Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photosensitive material is disclosed: (i) subjecting a full-color photographic material to scanning exposure to three lights each having different wavelength; (ii) processing said exposed full-color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent and containing chloride ion in amount of from 3.5.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-1 mole/liter and bromide ion in an amount from 3.5.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-1 mole/liter.

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

Abstract: A developer liquid suited for use in development of photographic silver halide emulsion layer materials which liquid contains:1) hydroquinone or a substituted hydroquinone as sole developing agent or said hydroquinone as main developing agent in combination with an auxiliary developing agent in an amount less than 10 mole % with respect to the main developing agent,2) an inorganic compound yielding free sulphite ions in an amount of at least 5 grams per liter,3) an organic anti-fogging agent corresponding to the following general formula (Z): ##STR1## wherein: X.sup.2 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group including said groups in substituted form or an amino group including said group in substituted form;the amount of anti-fogging agent being in the range of 50 mg to 1 g per liter,4) a polymer containing a plurality of alkylene oxide units, and5) the necessary alkaline material to have in said liquid a pH of at least 10.5. Optional additives can also be present in the developing liquid.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is disclosed which comprises processing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide having a silver iodide content of at least 2 mol % with a color developing solution, wherein said color developing solution contains at least one compound represented by formula (I), bromide ion in an amount of from 1.0.times.10.sup.-2 to 5.0.times.10.sup.-1 mol per liter and iodide ion in an amount of not more than 1.0.times.10.sup.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing a hydroxylamine compound and at a small opened surface ratio of the color developer by using an automatic processor. According to the disclosure, a rapid development excellent in decreasing the fluctuation of photographic properties for a high-silver-chloride silver halide color photographic material can be carried out.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photosensitive material is disclosed.The method comprises developing a color photographic light-sensitive material composed of a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide comprising at least 98 mol % silver chloride;in a color developer solution comprising a primary amine color developing agent, and having a chloride ion concentration of from 4.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.times.10.sup.-1 mol/l, and a bromide ion concentration of from 5.times.10.sup.-5 to 5.times.10.sup.-4 mol/l.When used in rapid processing methods, the method according to the invention prevents fogging streaks, and provides high maximum density and low minimum density images.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having a thin film of metal or metal oxide on a substrate; said thin film having mirror surface reflection properties or secondary diffuse reflection properties and having a surfaced reflectance of at least 0.5; said photographic material having thereon, in order outwardly from the support, an adhesive layer and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, by the steps which comprise developing the silver halide color photographic material with a developing bath containing a color developing agent and at least one compound represented by formulae (I), (II), (III) or (IV): ##STR1## wherein M each represents hydrogen, an alkali metal or an ammonium group; and R.sub.1 represents a lower alkyl group; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents --COOM, --PO.sub.3 M.sub.

Abstract: A processing method for silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which stably provides images having high contrast and high dot quality with little degradation in sensitivity by rapid processing.

Abstract: A process for development-processing a black-and-white silver halide light-sensitive material is disclosed, which comprises using a developer containing at least one compound represented by formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;M represents hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom, a quaternary ammonium salt, a quaternary phosphonium salt, an amidino group or a group capable of being converted to hydrogen or an alkali metal atom under alkaline conditions;n represents an integer of 1 or more; andZ.sup..crclbar. represents an anion.

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

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material, characterized in that the light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material contains a core-shell type-internal latent image type silver halide emulsion a shell of which contains at least silver chloride, and the light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material is processed with a color developing solution containing the compound represented by the following formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or substituents, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be combined to form a ring, provided that the case where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen atoms at the same time is excluded.

Abstract: A method of processing an imagewise exposed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material. The material contains a silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains which are sensitized with a monomethine dye. The material is processed with a developer solution containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent in the presence of at least one hydroxylamine derivative and at least one nitrogen containing heterocyclic mercapto compound.

Abstract: A method for forming an intensified color image by subjecting a silver halide color photographic material exposed imagewise to light, to color-development processing that uses a monobath development-intensifying solution containing hydrogen peroxide or a compound that releases hydrogen peroixide and a color-developing agent is disclosed. According to the color-intensifying method silver-saving can be attained using a greatly reduced amount of a processing solution.

