Abstract: A silver halide photographic material, includes transparent support having provided thereon a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the average equivalent-sphere diameter of the silver halide grains contained in each layers is 0.35 ?m or less, and an upper layer of the green-sensitive emulsion layer contains a fixed magenta dye, an upper layer or the red-sensitive emulsion layer contains a fixed cyan dye, and the green-sensitive layer contains a pyrazolotriazole, pyrazolopyrrole or 4-thio-pyrazolo-5-one coupler having a specific structure, and an image-recording method uses the photographic material.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material having at least one blue-sensitive layer, at least one green-sensitive layer, and at least one red-sensitive layer, on a transparent support, wherein at least one of the green-sensitive layers contains a coupler represented by general formula (I) or general formula (Z), and all of the green-sensitive layers contain silver halide emulsion having an average equivalent-spherical diameter of 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a black and white photothermographic material including at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a binder on a support, wherein the black and white photothermographic material contains a compound represented by the following formula (1) and at least one compound represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of the following formulae (2), (3), (4), and (5): wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent which substitutes for a hydrogen atom on a benzene ring; and R5 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; An image forming method using the black and white photothermographic material and a fluorescent intensifying screen is also provided.

Abstract: A dye-forming coupler of formula (I), a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing the coupler, and an azomethine dye compound derived from the coupler: wherein Q is a residue that forms, together with the —N—C?N— moiety, a nitrogen-containing 6-membered ring; RA is a certain alkyl group having at least 7 carbon atoms, or -L-R1; X is an aryl group; Y is a hydrogen atom, or a group capable of being split-off upon a coupling reaction; wherein, when RA is -L-R1, L is a divalent linking group, and R1 is a substituent; and -L-R1 does not represent an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl group, and -L-R1 does not represent a heterocyclic group that bonds, with a carbon atom therein, to the nitrogen atom of the nitrogen-containing 6-membered ring formed by Q and the —N—C?N— moiety.

Abstract: A method for forming self-assembled patterns on a substrate surface is provided. First, a block copolymer layer, which comprises a block copolymer having two or more immiscible polymeric block components, is applied onto a substrate that comprises a substrate surface with a trench therein. The trench specifically includes at least one narrow region flanked by two wide regions, and wherein the trench has a width variation of more than 50%. Annealing is subsequently carried out to effectuate phase separation between the two or more immiscible polymeric block components in the block copolymer layer, thereby forming periodic patterns that are defined by repeating structural units. Specifically, the periodic patterns at the narrow region of the trench are aligned in a predetermined direction and are essentially free of defects. Block copolymer films formed by the above-described method as well as semiconductor structures comprising such block copolymer films are also described.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material having at least one blue-sensitive layer, at least one green-sensitive layer, and at least one red-sensitive layer, on a transparent support, wherein at least one of the green-sensitive layers contains a coupler represented by general formula (I) or general formula (Z), and all of the green-sensitive layers contain silver halide emulsion having an average equivalent-spherical diameter of 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color material and a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, particularly, a color material and a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which are excellent in a coloring capability, processing stability, dye image fastness and a white background.

