Abstract: Duplitized color silver halide photographic elements have an ISO of at least 25 and at least one photosensitive imaging layer or color recording unit on each side of the support. Such elements can be rapidly processed to provide desired color images.

Abstract: A color image can be rapidly provided by color developing an imagewise exposed, duplitized color photographic element that has an ISO of at least 25. The duplitized elements have at least one light sensitive silver halide imaging layer or color recording unit on each side of the support.

Abstract: A method of processing silver halide black-and-white photographic material in a processing machine which transports the material to be processed, through several processing tanks. The processing machine includes at least one tank with fixing ability and at least one tank which is either a wash or stabilizer tank. The wash or stabilizer tank furthest from the fixer tank(s) is replenished with wash or stabilizer solution. Outflow from the wash tank or stabilizer tank nearest the fixer tank(s) is passed to the nearest fixer tank together with a fixer replenishment solution to maintain the fixer's working composition. The total submersion time in the tank(s) having fixing ability is less than 25 seconds and the ratio of coated silver in the unprocessed photographic material (in g/m.sup.2) to the sum of the rates of addition to the fixer tank (in l/m.sup.2) of the wash outflow and fixer replenishment solution is greater than 10 g/l.

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: Silver chloride color negative films can be rapidly processed using shortened color development times and specific amounts of color developing agent and bromide ion. After development, and optionally desilvering or fixing, the developed film is scanned to form density representative digital signals for the color records. These signals are then digitally manipulated to correct both interimage interactions and gamma mismatches around the color records to produce a digital record that is capable of providing a display image having desired aim color and tone scale reproduction. That digital record can then be stored or used to provide corrected display images, such as color prints, using output display devices.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a color developing process is disclosed. The color developing process comprisesthe first step of supplying one of a first color developing partial solution containing a color developing agent as a principal component and a second color developing partial solution containing an alkaline agent as a principal component, substantially only to an image-forming surface of the light-sensitive material,the second step of supplying one of the first partial solution and the second partial solution other than that supplied at the first step or a color developing solution containing a color developing agent and an alkaline agent, to the image-forming surface of the light-sensitive material at the same time or just after the first step.

Abstract: A novel process and processing composition for processing a silver halide photographic material is disclosed. The processing composition is an aqueous solution of a ferric (III) complex salt of an ?S,S! optical isomer of a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a hydroxyl group; W represents a divalent linking group containing carbon atoms; and M.sub.1, M.sub.2, M.sub.3 and M.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom or a cation. The processing composition is useful for bleaching a silver halide color photographic material. A process for processing a silver halide color photographic material is further disclosed, employing the above described process composition containing a ferric (III) complex salt of the compound of formula (I) as a bleaching agent.

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: Photographic elements having bromide or iodide ion stabilized high chloride {111} tabular grain emulsions are rapidly processed. The emulsion grains comprise a high chloride core with a surrounding band of higher bromide or iodide ion than that found in the core. The emulsion is precipitated in the presence of an organic grain growth modifier or surface stabilizer. Specific developing conditions of temperature, time, bromide ion concentration, color developing agent concentration and ratio of developing agent to bromide ion allow for the rapid processing of these elements.

Abstract: A developing machine having a high durability at a high temperature even in the presence of a high concentration of the developing agent is provided. The developing machine has means for keeping the temperature of a color developer having a concentration of an aromatic primary amine developing agent of 0.15 to 0.50 mol/l in the range of 40.degree. to 50.degree. C., and the material for at least one of the developing tanks and the racks is a resin selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene sulfide resin, polyphenylene oxide resin, polymethylpentene resin, polyether ether ketone resin, polyalkylene terephthalate resin, polyether imide resin, polyether sulfone resin and polysulfone resin.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support is disclosed. The light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of 2 or more and contains a compound represented by the following formula (I) and/or the oxidized product thereof:X.sub.1 --A--X.sub.2 Formula (I)wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each represent OR.sub.1 or ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being converted to a hydrogen atom upon hydrolysis, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represent hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclic, heterocyclic sulfonyl, heterocyclic carbonyl, sulfamoyl, or carbamoyl, A represents arylene, and at least one of the groups representative of X.sub.1, X.sub.2, and A is substituted by a group which accelerates adsorption to a silver halide grain.

