Abstract: The invention relates to an emulsion comprising silver halide grains, said grains being tabular and comprising sensitizing dye(s) and silver salt epitaxial deposits, and addenda that includea tetraazaindene and a hexose reductone represented by Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different, and may represent H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or an alkyl group with a solubilizing group such as --OH, sulfonamide, sulfamoyl, or carbamoyl. Alternatively, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be joined to complete a heterocyclic ring such as aziridinyl, azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, or pyridinyl, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are H, OH, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, or may together represent an alkylidene group, n is 0,1, or 2 and R.sub.3 is H, alkyl, aryl, or CO.sub.2 R.sub.6 where R.sub.6 is alkyl.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material comprises a substrate provided thereon with at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprising at least one compound represented by the following Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ra and Rb each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having at least two carbon atoms or an aryl or heterocyclic group, provided that Ra and Rb do not simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms; La and Lb each represents a methylene group; L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 each represents a methine group; p.sub.1 represents 0 or 1; Z.sub.1 represents an atomic group required for forming a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic ring; M.sub.1 represents a counterion required for balancing the electrical charge; m.sub.1 represents a numerical value of not less than 0 required for neutralizing the molecule; and Q represents a methine or polymethine group required for forming a methine dye.

Abstract: A solution containing a dimethylamine silver chloro-iodide complex is added with an antifoggant to a silver chloride emulsion to form a stable AgICl emulsion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a silver halide photographic emulsion comprising a silver halide emulsion wherein the grains of said emulsion comprise silver chloride said grains are sensitized with a water soluble gold(I) or (III) compound, and said emulsion further comprises a dithiolone dioxide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming a silver halide emulsion comprising nucleating silver bromide nuclei while reactive contact with ammonia, a digestion said nuclei, bringing a thioether into reactive contact with said nuclei, growing the nuclei by addition of silver ion, iodide and bromide, wherein during at least the first portion of growth, the pH is maintained at about 9.

Abstract: A substantially non-photosensitive recording material comprising a thermosensitive element comprising a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith and a binder, on a support, characterized in that the thermosensitive element further comprises in reactive association with the light-insensitive organic silver salt and the organic reducing agent a 1,2,4-triazole compound with at least one of the nitrogen atoms having a hydrogen atom and none of the carbon atoms being part of a thione-group, said compound not being annulated with an aromatic ring system; and a thermal image recording process therefor.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having at least one pre-fogged direct positive emulsion layer provided on at least one side of the support, wherein silver halide grain formation of the emulsion is carried out in the presence of a silver halide solvent, the emulsion contains at least one of an Rh salt, an Ru salt or a polybromoiridium salt, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formula (I), (II) and (III) is added to the emulsion while the silver halide photographic material is prepared:R--SO.sub.2 S--M (I)R--SO.sub.2 S--R.sup.1 (II)R--SO.sub.2 S--L.sub.m --SSO.sub.2 --R.sup.2 (III)wherein R, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different, and each represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; M represents a cation; L represents a divalent linking group; and m represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer in which the silver halide is sensitized with a fragmentable electron donor of the formula X--Y, wherein X is an electron donor moiety and Y is a leaving group other than hydrogen, and wherein:1) X--Y has an oxidation potential between 0 and about 1.4 V; and2) the oxidized form of X--Y undergoes a bond cleavage reaction to give the radical X.sup..cndot. and the leaving fragment Y.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the radical X.sup..cndot. has an oxidation potential .ltoreq.-0.7V.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer in which the silver halide is sensitized with a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is a silver halide adsorptive group that contains at least one atom of N, S, Se, or Te that promotes adsorption to silver halide, and L represents a linking group containing at least one C, N, S or O atom, k is 1 or 2, and XY is an fragmentable electron donor moiety in which X is an electron donor group and Y is a leaving group other than hydrogen, and wherein:1) XY has an oxidation potential between 0 and about 1-4 V; and2) the oxidized form of XY undergoes a bond cleavage reaction to give the radical X.sup..cndot. and the leaving fragment Y.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the radical X.sup..cndot. has an oxidation potential .ltoreq.-0.7V.

Abstract: Radiation sensitive emulsions are disclosed comprised of silver iodochloride grains having three pairs of equidistantly spaced parallel {100} crystal faces and containing from 0.05 to 3 mole percent iodide, based on total silver, in a controlled, non-uniform iodide distribution forming a core containing at least 50 percent of total silver, a surface shell, and a sub-surface shell that contains a maximum iodide concentration and provides, when the emulsion is exposed to 390 nm electromagnetic radiation at 10.degree. K., stimulated fluorescent emissions in the range of from 450 to 470 nm and at 500, the stimulated fluorescent emission in the range of from 450 to 470 nm having a peak intensity more than twice the stimulated fluorescent emission intensity at 500 nm.