Abstract: A black and white photothermographic material including, on at least one side of a support, an image forming layer including at least a photosensitive silver halide, a silver salt of a fatty acid, a reducing agent for silver ions, and a binder, wherein the black and white photothermographic material includes a compound represented by the following formula (I) as the reducing agent and a compound represented by the following formula (BC-1) as a coupler: A black and white photothermographic material which exhibits low fog, high image density, excellent image tone, and excellent raw stock storability is provided.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprising a support and, superimposed thereon, a blue-sensitive layer unit, a green-sensitive layer unit and a red-sensitive layer unit, each of these light-sensitive layer units composed of at least one silver halide emulsion layer, together with at least one non-sensitive layer, wherein compound (A) is contained in at least one layer in the silver halide color photosensitive material, compound (A) being a compound capable of releasing compound (Ac1) by oxidation coupling reaction with a color developing agent, compound (Ac1) being a heterocyclic compound which when added, is capable of enhancing the sensitivity of the photosensitive material as compared with that exhibited when not added, provided that the heterocyclic ring of the heterocyclic compound has 1 or 2 hetero atoms.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic element comprising a support having on one side thereof at least one cyan image forming hydrophilic colloid layer comprising a cyan image dye forming coupler, and an outermost protective overcoat layer providing a coefficient of friction of less than 0.20 after standard ECP-2B processing, wherein the ratio of permanent solvent to coupler in the cyan image forming layer is less than 0.8.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a support and at least three color records comprising at least three light sensitive layers and at least two interlayers, wherein the light sensitive layers include cyan, magenta, or yellow dye-forming coupler, the light sensitive layers include silver halide grains comprising greater than 90% silver chloride, scavengers are included in the interlayers, the ratio of the total level of scavenger to the total level of coupler is from 0.15 to 0.50, the ratio of the total level of scavenger to the total level of silver is from 0.05 to 0.15, and the reciprocity characteristics of the silver halide grains are such that for a separation exposure of 1 microsecond and 0.4 seconds, upon development, the difference in maximum density is 10% or less and a method for processing the element comprising color developing the element for less than 30 seconds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photothermographic material having, on at least one side of a support, at least an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a reducing agent for the organic silver salt, and at least one non-photosensitive layer, wherein the material contains a water-soluble magenta dye, and also provides an image forming method.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic photosensitive material that has, on a support, at least one yellow color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one cyan color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one specific yellow or magenta dye-forming coupler and at least one compound represented by formula (Ph) are contained in the same layer: wherein Rb1 represents a specific functional group; and Rb2 to Rb5 each independently represent a hydrogen or halogen atom, or a specific functional group.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, having at least one each of blue-, green-, and red-sensitive emulsion layers containing yellow, magenta, and cyan couplers, respectively, on a support; wherein said blue-sensitive emulsion layer contains at least one coupler of formula (I); and wherein the light-sensitive material satisfies expression a-1) and/or b-1): wherein, Q forms a 5- to 7-membered ring with the —N?C—N(R1)—; R1 and R2 each are a substituent; m is 0 to 5; and X is a hydrogen atom, or a coupling split-off group; a-1): 0.5?Dmax(UV)/Dmin(UV)?1.1 wherein Dmax(UV)/Dmin(UV) is the smallest of the value in a wavelength range of 340 to 450 nm; b-1): 1300?(B-C)/A?20000 wherein B is yellow Dmax, C is yellow Dmin; and A is an amount mol/m2 of the coupler of formula (I).

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising at least one yellow color developable light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta color developable light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one cyan color developable light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each of which is provided on a support: which comprises at least one yellow coupler of formula (I) and at least one cyan coupler of formula (A); wherein Q represents a group of non-metal atoms that form a 5- to 7-membered ring in combination with —N?C—N(R1)-, each of R1 and R2 represents a substituent, m represents an integer of 0 to 5, and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split-off upon a coupling reaction; wherein R11 and R12 each represent an alkyl group or an aryl group, J represents an alkylene group, and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group that can split off upon a coupling reaction.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazole coupler represented by structure (I): wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected unsubstituted alkyl groups comprising of 3 or less carbons with the proviso that one or more of the R1, R2, and R3 groups can be joined to form a ring; R is a straight, cyclic or branched aliphatic carbon chain group and contains at least 9 aliphatic carbon atoms; each R? is an independently selected alkyl or halogen substituent, n is 0 to 3, and R?, when present, does not include an R? in the ring position between the pyrazolotriazole nucleus and the sulfonamide; and X is hydrogen or halogen.

Abstract: A yellow dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I): wherein Q represents a group of nonmetallic atoms that form a 5- to 7-membered ring in combination with the —N?C—N(R1)—; R1 and R2 each represent a substituent; R4 represents an alkyl group; m represents an integer of 0 to 4; and X represents a hydrogen atom, or a group capable of being split-off upon a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent; and when R4 represents a primary alkyl group, R1 represents —(CH2)3O—R101 in which R101 is an alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms. A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one yellow dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I) in at least one layer provided on a support.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photosensitive material comprising a blue-sensitive emulsion layer unit containing a yellow color-forming coupler, a green-sensitive emulsion layer unit containing a magenta color-forming coupler and a red-sensitive emulsion layer unit containing a cyan color-forming coupler, on a transparent support, wherein the material includes at least one interimage effect-donating layer substantially forms no image; the wavelength, ?rmax, at which the maximum sensitivity of the spectral sensitivity distribution of the red-sensitive layer unit is given, satisfies the relation: 620 nm??rmax?680 nm; and the sensitivities of the red-sensitive layer unit satisfy the following relationships: Sr(610) is ? of Sr(?rmax) or more; Sr(680) is 1/10 of Sr(?rmax) or more; and/or Sr(690) is 1/50 of Sr(?rmax) or more wherein Sr(610), Sr(680) and Sr(690) are the sensitivities of the red-sensitive unit at 610 nm, 680 nm and 690 nm, respectively, and Sr(?rmax) is the maximum sensitivity at ?rmax.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye forming coupler and a compound of the following Formula I1: wherein L is a linking moiety; X is a heteroatom group selected from O, S, or NR? where R? is H or a substituent; w is 0 or 1; R is hydrogen or a substituent group; n is an integer from 0 to 5; and ST represents a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of: A. a thiomorpholine dioxide; B. a dialkoxy aromatic group linked through a phenolic oxygen; C. a dialkoxy aromatic group linked through the aromatic ring; D. a sulfonamido group; E. a hydroxyphenyl benzotriazole group; and F. a phenolic group.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion containing water, dispersion medium comprising modified gelatin whose amino group is chemically modified, and silver halide grains comprising spectrally sensitized silver halide grains each having a multilayer adsorption of dye chromophores on the surface thereof. A method of preparing the silver halide emulsion. A silver halide photosensitive material contains the silver halide emulsion in a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer thereof.