Abstract: An improved image forming method is disclosed which comprises contacting both an originating photographic element and a display photographic element with substantially similar processing solutions. The originating photographic element is characterized in that it contains at least 50 mole percent silver chloride grains and no more than 2 mole percent silver iodide, based on total silver forming the grain projected area. The grains are tabular grains bounded by {100} faces having adjacent edge ratios of less than 100 and each having an aspect ratio of at least 2.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a high sensitivity and an excellent rapid processability after exposure with a camera for a plate making. The light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains. The sliver halide grains contain a metal compound having a cyanide ligand represented by Formula I and have been subjected to sensitization with a selenium sensitizer and spectral sensitization with a sensitizing dye represented by Formula II:[M(CN).sub.m X.sub.6-m ].sup.n (I)wherein M represents iron, rhenium, osmium, ruthenium, or iridium; X represents a bridged ligand; m is 4, 5 or 6; and n is -2, -3 or -4: ##STR1## wherein Z represents a group of atoms necessary to form an oxazole nucleus, a benzoxazole nucleus or a naphthooxazole nucleus; R.sub.1 represents an optionally substituted alkyl group; R.sub.

Abstract: Disclosed are silver halide elements that contain an arylhydrazine compound useful in producing high contrast images. The elements can be handled in bright light room conditions for extended periods of time without increasing minimum density of the element.

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 method for processing a black-and-white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising the steps of(1) developing an imagewise exposed black-and-white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with a developing solution in the presence of a complex forming compound,(2) fixing with a fixing solution,(3) washing or stabilizing with water or a stabilizing solution, respectively, and(4) drying the washed or stabilized light-sensitive material,wherein the light-sensitive material comprises a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer and optionally one or more non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layers provided on a first side of the support, and a layer provided on the second side opposite to the fist side of the support, and at least one of the silver halide emulsion layer and the non-light sensitive hydrophilic layer adjacent to the silver halide emulsion layer provided on the first side of the support contains a hydrazine compound, at least one of the silver halide em

Abstract: A method for forming a silver halide photographic image comprising developing a silver halide photographic material with a developing solution containing an ascorbic acid developing agent, substantially free from hydroquinone and having a pH of 8.5 to 11.0, the silver halide photographic material comprising a support formed of a syndiotactic styrenic polymer and a silver halide emulsion layer formed on at least one surface thereof, the emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a hydrazine derivative, and the total amount of gelatin of the emulsion layer being 2.5 g/m.sup.2 or less, thereby reducing black spot fog and improving dimensional stability of the photographic material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for processing a silver halide photographic material, having on one side of a support a hydrophobic polymer layer as the outermost layer and on the side opposite an emulsion layer, by means of an automatic developing apparatus. The apparatus has a drying operation part which is equipped with two or more hot rollers arranged so that the silver halide photographic material may be wrapped partly around each of the hot rollers in turn and the contact between the rollers and the material may alternate between the front surface and the back surface of the photographic material, whereby the moisture in the photographic material evaporates from the surface areas when they are not in contact with the hot rollers. This method results in improvements in the drying characteristics of the photographic material and the transportation characteristics of the automatic developing apparatus.

Abstract: A medical X-ray film comprising a transparent base coated on at least one side with (a) a laminar grain silver halide emulsion and (b) a separate hydrophillic colloid layer containing a developing agent for silver halide in an amount corresponding to at least 0.5 moles per mole of the silver coated on that side of the base.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fast-processing photographic recording material for medical radiography which can be processed within 30 to 60 seconds in a film processor and which has very good photographic and physical properties. The recording material hasa) a silver application of at least 5 g/M.sup.2,b) a weight ratio of binder coating weight in the silver halide emulsion layer to silver coating weight in the silver halide emulsion layer of at least 1.1,c) a mean grain volume of the silver halide grains used of less than 0.35 mm.sup.3 andd) a process water absorption of less than 20 g/M.sup.2.

Abstract: A method of processing an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic element comprising developing and desilvering the photographic element in a low volume thin tank processor wherein the processor operates at 15% or less of maximum production capacity.

Abstract: A method of processing, by use of an automatic processor, a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer comprising the steps of developing, fixing, washing and drying the photographic material, wherein a developer has a pH of 10.4 or more and is replenished at a rate of 50 to 220 ml/m.sup.2, and wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains a spectral sensitizing dye selected from carbocyanine, dicarbocyanine and merocyanine dyes.

Abstract: A method of processing an imagewise exposed black and white silver halide photographic element comprising developing and desilvering the photographic element in a low volume thin tank processor wherein the processor operates at 15% or less of maximum production capacity.

