Abstract: A thermographic element comprises a support having coated on at least one surface thereof a thermographic imaging system that contains a substantially light insensitive metal salt; a gallic acid reducing agent; and an infrared absorbing compound.These elements provide images that have high density in the ultraviolet spectral region when exposed to infrared radiation.

Abstract: A photographic element contains a dye of Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein G represents O or dicyanovinyl (--C(CN).sub.2); E.sup.1 represents an electron withdrawing group; R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted hetereoaryl group; L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 each independently represent substituted or unsubstituted methine groups; Z represents non-metal atoms which may be assembled to form a five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring other than furan; and n represents 0 or 1; and wherein the dye comprises at least one ionizable group with a pKa value between 4 and 12.

Abstract: A photographic coating composition comprising an aqueous medium containing a hydrophilic colloid and having dispersed therein solid particles of a yellow filter dye also contains a oxidized developer scavenger of formula III ##STR1## wherein x.sup.1 =hydrogen or a process cleavable group;R.sup.14 =an electron withdrawing and aqueous solubilizing group;R.sup.15 =a substituent group;R.sup.16 =a ballasting group;R.sup.17 =a substituent group;i=1, 2, 3, or 4; andj=1, 2, 3, or 4.The coating composition is stable with regard to crystal growth of the dispersed solid particles of filter dye even when held at coating temperatures (about 45.degree. C.) for several hours.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer color negative photographic element comprising a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to each of the blue, green and red regions of the visible spectrum, a magnetic recording layer, and a permanent density correction dye, wherein:the spectral absorbance maximum of the density correction dye is in the range of 450-485 nm;the ratio of the absorbance of the density correction dye at 480 nm relative to 420 nm is between 1.2 and 3.5;the ratio of the absorbance of the density correction dye at 440 nm relative to 420 nm is between 1.25 and 2.5;the ratio of the absorbance of the density correction dye at 510 nm relative to 480 nm is less than 0.6; andthe density correction dye is uncharged and is free of carboxyl and sulfonate groups.The element exhibits improved color balance permitting it to be satisfactorily processed together with conventional photographic elements to produce viewable color images.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer color negative photographic element comprising a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to each of the blue, green and red regions of the visible spectrum, one or more yellow or orange-yellow cyano benzoxazolyl or cyano benzothiazolyl arylidene type methine filter or density correction dyes of structure I, below, codispersed with one or more hydroquinone, catechol or sulfonamidophenol reducing agents, ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.2 is an alkyl group or an aryl group;R.sub.3 is hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;X is oxygen or sulfur;each R.sub.

Abstract: This invention relates to a motion picture print film having a support and having, in order, on one side thereof an antihalation undercoat and at least one silver halide emulsion layer and having, in order, on the opposite side thereof an antistatic layer, a protective overcoat; characterized in that said protective overcoat includes a polyurethane binder and the polyurethane binder has a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at a 2% elongation of at least 50000 lb/in, and a topcoat farthest from the support which includes a hydrophilic binder at a weight percent of at least 20.

Abstract: A photographic element having a light sensitive layer and containing a dye of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each independently represents the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus;X.sub.3 represents the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered ring structure, which may be substituted;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group;R.sub.3 represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group;r and s independently are 0 or 1; andW represents one or more counterions as needed to balance the charge of the molecule.

Abstract: Microlithographic methods for the use of improved underlayers for chemically amplified deep UV photoresist compositions and structures produced thereby are disclosed. The compositions comprise, in admixture, a polymeric binder, and an azide which is thermolyzed during microlithographic processing to form an amine. Films formed from the underlayer compositions of the present invention, when applied immediately under and proximate to a chemically amplified photoresist film reduce the resist structure sidewall foot or undercut caused by an adverse contact reaction.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light sensitive material is disclosed which comprises a support and provided thereon, a hydrophilic colloid layer comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light sensitive layer, the hydrophilic colloid layer being hardened with at least one hardener selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl active hardener, a vinylsulfone type hardener, an epoxy type hardener and a triazine type hardener, wherein a silver halide emulsion layer closest to the support of the silver halide emulsion layers contains a dye in the form of dispersed solid particles or a non-light sensitive layer closest to the support of the non-light sensitive hydrophilic colloid layers contains a dye in the form of dispersed solid particles, and the thickness swell percentage of the photographic component layer is 10 to 100%.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive color proofing article incorporating an antihalation effective amount of one or more antihalation dyes of the general formula (I) shown below: ##STR1## wherein: Z is an oxygen atom, NH, or NR; R is an alkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; R.sup.1 represents a perfluoroalkylsulfonyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an arylsulfonyl group; and R.sup.2 represents a perfluoroalkylsulfonyl group of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; an arylsulfonyl group; or a cyano group. The antihalation dyes of formula (I) absorb radiation within the wavelength range of from about 325 to 700 nm and preferably, from about 325 to 450 nm.

