represented by the following formula (II), and (3) an auxiliary developing agent exhibiting a superadditive property. ##STR1## The formulae (I) and (II) are described in the specification in detail.

Abstract: A black-and-white developing composition includes as ascorbic acid developing agent, an auxiliary super-additive developing agent, borate buffer and a preservative. The composition pH is from 7 but less than 9. The composition can be formulated from two separately packaged parts that may be in dry or liquid form. The borate buffer is present to maintain the desired pH, and the two developing agents are present in desired molar ratios for optimal developing activity. Improved photographic properties are obtained while avoiding the use of environmentally unfriendly dihydroxybenzenes.

Abstract: A developer for a silver halide photographic photosensitive material containing at least one of monocyclic dimercaptotriazine compounds, bis-type dimercaptotriazine compounds, mercapto-1,2,4-triazine compounds and dimercaptopyrimidine compounds, and a process for developing a silver halide photographic photosensitive material using the developer. The compounds of the present invention provides excellent effect in preventing silver stains without affecting the photographic properties of the photographic material.

Abstract: The invention concerns a developer solution for processing silver halide photographic products. This developer solution contains an ascorbic acid developing agent, a auxiliary developing agent which is a substituted phenidone and a development accelerator which is a thioether having an ammonium group, a triazolium thiolate or a substituted thioalkane.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is provided which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer wherein said light-sensitive layer or another hydrophilic colloidal layer provided on the support contains a compound represented by formula (I) and a hydrazine derivative represented by formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydroxyl, hydroxylamino, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, alkoxy, phenoxy, alkyl, aryl, alkylthio, or phenylthio group, ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 represents an aliphatic or aromatic group; R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino or hydrazino group; G.sup.1 represents a --CO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --SO--, --P(O)R.sup.4, --CO--CO--, thiocarbonyl or iminomethylene group; and A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, or one of A.sup.1 and A.sup.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid developer for photographic silver halide photosensitive material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer containing at least 50% based on the projected area of tabular silver halide grains with an aspect ratio of at least 3.0 and having a swelling factor of 130-250%. In the liquid developer containing ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof as a developing agent or preservative, a compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group or C1-C3 alkyl group and R.sub.3 is a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group is added for preventing the developer from coloring with the lapse of time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for developing a silver halide photographic material, which comprises processing the silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains, with a substantially hydroquinone-free developing solution containing (i) a compound represented by formula (A) as a developing agent, wherein at least 50% of the sum of the projected area of the silver halide grains are tabular silver halide grains having an aspect ratio of 3.0 or more, and said developing solution contains (ii) a compound represented by formula (B): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and ##STR2## wherein X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Y represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal ion, a quaternary ammonium ion or a quaternary phosphonium ion.

Abstract: Photographic developing compositions are provided that are free of dihydroxybenzene developing agents and are used in the processing of photographic elements. The developing compositions have a pH in the range of from 10.1 to 10.9 and comprise at least 0.17 moles per liter of an ascorbic acid developing agent, 0.3 to 0.5 moles per liter of a sulfite and 0.2 to 0.4 moles per liter of a carbonate buffer. Also provided is an ecologically advantageous method for processing photographic elements which utilizes the non-toxic developing compositions.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a developer for silver halide photographic products comprising a co-developing agent of the 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone type. These co-developing agents comprise solubilizing groups which are not attached directly to the phenyl ring or the pyrazolidine ring, and improve the stability of the developer composition.

Abstract: A photographic silver halide photosensitive material comprising a silver halide emulsion of silver halide grains containing at least 20 mol % of AgCl, tabular grains having an aspect ratio of at least 2 accounting for at least 50% of the projected area of all silver halide grains, and having a Ag coverage of 0.5-1.5 g/m.sup.2 and a gelatin coverage of 0.7-2.1 g/m.sup.2 per one surface and a swelling factor of less than 180% is processed through an automatic processor by replenishing a developer containing an ascorbic acid type compound as a developing agent in an amount of 25-150 ml/m.sup.2 and a fixer in an amount of 13-300 ml/m.sup.2. The invention is successful in producing images of quality while reducing the amounts of replenishment and spent solutions, increasing processing stability, and eliminating silver sludging.

Abstract: Disclosed are 4-(N,N-dialkylamino)aniline compounds having a 4-N substituent which is a polyethyleneoxy group and which forms a condensed ring with benzene ring, such as aniline compounds having the following structure, a processing composition containing such a compound and a method for forming a color image with the processing solution. The aniline compound is useful as a color developing agent capable of having a low fog density and sufficient yellow and cyan image densities and suitable for the rapid process.

Abstract: There is described a method of processing silver halide photographic material in a processing machine using a developing solution which comprises either a hydroquinone type developing agent or a reductone type developing agent, together with an electron transfer agent as an auxiliary developing agent, and with at least one basic compound the anion of which is carbonate, sulphite or hydroxide, where in the presence of a compound of formula (I), Ar is an aromatic ring or heterocyclic aromatic ring which is optionally substituted.