Abstract: Disclosed are a silver halide photographic material containing at least one merocyanine color-sensitizing dye having a particular structure of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent an alkyl group having a residue capable of making the compound soluble in water as a free acid or salt; V.sub.1, V.sub.2, V.sub.3 and V.sub.4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, provided that these substituents (V.sub.1, V.sub.2, V.sub.3, V.sub.4) are not bonded to each other to form a ring and that the sum of the molecular weights of V.sub.1, V.sub.2, V.sub.3 and V.sub.4 is from 4 to 50; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3 and L.sub.4 each represent an optionally substituted methine group; M.sub.1 represents a charge-neutralizing pair ion; and m.sub.1 represents a number of from 0 to 4 that is necessary for neutralizing the intramolecular charge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a color image in a silver halide color photographic material comprising a reflective support having coated thereon a composition comprising a polyester resin and a white pigment mixed and dispersed in said polyester resin, at least one yellow color forming silver halide photosensitive emulsion layer, at least one magenta color forming silver halide photosensitive emulsion layer, and at least one cyan color forming silver halide photosensitive emulsion layer on said support, each of said yellow, magenta and cyan color forming silver halide photosensitive emulsion layers having silver halide grains containing 95 mol % or more of silver chloride, wherein said method comprises the steps of exposing imagewise said silver halide color photographic material to light, developing said imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material in a color developing solution, subjecting said developed silver halide color photographic material to desilvering by bleac

Abstract: A photographic materials with a high silver chloride red sensitive layer which has a high sensitivity and exhibits reduced thermal sensitivity. In particular the material has a silver halide emulsion of at least 90% silver chloride and compounds of formula I and II below: ##STR1## Where A, Z, X1, X2, R1, R2, W1-W12, D, G1, G2, Y1, Y2 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A method for processing an imagewise exposed black-and-white negative silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon photographic layers including at least one silver halide emulsion layer, one of said photographic layers containing a hydrazine derivative, said method comprising;developing said light-sensitive material with a developer comprising a black and white developing agent and a compound represented by Formula VI, said developer having a pH of less than 11.5; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are each independently hydrogen, --SM.sub.1, hydroxyl, alkoxyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, --COOM.sub.2, amino, alkyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, provided that at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 is --SM.sub.1, and M.sub.1 and M.sub.2 are each independently hydrogen, alkali metal, or ammonium.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material. The photographic material comprises a support having thereon at least a silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains, which grains have a silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more and are subjected to selenium, tellurium or gold sensitization, wherein the photographic material further contains a specific dye, and wherein the photographic material preferably has the pH value of the coated film of no more than 6.5.

Abstract: A method of developing with developer an exposed black and white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, the developer containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1a) , (1b) , (2) or (3) and a compound represented by the following Formula (4) or (5): ##STR1##

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having on a support at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the color photogrphic material contains a nondiffusing coupler represented by formula (I):Cp--(LINK).sub.n --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X (I)wherein Cp represents a coupler residue (residual group) which can undergo coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent to release --(LINK).sub.n --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X; LINK represents a group which can release --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X after cleavage of bond to Cp; n represents 0 or an integar of 1 or 2, Ar represents an arylene group; X represents an amino group, an alkoxy group or a hydroxyl group; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and R.sub.