Abstract: A method is described for preparing a concentrated dispersion of a photographically useful compound ready-for-use in coating solutions of hydrophilic colloid layers of a silver halide photographic material, wherein said compound has at least one ionisable acid site on its molecule, the said method comprising the steps of deprotonising and solubilising the said compound in alkaline medium; microprecipitating the said compound and milling the microprecipitated compound obtained, coating the said dispersion of a photographically useful compound in non-light-sensitive and/or light-sensitive hydrophilic layers of a silver halide photographic material, wherein milling proceeds during and/or after the microprecipitating step.

Abstract: Solid particle dispersions of compounds useful in imaging elements can be made with substantially improved stability to particle growth by dispersing the compound of interest in the presence of a relatively small amount of a second compound that is structurally similar to the compound of interest. This second compound is combined with the compound of interest prior to dispersing the compound of interest, i.e., prior to milling in the case of milled dispersions, and prior to precipitation in the case of pH or solvent precipitated dispersions. While being distinct, the second compound has a similar chemical structure to the main compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of dyestuffs of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 and M.sup..sym. are as defined in claim 1, as infrared-absorbing agents in hydrophilic colloidal layers, for example in recording materials or for detection purposes, recording materials, for example photographic recording materials, which comprise such dyestuffs in hydrophilic colloidal layers, and new dyestuffs of the general formula I.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that comprises, in at least one photographic layer constituting the material, a dispersion containing fine grains of a solid dye represented by the following general formula (II), wherein the solid dye has been subjected to heat treatment at 40.degree. C. or higher, and wherein the dispersion further contains a specific water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer-compound that has a hydrophobic group bonding at a terminal of a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and vinyl ester: ##STR1## wherein D represents a residue of a compound having a chromophoric group; X represents a dissociating hydrogen atom, or a group having a dissociating hydrogen atom, which atom or group connects to the D directly or via a divalent connecting group; and y is an integer of 1 to 7. The photographic light-sensitive material prevents any change of viscosity with the lapse of time due to the dye in a state of dispersion solution containing fine grains of the dye.

Abstract: A novel class of non-sensitizing infra-red dyes derived from heptamethine dyes with indolenine nuclei is disclosed. They are useful as filter-, acutance- or antihalation dyes for photographic elements based on silver halide or for photothermographic elements.

Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic material is provided, comprising a hydrophilic colloidal layer containing at least one dye represented by the following formula (i): ##STR1## wherein Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 each represents a chalcogen atom, --CH.dbd.CH--, --N(R.sup.10)--, or --C(R.sup.10)(R.sup.11)--, in which R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 each represents an alkyl group; Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each represents a nonmetallic atom group necessary for forming a benzo condensed or naphtho condensed ring; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an alkyl group; the plurality of L groups may be the same or different and each represents a methine group, with the proviso that at least one of the plurality of L groups represents a methine group substituted by --OR.sup.12, --N(R.sup.12)(R.sup.13), --SR.sup.12 or --CH(R.sup.14)(R.sup.15), in which R.sup.12 represents an alkyl or aryl group substituted by an acidic substituent, R.sup.13 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aryl group substituted by an acidic substituent, and R.sup.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer color negative photographic element comprising a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide layer sensitive to each of the blue, green and red regions of the visible spectrum, a magnetic recording layer and a yellow or orange-yellow methine density correction dye of structure I, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.2 is an alkyl group or an aryl group;R.sub.3 is hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;X is oxygen or sulfur;each R.sub.7 is independently a substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, and alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, carbonamido, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, acyloxy, acyl, sulfamoyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxyl, alkylthio, arylthio and cyano groups;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may join to form a ring.

