Abstract: Novel yellow image dye-forming couplers are disclosed. The couplers comprise an active open-chain keto-methylene group, an anilide group attached to the keto-methylene group, and a cyclic ether group attached to the keto-methylene group. The cyclic ether group comprises two oxygen atoms. Either the anilide group or the cyclic ether may carry a ballast group capable of immobilizing the coupler in the layer in which it is contained. Color photographic elements incorporating the novel couplers are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material which comprises containing a compound having ##STR1## group at 4-position of a pyrazole ring, and having a residue of non-diffusion type coupler through an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an imino group at the 5-position of the same, wherein A represents a residue of 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone derivatives and p is 0 or 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photograph material contains a coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X and Y each represents a nitrogen atom or a methine group; n represents 1 or 2, when n is 2, two X's and two Y's may be the same or different; Z represents a non-metallic atomic group necessary to form a heterocyclic ring or aromatic ring together with ##STR2## W represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon a reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent; and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a substituent, and at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represents an electron attractive sustituent.The silver halide color photographic material containing the cyan dye forming coupler represented by the general formula (I) provides color images excellent in sharpness and preservability.

Abstract: There is disclosed the silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material having an excellent dispersing stability in a silver halide emulsion, a satisfactory color formability and a sufficient maximum color density, and capable of providing a high reactivity or a high quality image, wherein the photographic material contains at least one selected from the couplers represented by Formulas I and II: ##STR1##

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic material contains at least one water-insoluble and organic solvent soluble homopolymer or copolymer and at least one yellow coupler of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a tertiary alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and X represents a group capable of being released upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent.The silver halide color photographic material has high sensitivity and excellent sharpness, color reproducibility and preservability, before and after processing, as is free from sweating.

Abstract: This invention describes a process of coprecipitating a photographic material such as a dye-forming coupler inside a base ionizable polymeric particle. Preparation of such a dispersion is performed by providing a first flow comprising a solution of a surfactant in water containing a polymer ionizable by base, providing a second flow comprising a water miscible solvent, base, water, and the photographic material, then mixing the said first and said second flow and immediately neutralizing the mixed flow to precipitate the photographic material inside the polymer particles forming a fine particle colloidal dispersion of the photographic material. The polymer dispersions of the invention are characterized by high photographic activity and high dye-stability in some cases.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material that has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, which emulsion layer contains a compound represented by the following general formula (T) and a yellow coupler represented by the following general formula (Y-I): ##STR1## (where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; X is a divalent group having a carbon atom as a constituent atom of the 6-membered ring; and n is 0, 1 or 2): ##STR2## (where R'.sub.1 is an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; R'.sub.2 is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an acyl group or an aryl group; R'.sub.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one each of cyan color image forming couplers represented by the following general formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## and at least one compound represented by the formulae (III) or (IV): ##STR2## wherein all the symbols are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic material contains a compound represented by the following general formula (I):A--(L).sub.l --B (I)wherein A represents a group whose bond to (L).sub.l --B is capable of being cleaved upon reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent; L represents a group whose bond to B is capable of being cleaved after being cleaved from A; B represents a 5-membered, 6-membered or 7-membered nitrogen-containing unsaturated heterocyclic group which has 2 to 6 carbon atoms, which is connected to A-(L).sub.l at the nitrogen atom, and which has a sulfonamido group and a development inhibitor group or a precursor thereof on the ring carbon atoms; l represents an integer of 0 to 2, and when l represents 2, the two L's may be the same or different. The silver halide color photographic material has excellent sharpness and color reproducibility.

Abstract: A cyan coupler for color photographic use and, particularly, to a photographic coupler forming a dye image excellent in durability against heat, humidity and light is disclosed. A silver halide emulsion layer contains a compound represented by general formula 1, ##STR1## wherein R represents substituents; m represents an integer of 0 or 1 to 6, when m is 2 to 6, plurality of Rs are identical or different; Y and Z are substituents having a Hammett's substituent constant .sigma.p 0.3 to 1.5 and are identical or different; X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent which is released by a reaction of an oxidized product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color-developing agent. In the method a silver halide color photographic material having at least one of the layers of which contains a silver halide emulsion of a high chloride comprising 80 mol % or over of silver chloride and the total coating amount of silver of which is 0.75 g/m.sup.2 or below is processed, after exposure to light, with a color developer containing a specified amount of chloride ions and bromide ions. The silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of yellow couplers specified.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which contains a noble 2-equivalent yellow coupler having an excellent color forming property and an improved dispersion stability in emulsion is disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer contains a coupler represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents a non-metallic atomic group required for forming a heterocyclic ring together with a residue of the formula ##STR2## Y represents a group which is eliminated by coupling and has substantially no photographic effect and Z represents an electron attractive group (a substituent group having a value of at least 0.2 in terms of Hammett's .sigma.m substituent constant).