Abstract: A film is disclosed for duplicating a silver image in a radiographic film. A single monodispersed fogged direct-positive emulsion layer is employed. To extend exposure latitude the emulsion layer contains micro-crystalline particles of a dye that competes with the fogged direct positive grains of the emulsion layer for absorption of exposing radiation and can be decolorized during photographic processing.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon one or more hydrophilic colloid layers, at least one of the hydrophilic colloid layers being a silver halide emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains with a silver chloride content of at least 90 mol %, wherein at least one hydrophilic colloid layer contains at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by formulae (I), (II) and (III); and at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by formulae (A), (B) and (C): ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in the claims. The silver halide photographic material can be handled in an environment which can essentially be referred to as bright room.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for forming a color image using a silver halide color photographic material having three silver halide photosensitive layers and a non-photosensitive layer, on a support, which comprises subjecting said photographic material wherein a compound represented by the formula (I) is contained in a non-photosensitive layer to scanning exposure with an exposure time being 10.sup.-4 sec or less per picture element, and processing said exposed photographic material with a color developer: formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or a sulfonamido group, R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represent the group defined for X, or an alkyl group, an aryl group, an amido group, a ureido group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group, and R.sup.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material using a roller transport automatic processing machine having a developing tank containing a developing solution, a fixing tank containing a fixing solution, a washing tank containing a washing solution and a drying means, comprising the steps of:developing the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material,fixing the developed material,washing the fixed material, anddrying the washed material,wherein said method is carried out under the following condition:9.0.ltoreq.H.sub.D.sup.0.75 .times.T.ltoreq.21.0, H.sub.D =H.sub.1 +H.sub.2, H.sub.1 .ltoreq.H.sub.2,wherein H.sub.D represents transport line length, in meters, of the material entry point into the developer solution to the material entry point into the washing solution, H.sub.1 represents transport line length, in meters, of the material entry point into the developer solution to the material entry point into the fixing solution, H.sub.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of developing a transmission black-and-white silver halide photographic material with an automatic processor, in which a developer having a bromide ion concentration of 0.01 mol/liter or less and having a pH value of 9.8 or less is used with replenishment of the developer being in an amount of about 200 ml or less per m.sup.2 of the material being processed. Though the amount of the replenisher to the developer used is small in the method, the photographic properties of the processed material are stable and the processed material is fogged little.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which is processed by an automatic processor having a drying zone where drying is conducted by a heat transfer medium of 75.degree. C. or higher, wherein the photographic material has at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one silver halide emulsion having a tabular degree of at least 25 is contained in at least one layer of the silver halide emulsion layers.

Abstract: A method for forming a color photographic image is disclosed. The method comprises steps ofimagewise exposing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support, and a silver halide emulsion layer and a non-light-sensitive layer each provided on the support,developing the light-sensitive material with a color developer, andbleach-fixing the developed light-sensitive material with a bleach-fixing solution,wherein the silver halide emulsion layer or the non-light-sensitive layer contains a compound represented by the following Formula 1 and the color developer contains a chloride in an amount of not less than 6.times.10.sup.-2 moles per liter; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a tertiary alkyl group; R.sub.2 is a primary or a secondary alkyl group; R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a phenoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group or a phenylthio group, the groups represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 or R.sub.

Abstract: An image forming method for silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The method is excellent in stability and rapidness of processing. And in the photographic color image formed by the method, staine formation due to storage is inhibited in unimaged area of the picture. The method is comprises steps of developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material with a color developer, bleaching with a bleaching solution, immediately after the developing step, and treating, after the bleaching step, with a solution having fixing capability. The bleaching solution contains a ferric complex salt of a compound represented by the following formula A, and the solution having fixing capability contains at least one of thiocyanate and an iodide in a total amount of not less than 0.5 mol per liter of the solution, ##STR1## wherein A, through A.sub.4 are each a --CH.sub.2 OH group, a --COOM group or a --PO.sub.3 M.sup.1 M.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material for applications in the field of mammography is disclosed which has an improved diagnostic value by an enhanced sharpness. The silver halide crystals to be used in the said material show a fog level, a toe contrast and an overall contrast that is, like the image quality, substantially uneffected by the processing conditions. The coating amount of silver halide crystals in the emulsion layer can be reduced to such an amount that an archivability of from 10 to 20 years can be assured in normal storage conditions. The X-ray material is suitable for rapid processing, without loss in sensitivity, within processing cycles of 45 or 38 seconds, wherein hardener-free processing solutions can be used.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for forming a color image using a silver halide color photographic material having three silver halide photosensitive layers on a support, comprising, in a cyan color-forming coupler-containing photosensitive layer, a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I) or (II), wherein said photographic material is exposed by a scanning exposure system and then is subjected to color development processing: ##STR1## wherein Za and Zb each represent --C(R.sub.3).dbd. or --N.dbd., provided that one of Za and Zb represents --N.dbd. and the other represents --C(R.sub.3).dbd.; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent an electron-attracting group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a coupling-off group, provided that R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, or X may be a divalent group, to form a dimer or higher polymer, or to bond to a polymer chain to form a homopolymer or copolymer.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which has at least one hydrophilic colloid layer (including the silver halide emulsion layer) containing a water-soluble polymer comprising a COOH-containing monomer or a salt thereof which is water-insoluble at a pH.ltoreq.6 and water-soluble at a pH.gtoreq.10. The photographic material is well processed by ultra-rapid processing system, displaying an excellent drying property.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a silver halide content of not lower than 90 mol %, wherein a silver halide emulsion in at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having a silver chloride content of not lower than 90 mol % contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represents an atomic group required for forming a nitrogen-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic ring; Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 each represents a methylene group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4 and L.sub.5 each represents a methine group; n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 each represents 0 or 1; M.sub.1 represents a counter ion for neutralizing electric charge; and m.sub.1 represents a number not less than 0 required for neutralizing electric charge in the molecule.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support and provided thereon, a hydrophilic colloid layer comprising a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said support has a thickness of 70 to 120 .mu.m and Young's modulus of not less than 550 kg/mm.sup.2 and said hydrophilic colloid layer has a degree of swelling of not more than 80%, said degree of swelling being obtained by the following equation:Degree of swelling=(B-A).times.100 Awherein A represents a dry thickness .mu.m of the hydrophilic colloid layer and B represents a thickness .mu.m of the hydrophilic colloid layer after the material was immersed for 15 minutes at 35.degree. C. in developer (b).