Abstract: Method of processing photographic silver halide material wherein an imagewise release of the development inhibitor 1-aryltetrazole-5-thiol is achieved during processing.

Abstract: A process for forming a direct positive color image is disclosed, the process comprising imagewise exposing a photosensitive material containing at least one emulsion layer of silver halide of internal latent image type, which has not been preliminarily fogged, and a color image-forming coupler; developing said material using a surface developing solution containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent in the presence of a nucleating agent and/or in the condition that fogging exposure is carried out prior to the developing step or during the developing step; bleaching; and fixing, wherein said color coupler is a compound which is in itself substantially nondiffusible, and capable of forming or releasing a substantially nondiffusible dye upon oxidative coupling with said aromatic primary amine color developing agent and said development processing is carried out at a pH of 11.

Abstract: A photographic element is described which comprises a compound capable of scavenging oxidized developing agent to prevent stain and fog formation in developed color images.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for photographic processing of a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with high sensitivity and with less fog. This method comprises imagewise exposing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and then developing the exposed light-sensitive material in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by the following formulas (I)-(IV): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a group of atoms necessary to form a condensed aromatic ring which may have a substituent in addition to ##STR2## R represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or >N--R.sub.2 wherein R.sub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for forming a direct positive color image, wherein bleaching time is reduced and color reproduction is not deteriorated. According to the present invention, there is provided a process for forming a direct positive color image comprising exposing a photosensitive material comprising, on a support, at least one photographic emulsion layer containing previously unfogged internal latent image-type silver halide grains and a color image-forming coupler, color-developing the same in the presence of a nucleating agent and/or fogging light, and then processing it with a processing solution having a bleaching effect, characterized in that a bleaching accelerator is incorporated into the processing bath having the bleaching effect or a pre-processing bath, or said bleaching accelerator is incorporated into the photosensitive material.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material including a step of developing the material with a developer containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and at least one compounds represented by the following general formulae (Ia) and (Ib): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted alkyl group; R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7, which may be the same or different, each represents an unsubstituted alkylene group; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents ##STR2## --O--, --S--, --CO--, --SO.sub.2 or --SO--, or a combination thereof, and R.sup.8 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted alkyl group; and m and n, which may be the same or different, each is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and ##STR3## wherein R.sup.13 represents a substituted alkylene group; and R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11 and R.sup.

Abstract: The addition to an aqueous alkaline developer composition for silver halide photographic materials of a dialkylaminomethane diphosphonic acid compound sequestering agent increases the resistance of the developer composition against aerial oxidation and inhibits calcareous deposit formation.