Abstract: A photographic print element is disclosed having a reflective support and at least one image recording emulsion layer unit containing cube-like silver iodochloride grains containing from 0.05 to 3 mole percent iodide, based on total silver, in a controlled, non-uniform iodide distribution forming a core, an iodide-free surface shell having a thickness of greater than 50 .ANG., and a sub-surface shell that contains a maximum iodide concentration.

Abstract: A heat developable color light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion(s), a binder and a dye-donating compound, wherein at least one of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion(s) (a) (a-1) comprises grains containing silver iodide in an amount of 0.1 mol % or more based on silver in the inside of the grains, and (a-2) contains at least one compound represented by formula (I-a), (I-b) or (I-c); or (b) (b-1) comprises silver chloroiodobromide grains containing silver iodide in an amount of 0.1 mol % or more based on silver in the inside of the grains and silver chloride in an amount of 10 mol % or more based on silver, (b-2) contains a sensitizing dye added before chemical sensitization, and (b-3) chemically sensitized in the presence of a nucleic acid decomposition product:Z--SO.sub.2.S--M (I-a)The substituents Z and M in formula (I-a) are disclosed in the specification.

Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material with a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light sensitive layer applied thereto, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one colour coupler, and wherein the silver halide emulsion layer or the non-light sensitive layer contains a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 mean hydrogen or an organic residue andn means 0 or an integer from 1 to 4 orR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together, R.sub.1 and an adjacent residue R.sub.3 together or two adjacent residues R.sub.3 together form a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring with 5 to 7 ring atoms orR.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 mean a bridging member by means of which two compounds of the formula (I) are attached together orR.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 are attached to a polymer via a bridging member,wherein at least one of the substituents R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is an organic residue,is distinguished by improved grain.

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: There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic material comprising a silver halide emulsion of high-silver chloride emulsion wherein a thiosulfonic compound represented by formula (I) and a sulfinic acid compound represented by formula (II) are added in the step of the production of said emulsion followed by sulfur sensitization. The disclosure described provides a silver halide color photographic material less in fogging due to the lapse of time after preparation of the emulsion for coating and less in fogging due to rapid development processing.

Abstract: This invention provides a silver halide photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion in reactive association with a dioxide compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein b is C(O), C(S), C(Se), CH2 or (CH2)2; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently H, or aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic groups, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent the atoms necessary to form a five or six-membered ring or a multiple ring system. This invention further provides a method of making silver halide emulsions containing the dioxide compounds.

Abstract: A color recording photographic element is disclosed containing a support and, superimposed on the support, blue, green and red recording layer units. The layer unit nearest the support contains a high chloride tabular grain emulsion and an optionally esterified glycolic ether having a molecular weight of at least 300 and containing at least one thioether moiety. The layer unit farthest from the support is free of the optionally esterified glycol compound. The advantages realized are an increased imaging density range, increased sensitivity, and increased contrast.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process comprising the following steps:image-wise exposing with a high intensity-short time exposure an imaging element comprising on a support a photosensitive layer comprising at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion comprising a heterocyclic compound containing at least one nitrogen atom in the ring and an image receiving layer comprising physical development nuclei in water permeable relationship with said photosensitive layer,developing said imaging element using an alkaline processing liquid in the presence of (a) developing agent(s) and (a) silver halide solvent(s),characterized in that said heterocyclic compound containing at least one nitrogen atom in the ring comprises at least one mercapto- or thione group and one substituent comprising at least 5 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyls, alkenyls, alkynyls, aralkyls and alkyl

Abstract: The invention relates to an emulsion comprising silver halide grains, said grains being tabular and comprising sensitizing dye(s) and silver salt epitaxial deposits, and addenda that include a mercaptotetrazole and a tetraazaindene.

Abstract: The addition of 3-substituted-5-mercapto-1H-tetrazoles to silver halide photothermographic emulsions improves the post-processing stability of the emulsion.

Abstract: A color photographic silver halide with a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the silver halide of which is stabilized by compounds I and II, is distinguished by reduced storage fog combined with stronger gradation: ##STR1##

Abstract: The invention concerns a color negative process wherein a photographic material comprising silver chloride or silver bromide and a DIR or DIAR coupler is processed in the presence of a polyester comprising intralinear thioether atoms.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer, the photographic material comprising a reduction-sensitized silver halide emulsion containing a compound in which a group adsorptive to silver halide and a specific hydrazine structure are covalently bonded. The silver halide photographic material exhibits high sensitivity and improved fog characteristics and improved preservation stability.