Abstract: A solid processing composition in the form of granules or a tablet for use as a replenisher of a developer for processing a silver halide black-and-white photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, wherein the solid processing composition is substantially free from a dihydroxybenzene as a developing agent and comprises a cyclodextrin compound.

Abstract: A method for processing an exposed black and white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material includes the steps of: (1) developing the exposed light-sensitive material with a developing solution, (2) fixing the developed material with a fixing solution, (3) washing the fixed material with water which is replenished in an amount of from 0 to 3 liter/m.sup.2 of the exposed light-sensitive material, and (4) drying the washed material. The developing solution is replenished with a solid photographic composition. This solid photographic composition includes a developing agent selected from the group of a dihydroxybenzene developing agent represented by Formula I and a developing agent represented by Formula II (provided that the developing agent represented by Formula II may form a sodium salt, a potassium salt or a lithium salt). Formulae I and II are as follows: ##STR1## In the formulae, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic activation material is disclosed comprising a film support, on one or both sides thereof at least one gelatino silver halide emulsion layer and between said emulsion layer and said support a hydrophilic undercoat layer comprising as a binder at least 50% of a loaded latex polymer, said latex polymer being loaded with at least one developing agent, further characterised in that water absorption during activation processing is not higher than 2.5 g per gram of binder present in said material.

Abstract: A black-and-white developing composition includes as ascorbic acid developing agent, an auxiliary super-additive developing agent, borate buffer and a preservative. The composition pH is from 7 but less than 9. The composition can be formulated from two separately packaged parts that may be in dry or liquid form. The borate buffer is present to maintain the desired pH, and the two developing agents are present in desired molar ratios for optimal developing activity. Improved photographic properties are obtained while avoiding the use of environmentally unfriendly dihydroxybenzenes.

Abstract: There is disclosed novel color-developing agents of the formula (I-1), (I-2), (1-3), or (1-4). There is also disclosed silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials and image-forming methods, using the color-developing agent. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom or an aliphatic group substituted with at least one halogen atom; R.sup.2 represents a substituent; L represents --CONR.sup.4 --, --COO--, --CO--, --SO.sub.2 NR--, --C(.dbd.NR.sup.4)NR.sup.5 --, or --C(.dbd.NR.sup.4)O--; R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic, aryl, or hererocyclic group; in formula (I-1), n is 1 or 2, m is 0 or 1, and the sum of n and m is 1 or 2; in formulae (I-2) to (I-4), n is 1 to 3, m is 0 to 2, and the sum of n and m is 1 to 3. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.1 and R.sup.1, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.2, respectively, do not bond together to form any ring. R.sup.

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

Abstract: A solid developing composition for processing a silver halide photographic light sensitive material is disclosed which contains a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a compound represented by the following formula (2): formula (1) ##STR1## formula (2) ##STR2##

Abstract: A photographic silver halide element, such as a radiographic film, can be developed using a black-and-white developing solution containing an ascorbic acid developing agent. This solution is replenished with a replenisher solution of basically the same components but the amounts may be greater. Moreover, the replenisher solution pH is from 0.1 and up to 0.3 pH units higher than that of the developing solution. Both developing and replenisher solutions are free of hydroquinone. Replenishment can be carried out at relatively low rates with less impact on the environment without sacrificing sensitometric performance.

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

Abstract: A method of developing an exposed black and white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with developer using an automatic processor is disclosed, the developing comprising supplying replenisher for developer in an amount of not more than 200 ml per m.sup.2 of the material, the material containing a hydrazine derivative and an infectious development nucleation agent, and the developer having a pH value of 10.0 to 11.2 and containing a dihydroxy benzene compound, a 3-pyrazolidone compound or an aminophenol compound, a sulfite of 0.3 to 1.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a photographic material constituting layer, which is processed with a developer containing as a developing agent a reductone represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, andn represents an integer of from 1 to 4,wherein the photographic material constituting layer contains a calcium compound in an amount of not more than 10 mg/m.sup.2 of the photographic material in terms of calcium.

Abstract: A method for forming a color image comprises the step of developing an image-wise exposed silver halide color photographic photosensitive material at the presence of the following color developing agent or its analogue. According to this method, the rapid process can be attained, forming an image having only a slight fog, sufficient yellow and cyan image densities and a high image fastness.

Abstract: A method of processing an exposed silver halide photographic light sensitive material is disclosed which comprises the steps of:developing the exposed material with developer, the developer being replenished with developer replenisher and the developer containing no dihydroxy benzene and containing a developing agent represented by the following Formula ?1!: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent an alkyl group, an amino group, an alkoxy group or an alkylthio group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combine with each other to form a ring, k represents 0 or 1, and X represents --CO-- or --CS--;fixing the developed material;stabilizing the fixed material with a washing water which is replenished with water replenisher in a replenishing amount of 0.5 to 2 liter/m.sup.2 or with a rinsing solution which is replenished with a rinsing replenisher in a replenishing amount of 0 to 2 liter/m.sup.2 ; anddrying the stabilized material.