Abstract: A method of forming a color image and a silver halide color photographic material comprising a reflective support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer containing at least one coupler which forms a dye upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and a silver halide emulsion which contains at least 80% by mol of silver chloride and substantially no silver iodide the method comprising processing with a color developing solution which contains not more than 0.002 mol of a bromine ion per liter and substantially no benzyl alcohol for a development time of not more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the presence of at least one compound represented by the following formulae (I), (II), or (III), as defined in the specification.The method of forming a color image and the silver halide color photographic material according to the present invention enable rapid processing to be conducted while controlling the fog formation with high sensitivity.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide photographic material comprising processing the silver halide photographic material in the presence of an antifoggant which is an organic compound which loses its developing restraining function by a reduction oxidation reaction with oxidized developers. The method improves the discrimination between image and non-image areas of the silver halide photographic material by the novel antifoggant which restrains fog selectively in non-image areas without decreasing photographic sensitivity and image density. The organic compound can be an anti-foggant which possesses a moiety according to the Kendall-Pelz rule and either a mercapto group or a cyclic NH group.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is described, which comprises treating said material after imagewise exposure with a color developer containing an aromatic primary amine developing agent and at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## in which X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each represents a divalent organic group. In accordance with this method, the stability and color-forming capacity of the color developer are remarkably improved, the increment of fog during continuous processing of photographic material is greatly reduced, and the color developer need not substantially contain benzyl alcohol.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing a support and, provided thereon, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, this silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains containing 90 mol % or more of silver chloride, a dye-forming coupler, and a compound represented by general formula [S]; ##STR1## wherein Q is a group of atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring or a 5- or 6-membered ring fused with a benzene ring and M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an ammonium group;the silver halide layer having been hardened by a hardener represented by formula [HDA] or [HDB]; ##STR2## wherein Rd.sub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide crystals, the silver chloride content of which being not less than 80 mol %, at least one compound which is represented by general formula [I], of which acid dissociation constant (Ka) and the solubility product (Ksp) with silver ion are not more than 1.times.10.sup.-8 and not more than 1.times.10.sup.-10, respectively; ##STR1## (wherein Z represents a group of atoms necessary to complete a heterocyclic ring) and at least one azaindene compound having at least one hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A photographic material having an excellent rapid processability, a high sensitivity and a less sensitivity variation due to a change of standing of the silver halide emulsion in the course of preparation of the light-sensitive material, and its preparation process are disclosed. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, and at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains highly chloride-containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol %, a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Abstract: There is provided a method of processing a silver halide color photographic material which comprises processing the silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and a specific hydroxylamine compound. According to this method the stability of a color developer is improved so that the increased fogging problem in continuous processing is lessened and the processing time is shortened.

Abstract: A photographic material comprising at least one blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is disclosed. The silver density of the emulsion layer is not less than 4.0.times.10.sup.-1 g/cm.sup.3 and the dry thickness of the layer is not more than 4.0 .mu.m. A core/shell type silver halide emulsion and a high-speed reaction type scavenger for the oxidation products of a developing agent are preferably used for the emulsion layer. The photographic material has a high sensitivity and provides an image having a superior sharpness and resolution.

Abstract: A processing composition for use in color diffusion transfer photograph is disclosed, comprising a compound represented formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form a ring; M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or ammonium; and Y represents a sulfonyl or carbonyl group.

Abstract: A photographic processing composition which comprises an aqueous alkaline solution, a silver halide developing agent and a substantially water-insoluble, cationic polyoxyethylene amine containing 2 or 3 mols of ethylene oxide.

Abstract: A method of effecting high contrast development of an image-wise exposed photographic silver halide emulsion layer material wherein the developing proceeds in an aqueous medium having a pH of 10 to 12 and containing:(a)(i) hydroquinone or a substituted hydroquinone,(ii) an auxiliary developing agent having a developing activity of such degree as to give when utilized in the Standard Development Test defined in the specification a relative development rate (f.sub.x) in the range of about 1-2(b) free sulphite ions in an amount of at least 5 grams per liter of the medium,(c) an organic anti-fogging agent, and(d) a polymer containing a plurality of alkylene oxide units having a molecular weight of at least about 1500.

Abstract: An aqueous alkaline photographic silver halide developer composition comprising a dihydroxy benzene developing agent, an auxiliary superadditive developing agent, an antifogging agent, an antioxidant and a buffering agent, characterized by the fact that the composition further comprises a stabilizing amount of an .alpha.-ketocarboxylic acid.The developer composition has a better resistance against air oxidation and can be left in continuous transport automatic processors for several days without undergoing any substantial decrease of its developing properties.The developer composition is particularly useful in a process for the formation of a high contrast silver image by developing silver halide photographic elements including at least a negative acting surface latent image type silver halide emulsion in the presence of a hydrazine compound, preferably in the additional presence of an effective amount of a contrast promoting agent.

Abstract: A method for processing silver halide photographic materials is disclosed. In this method a silver halide photographic material is developed in the presence of at least one compound represented by the following Formula [Ia] or [Ib]: ##STR1## wherein Ar is a benzene or naphthalene ring, F is a fluorine atom, Y and Y' are substituents, X is a bivalent atom or a bivalent linkage group. The compound may be contained in a processing solution or in the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material to be processed. A fog of the silver halide photographic material, especially a fog due to a storage of the materials at a high temperature can be considerably decreased.