Abstract: A method of processing an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic element comprising developing and desilvering the photographic element in a low volume thin tank processor wherein the processor operates at 15% or less of maximum production capacity.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising at least three silver halide emulsion layers having different color sensitivities and formed on a reflective support. The support comprises a substrate and a composition layer laminated on at least the surface of the substrate on which the emulsion layers are coated, and made of a thermoplastic resin containing polyester as a main component and a white pigment mixed and dispersed in the resin. The polyester is a polyester synthesized by the polycondensation of a dicarboxylic acid and a diol. The silver halide contained in the material is silver chlorobromide having silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more, or silver chloride. The ratio of the coated amount of all hydrophilic colloid used in the material to the coated amount of silver contained in all silver halide used in the material ranges from 5.0 to 30.

Abstract: An image is formed in a color photosensitive material through scanning exposure by using at least one semiconductor laser excited solid laser including a semiconductor laser, a non-linear optical element and means for controlling the temperature thereof as a light source for producing a laser beam. The laser beam is modulated by an external modulator in accordance with the image to be formed. Among the combinations of photosensitive layers and laser beams, at least two laser beam light sources are such that a laser beam has a wavelength falling within .+-.20 nm from the maximum wavelength in the spectral sensitivity distribution of the corresponding photosensitive layer. Each photosensitive layer has a spectral sensitivity distribution with a peak width of up to 40 nm.

Abstract: A method of forming chromogenic photographic image comprising the steps of:providing an aqueous developable photographic element coated on a single dimensionally stable support, wherein said element comprises in reactive association (1) a developing agent, where said developing agent is a primary amine or a precursor of a primary amine, (2) radiation sensitive silver halide, (3) a color coupler compound that forms or releases a dye upon reaction with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, and (4) a hydrophilic binder;exposing said element to actinic radiation; anddeveloping said image by contacting said element with an applied volume of an aqueous processing solution, wherein said applied volume is limited to less than 800% of the swell volume of said element in equilibrium-mechanical contact with said processing solution or the temporal duration of said contacting is limited to a time less than 500% of the time necessary for said element to swell to 90% of said swell volume.

Abstract: A process of developing exposed silver halide elements comprises developing said element in a developer in the presence of a development accelerator compound as defined. The development accelerator compounds include pyridinium, or pyridinium and and imidazolium compounds. The process is applicable to standard and hydrazine-containing films and to hydroquinone and/or ascorbic acid-based developers. The development accelerator may be incorporated into the developer or into the silver halide emulsion.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic photosensitive material comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer on the support, a non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer provided between the support and the at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and a backing layer provided on the side of the support which is opposite to the side having the at least one silver halide emulsion layer; wherein(a) the at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains silver halide grains having a grain size of not more than 0.2 .mu.m, and a silver chloride content of at least 90 mol %,(b) the non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer contains a dye solid-dispersed in the form of fine crystals in the range of from 10-80 mg/m.sup.2, and(c) the backing layer has an absorbance at 340-380 nm of from 0.30-0.90. A method for processing the silver halide photographic photosensitive material is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material is disclosed. The photographic material comprises a support and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The blue sensitive emulsion layer comprises a mixture of at least two kinds of silver halide emulsions each comprises silver chloride grains or silver chlorobromide grains containing not less than 90 mol % of silver chloride and are sensitized with a blue-sensitizing dye and have an average grain size of from 0.6 .mu.m to 0.9 .mu.m in terms of diameter of spherical grain. The average grain sizes of the two kinds of the emulsions are different from each other in the average grain size by 0.05 .mu.m or more. The coating amount of the blue-sensitizing dye contained in the blue-sensitive emulsion layer is not more than 7.0.times.10.sup.-4 g/m.sup.2.