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 element comprising a silver halide emulsion which is greater than 50 mole % silver chloride, said emulsion being in reactive association with a dioxide compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein b is C(O), C(S), C(Se), CH.sub.2 or (CH.sub.2).sub.2 ; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently H, or aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic groups, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent the atoms necessary to form a five or six-membered ring or a multiple ring system; and a sulfinate compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a support and silver halide emulsion layer or layers, wherein at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers comprises an alkylaminomercaptotetrazole antifoggant. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention said silver halide emulsion layer comprises tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio higher than 3:1 and a thickness lower than 0.4 .mu.m.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said silver halide photographic material contains at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and R.sup.2 represents a branched alkyl group having 20 or more carbon atoms, a straight chain or branched alkenyl group having 17 or more carbon atoms, or a substituted alkyl or substituted alkenyl group substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkenoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an aryl group and a heterocyclic group, and having 12 or more carbon atoms in total.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having high sensitivity, reduced in fog and excellent in storage stability is described, which comprises a support having thereon at least one constituent layer containing at least one hydrazone compound having a methine dye residue or an adsorbing group to silver halide through a covalent bond or containing at least one metallocene compound having a methine dye residue through a covalent bond.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat-developable photographic light-sensitive material which can give a high contrast image. A novel heat-developable photographic light-sensitive material is provided, comprising at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a non-metallic atom group necessary for the formation of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support is provided. The silver halide emulsion layer comprises chemically sensitized silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of 50 mol % or more, said silver halide emulsion has been spectrally sensitized with at least one dye selected from the dyes represented by one of the general formulas (1), (2) and (3) shown in the specification. The emulsion layer or at least one other hydrophilic colloidal layer contains at least one member selected from the hydrazine derivatives represented by one of the formulas (4), (5) and (6) shown in the specification and at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by one of the formulas (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) shown in the specification.A process for the formation of an image is also provided, which comprises the development of a silver halide photographic material as defined above with a developer having a pH value of 9.6 to less than 11.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, which is subjected to chemical ripening using a labile tellurium sensitizer and/or a labile selenium sensitizer in the presence of at least one compound represented by formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV) described in the specification.

Abstract: This invention provides a silver halide photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion in reactive association with a dithiolone compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently H, or aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic groups, alkoxy groups, hydroxy groups, halogen atoms, aryloxy groups, alkylthio groups, arylthio groups, acyl groups, sulfonyl groups, acyloxy groups, carboxyl groups, cyano groups, sulfo groups, or amino groups, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent the atoms necessary to form a five or six-membered ring or a multiple ring system. This invention further provides a method of making silver halide emulsions containing the dithiolone compounds.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed containing a compound capable of releasing image-wise a photographic useful group (PUG) based on a mechanism involving radical formation under development conditions and splitting of a homolytically labile bond. In a preferred embodiment the compound capable of releasing the PUG is a hydrazine derivative or a 1-aryl-3-pyrazolidinone derivative.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion comprisingsilver halide grains including tabular grains(a) having {111} major faces,(b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide, based on silver,(c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area,(d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m,(e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m, and(f) having latent image forming chemical sensitization sites on the surfaces of the tabular grains, anda spectral sensitizing dye adsorbed to the surfaces of the tabular grains,wherein the surface chemical sensitization sites include at least one silver salt epitaxially located on said tabular grains adsorbed onto said grains during grain forming or sensitizing and said emulsion further comprising at least one sulfodihydroxy aryl compound represented by the Formulas I or II ##STR1## wherein X and Y represent an SO.sub.

Abstract: This invention provides a color silver halide photographic element comprising a support having situated thereon a red light-sensitive, cyan dye-forming unit comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and an image dye-forming coupler; a green light-sensitive, magenta dye-forming unit comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and an image dye-forming coupler; and a blue light-sensitive, yellow dye-forming unit comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and an image dye-forming coupler; wherein at least one of the dye-forming units comprises two or more emulsion layers spectrally sensitized to the same region of the visible spectrum, but exhibiting different photographic sensitivities, each such emulsion layer containing an image dye-forming coupler wherein at least one, but not all, of the emulsion layers of the dye-forming unit contains the hydrolyzed or unhydrolyzed form of a benzazolium compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1##

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material which has a high storage stability and a high sensitivity and in which photographic properties vary little with the passage of time from photography to development is provided. At least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer constituting a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is spectrally sensitized with at least one type of a spectral sensitizing dye represented by Formula (I) below, and at least one silver halide emulsion contained in this light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is subjected to reduction sensitization in the manufacturing process of the emulsion. (In Formula (I), each of R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 represents an alkyl group, Z.sub.11 represents a group of atoms required to form a benzene ring, Z.sub.12 represents a group of atoms required to form a benzothiazole nucleus, a benzoselenazole nucleus, a benzoxazole nucleus, or a naphthoxazole nucleus, and X.sub.11 represents a charge-balancing counter anion.