Abstract: A method of forming color images comprises forming an original image and duplicating the formed original image on a color photosensitive material having blue-, green- and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers on a transmission or reflective support. The formed original image contains a dye formed from a cyan coupler represented by formula (CC-1): wherein Ga represents —CC(R13)? or —N?; Gb represents —C(R13)? when Ga represents —N?, or Gb represents —N? when Ga represents —C(R13)?; R11 and R12 represent an electron-withdrawing group having a Hammett substituent constant ?p value of 0.20 to 1.0; R13 represents a substituent; and Y represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of splitting-off by a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; and wherein the red-sensitive layer has the maximum sensitivity wavelength, ?max (D), of spectral sensitivity distribution at each density of 630 to 670 nm.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith (a) a 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazole dye-forming coupler; (b) a sulfonamide compound free of aromatic substituents directly linked to the sulfonamide nitrogen or sulfur atoms and (c) a dialkoxy substituted aromatic compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith in the same dispersion a certain de-aggregating compound at least one heterocyclic cyan dye-forming coupler of a specified formula and an aromatic stabilizer of a particular formula. The combination provides improved image stability.

Abstract: A color photographic print material having at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterized in that the cyan coupler is of the formula in which R6-R9, X and Z are defined in the specification, and the magenta coupler is of the formula in which R1-R5, Y, A, B and n are defined in the specification, and is distinguished by good color reproduction, dark stability and light stability.

Abstract: A photographic material, comprising a support having thereon at least one yellow, cyan, and magenta color-forming light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one light-insensitive non-color forming hydrophilic colloid layer. At least one cyan emulsion layer contains a cyan dye-forming coupler [C-1] and at least one light-insensitive colloid layer exists between the support and a light-sensitive emulsion layer most adjacent thereto. Also, a photographic material, comprising a transparent support having thereon at least three kinds of light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layers each containing any of yellow, magenta and cyan dye-forming couplers and containing silver halide grains different from each other in color sensitivity, and at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. Any layer contains a compound [XI], at least one colloid layer contains a solid fine particle dispersion of a dye [I], and said material has a film pH from 4.6 to 6.4.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic lightsensitive material comprising a support and, superimposed 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, the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a weight-averaged wavelength (?ra) of spectral sensitivity distribution satisfying the relationship: 600 nm<?ra<625 nm, which silver halide color reversal photographic lightsensitive material contains at least one interimage effect intensifying layer substantially not forming any image, the interimage effect intensifying layer containing: (a) at least one kind of lightsensitive silver halide grains in an amount of less than 10% in terms of silver quantity based on all the silver halide grains for image formation; and (b) nonlightsensitive silver halide fine grains.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprises at least one layer on a support. At least one of the layers contains a coupler represented by general formula (I): wherein X represents H or split-off group; R1 and R2 independently represents an electron withdrawing group whose Hammett ?p value is 0.20 or greater, provided that the sum of R1 and R2 ?p values is 0.65 or greater; R3 represents a group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl and heterocyclic, each of which may have a substituent; R4 represents H, or a group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl and carbamoyl, each of which may have a substituent, provided that R3 and R4 may be bonded to form a ring; R11, R12 and R13 independently represent an alkyl group having 1-30 carbon atoms; R represents a substituent; and n represents an integer of 0-3.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and, having associated with that layer a 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b]-1,2,4-triazole dye forming coupler having a fully substituted carbon atom at the 6-position, a chloro group at the 7-position, and, at the 2-position, a phenyl ring substituted in the meta position with a carbonamido substituent containing an ?-sulfone moiety. Photographic elements containing these couplers exhibit desirable bleach-fix and activity characteristics.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith in the same dispersion a certain de-aggregating hydrogen bond donating and hydrogen bond accepting compound and at least one pyrazole fused ring derivative coupler. The combination provides improved colour reproduction.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one methine dye of formula (I) and at least one coupler of formula (X): wherein X1 and X2 each represents O, S, Se, Te, N or C; Y1 represents a furan, pyrrole or thiophene ring which may be condensed and substituted with the specific ring; Y2 represents an atomic group necessary for forming a benzene ring or a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated heterocycle; R1 and R2 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; L1, L2 and L3 each represents a methine group; n1 represents 0 or 1; M1 represents a counter ion; and m1 represents a number of 0 or more necessary for neutralizing a charge in a molecule; wherein Z1 and Z2 each represents —C(Q3)═ or —N═; Q1 and Q3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent group; Q2 represents a hydrogen atom or a coupling release group.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a support bearing a cyan dye image-forming unit comprised of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one cyan dye-forming coupler, a magenta dye image-forming unit comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one magenta dye-forming coupler, and a yellow dye image-forming unit comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one yellow dye-forming coupler, wherein at least one of the dye image forming units contains layers of differing sensitivities, and the layer of highest sensitivity contains a development promoting agent or a specific coupler as described herein, or a combination thereof, and a silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dye layers comprising (a) an inner dye layer adjacent to the silver ha

