Abstract: Silver halide photographic material which has a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a solid micrograin dispersion of compounds represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein, T.sup.0, T.sup.1 and T.sup.2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a cyano, nitro, carboxy, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carbamoyl, amino, sulfonamido, carbonamido, ureido, sulfamoylamino, hydroxyl, alkenyl or acyl group, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy, alkyl, alkenyl, aryloxy or aryl group, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a group in which hydrogen atom substitution is possible, and R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 each independently represents an alkyl, aryl, vinyl, acyl or alkyl- or arylsulfonyl group, provided that rings may be formed by linkage of T.sup.1 with T.sup.2, R.sup.3 with R.sup.5, R.sup.4 with R.sup.6, R.sup.7 with R.sup.8, R.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic material having a hydrophilic colloidal layer that contains at least one cyanine dye with a 3H-pyrolopyridine, 4H-thienopyrrole, 6H-thienopyrrole, 4H-furopyrrole or 6H-furopyrrole nucleus which has in its dye molecule at least two acid groups or at least two substituents each having at least one --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OR group (where R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group).

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer containing surface latent image-type silver halide grains, coated on a reflective support, in which said at least one emulsion layer contains regular crystal grains of silver chloride or silver chlorobromide having a mean silver chloride content of 80 mol % or more on the basis of the total silver halide grains contained therein and substantially does not contain silver iodide, and in which a colloidal silver-containing layer is located adjacent to said emulsion layer, wherein at least one of said colloidal silver-containing layer, said emulsion layer and an interlayer therebetween contains at least one mercaptoazole compound. The material is, after having imagewise exposed, processed with a color developer within 90 seconds. The material forms an image with excellent sharpness and whiteness.

Abstract: There is disclosed a direct positive silver halide light-sensitive material which can be processed in ultra-rapid processing and have a higher sensitivity, a lower Dmin, an excellent antistatic property and less flactuation of the properties in storing. The light-sensitive material contains an electron-accepting compound in a silver halide emulsion layer, and a fluorinated surfactant and/or at least one of the compounds represented by Formulas I-a to II-b in a photographic component layer: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 represent independently a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfo group, a halogen atom, and a nitro group, provided that at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or a sulfo group.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer containing silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound provided on a support (the polymerizable compound is contained in microcapsules which are dispersed in the light-sensitive layer), characterized in that a colored layer is provided on the surface of the support, or the support is colored.

Abstract: A one-part coating composition for the backside of photographic prints and photographic prints so coated are described. The white coating is reflective, flexible, and water resistant.

Abstract: A direct positive photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon one or more hydrophilic colloid containing layers, wherein at least one of said hydrophilic colloid containing layers is an internal latent image type silver halide emulsion which has not been previously fogged and at least one of said emulsion layer or other hydrophilic colloid containing layer contains a colloidal metal or a colloidal water-insoluble metallic sulfide, selenide or telluride, and a method for forming a direct positive from the direct positive photographic material in which a light-sensitive material contains at least two layers containing colloidal silver.

Abstract: Polymers comprising repeating units having the structure: ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.3, D, Y, x, and y are as defined herein are useful for controlling wandering of filter dyes in photographic elements.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a transparent support and provided thereon a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the support is subjected to corona discharge treatment on its surface opposite to the side on which the emulsion layer is provided, and is provided thereon with a subbing layer containing a latex polymer, a non-gelatin layer containing a conductive polymer, and a gelatin layer containing a conductive polymer and a backing dye, in this order. The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material obtained by this invention can be handled in a roomlight environment when used as a light-sensitive material particularly in the field of printing plate making or the like, has a superior antistatic ability and a high sensitivity, and yet can obtain a photographic image with a high contrast, and also can stably obtain a halftone with a high quality and less fog.

Abstract: A method for making a color proof in a photo-mechanical process. The method comprises a step for exposing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to light through a black-and-white halftone dot image, and a step for developing said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material with a color developer. The photographic material is comprised of at least three silver halide emulsion layers which are different from each other in spectral sensitivity thereof, and at least one of these silver halide emulsion layers contains a specific yellow coupler and the color developer contains a specific color developing agent. A halftone color image having a color tone similar to that of image printed with printing inks can be obtained by the simplified process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photographic element comprising a dimensionally stable hydrophobic transparent polyester film support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at the side of said support opposite to that of said emulsion layer(s), a subbing layer essentially consisting of poly-N-vinyl pyrrolidone, and an antihalation layer comprising carbon black dispersed in a water-insoluble alkali-soluble copolymer of 1 to 65% by weight of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl methacrylate, 10 to 79% by weight of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl acrylate, and 10 to 50% by weight of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid.