Abstract: A method of reproducing an electronically stored medical image on a hardcopy material is disclosed, said material comprising a support and on only one side thereof a silver halide emulsion layer and a hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein said emulsion layer comprises red sensitized homogeneous cubic silver chloride, silver chloroiodide, silver chlorobromide or silver chlorobromoiodide crystals having not less than 70 mole % of chloride ions and preferably not less than 90 mole %; not more than 1 mole % of iodide ions and an average crystal size of from 0.12 to 0.30 .mu.m and more preferred from 0.15 to 0.25 .mu.m; wherein said crystals are coated in an amount, expressed as an equivalent amount of silver nitrate of from 2 to 6 g per sq.m.

Abstract: A developing composition for a silver halide black-and-white photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a compound represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by formula (2) or (3): ##STR1##

Abstract: A method of processing a black and white silver halide photographic light sensitive material, using an automatic developing machine, the method comprising the steps of:exposing the material; anddeveloping the exposed material with developer, the developer being replenished with developer replenisher and the developer containing a dihydroxybenzene developing agent or a developing agent represented by Formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 independently represent an alkyl group, an amino group, an alkoxy group or an alkylthio group, or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 combine with each other to form a ring; M represents a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom; k represents 0 or 1; and X represents --CO-- or --CS--,wherein the method satisfies the following inequality:1.1.ltoreq.D.sub.R /D.sub.S .ltoreq.2.5in which D.sub.S represents the developing agent concentration of a fresh developer and D.sub.R represents the developing agent concentration of a running developer in stationary state.

Abstract: By means of a development intensification process for processing color photographic silver halide materials, the silver halide emulsions of which contain more than 90 mol. % of AgCl and less than 0.8 g of silver halide per m.sup.2 (stated as the equivalent quantity of AgNO.sub.3), short processing times accompanied by stable replenishment rates are obtained if at least one compound of the formulae (I), (II) or (III) is used as the developer substance in a quantity of 0.002 to 0.04 mol/l of developer solution ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 to R.sub.3, R.sub.10 to R.sub.17, R.sub.21 to R.sub.23, m, n and Y have the meaning stated in the specification.

Abstract: A black-and-white developing composition includes as ascorbic acid developing agent, an auxiliary super-additive developing agent, borate buffer and a preservative. The composition pH is from 7 but less than 9. The composition can be formulated from two separately packaged parts that may be in dry or liquid form. The borate buffer is present to maintain the desired pH, and the two developing agents are present in desired molar ratios for optimal developing activity. Improved photographic properties are obtained while avoiding the use of environmentally unfriendly dihydroxybenzenes.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains, a surface protective layer as an uppermost layer, and a hydrophilic colloid layer other than said at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and said surface protective layer, wherein the sum of the silver amount contained in each of said at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.8 g/m.sup.2 to 1.5 g/m.sup.

Abstract: An image-forming process developing a previously image-exposed silver halide photographic material with an alkaline developer containing a reductone compound as a main developing agent in the presence of a 1,2,5-thiadiazole compound and/or a 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole compound, and the silver halide photographic material and the photographic developer being used for the process are disclosed. In this case, the 1,2,5-thuiadiazole compound and/or the 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole may be contained in the silver halide photographic material and/or the alkaline developer. Super high-contrast images for photomechanical process having a gamma of higher than 15 and having no pepper and less fog can be obtained.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive material comprising, in a hydrophilic colloid provided on a base, a color-developing agent represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; X.sup.1, X.sup.3, and X.sup.5 each represent a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an arylsulfinyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, or a heterocyclic group; and X.sup.2 and X.sup.

Abstract: A processing method for a silver halide photographic material is described, which comprises developing an exposed silver halide photographic material with a developing solution comprising:(a) an ascorbic acid developing agent,(b) an auxiliary developing agent exhibiting superadditivity,(c) an alkali agent necessary to maintain the pH from 9.2 to 9.8, and(d) a carbonate in a concentration from 0.30 mol/liter to 0.60 mol/liter.

Abstract: Negative images of super-high contrast can be formed by developing an exposed silver halide photographic photosensitive material in the presence of at least one compound selected from the compound of formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.3, together with nitrogen atom to which they are attached, may form a ring; L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 independently represent an alkylene group, an arylene group or a repeated alkyleneoxy group having at least two repeated alkyleneoxy units, which groups may be optionally substituted; A represents an atom selected from hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur or a divalent linkage group constituted from these atoms; and m and n represent 0 or 1, and the compound of formula (2) ##STR2## wherein R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material by an automatic processor is disclosed. The processing method comprises the steps of (1) developing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with a developer being in a developing tank of said automatic processor while replenishing a developer replenisher in a rate of from 50 ml to 330 ml per square meter of the light-sensitive material processed and (2) fixing said developed silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with a fixer being in a fixing tank of said automatic processor while replenishing a fixer replenisher in a rate of from 50 ml to 330 ml per square meter of the light-sensitive material. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on a surface of a support which is a stretched film composed of a styrene copolymer having a syndiotactic structure or a composition containing said styrene copolymer.