Abstract: A dispersion of fine solid particles having good production suitability, good dispersion stability and high spectral absorption, which is obtained by pulverizing an aqueous slurry of a dye represented by general formula (II) in the presence of a polyalkylene oxide represented by general formula (I-a) or (I-b): ##STR1## wherein a and b each represents a value of 5 to 500.D--(X).sub.y (II)wherein D represents a compound residue having a chromophore, X represents dissociative hydrogen or a group having dissociative hydrogen, and y is an integer of 1 to 7. An embodiment that a compound represented by general formula (I) is present together with the polyalkylene oxide of general formula (I-a) or (I-b) is also disclosed.

Abstract: Silver halide light sensitive photographic elements comprising a support bearing on one side thereof at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer, and an antihalation layer comprising a cyan filter dye coated between the support and the red-sensitive layer, wherein the green-sensitive layer comprises a four equivalent magenta image forming coupler and the cyan filter dye is of the formula (I): ##STR1## where L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3, L.sup.4 and L.sup.5 are methine groups; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently H or alkyl or aryl groups; and M.sup.+ is H or a counter ion; wherein at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 comprises an aryl group substituted with a substituent having a .pi. value of less than -0.10, where .pi.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide light-sensitive layer and at least one light-insensitive layer, wherein the support comprises a poly(alkylene aromatic dicarboxylate) having a glass transition temperature of from 50.degree. C. to 200.degree. C. and is heat-treated at a temperature of not lower than 40.degree. C., but lower than the glass transition temperature for 0.1 to 1500 hours after molding the polymer into the support and before the coating of the silver halide light-sensitive layer, and said at least one light-insensitive layer contains a dispersion of crystallites of at least one dye represented by general formula (I):D--(X).sub.y (I)wherein D represents a moiety having a chromophoric group; X represents a dissociable proton or a group having a dissociable proton which is bonded to D either directly or through a bivalent bonding group; and y represents an integer of 1 to 7.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer color negative photographic film comprising a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide layer sensitive to each of the blue, green and red regions of the visible spectrum and a yellow or orange-yellow methine dye of structure I, ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.2 is an alkyl group or an aryl group;R.sub.3 is hydrogen, a halogen atom (such as chlorine or fluorine), an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;X is oxygen or sulfur;each R.sub.7 is independently a substituent selected from the group consisting halogen atoms, and alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, carbonamido, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, acyloxy, acyl, sulfamoyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, and cyano groups;n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; andR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may join to form a ring.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer silver halide color negative photographic element comprising in the same layer a cyan dye of formula (I) and a ballasted stabilizer compound of formula (II), where the respective formulas are: ##STR1## andB--L--A--R (II)wherein:the substiuents are as defined herein the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer. The silver halide emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a colorant having the absorption maximum wavelength within the infrared region of 700 to 1,100 nm. The colorant is in the form of solid particles dispersed in the silver halide emulsion layer or in the hydrophilic colloidal layer. The solid particles cannot substantially be removed by a processing solution of the silver halide photographic material. An image forming process employing the silver halide photographic material is also disclosed.

Abstract: Photographic elements are formed by (a) coating a first layer on a transparent support from a coating composition comprising an organic solvent, an alkaline aqueous insoluble, organic solvent soluble film forming binder, and a solid particle non-aqueous dispersion of a filter dye which is substantially insoluble in the organic solvent and readily soluble or decolorizable in alkaline aqueous photographic processing solutions at pH of 8 or above, and (b) coating a second layer on the opposite side of the support relative to the filter dye containing layer from an aqueous coating composition comprising a silver halide emulsion.