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

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed for handling under a first radiation source and imagewise exposure to a second radiation source having a solid particle dispersion filter dye layer that absorbs radiation emitted to which the element is sensitive emitted by the first source.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a support, a silver halide emulsion layer provided on one side of the support, and a backing layer provided on the other side of the support is disclosed. Said support is transparent, and the transmittances of the support, the support plus the backing layer, and the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material in 450 nm, 550 nm and 700 nm satisfy the following equations;.alpha..sub.700 =T.sub.B700 /T.sub.A700 =0.20 to 0.50.beta..sub.700 =T.sub.A700 /T.sub.0700 =0.05 to 0.30.alpha..sub.550 =T.sub.B550 /T.sub.A550 =0.10 to 0.40.beta..sub.550 =T.sub.A550 /T.sub.0550 =0.10 to 0.50.alpha..sub.450 =T.sub.B450 /T.sub.A450 =0.20 to 0.50.beta..sub.450 =T.sub.A450 /T.sub.0550 =0.15 to 0.50wherein T.sub.0700, T.sub.0550 and T.sub.0450 represent the transmittances of the support in 700 nm, 550 nm and 450 nm, respctively; T.sub.A700, T.sub.A550 and T.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material having an improved safe-light insensitivity and, therefore, capability of being easily handled in the light room is disclosed. The material comprises a support; at least one silver halide emulsion layer being provided on one side of the support and containing silver halide grains containing at least 50 mol % of silver chloride, 10.sup.-4 to 10.sup.-8 mol per 1 mol of silver halide of a rhodium salt and a desensitizing dye; and at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer being provided on the other side of the support and containing at least one dye so that the absorbancy of the dye at the maximum spectral sensitivity wavelength (.lambda.max) of the densenitizing dye is not less than 0.3 and the absorbance ratio at the maximum spectral sensitivity wavelength against that at 450 nm is not less than 0.2.

Abstract: Support layers for photosensitive media comprise reflective sheeting which is transparentizable. The properties of the support layer enable it to act as an antihalation layer.

Abstract: A silver halide color negative photographic material having at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, which is characterized in that the combined total of silver contents in the material is from 3.0 g/m.sup.2 to 8.0 g/m.sup.2 and the specific photographic sensitivity of the material is from 320 to less than 800. The material has improved sharpness and graininess and has high processability including pressure-resistance. Even after stored for long periods of time, the graininess of the material does not deteriorate.

Abstract: Presensitized sheets for color proofing comprising a removable carrier sheet bearing a photosensitive medium sensitive to radiation within the wavelength band 325 to 700 nm and comprising photohardenable, photoadherent, photoinsolubilisable or photosolubilisable material, the sheet including a removable antihalation layer which is removed either when stripping the carrier sheet or during subsequent processing. The antihalation dyes may be positioned within a transparent carrier sheet, in a layer on the carrier sheet opposite to the photosensitive medium or in a layer positioned between the carrier sheet and light-sensitive medium.

Abstract: Dyes having the structure ##STR1## A represents a substituted or unsubstituted nucleus selected from the group consisting of rhodanines, hydantoins, 2-thiohydantions, 4-thiohydantoins, 2,4-oxazolidindiones, 2-thio-2,4-oxazolidindiones, isoxazolinones, barbiturics, 2-thiobarbiturics, and indandiones, said nucleus having a carboxyphenyl substituent or sulfonamidophenyl substituent,R represents hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or benzyl,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents alkyl or aryl, or taken together with R.sup.5, R.sup.6, N, and the carbon atoms to which they are attached represent the atoms needed to complete a julolydyl ring,R.sup.3 represents H, alkyl, or aryl,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represents H, or R.sup.5 taken together with R.sup.1, or R.sup.6 taken together with R.sup.2, each may represent the atoms necessary to complete a carbocyclic ring, andm is 0 or 1are disclosed. The dyes are useful as filter dyes in photographic filter layers.

Abstract: Solid particle dispersions of dyes according to the formula: ##STR1## are useful as filter dyes in photographic elements. In this formula, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or together represent the atoms necessary to complete a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered ring.R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently represents H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, CO.sub.2 H, or NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.6. R.sub.5 is H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, carboxylate, or substituted or unsubstituted acyl, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and n is 1 or 2. R.sub.8 is either substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or is part of a double bond between the ring carbon atoms to which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are attached.