Abstract: A process for processing silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises development-processing a silver halide photographic material in the presence of a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof with an inorganic or organic acid: ##STR1## wherein Z represents an atomic group of carbon atoms, nitrogen atoms, or a combination thereof forming a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered unsaturated heterocyclic ring, said unsaturated heterocyclic ring being optionally fused with a monocyclic or bicyclic aryl group;R.sup.0 represents ##STR2## R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, or a substituted aryl group;R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, an alkoxy group, a substituted alkoxy group, an amino group, or a substituted amino group;R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group; andR.sup.

Abstract: A process for processing a silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which comprises developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material with a black-and-white developer containing at least one compound selected from the compounds of Group A, at least one compound selected from the compounds of Group B, and preferably further at least one compound selected from the compounds of Group C, whereinGroup A consists of organic heterocyclic compounds represented by formulae (A-I), (A-II), (A-III), and (A-IV) ##STR1## Group B consists of benzoimidazole, indazole, benzotriazole, benzooxazole and benzothiazole compounds, not containing a thiol group, a thioether bond, a thioketone group, or a disulfide bond.Group C consists of compounds represented by formulae (C-I) and (C-II). ##STR2## wherein the symbols are as defined in the appended claims.

Abstract: A high contrast silver metal image can be formed in an exposed photographic silver halide emulsion layer material, the silver halide of which is at least 90 mole percent silver bromide, with the balance being silver chloride and/or silver iodide by developing the same in a developing medium in the presence of hydroquinone as sole developing agent, a large amount of sulphite derived from an inorganic sulphite compound, a nitro-indazole anti-fogging agent, and a polyoxyethylene polymer, and an inorganic alkaline compound to impart to the medium a pH of at least 10.5 provided the amounts of these ingredients meets certain requirements.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is developed with an alkaline black-and-white developer comprising (1) hydroquinone, (2) a 3-pyrazolidone-type developing agent, (3) a dialdehyde-type hardener, (4) at least one antifoggant selected from the group consisting of indazole-type antifoggants, benzimidazole-type antifoggants and benzotriazole-type antifoggants, and (5) at least one chelating agent selected from the group consisting of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid, 1,3-diamino-2-propanoltetraacetic acid, glycol ether diaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic acid, aminotrimethylenephosphonic acid and alkali metal salts of said acids.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing a hydrazine derivative of the general formula (I):R.sub.1 --NHNHCHO (I)wherein R.sub.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, is developed with high contrast by the use of an aqueous alkaline developer having a pH value of 10.5 to 12.3 and comprising the following components (1) through (5):(1) a dihydroxybenzene type developing agent;(2) a p-aminophenol type developing agent;(3) at least 0.3 mol/l of a sulfite preservative;(4) 0.05 to 0.30 mol/l of an alkanolamine of the general formula (II):(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 N--R.sub.2 (II)wherein R.sub.2 is a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; and(5) 10.sup.-4 to 10.sup.-2 mol/l of a mercapto compound of the general formula (III); ##STR1## where M.sub.1 and M.sub.2 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or an ammonium group;whereby a negative image of high contrast may be formed on said photographic material.

Abstract: A process for forming photographic image is disclosed, comprising photographically developing, in the presence of a polyalkylene oxide compound, a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material including at least one silver halide emulsion layer and containing in at least said emulsion layer or other hydrophilic layer a compound represented by formula (I). ##STR1## wherein: A and A' each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkalihydrolyzable group;R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 each represents a group capable of substituting a hydrogen atom on the hydroquinone nucleus, with R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, A and R.sub.1, or A and R.sub.2 together form a ring; andX represents a group which shows a development-inhibiting effect after being released.