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: Dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising at least one magenta dye having extremely low side absorption in the blue and red regions of the spectrum, said dye corresponding to the general formula (I) : ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, (cyclo)alkyl, or aryl; X represents the atoms completing a heterocycle; Z is an electron-withdrawing group; Y is an electron-withdrawing group or --N(R.sup.2)R.sup.3 ; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together represent the atoms completing a heterocycle; or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together represent .dbd.C(R.sup.4)R.sup.5, or each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represents (same or different) (cyclo) alkyl, aryl, or an electron-withdrawing group; each of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 (same or different) represents H, (cyclo)alkyl, aryl, a heterocycle, SO.sub.2 R.sup.6, COR.sup.6, CSR.sup.6, POR.sup.6 R.sup.7, OR.sup.8, NR.sup.8 R.sup.9, SR.sup.8, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent the atoms completing an aliphatic ring or a heterocycle, each of R.sup.6 and R.sup.

Abstract: A dye of the formula (I) below, and photographic elements having a light sensitive layer and which element contains such a dye: ##STR1## X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each independently represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus;x and y are, independently, integers from 0 to 3 provided x+y is no greater than 4;p and q each independently represents 0 or 1,each L independently represents a methine group;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, andR.sub.3 represents an alkyl group, aryl group or heteroaryl group;W1 is a counterion as needed to balance the charge of the molecule.

Abstract: A photographic element contains a four-equivalent pyrazolone magenta coupler and a yellow filter dye represented by Formula I. ##STR1## wherein: A is an acidic nucleus selected from the group consisting of benzoylacetonitrile, 2-phenyl-1,1,3-tricyanopropene, 5-pyrazolone, isooxazolone, barbituric acid, thiobarbituric acid, rhodanine, hydantoin, thiohydantoin, oxazolidindione, pyrazolidindione, indandione, pyrazolopyridone, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2,4-dione, 3-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzo?d!thiophene-1,1-dioxide and 3-dicynaomethine-2,3-dihydroxybenzo?d!thiophene-1,1-dioxide;L.sup.1-3 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted methine group;n is 0 or 1;R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains photosensitive silver halide grains which have been selenium-sensitized or tellurium sensitized; and at least one of the hydrophilic colloid layers contains an organic dye represented by the following formula.

Abstract: A new class of dyes useful in photographic materials as antihalation dyes, filter dyes or acutance dyes is disclosed. The dyes absorb in the spectral region 450-500 nm and are especially useful in photographic materials designed for recording by means of an Ar ion laser.

Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic element comprising a support bearing on one side thereof at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer or a separate hydrophilic colloid layer of the element comprises a soluble absorber dye of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each M is H or a counterion; each R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represents H or a photographically acceptable substituent; m+p equals from 1 to 4; n+q equals from 1 to 4; and each of r and t represents from 0 to 3. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the element comprises at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a dye of formula (I) is coated on the same side of the support as the red-sensitive emulsion layer.

Abstract: A photographic element having a support and a layer containing first and second oxonol dyes, the first dye being a monomethine pyrazolone oxonol dye with each pyrazolone ring having a 1-phenyl group bearing an ortho-substituent selected from sulfo, sulfato, hydroxy, or nitro substituent, and the second dye being a tri- or penta-methine oxonol dye. A method of making a photographic element is also provided. The method comprises maintaining a mixture of at least such a first dye in a carrier medium at a temperature of at least 30.degree. C. for 0.5 hour.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having photographic constituent layers on a support, said photographic constituent layers comprising at least 3 kinds of silver halide emulsion layers different in color sensitivity and each containing a coupler producing a yellow color, a magenta color, or a cyan color and at least one light-insensitive layer, in which a silver halide emulsion contained in at least one layer of said photographic constituent layers comprises silver chloride grains or silver chlorobromide grains having a silver chloride content of 90 mol % or more sensitized by at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a gold compound, a selenium compound and a tellurium compound and at least one layer of said photographic constituent layers contains a pentamethineoxonol dye containing a substituent group at the methine chain, whereby the silver halide color photographic material exhibits excellently rapid processing performance, high purity whiteness in the white background of a fi

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer provided on a support. The silver halide emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a new dye represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## in which L is a single bond, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group or a combination thereof; A is an acidic nucleus; each of R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 independently is hydrogen or a substituent group; R.sup.2 is a substituent group; m is an integer of 0 to 4; n is 0 or 1; and X is an electron attractive group having a Hammett's substituent constant (.sigma..sub.m) of 0.3 to 1.5.