Abstract: A photosensitive recording element possessing a photosensitive recording layer which is applied to a dimensionally stable base, if desired on top of one or more intermediate layers, and has good photochemical properties and a long shelf life contains special sulfo-containing azo or azoxy dyes for controlling the photochemical properties in the photosensitive recording layer and/or in any intermediate layer present. Dyes which are suitable for use according to the invention can be obtained, for example, by autocondensation of 5-nitro-o-toluenesulfonic acid.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material composed of a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the material having a specific photographic sensitivity of at least 320 and a surface spectral reflectance of from 20% to less than 35% at a wavelength of 600 nm on the emulsion side film surface. The high sensitivity color photographic light-sensitive material provides superior exposure when used in an automatic exposure camera.

Abstract: A solid state color image sensing device comprising a semiconductive support having a surface comprising an array of light sensing pixels and superimposed thereon in microregistration a color filter array having at least three sets of dyed filter elements is characterized in that at least one set of the filter elements is formed from a negative-working dyeable photoresist composition comprising, in admixture,(a) a poly(vinyl alcohol) binder,(b) a radiation-sensitive dichromate, and(c) a polymeric mordant comprising recurring units derived from a quaternized N-vinylimidazole.Color filter elements prepared from the dyeable photoresist composition have high resolution, excellent clarity and dye uptake, and low absorbance of blue light and thus are particularly useful in high quality high resolution solid state color imaging sensors having excellent thermal and light stability. A method of making the above-described device is disclosed.

Abstract: Solid particle dispersions of dyes of the formula:[D-(A).sub.y ]-X.sub.nwhereD that comprises an aromatic ring if y is O, A is an aromatic ring bonded directly or indirectly to D,X is a substituent, other than carboxy, having an ionizable proton, either on A or on an aromatic ring portion of D, having a pKa of about 4 to 11 in a 50/50 mixture (volume basis) of ethanol and water,y is 0 to 4,n is 1 to 7, andthe compound has a log partition coefficient of from about 0 to 6 when the compound is in unionized form,are disclosed for filter dye layers of photographic elements. They may be coated in layers of photographic elements without a mordant, and they do not wander at coating pH's. At processing pH's, however, they are solubilized for easy removal and/or decolorization.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide photographic material of total silver amount of no more than 7.0 g/m.sup.2 on a support containing at least one of a dye having a maximum absorption wavelength between 520-560 nm and a dye having a maximum absorption wavelength between 570-700 nm in such an amount that the increase of transmission optical density of the unexposed area after processing is no more than 0.03, comprising processing said silver halide photographic material with a roller-transport type automatic developer under the conditions that satisfy the following relationships:50.ltoreq.l.sup.0.75 .times.T.ltoreq.1240.7.ltoreq.l.ltoreq.3.1where l is the length in meters of delivery path in the developer, and T is the time in seconds taken for the silver halide photographic material to pass through the path.This method is adapted for rapid processing of silver halide photographic materials and the silver image obtained has a desired color and will not experience any "sepia deterioration" during storage.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, in which a highly immobile novel arylidene bis type of dye which selectively dyes a specific layer and does not diffuse into other layers is incorporated in a hydrophilic colloidal layer. The dye used in this light-sensitive material can be easily removed upon photographic processing, and does not adversely affect photographic properties, particularly spectral sensitization, of the photographic emulsions.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material that has a photographic emulsion layer formed on a support comprising paper base coated with a resin on both sides is disclosed. In this photographic material, a hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a material that has an absorption in the wavelength region in which the photographic emulsion layer has sensitivity is provided between the emulsion layer and the support. The surface of the support on the side where the hydrophilic colloidal layer is to be coated has a center-line-average roughness, Ra, of 0.3-1.5 .mu.m, and the thickness of this hydrophilic colloidal layer is at least one half the center-line-average roughness, Ra, of the surface of said support. This photographic material has the advantage of imparting improved sharpness and a high degree of whiteness, as well as high sensitivity.

Abstract: The photo and pressure sensitive recording medium provided with a plurality of light permeable portions while the remaining portion thereof being light-shielded is disclosed. With this recording medium, a light can be projected through the recording medium onto a copy subject which is placed in close contact with the recording medium. The photosensitive surface of the recording medium is exposed to the light reflected from the copy subject and a latent image corresponding to the image fixed on the copy subject is formed on the recording medium.