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which contains a novel yellow coupler in its silver halide emulsion layer. The yellow coupler is represented by the following Formula I: ##STR1## wherein Y is a hydrogen bond donating group; R is an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.3 is a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group or a monovalent organic group; m is an integer of 0 to 4, provided that the groups represented by R.sub.3 may be the same or different when m is 2 or more; and Z is a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of splitting off upon reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent.

Abstract: Where DIR couplers corresponding to formula I are used in color photographic silver halide materials, good edge effects and interimage effects are obtained. ##STR1## In formula (I), A represents halogen, --OR, --SR, --CN, --COR, --CONHR, --COOR, --SO.sub.2 R, --SO.sub.2 NHR, ##STR2## R represents alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or hetaryl; Q represents a substituent for compelting a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring;D and E, which may be the same or different, represent substituents attached to the C atom of the C.dbd.N group by a C, O, S or N atom, including those substituents which, together with the C atom of the C.dbd.N group, complete a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;Y represents a group having a silver halide development inhibiting function which is releasable during color development.

Abstract: In a color print containing cyan, magenta and yellow colored dyes, the color print where the spectral absorption peak wave lengths of the respective colored dyes lie in the range represented by the following formula:1/2(.lambda.y+.lambda.c).gtoreq..lambda.m.gtoreq.1/2(.lambda.y+.lambda.c)-1 0.lambda.c=Spectral absorption peak wave length (nm) of the colored cyan dye.lambda.m=Spectral absorption peak wave length (nm) of the colored magenta dye.lambda.y=Spectral absorption peak wave length (nm) of the colored yellow dyeIn the color print, improvement of the color reproduction and improvement of the observation light source dependency, which hitherto tend to conflict with each other, can be attained at the same time.

Abstract: Photographic compound (A) capable of releasing a photographically useful group is represented by the formula: SOL-CAR-LINK-PUG wherein SOL is a water-solubilizing group; CAR is a carrier moiety that, upon reaction with oxidized developing agent, is capable of releasing LINK-PUG and capable of forming a compound that is washed out of the photographic element during photographic processing; LINK-PUG is in turn capable of releasing a photographically useful group (PUG) during photographic processing and LINK-PUG is represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein X, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and PUG are as defined in the application. The photographic compound (A) enables formation of easily removable compounds in photographic elements and processes that provide images having improved acutance.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material which is capable of forming a dye image of improved spectral absorption characteristic, resulting in the improved color reproducibility as well as in the image preservability and which has a high maximum density is disclosed. The material comprises a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler having the following Formula [M-I], ##STR1## wherein Z, X and R is as defined in the description; and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a yellow coupler having the following Formula [Y-I]; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.21, R.sub.22, R.sub.23, n, R.sub.24, J and X.sub.1 are respectively as defined in the description.

Abstract: Photographic compound (A) capable of releasing a development inhibitor group by means of a displacement reaction enables increased image acutance when the compound contains in a coupling position a coupling-off group represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein X, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and Q are as defined in the application. Such a compound (A) is useful in a photographic silver halide material and process.

Abstract: Good edge effects and inter-image effects are obtained where DIR couplers corresponding to formula I are used in color photogrpahic silver halide materials. ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is H, Cl, --CF.sub.3, alkoxy, sulfamoyl;R.sup.2 is H, Cl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl;n is 0, 1 or 2;X is O or S;Y is a group with a silver halide development inhibiting function releasable during color development;Z is benzoyl, pivaloyl, carbamoyl or a quinazolin-4-on-2-yl group.

