JP2001154315A - Method for converting color image information to digital image information and color image forming method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely read image information excellent in sharpness in a short time from a color film after photographing and to utilize the image information by converting it into digital image information. SOLUTION: A silver halide photosensitive material containing a decolorable dye in an antihalation layer is developed, the photoelectric read of image information utilizing reflected light and the photoelectric read of image information utilizing transmitted light are carried out from the resulting image and the read image information of the reflected light and the read image information of the transmitted light are converted into electrical blue, green and red digital information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple and quick color image forming method using a photographed silver halide photosensitive material, and to a method for reading a color image and converting it into digital image information easily. More specifically, the present invention relates to an image forming method capable of accurately reading image information having excellent sharpness in a short time and converting the digital image information into digital image information to be used.

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2. Description of the Related Art In the color photographic market, a so-called color film or color film is obtained in which a photographed color light-sensitive material (hereinafter also referred to as a color film) is developed in a photo lab and the obtained image is printed on photographic paper to obtain a color print. Paper systems are usually used. Recent trends in the color photography market include (1) decentralization of development sites, that is, collecting and developing color films from stores such as photo shops,
From a conventional centralized large-scale photo lab (large lab) that passes completed color prints to customers via photo shops, to a store lab (mini-lab) that develops customer's film at stores and delivers color prints on the spot Due to the trend of decentralization and (2) the spread of digital photographic images, that is, the emergence of digital minilabs that handle photographic images digitally, electronic recording of film images and printing from electronically recorded digital image sources The spread of services is becoming remarkable. However, with regard to the above (1), it is a fact that the time taken from receiving a color film from a customer to handing over a completed print has been significantly reduced due to the decentralization of development sites by the minilab, but it still takes about 30 minutes. Among them, film development requires 10
It currently takes more than a minute. In addition, since the developing solution is used, maintenance is troublesome and there is little room for simplification. Regarding the above (2), the digitizing service of film information takes time (for example, several days), and the service base is limited. For this reason, the extremely rapid and simple operation, which cannot be achieved with the current color film and paper systems, and the digital image processing of color images obtained by developing color films, have enabled the conversion to various image media. There is a need for a system that can be deployed quickly and easily.

In order to meet this need, international applications WO 98/19216 and WO 98/25399 develop a color film in black and white, scan an obtained image with reflected light and transmitted light, and read a color image from each image information. A method for constructing an image is disclosed. In this method, since the color film is brought into contact with the developing solution while being conveyed and scanning is sequentially performed as it is, image reading accuracy is insufficient, noise of image information is large, processing time is long, and processing fluctuation is large. Has weaknesses.

On the other hand, JP-A-6-266066 and JP-A-6-266066 disclose
Japanese Patent No. 295035 discloses an improved method for improving reading accuracy by providing a reflective layer in a color film. However, the practice of the disclosed method is not practical because of the drawback that ordinary films on the market cannot be applied. In addition, JP-A-9-146647 and JP-A-9-202031 disclose,
A method for obtaining digital image information by scanning and reading from an image obtained by heating and developing a film containing a developing agent is disclosed. Although this method is solved in terms of rapid and simplified development processing, it does not solve the drawback that conventional films cannot be applied like the above-mentioned U.S. Patent.

[0005] As described above, it is simple and quick and can handle digital handling of image information.
At present, a color image forming system having the same image quality as ordinary color prints such as saturation and wide latitude has been demanded from the market, but has not sufficiently responded to the demand.

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The above-mentioned light-sensitive material does not have an anti-halation layer, or has an anti-halation layer of black colloidal silver even if it is provided. If the antihalation layer is not provided, blurring of an image due to halation or deterioration of light shielding property (generation of light fog) is caused. In the case of a photosensitive material using black colloidal silver for the antihalation layer, when image information is read out by infrared light, the reading sensitivity and the reading accuracy are lowered due to the absorption of the black colloidal silver in the infrared region. In other words, the absorption in the infrared region of the black colloidal silver becomes the background, which reduces the discrimination of image information, makes it difficult to read an image due to an increase in image density, or takes a long time to read. Problems arise. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an image forming method capable of accurately reading image information having excellent sharpness from a photographed color film in a short time, converting the read image information into digital image information, and using the converted image information.