Abstract: A high-contrast photographic element is disclosed comprising a support having thereon in order, a layer comprising a filter dye (A), at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a gamma of at least 10, and a layer comprising a filter dye (B), which is the same as or different from dye (A), wherein filter dyes (A) and (B) absorb light in the region of the spectrum to which the silver halide emulsion layer is sensitive.

Abstract: An antistatic silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a support, provided thereon, at least one light-sensitive layer and at least one non-light-sensitive layer is disclosed. Said at least one non-light-sensitive layer comprises a polymer compound consisting essentially of a repeated structural unit represented by Formula [I], and a formamide compound represented by Formula [II]; ##STR1## wherein Z, and Z.sub.2 represent the group of the atoms necessary to form a six-membered ring with--N.sup..sym. --; R represents a divalent group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent independently one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group and an aryl group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrocarbon group; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; X.sub.1.sup..crclbar. and X.sub.2.sup..crclbar. represent an anion; a and l represent an integer of 0 and 1.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer and at least one layer containing colloidal silver, wherein said colloidal silver-containing layer comprises at least one compound selected from compounds of general formula (I) and (II) below, and at least one photosensitive or non-photosensitive layer selected from a silver halide photosensitive layer positioned farthest from said support and any layers positioned between said farthest photosensitive layer and said support comprises a silver halide emulsion containing internally-fogged or surface-fogged silver halide grains: ##STR1## wherein the substituent groups on general formula (I) and (II) are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer which contains silver halide, a reducing agent, a polymerizable compound and a color image forming substance provided on a support (the silver halide, polymerizable compound and color image forming substance are contained in microcapsules which are dispersed in the light-sensitive layer), characterized in that the microcapsules further contain a dye having a property of being decolorized when it is heated or irradiated with light.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one colored layer, and the layer can be decolored or lightened upon photographic processing of the photographic light-sensitive material,wherein the colored layer is formed by a process comprising the step of:color developing at least one colorless or light-colored leuco-dyestuff utilizing at least one metal salt of an organic acid.

Abstract: Dyes having structure ##STR1## A represents a substituted or unsubstituted nucleus having a carboxyphenyl or sulfonamidophenyl substituent selected from the group consisting of 2-pryazolin-5-ones free of any substituent bonded thereto through a carboxyl group, rhodanines, hydantoins, 2-thiohydantoins, 4-thiohydantoins, 2,4-oxazolidindiones, 2-thio-2,4-oxazolidindiones, isoxazolinones, barbiturics, 2-thiobarbiturics, and indandiones,R represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or benzyl,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl, or taken together with R.sup.5, R.sup.6, N and the carbon atoms to which they are attached, represent the atoms needed to complete a julolydyl ring,R.sup.3 represents H, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represents H, or R.sup.5 taken together with R.sup.1, or R.sup.6 taken together with R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed that comprises a support having thereon spectrally-sensitized light-sensitive silver halide, a color dye-forming coupler, a DIR compound capable of inhibiting development of the silver halide, and, between the silver halide layer and the source of the image exposure, a layer comprising a non-diffusible filter dye that absorbs light in the region of the spectrum to which the silver halide is sensitized.

Abstract: Photographic elements having oxonol dyes of the formula: ##STR1## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms are disclosed. The dyes are particularly useful as filter dyes in the form of solid particle microcrystalline dispersions.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a support, a silver halide emulsion layer, and a non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layer which consists essentially of a plurality of layer elements; a process comprises incorporating oil particles into at least one of the elements, so that the oil particle density of the outermost layer element is not the highest of the oil particle densities of all of the elements.

Abstract: Isotellurazolo[1,5-a]tellurazoles are disclosed. These heterocycles can be prepared by reacting a diarylformamidine with an aromatic tellurazolium salt which is substituted at its 2 ring position with a methine group precursor. The product heterocycles are useful directly for their blue light absorption and in forming stable heterocyclic nuclei containing compounds, such as a photographic addenda.

Abstract: An infrared absorbent comprising a metal complex compound prepared by coordinating two thiorato bidentate ligands to a center metal and neutralizing a complex ion with a cation. With use of the infrared absorbent, there is provided an infrared absorbing material capable of absorbing a far-infrared or near-infrared light having a wavelength of 700-1500 nm which has a high transmittance of a visible light and a good fastness to heat and light. The infrared absorbing material can be used for an infrared absorbing material such as an optical filter or other various objects.