Abstract: High edge effects and interimage effects are obtained when DIR couplers of formula I are used in color photographic silver halide materials. ##STR1## In Formula I, R.sup.1 denotes alkyl, for example C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -t, aryl, for example p-alkoxyphenyl, NH-aryl or NH--NH--R.sup.3 ;R.sup.2 denotes H, halogen, e.g. chlorine, alkoxy, alkylthio or NH--R.sup.4 ;R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 denote acyl;X denotes the residue of a photographically active compound containing a monocyclic 1,2,3- or 1,2,4-triazole ring,TIME denotes a linking member andn denotes 0 or 1.

Abstract: A photographic yellow dye-forming coupler is represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms;ball is a ballast group of such size and configuration as to render the coupler nondiffusible in a photographic element;Y is CO, PO.sub.3 or SO.sub.2 ;X is an aryloxy coupling-off group; andn is 1 or, when Y is PO.sub.3, n is 2.Such a coupler is useful in a color photographic silver halide element and process to provide improved activity.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic materials are disclosed, comprising a support carrying at elast one hydrophilic organic colloid layer in which at least one photographically useful reagent is dispersed with at least one of ethylenic addition polymerized polymer which contains at least 50% by weight of trifluorochloroethylene units.

Abstract: Silver halide color photographic ligt-sensitive material which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a diketomethylene yellow dye forming coupler having bonded, directly or through a connecting group, to the coupling active position a group which provides a compound having a development inhibiting property when the group is released from the coupler active position upon the color development reaction, wherein said group is a 4,7-dihalogen-2-benzotriazolyl group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing at least one of the dyes represented by the general formula (I) and containing a coupler represented by the general formula (II) in a blue-sensitive layer: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents --COOR.sub.5 or ##STR2## R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may be bonded to form a 5- or 6-membered ring, Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 each represents an aryl group, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each represents a single bond or bivalent linking group, Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 each represents a sulfo group or a carboxyl group, L.sub.1, L.sub.2 and L.sub.3 each represents a methine group, m.sub.1 and m.sub.2 each represents 1 or 2, n represents 0, 1 or 2, p.sub.1 and p.sub.2 each represents 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and s.sub.1 and s.sub.2 each represents 1 or 2; ##STR3## wherein R.sub.

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: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed in which a novel yellow coupler represented by the following Formula I is contained. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; X is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group or an alkylamino group; Y, B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 are each a substituent; and m and n are each an integer of zero to 3.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material comprising a support and, provided thereon, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a dye-forming coupler of Formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; R.sub.2 is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an acyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.3 is a group which is substituted to a benzene ring; n is an integer of zero or 1; R.sub.4 is an organic group containing one linkage group containing a carbonyl unit or a sulfonyl unit; J is a ##STR2## wherein R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and X.sub.1 is a group capable of being split off upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: Color photographic elements comprise a support, a silver halide emulsion layer and a polymeric dye-forming coupler comprising a polyester condensation polymer having a pendant coupler moiety in which the coupler is joined via its coupling position.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer each contains a precursor compound capable of releasing a compound upon reacting with an oxidation product of a developing agent, and said released compound is capable of releasing a development inhibitor upon further reacting with another molecule of the oxidation product of the developing agent. The material has improved sharpness and color reproducibility.

Abstract: A combination of a development inhibitor releasing coupler having a particular releasable mercaptotetrazole group with a particular alkoxy-benzoyl yellow dye-forming coupler as described in the specification in a photographic silver halide element and process enables improved dye images upon exposure and processing. This combination of couplers enables particularly improved dye images in a color photographic element and process comprising a particular phenolic cyan dye-forming coupler and a particular pyrazolo[3,2-c]-s-triazole magenta dye-forming coupler.