Abstract: Radiation sensitive silver halide photographic elements are disclosed which are protected from fog by aromatic tellurochalcogenides. The aromatic tellurochalcogenides can be initially incorporated in the photographic element as manufactured or during processing.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support, at least one silver halide layer on the support, said emulsion layer being associated with a dye-providing compound, and an image-receiving layer on the same support as above or on another support, wherein said photographic light-sensitive material is able to provide a transferred dye image composed of a diffusible dye or its precursor released or derived from the dye-providing compound as a result of development under a strong alkaline condition in the presence of at least one meso ionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate compound. In the present material, fog can be prevented efficiently without causing the problems of a reduction in sensitivity and a decrease in rate of development.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for processing, by the silver salt diffusion transfer technique, a photographic material which contains a developing agent and at least one each of a silver halide photographic emulsion layer and an image receiving layer containing nuclei for physical development. The composition contains about 0.03 mol/l to about 0.10 mol/l of a phosphate salt and about 0.3 mol/l to about 1.0 mol/l of a compound of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, respectively; m and n are each 0 or 1, provided that m and n are not 0 at the same time. The processing composition allows for obtaining a high contrast image by the silver salt diffusion transfer technique.

Abstract: Method for forming a dye image comprising imagewise exposing and processing a silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material having a support and coated thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide crystals, wherein said silver halide crystals consist essentially of crystals having at least 80 mole % of silver chloride, said developing taking place in a developer essentially free from bromide ion and having a pH value of at least 9.5, in the presence of a p-phenylenediamine color-developing agent and a compound of the formula ##STR1## having an acid dissociation constant of not more than 1.times.10.sup.-8 and a solubility product with silver ion of not more than 1.times.10.sup.-10, wherein Z, together with N forms a heterocyclic ring, said compound.

Abstract: The processing time of exposed photographic silver dye bleach materials is shortened by using a bleach preparation which contains a strong acid, a water-soluble iodide, a water-soluble organic nitro compound, an anti-oxidizing agent, a bleach catalyst, an organic photographic developing agent and/or a benzotriazole derivate.

Abstract: The present invention deals with novel antifogging compounds and their use in a method of photographic reproduction comprising developing a photographic material having at least one exposed silver halide emulsion layer in the presence of a 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole compound wherein the phenyl group bears a substituent comprising at least one thioether function.

Abstract: A method of rapidly processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having high sensitivity and high covering power using a developing solution is disclosed. The developing solution contains a combination of a silver halide solvent and a particular anti-foggant. The rapid processing is not attended by increase in fog and deterioration of graininess. The photographic material contains a surface latent image type silver halide emulsion and a silver halide emulsion having fogged nuclei inside the grains in a single layer formed by coating the mixture thereof, or in a double layer formed by coating them separately. The anti-foggant has the general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, a nitro group, a cyano group or a halogen atom; and R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, a halogen atom or an alkyl group.

Abstract: Photographic assemblages and processes are described employing positive-working redox dye-releasers and a processing composition containing a ketal blocked quinone which is soluble therein. After processing, when the pH is lowered, the free quinone is released for reaction with residual electron transfer agent present in the assemblage to prevent it from reacting with the dye releaser, which would otherwise cause further dye release. D.sub.min stability is thereby improved.

Abstract: A process for the development of color photographic light-sensitive material is described. The process comprises color developing an exposed light-sensitive material in the presence of a compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, NH.sub.4 or a protective group for the mercapto group which undergoes cleavage by the action of an alkali; R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and R' is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms. This process prevents the formation of color development fog without seriously reducing sensitivity.

Abstract: A developer for developing a silver halide light-sensitive material and an image forming method using the developer are disclosed. The developer contains a compound represented by the following formula I or II and a compound containing a thioether group. ##STR1## wherein Y, Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are each a hydrogen atom or a mercapto group, and R and R.sub.1 are each a substituent. A silver halide light-sensitive material containing silver halide grains comprising not less than 50 mol % of silver chloride and have a ratio of (100) surface and (111) surface of not less than 5 is preferably used in the image forming method. Developing speed and sensitivity of light-sensitive material can be rised by use of the developer.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color photographic material in which the color developer used comprises an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and a compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents a trivalent group necessary to complete a condensed ring;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an alkylene group, an arylene group, an alkenylene group, or an aralkylene group;and, if desired, does not contain a substantial amount of benzyl alcohol to achieve improved stability and color developability of the color developer and a reduction of fog generation in the running development process.