Abstract: A photothermographic recording article comprises in sequence:(a) a substrate,(b) a prime coat/antihalation layer comprising a pigmented acrylic polymer binder system,(c) a photothermographic dispersion comprising a binder, a non-light sensitive silver source material, photographic silver halide in catalytic proximity to silver source material, and(d) optionally, a topcoat layer,said article further comprising a reducing agent for silver ion and at least one development accelerator in at least one of the layers of the substrate.

Abstract: Positive-working photoresist elements are protected against reflection of activating radiation from the substrate by incorporation of certain butadienyl dyes in a photoresist layer, an anti-reflective layer or a planarizing layer. These dyes have superior resistance to thermal degradation or volatilization at temperatures of as high as 200.degree. C. or more. The dyes also exhibit good solubility in solvents commonly employed in processing semiconductor devices, thus permitting the dyes to be incorporated in photoresist elements in an amount sufficient to prevent resist image distortion caused by backscattered or reflected light.

Abstract: Liquid petroleum sulfonates are useful alone or in combination with less lipophilic anionic surfactants in the preparation of dispersions of water-insoluble photographic addenda, such as couplers and ultraviolet absorbers, in hydrophilic colloid compositions. Such dispersions are useful in photographic elements. Crystallization of the addenda is inhibited and, for some addenda, other advantages are obtained.

Abstract: Photographic elements which may be imaged by laser scanners emitting in the near infrared without the formation of interference fringes comprising a support bearing one or more layers of a silver halide emulsion having grains of an average diameter of no more than 0.4 micron, the element including one or more of:(i) a topcoat layer which is an outermost layer on the same side of the support as the photosensitive emulsion which topcoat layer is a diffuse transmitting layer with respect to near infrared radiation,(ii) a backing layer which is an outermost layer on the side of the support remote from the photosensitive emulsion which backing layer is a diffuse reflecting layer or absorbing layer with respect to near infrared radiation,(iii) a subbing layer which is positioned between the support and the photosensitive emulsion which subbing layer is a diffuse transmitting or absorbing layer with respect to near infrared radiation.

Abstract: A new group of cyanine and merocyanine spectral sensitizing dyes based on derivatives of 3-indolizine carboxaldehyde is particularly useful in sensitizing a direct positive silver halide emulsion to orange and red.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having coated thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains at least one blocked photographic agent represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a photographic agent moiety which is bonded to a blocking moiety through a hetero atom, or a precursor thereof; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom, or a substituent group; and Z represents atoms necessary to form a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring (except for a heterocyclic ring which contains an NH group at the position adjacent to the carbon atom to which R.sup.1 is attached). The blocked photographic agent is completely stable upon storage of the photographic material, and releases a photographic agent at a desired time upon processing. The blocked photographic agent also exhibits its function to a substantial degree over a wide range of pH.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing a mesoionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate compound in at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer of the silver halide photographic material gives photographic images having stable and excellent quality without being accompanied by the increased formation of fog and increased changes of sensitivity and gradation upon high temperature processing.

Abstract: A hardening method for gelatin which comprises using as a hardening agent a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; or two of said R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are combined with each other to form a ring (1); or 3 or more of said R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are combined with each other to form a condensed ring (2); X represents a group capable of being released when the compound shown by formula (I) reacts with a nucleophilic reagent; Y.sup..crclbar. represents an anion; or Y.sup..crclbar. is combined with one of X, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4, ring (1), or ring (2) to form an anionic portion of an intramolecular salt.

Abstract: There are disclosed antireflecting compounds and layers used in admixture with or adjacent to a positive-working, non-silver halide photosensitive layer. The resulting antireflecting layers have unexpected thermal resistances, needed for the thermal planarization usually given to such photoresists.

Abstract: A radiographic element is disclosed having a support capable of transmitting blue light and, coated on each of two opposite major faces of said support, a silver halide emulsion layer capable of forming a latent image in response to exposure to blue light. Interposed between at least one of the latent image forming emulsion layers and the support is a blue absorbing silver iodide emulsion layer exhibiting at temperatures below 25.degree. C. an absorption transition wavelength that is bathochromically displaced by at least 20 nm as compared to the absorption transition wavelength of .beta. phase silver iodide.

Abstract: A coating composition for the backside of photographic prints and photographic prints so coated are described. The white coating is reflective, flexible, and water resistant.