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 color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains a silver halide emulsion sensitized by a methine dye represented by following formula (I) and the total content of calcium in the photographic constituting layers on the support is not more than 10 mg/m.sup.2 ; ##STR1## wherein Q represents a non-metallic atomic group necessary for forming a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; R.sub.1 to R.sub.11 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, however, at least one of R.sub.1 to R.sub.3 represents a group containing an aromatic group and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are not a hydrogen atom; L.sub.1 to L.sub.

Abstract: This invention provides a photographic element comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer which is greater than about 50 mole % silver chloride, wherein the emulsion layer contains a thiophosphate ester of the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A method of processing a photographic light-sensitive material comprising a backing layer on a support opposite an emulsion layer comprises the steps of exposing the material, developing the exposed material with developer, the developer being replenished with developer replenisher in an amount of not more than 200 ml per m.sup.2 of the material, and fixing the developed material,wherein the backing layer contains in an amount of 5 to 200 mg/m.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material includes at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, formed on a support. At least one light sensitive emulsion layer contains silver halide grains having a silver halide phase formed in the presence of an iodide ion-releasing agent, under controlled release of iodide ions from the releasing agent. At least one hydrophilic colloid layer contains a certain heterocyclic compound or a certain DIR compound.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having high sensitivity, reduced in fog and excellent in storage stability is described, which comprises a support having thereon at least one constituent layer containing at least one hydrazone compound having a methine dye residue or an adsorbing group to silver halide through a covalent bond or containing at least one metallocene compound having a methine dye residue through a covalent bond.

Abstract: The invention involves a process for making photographic recording materials for radiography having comparable sensitivity and high visual resolution in the resulting x-ray images, whether used with green-emitting or blue-emitting intensifying screens. The invention also describes a process for making x-ray images by the use of such recording materials. The invention regulates the ratio of the silver halide coating's blue to green sensitivity by the addition of an aliphatic 2-amino-1-thio compound of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 =alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, aryl, alkylacyl of 1 to 5 carbons, H or arylacyl;R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 =H, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons or COR.sup.7 ;R.sup.6 =H or alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons,R.sup.7 =OH, NHR.sup.8, or O-R.sup.10 where R.sup.10 is an alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons;R8, R9=H or alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons;R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 taken together represent one to three methylene groups bridging the nitrogen and the sulfur; andR.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support having situated thereon a silver halide emulsion, the emulsion comprising an alkynylamine compound of the formula: wherein Z represents atoms necessary to complete a 5 to 10-membered heterocyclic ring system, R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, or an alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclic or heterocyclic group; andat least one dihydroxy aryl compound represented by formula II or III: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.3 to R.sup.12 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, sulfonate, or an alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and wherein at least two of such groups represent a hydroxy group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion on a support, in which at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains silver halide grains of silver chloride or silver chlorobromide having a silver chloride content of 90 mol % or more, the silver halide grains being tellurium-sensitized, and at least one of light-sensitive emulsion layers or non-light-sensitive emulsion layers on the support contains at least one specific compound represented by formula (I), (II) or (III) herein. The material has excellent rapid processability and a high sensitivity. It involves little photographic fluctuation before and after continuous processing thereof and little photographic fluctuation due to variation of the ambient humidity during exposure thereof. The image sharpness of the material may be noticeably improved without appreciably detracting from the sensitivity thereof.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having the improved storability and anti-stress property is disclosed, which comprises a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion, wherein the silver halide emulsion is subjected to a chemical sensitization with a selenium compound, and the emulsion layer or another layer provided on the support contains at least one of the compounds represented by formulas (I), (II) and (III): ##STR1##

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 photographic material is disclosed containing on at least one side of the support at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer characterised in that the light-sensitive layer and/or at least one non-light sensitive layer in water-permeable relationship with the light-sensitive layer comprises at least one compound having the general formula (I)R[O--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --S--(LINK.sup.1 --S).sub.x --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--(LINK.sup.2)].sub.y --OR (I)wherein each of LINK.sup.1 and LINK.sup.2 which may be the same or different represents a divalent linking group; R represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or an acyl group; x is 0, 1 or 2, and y varies from 2 to 20.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material. It comprises a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, wherein at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprises silver chlorobromide emulsion particles containing 95 mol % or more of silver chloride or silver chloride emulsion particles as well as at least one thiosulfonic compound of formula (X) and at least one sulfinic compound of formula (Y), and the particles contained in the silver halide emulsion layer are sensitized by gold, selenium, or tellurium, and are spectrally sensitized by a red-sensitive methine dye represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Q, R.sup.1 and other symbols each independently represents a specific atom or group, n is an integer from 0 to 6, M is a counter ion which neutralizes an electric charge, and m is 0 or 1.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photosensitive material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer coated on a support, wherein silver halide grains in the emulsion layer are subjected to reduction sensitization and contain a radical scavenger, prior to the completion of a chemical sensitization. There is also disclosed a silver halide emulsion and a method of manufacturing the same. The said silver halide photosensitive material has a enhanced sensitivity, without causing high fog.