Abstract: A dye-forming coupler of the formula (I). A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that contains at least one dye-forming coupler of the formula (I). A method for producing an azomethine dye, which method comprises using a compound of the formula (I): wherein E is an aryl, heterocyclic, or —C(═O)W group, in which W is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, Z is an aryl or heterocyclic group, and X and Y each independently are ═O, ═S or ═N—R, in which R is a substituent, with the proviso that when E is an aryl or heterocyclic group, X and Y each are ═O, and that when E is a —C(═O)W group, Z is a substituted aryl group.

Abstract: A method of forming color images comprises forming an original image and duplicating the formed original image on a color photosensitive material having blue-, green- and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers on a transmission or reflective support.

Abstract: Silver halide emulsions are disclosed comprising tabular silver halide grains containing dislocation lines in the peripheral region of the major faces; the tabular grains comprising a high iodide phase which is internal to and along the dislocation lines and an internal region which is surrounded by the high iodide phase and comprised of substantially homogeneous silver halide phase and having an average iodide content of not more than 1 mol %. Silver halide photographic materials by the use of the emulsion are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and, having associated with that layer, a 1H-pyrazo[1,5-b]-1,2,4-triazole dye forming coupler having a fully substituted carbon atom at the 6-position, a chloro group at the 7-position, and, at the 2-position, a propionic ester moiety.

Abstract: The invention relates to a color silver halide photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, said silver halide emulsion being in reactive association with an amino acid compound according to Formula (I): wherein: COUP is a moiety that reacts with oxidized developer to release the amino acid timing group but does not substantially contribute any density in the visible region to the element after processing is complete; n is 0 or 1; R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group of 4 carbon atoms or more or an aryl group with 10 carbon atoms or more; R2 is an alkyl or aryl group so the sum total of carbon atoms in R1 and R2 together are at least 5; and PUG is a photographically useful group.

Abstract: Pyrrolotriazole compounds of the formula (I) and silver halide color photographic light-sensitive materials containing the compound as a cyan coupler, are disclosed: wherein R1 and R2 each independently are an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, or R1 and R2 may bond together to form a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycle; R3 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or alkenyl group; R5 is an alkyl or aryl group; R4, R6, R7 and R8 each independently are a hydrogen atom or a substituent, with the proviso that at least one of R4, R6, R7 and R8 is a substituent, and that two groups of R4 to R8, which adjoin each other, do not bond together to form any ring.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprising a 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-c]-1,2,4-triazole type coupler having, in its molecule, at least one substituent represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 represents a substituent; m represents an integer of 0 to 4; and R2 represents an alkyl group, alkenyl group or aryl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a colour photographic element containing one or more cyan dye-forming couplers, a UV absorber and a specific class of stabiliser, and an imaging process used therewith. The element exhibits improved stability.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic material comprises, on a transparent support, at least one each of blue-, green-, and red-sensitive emulsion layer units. The lightsensitive material further has means for regulating an interimage effect. The red-sensitive unit satisfies the relation: 620 nm≦&lgr;rmax≦660 nm &lgr;rmax is the wavelength at which the maximum sensitivity of the spectral sensitivity distribution of the red-sensitive unit is given. The red- and green-sensitive units satisfy the relations: Sr(&lgr;rmax)−Sr(580)≦1.0 and −0.5≦Sr(580)−Sg(580)≦0.5 Sr(&lgr;rmax) is the maximum sensitivity of the red-sensitive unit, Sr(580) and Sg(580) are the sensitivity at 580 nm of the red- and green-sensitive unit, respectively. Magnitude of the interimage effect satisfies the relations: IIEgr≧0.15 and IIErg≧0.0 IIEgr is the magnitude of the interimage effect from the green- to red-sensitive units, and IIErg is that from the red- to green-sensitive units.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprising a 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-c]-1,2,4-triazole type coupler having, in its molecule, at least one substituent represented by the following general formula (I): 1

