Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, said silver halide emulsion layer containing a latex which has been stabilized by a protective colloid which is at least one substance selected from among natural water-soluble polymers, derivatives thereof, and synthetic hydrophilic polymers having at least one nonionic group and at least one anionic group in the molecular structure.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having at least two hydrophilic colloid layers on one side of a support, at least one of said hydrophilic colloid layers containing dextran having an average molecular weight of at least 100,000, wherein at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing substantially no dextran and having a dry thickness of at least 1.0 .mu.m exists between the hydrophilic colloid layer containing the dextran disposing nearest to the support and the support.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of hardening a proteinaceous layer of a photographic silver halide element by incorporating a modified dextran in said proteinaceous layer, said modified dextran being the reaction product of dextran and an alkyl haloformate, a substituted alkyl haloformate, an aryl haloformate, or a substituted aryl haloformate. The invention also provides a photographic element comprising a said reaction product in at least one proteinaceous silver halide emulsion layer and/or in another proteinaceous layer coated thereon.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer with an automatic developing machine which comprises developing an imagewise exposed silver halide light-sensitive material, wherein an amount of organic substances remaining in at least one of the emulsion layer or other hydrophilic colloid layers comprising a surface protective layer after said processing with said automatic developing machine, is not more than about 90 wt % of the weight of said organic substances prior to said processing.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material for a photomechanical process is disclosed. The material comprises a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-insensitive upper layer disposed on the upper side of the emulsion layer. The light-sensitive upper layer has a greater melting time than the light-sensitive emulsion layer. The emulsion layer contains starch, modified starch and/or macromolecular polysaccharides produced from starch using a microbial fermentation process. The material has greatly improved reduction processability.

Abstract: Protein containing photographic layers are hardened by coating with a hardening solution which contains at least one quick-acting hardener which activates carboxyl groups and at least one polysaccharide.