Abstract: A non-diffusible, yellow dye image-forming benzoylacetanilide coupler having an aryloxy coupling-off group where (a) the benzoyl group comprises a substituent R.sup.1 O-- wherein R.sup.1 is an alicyclic or aliphatic, unsubstituted or substituted, branched or unbranched hydrocarbon group; and, (b) at least one of the benzoyl group and acetanilide group comprise a substituent that comprises a branched alkyl group containing at least 4 carbon atoms wherein the alkyl chains are uninterrupted or interrupted by hetero atoms or groups, enables improved solubility in coupler solvents in a photographic material, and the yellow dyes resulting from such couplers upon oxidative coupling have improved light stability. Such couplers are advantageous in photographic silver halide elements and processes.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material which comprises a coupler represented by formula [I]; ##STR1## wherein A represents a coupler residue that is capable of releasing the remaining group of said coupler upon reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent; L represents a timing group which is capable of releasing the rest of the group after said remaining group being released from A; n represents 0 or 1; X represents an oxygen or sulfur atom; Y represents a --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.1 ' group, a ##STR2## group or a --NHCOR.sub.1 ' group, in which formulas R.sub.1 ' and R.sub.2 ' independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.3 represents a substituent group; m represents 0, 1 or 2, provided that when m is 2, two R.sub.3 s may be different, and that two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 or two of R.sub.

Abstract: A photographic coupler containing an aryloxysilyl group (--X--O--Y) wherein X is substituted or unsubstituted arylene and Y is a silyl group) is useful in photographic silver halide elements and processes. Such a photographic coupler enables improved dispersibility and improved photographic properties.

Abstract: A negative-working silver halide color photographic material is disclosed which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, said material including a pyrazolotriazole-based magenta coupler and means for forming an unsharp positive image.

Abstract: A novel photographic development inhibitor releasing coupler (A) comprises a coupler moiety bonded to at least one timing group that enables timing of release of a releasable development inhibitor moiety wherein the releasable development inhibitor moiety contains a --CH.sub.2 --Q group that is bonded directly to the inhibitor moiety and that is a group enabling, upon exposure and processing of a photographic element containing the coupler, reduced interlayer interimage effect without reduced image acutance. The coupler (A) is useful in a color photographic silver halide element and process.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is described comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic material contains a water-soluble polymer comprising at least one repeating unit represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents a vinyl repeating unit having a color coupler moiety which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent;and at least one repeating unit selected from the group consisting of formulae (II-A), (II-B), (II-C), (II-D), (II-E), and (II-F): ##STR2## The water-soluble polymer is a photographic polymeric coupler incorporating a crosslinkable group with gelatin and the silver halide color photographic material containing the water-soluble coupler is excellent in layer strength and image sharpness.

Abstract: A combination in a color photographic silver halide element and process of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular naphtholic cyan dye-forming coupler with at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular pyrazolo[3,2-c]-s-triazole coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular pivaloylacetanilide yellow dye-forming coupler enables improved color saturation of dye images, better relation of speed to grain characteristics and reduced unwanted spectral absorption of dye images formed. This combination is particularly useful in color photographic silver halide materials and processes for forming improved reversal dye images.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material comprising a support and provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-foming coupler having a formula [A] below and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not more than 6.0; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently represent an alkyl group which is capable of making said coupler non-diffusible in the photographic material; X.sub.1 represents a tertiary butyl group or a p-alkoxy phenyl group; X.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a group which is capable of being split off during color development; and X.sub.3 represents a linking group.

Abstract: A photographic support comprising a paper sheet coated with a polyolefin on both surfaces thereof, in which the paper sheet contains an alkylketene dimer mixtures, its alkyl chain composition being defined by the following equation: ##EQU1## in which [C.sub.14 and less] means the content of alkyl chains having carbon atoms of 14 and less; [C.sub.16 ] means the content of an alkyl chain having 16 carbon atoms; [C.sub.18 ] means the content of an alkyl chain having 18 carbon atoms; and [C.sub.20 and more] means the content of alkyl chains having carbon atoms of 20 and more, the alkyl chain contents being represented by % in number of the total alkyl chain content of the alkylketene dimer composition. The photographic support is effectively resistant to permeation of a developing solution.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of forming a dispersion of base degradable hydrophobic component for a photographic system. The invention is accomplished by mixing the component, solvent, and surfactant, at an elevated temperature if necessary, metering the mixture of solvent, surfactant, and hydrophobic component to an excess of water with agitation so as to precipitate from the water solvent solution small particles of the hydrophobic component. The small particles then form a stable dispersion, after washing by dialysis or diafiltration, that will not agglomerate during storage prior to use. The preferred photographic component for use in the system of the invention is an ester terminated photographic coupler that would decompose if subjected to the high pH treatment of prior art procedures.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon one or more blue-sensitive layers each containing a yellow coupler, one or more green-sensitive layer each containing a magenta coupler, one or more red-sensitive layers each containing a cyan coupler, and one or more protective layers provided on the side of the support and further from the support than the color-sensitive layer which is furthest away from the support, the thickness of the total photographic layers provided on the support from the color-sensitive layer located closest to the support to the protective layers, inclusive, being 18 .mu.