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Means for Solving the Problems The present inventors have intensively pursued the possibility of solving the above-mentioned problems by a combination of a photosensitive material technique and an image reading method, and as a result, achieve the object of the invention by the following methods. I was able to. That is, the present invention is as follows.

[0008] 1. The photographed silver halide color light-sensitive material is subjected to development processing, the first image information is photoelectrically read from the obtained image using reflected light, and the second image information is photoelectrically read using transmitted light. An image forming method for converting read and read first and second image information into electrical blue, green and red digital image information, wherein the color photosensitive material contains a decolorizable antihalation dye. A method for converting color image information into digital image processing, which is a photosensitive material.

[0009] 2. 2. The digital image processing of color image information according to 1 above, wherein image processing is performed on electrical blue, green, and red digital image information obtained by converting the first and second image information. How to convert to.

[0010] 3. The first image information includes two types of image information: image information recorded on a back side photosensitive layer read from the back side of the photosensitive material, and image information recorded on the front side photosensitive layer read from the front side of the photosensitive material. 3. The method for converting color image information into digital image processing according to the above item 1 or 2, wherein

4. 4. The method for converting color image information into digital image processing according to any one of the above items 1 to 3, wherein the development processing performed on the photosensitive material is black-and-white development processing.

5. 40 colorless antihalation dyes
In the wavelength range of 0 to 700 nm, the lowest absorbance is 0.
The antihalation dye having a ratio between the highest absorbance and the lowest absorbance of 2 or more, which is 5 or less.
5. The method for converting color image information into digital image processing according to any one of 4.

6. 6. The method for converting color image information into digital image processing according to any one of the above items 1 to 5, wherein the decolorizable antihalation dye is an antihalation dye represented by the following general formula (I). .

[0014] In the general formula (I) D- (X) _y Formula, D is represents a compound having a chromophore, X represents dissociative proton or dissociative proton bonded directly or through a divalent linking group D And y represents an integer of 1 to 7.

[0015] 7. 7. A color image forming method, wherein the digital image information obtained by any one of the above items 1 to 6 is subjected to image processing and output to a printer.

The features of the method of the present invention described in the above items 1 to 7 are as follows. (1) First, a photographed silver halide color light-sensitive material is subjected to a developing process, and the front side, the back side, and the surface are sandwiched therebetween. Forming an image on each of the three intermediate photosensitive layers,
(2) Next, the image element of the image of the photosensitive layer on the front side or the back side, or both the front side and the back side of the photosensitive material is photoelectrically read by an image scanner, and the reflected light is read photoelectrically to obtain electrical image information (first image information). Image information), and
The image elements of the image on the photosensitive layer, including the intermediate photosensitive layer sandwiched between the front side and the back side, which were not read by the reflected light were photoelectrically read through the transmitted light to obtain electrical image information (second image information and (3) Then, the image information read by the reflected light and the transmitted light is arithmetically processed to obtain an electric blue,
In an image forming method for obtaining green and red digital image information, a photosensitive material containing a decolorable antihalation dye is used as a photosensitive material to be applied. Either of the first image information and the second image information may be read first.

In order to maintain the high resolution of the photographic material, it is necessary to provide an antihalation layer on the photographic material. However, the antihalation layer conventionally used is a black silver colloidal fine particle. At the stage where the development process has been completed to obtain an image quickly, if the image is read photoelectrically, the ability to discriminate the image from the background is reduced due to the absorption of silver particles in the antihalation layer. Cannot read. This defect is particularly large when image information is read by reflected light, and is a serious problem particularly in the case of a black and white photosensitive material in which an image is also composed of silver particles. According to the present invention, this problem is essentially solved by using a decolorizable dye which loses light absorption ability in a developer instead of colloidal silver particles as a light absorbing material for antihalation.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a method for further improving the quality of digital image information by further performing image processing on the obtained digital image information. With the addition of image processing, output to various color prints such as silver halide color print, ink jet, color thermal transfer, etc., storage in various image recording media such as light, magnetism, and semiconductor devices, and use of images between them Can be more effectively performed. When an image in which developed silver is present is read by reflected light only by performing the development process, the S / N ratio between the image portion and the non-image portion is high because the reflection in the non-image portion is large, so that reading with little noise is performed. On the other hand, when reading is performed using transmitted light, the opacity of the non-image portion is large, so
/ N ratio is lowered to lower the reading accuracy. On the other hand, the image on the intermediate photosensitive layer cannot be read with reflected light, but when reading with transmitted light, the higher the transparency of the non-image portion, the more accurate image reading becomes possible. Therefore, by replacing the light absorbing material of the antihalation layer with the conventionally used black colloidal silver to a decolorizable antihalation dye, it is possible to improve the reading accuracy in reading with both reflected light and transmitted light.