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprises at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one nonlight-sensitive layer. At least one of the nonlight-sensitive layers contains colloidal silver. The colloidal silver-containing nonlight-sensitive layer or a nonlight-sensitive layer adjacent to the colloidal silver-containing nonlight-sensitive layer contains a compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor or a precursor thereof by a coupling reaction with an oxidized developing agent. At least one layer selected from the group consisting of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the nonlight-sensitive layer contains a compound (B), which is a compound having at least three hetero atoms and capable of enhancing the photographic speed of the photosensitive material in comparison to the same photosensitive materials without the compound.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising at least one yellow color developable light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta color developable light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one cyan color developable light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each of which is provided on a support: which comprises at least one yellow coupler of formula (I) and at least one cyan coupler of formula (A); 1

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a heterocyclic magenta or cyan dye-forming coupler of formula (I), wherein HET is a heterocyclic coupler comprising at least two fused rings and having at least one bridgehead nitrogen atom; S is bonded to a position of HET capable of releasing the heterocyclylthio moiety from HET upon reaction with oxidized developer; X is a heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, bonded to the carbon atom bearing the exocyclic S and to other ring atoms only; and Z are the atoms necessary to complete an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic ring or ring system, which may contain one or more other heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur; provided also that the heterocyclylthio moiety released upon reaction with oxidized developer does not significantly inhibit silver development nor cause a bleach acceleration effect.

Abstract: A dye-forming coupler of formula (I), a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing the coupler, and an azomethine dye that can be derived from the dye-forming coupler: wherein Q is a group —C(—R11)═C(—R12)—SO2—; R11 and R12 bond with each other to form, together with the —C═C— moiety, a 5- to 7-membered ring, or they each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R1, R3 and R4 each represent a substituent; m is an integer of 0 to 4; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group that splits off upon a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent; with the proviso that the following compound (I-A) is excluded from the dye-forming coupler of formula (I).

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic photosensitive material comprising, on a reflective support, at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive, non-coloring hydrophilic colloid layer. Reflective density A(&lgr;) at a wavelength &lgr; at an unexposed portion of the material after a color development treatment is 0.08 or less for 450 nm, 0.10 or less for 550 nm, and 0.08 or less for 650 nm. Alternatively, chromaticity at the unexposed portion of the material after the color development treatment satisfies the condition: 91≦L*≦96, 0≦a*≦2.0, −9.0≦b*≦−3.0. Also provided is a process for forming an image using the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material.

Abstract: A method of processing, with a developer in which a solution physical development arises, a silver halide photosensitive material containing a compound capable of undergoing a one-electron oxidation to thereby form a one-electron oxidation product thereof which belongs to the following types 1 to 4:

Abstract: There is provided a photographic element comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a novel phenolic cyan dye-forming coupler of formula (I) wherein X is hydrogen or a group that can be split off by the reaction of the coupler with an oxidised colour developing agent, and one of Y and Z is the group  wherein each R is independently an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl group or a 5-10 membered heterocyclic ring which contains one or more heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted; R1 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl group, R2 is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl group or a 5-10 membered heterocyclic ring which contains one or more heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted; R3 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl group, n is 1 or 2, and the othe

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a support bearing a cyan dye image-forming unit comprised of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one cyan dye-forming coupler, a magenta dye image-forming unit comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one magenta dye-forming coupler, and a yellow dye image-forming unit comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one yellow dye-forming coupler, wherein at least one of the dye image forming units contains layers of differing sensitivities, and the layer of highest sensitivity contains a development promoting agent or a specific coupler as described herein, or a combination thereof, and a silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dye layers comprising (a) an inner dye layer adjacent to the silver ha

Abstract: An image forming method including a step of imagewise exposing a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having, on a support, photographic constituent layers including at least one blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, a color developing step, a bleach-fixing step and a rinsing step. At least one of the at least one red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (IA) and/or at least one coupler represented by the following general formulae (PTA-I) and (PTA-II).