Abstract: Photographic elements are disclosed having a first coupler represented by the formula:COUP.sub.1 --T--INH--CH.sub.2 --QwhereinCOUP.sub.1 is a coupler moiety,T is a timing group that is bonded to the coupler moiety at a coupling position and that is cleaved from --INH--CH.sub.2 --Q after it is released from the coupler moiety upon exposure and processing of the element, andINH--CH.sub.2 --Q is a development inhibitor moiety wherein Q is a ballasting group, anda second coupler represented by the formula:COUP.sub.2 --(TIME).sub.n --S--R.sub.1 --R.sub.2wherein COUP.sub.2 is a coupler moiety, TIME is a timing group, n is 0 or 1, R.sub.1 is a divalent linking group that does not include a heterocyclic ring attached directly to S, and R.sub.2 is a water solubilizing group.

Abstract: Remarkably high inter-image and edge effects are obtained when DIR-Couplers corresponding to Formula I are added to multilayered color photographic recording materials, in particular to green sensitive or red sensitive layers. The sharpness and color reproduction may thereby be improved. ##STR1## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 denote alkyl or an aromatic group, R.sup.3 denotes H, alkyl or acylamino,R.sup.4 denotes H or alkylR.sup.5 denotes alkyl, alkinyl, aryl, acyloxy, carbamoyl or a cyclic imido group andn has the value 0 or 1and the total number of carbon atoms in R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is greater than 3 but not greater than 11.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material containing new dye image-forming couplers consisting of polymer couplers obtained by a polymerization reaction which employs a chain transfer agent having 8 or more carbon atoms. The silver halide color photographic material exhibits a high sensitivity and a high color-forming property.

Abstract: A color photographic recording material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one coupler corresponding to the general formula I ##STR1## wherein K represents a coupler group,L a direct bond of a linking member,R.sup.1 alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or amino andR.sup.2 hydrogen or a group -L-K.The couplers of formula I are suitable for high temperature processing without the presence of benzyl alcohol.

Abstract: Novel cyano substituted photographic couplers are represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and Z are as defined in the specification. These couplers enable effective magenta dye formation upon reaction with an oxidized color photographic silver halide developing agent. The couplers are useful in photographic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support coated with photographic layers including one or more silver halide emulsion layers, at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers containing silver halide grains with a silver iodide content of 3.0-15 mol %, and at least one of said photographic layers containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## where Y is an aromatic group or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A color photographic recording material containing a coupler which releases a photographically active compound.Couplers corresponding to formula (I) couple with color developers to form yellow to yellow-orange dyes and, in doing so, release the residue X as a photographically active compounds. Where X is a development inhibitor, remarkably high inter-image and edge effects can be obtained. ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents alkyl, a heterocyclic or carbocyclic aromatic group or -NH-CO-R.sup.2 ;R.sup.2 represents alkyl, aryl or -NH-R.sup.3 ;R.sup.3 represents alkyl or aryl;Q represents the groups to complete a fused, optionally substituted benzene or heterocyclic ring;X represents the residue of a photographically active compound;TIME represents a bond which, on reaction of the coupler with the oxidation product of a color developer, is released together with the residue X attached thereto and, in turn, releases the residue X as a photographically active compound under the development conditions;n=0 or 1.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material in disclosed which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains at least one compound represented by general formula (I) and at least one compound represented by general formula (II) in combination:Cp--(TIME).sub.n --X--Dye (I)wherein Cp represents a coupler residue capable of releasing --(TIME).sub.n --X--Dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; TIME represents a timing group; n represents 0 or a positive integer; Dye represents a dye residue, and X represents an auxochromic group of said dye; ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Y represents a hydrogen atom or a coupling-off group; Za, Zb and Zc each represents a methine group, a substituted methine group, .dbd.