Another aspect of the present invention is a method of applying reading by reflected light to an image layer having high accuracy of reading reflected light, wherein the image layer on the front side and the image layer on the back side of the photosensitive material are respectively reflected. The method of extracting image information, which is read by light and reads the image of the intermediate layer sandwiched between both image layers by transmitted light, has good separation between the image information and high-precision image information. The effect of performing this processing for reading the first image information under the condition that the reading accuracy of the reflected light is high is as follows.
For example, it is particularly effective in relieving the image quality of an overexposed image, which is likely to occur when taking a picture with a fixed exposure camera such as “Photocopying”.

In the method of the present invention, an embodiment using black-and-white development is also preferable. It is apparent that the effect of the present invention is particularly significant in improving image information readability when the image is a black and white image composed of silver. The use of black-and-white development provides advantages such as a reduction in development time, prevention of developer contamination, and simplification of developer management.

The decolorizable antihalation dye used in the present invention has a minimum absorbance in the visible region of 400 to 700 nm of 0.2 or more and a ratio of the maximum to the minimum of the absorbance of at least 5.
The details of the present invention, including the particularly preferable chemical structure of the decolorizable antihalation dye, will be described later.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, but before that, some explanations of terms used in the present invention will be added. As a measure of the effect of the color image forming method of the present invention, since it is commercially available but needs to be compared with the image quality of color prints,
The concept of "standard development" is used, and the development normally used in the color photographic market is called "standard development". That is, in the color photographic market, development processing is carried out using a development processing method which is substantially universal so that each lab can accept the products (color photosensitive materials) of each company (for example, the color negative film formulation is CN16).
(Prescribed prescription by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.), C41 (prescribed prescription by Eastman Kodak Company, USA), CNK4
(Konica's designated prescription is almost common). This is the content of the standard development.

In general, the “development process” includes a broad sense of “development process”, which refers to a series of processes for developing a photographed photosensitive material, fixing an image, and obtaining a stable image, and a development process therein. In the present invention, “development processing” refers to the latter, ie, “development processing” in a narrow sense in principle. The term "development processing" in a broad sense is described as "development processing of a color film", but when it is clear from the context, the "development processing" in a broad sense may also be referred to as "development processing". Further, in the following description, "development processing"
And "image processing", two "processing" with different contents
Are referred to as “processing”, and where there is a possibility of causing confusion, they are expressed separately from “development processing” and “image processing”.

Now, with the above as a preamble, a specific description of the present invention will be made in the following order. 1. 1. Process flow of the forming method including the image conversion process of the present invention 2. Antihalation layer containing decolorable antihalation dye Development processing 4. Image reading 5. Color light-sensitive material used in the present invention and related supplementary explanations