Abstract: Microlithographic methods for the use of improved underlayers for chemically amplified deep UV photoresist compositions and structures produced thereby are disclosed. The compositions comprise, in admixture, a polymeric binder, and an azide which is thermolyzed during microlithographic processing to form an amine. Films formed from the underlayer compositions of the present invention, when applied immediately under and proximate to a chemically amplified photoresist film reduce the resist structure sidewall foot or undercut caused by an adverse contact reaction.

Abstract: There is provided a laser interference fringe-free photographic material which comprises a support and a near infrared-sensitive emulsion layer provided on one side of said support, wherein said emulsion layer has an absorbance of not more than 0.5 at a wavelength of near infrared laser used for exposure, and the total of the photographic material present on said emulsion layer side of said support has an absorbance of not less than 1.0 at the wavelength of the laser used for exposure.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging element comprising on one side of a support 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 and on the other side of the support at least one backing layer comprising gelatin and a dye and/or a dye precursor characterized in that said dye or dye precursor is such that after treatment of said imaging element in an alkaline solution with a pH of 10.9 for 20 s at a temperature of 30.degree. C. the backing layer has a reflection spectrum when treated for 20 s at 20.degree. C. in a neutralizing solution with a pH of 7.5 that is visually different from the reflection spectrum when treated for 20 s at 20.degree. C. in a neutralizing solution with a pH of 8.5.

Abstract: An image forming method is disclosed, comprising exposing a silver halide photographic material through a transparent, high definition-screening original and developing the photographic material with a developer to form a halftone dot image, wherein:the photographic material forms a halftone dot image having a dot area of 57% or less when exposed, through the transparent original comprising a halftone dot image having a dot area of 50%, in two times an amount that gives a halftone dot having a dot area of 50%; and the photographic material has a maximum density of 3.0 or more and a contrast of 8.0 or more;and wherein the photographic material is exposed to light having an emission peak at a wavelength of 360 to 450 nm and developed with a developer having a pH of 10.5 or less.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material can be formed which exhibits good storage stability and provides excellent sharpness and superior color reproducibility by incorporating therein a dye comprising an indole moiety having a methyl group substituted by an electron-withdrawing group at the 1-position and an acidic nucleus which are connected together via a methine chain. The dye is typically provided in a light-insensitive layer in the form of a solid dispersion. Specific embodiments include the combination of the indole-containing dye with a magenta dye, fogged silver halide grains, a DIR compound or a mercaptoheterocyclic compound.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having on one side thereof hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of the hydrophilic colloid layers contains a dye represented by the following formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an acylamino group, a ureido group, an amino group, an acyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a cyano group, a sulfamoyl group or a sulfonamide group; B is a five- or six-membered oxygen-containing heterocyclic group, or a six-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2 and L.sub.

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

Abstract: Disclosed is a color photographic material having, on a reflective support coated with waterproof resin layers, at least three different color-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers containing any of cyan, magenta and yellow couplers, in which the number of said waterproof resin layers under said photographic constitutive layers is at least three, at least one of said waterproof resin layers contains from 15% by weight to 45% by weight of a white pigment, the waterproof resin layer nearest to the substrate of the support and that nearest to the photographic constitutive layers donor contain a white pigment or contain it in an amount of 20% by weight or less, the thickness of the waterproof resin layer nearest to the photographic constitutive layers is 5 .mu.m or less, and at least one emulsion layer contains high silver chloride emulsion grains having a silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more and contains a mercaptohetercyclic compound.

Abstract: A silver halide color light-sensitive material comprising a reflective support having provided thereon a yellow-forming light-sensitive layer, a magenta-forming light-sensitive layer, and a cyan-forming light-sensitive layer, wherein said magenta-forming layer contains a pyrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazole magenta coupler having a substituted phenyl at the 2-position and a bulky substituent at the 6-position, and said light-sensitive material has a reflection density of not less than 0.3. The light-sensitive material has excellent sharpness and reduced dependence on processing.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer provided on a support. The silver halide emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a dye represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## in which A.sup.1 is an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group; each of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is hydrogen, an alkyl group or a substituted alkyl group, or Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are combined with each other to form a five or six-membered heterocyclic ring; Q.sup.3 is hydrogen, a halogen atom, carboxyl, hydroxyl, methyl or methoxy; each of M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 is hydrogen, a metal atom or an atomic group that forms a monovalent cation; and p is 2, 3 or 4.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material containing particular cyanine dye polymer(s) comprising at least one repeating unit represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a chlorine atom; L.sup.1 represents --CON(R.sup.2)-- (where R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms), --COO--, --NHCO--, --OCO--, --C.sub.6 H.sub.2 (R.sup.3)(R.sup.4)COO-- (where R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group; and C.sub.6 H.sub.2 represents a benzene ring with four substituents), or --C.sub.6 H.sub.2 (R.sup.3)(R.sup.4)CON(R.sup.2)-- (where R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and C.sub.6 H.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of diameter to thickness of 2 or more, having an average overall iodide content of 2 mol % or less, and having a surface phase containing 3 to 20 mol % iodide on the average.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having an excellent color reproducibility, high sensitivity and excellent graininess.The silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of each blue-sensitive emulsion, green-sensitive emulsion, red-sensitive emulsion layer and hydrophilic colloid layers, in which the hydrophilic colloid layer contains a compound of formula (I) and the silver halide emulsion layer, which gives an interlayer effect to said red-sensitive layer, contains a silver halide emulsion spectrally sensitized with a compound represented by formulae (II) and (III).

Abstract: A novel dye and photographic element comprising the dye are detailed. The dye is especially useful as an antihalation dye in a photographic element. A particularly preferred embodiment is provided in a photographic element comprising an absorbing amount of the dye: ##STR1## wherein X1, X2 independently represents --CR.sup.8 R.sup.9 --, --S--, --Se--, --NR.sup.10 --, --CH.dbd.CH-- or --O--;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons or substituted alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons;R.sup.3 represents a ring chosen from the set consisting of aromatic ring of 6 or 10 carbons, substituted aromatic ring of 6 or 10 carbons, a heterocyclic ring and a substituted heterocyclic ring;R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 independently represent hydrogen, alkyl of 1-10 carbons, substituted alkyl of 1-10 carbons;R.sup.8, R.sup.9 independently represent alkyl of 1-10 carbons, substituted alkyl of 1-10 carbons, aromatic ring of 6 or 10 carbons, substituted aromatic ring of 6 or 10 carbons;R.sup.

Abstract: A novel dye and photographic element comprising the dye are detailed. The dye is especially useful as an antihalation dye in a photographic element. A particularly preferred embodiment is provided in a photographic element comprising an absorbing amount of the dye: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1, X.sup.2 independently represents --CR.sup.8 R.sup.9 --, --S--, --Se--, --NR.sup.10 --, --CH.dbd.CH-- or --O--;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons or substituted alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons;R.sup.3 represents a ring chosen from the set consisting of aromatic ring of 6 or 10 carbons, substituted aromatic ring of 6 or 10 carbons, a heterocyclic ring and a substituted heterocyclic ring;R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 independently represent hydrogen, alkyl of 1-10 carbons, substituted alkyl of 1-10 carbons;R.sup.8, R.sup.9 independently represent alkyl of 1-10 carbons, substituted alkyl of 1-10 carbons, aromatic ring of 6 or 10 carbons, substituted aromatic ring of 6 or 10 carbons;R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is provided, comprising photographic component layers comprising a red-sensitive layer, a green-sensitive layer, a blue-sensitive layer and a nonlight-sensitive layer, and having an ISO speed of 320 to 800, wherein the total coating weight of silver in the component layers is within a range of 3.0 to 8.0 g/m.sup.2 ; a dry coating thickness is 22 .mu.m or less; and at least one of the component layers contains a dye in the form of a dispersion of solid particles dispersed in a binder.