1. First, the outline of the flow of the method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the flow of the steps of the method of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus includes:
The developing unit 111 includes a developing unit 111 that performs a developing process, a first image information reading unit 112 that uses reflected light, a second image information reading unit 114 that uses transmitted light, and an image processing unit 120 that processes the read image information. First image information reading unit 1
2, only one is shown in FIG. 2, but two may be provided so that both the front side and the back side of the film can be read. The color film F is loaded into the image forming apparatus and subjected to development processing in the development processing unit 111, and images are formed on the front side, the back side, and the three intermediate photosensitive layers sandwiched therebetween. In FIG. 1, hopper coating development in which the developing solution D is supplied onto the film by a coating method (shown by oblique lines) is simulated, but various developing methods can be used as described later. . Next, the first image information reading unit 112 photoelectrically reads the image elements constituting the image by a reflected light type image scanner (not shown) to obtain first image information. The first image information may be both the image layer on the front side and the image layer on the back side of the film, or may be either one of the information. In the latter case,
The image layer not read as the first image information is read by the next transmitted light. The remaining image of the color film F after reading the first image information is photoelectrically read by the transmitted light type image scanner (not shown) in the second image information reading unit 114 to obtain the second image information. In FIG. 1, the first image information reading unit 112 using reflected light is replaced with the second image information reading unit 11 using transmitted light.
Although the arrangement is performed before the number 4, the order can be changed. The obtained first and second image information are
The signal is transmitted to the image processing unit 120 in the form of a time-series electrical signal, converted into a digital signal so that image processing can be performed, and then converted into electrical blue, green, and red digital image information. Note that the terms “first” and “second” regarding image information reading are convenient terms for image information reading using reflected light and transmitted light, respectively, and there is no special meaning between one and two. May be read first.

The electrical digital image information obtained by the above steps can then be applied to any color image forming means to obtain a color image. Color image forming means includes color printing using color photographic paper, ink jet, thermal dye transfer, recording of images on magnetic recording media and optical recording media in the form of disks and tapes, and the like. Any known means capable of conversion can be used, and it is an excellent feature of the present invention that the digital image information and the print image can be freely converted. In the image forming method of the present invention, the color film is only required to be subjected to a development process as a development process. There is no need to perform it, so the processing steps for the color film are extremely simple and fast, satisfying the objects of the present invention.

According to the present invention, since an image can be obtained in the form of digital image information, it is not necessary to save the color film after development. After image reading is completed, desilvering processing such as bleaching and fixing processing or bleach-fixing processing and stabilizing bath processing are performed, and a long-term stored developed film similar to a color film obtained by standard development processing can be obtained. it can. There are various combinations of reading the first image information using the reflected light and reading the second image information using the transmitted light, and a preferable form can be selected according to the purpose.

2. Antihalation layer containing decolorizable antihalation dye Next, the decolorization type antihalation dye which is contained in the antihalation layer of the color light-sensitive material used in the present invention and has a remarkable effect on the object of the present invention. Will be described. Dyes effective as antihalation dyes, when used as an antihalation layer, the antihalation layer has a minimum absorbance of 0.2 or more in a wavelength range of 400 to 700 nm, and a ratio of the maximum absorbance to the minimum absorbance. It is a dye which can be 5 or less. Preferred dyes are from 420 to 470 nm, 5
Dyes having an absorbance of 0.3 or more, more preferably 0.5 or more, in the wavelength ranges of 30 to 570 nm and 610 to 640 nm. Particularly preferred are dyes which provide an absorbance in the range of approximately 0.7 to 1.1 over the wavelength range from 420 to 640 nm. A decolorizable antihalation dye is a dye that decomposes and decolors in a color developer such as a color developer or various black-and-white developers, and the decolorization of the dye by the developer is included in the developer. The dyes react with the processing solution components such as alkali, hydroxylamine, sulfite ions and the like, and the dyes are decomposed and discolored, or effluent, or both, thereby losing part or all of the absorbance. A dye that can be used as a decolorizable antihalation dye is a photosensitive material using the dye for an antihalation layer, in the process of performing a development reaction,
A dye having a decomposition rate based on extraction and quantification of 50% or more is referred to. A preferable decomposition rate is preferably 70% or more, and more preferably 90% or more in terms of color reproducibility. When measuring the decomposition rate of the dye, the dye was dissolved and extracted to prepare a calibration curve, the remaining amount of the dye was determined by HPLC, and the decomposition rate was determined according to the following equation.

Decomposition rate = (residual amount of dye after development processing) / amount of dye extracted before development processing)

The dyes may be used in combination of two or more dyes in order to satisfy the requirements of the light absorption characteristics. The dye referred to in the present invention may be an organic compound or an inorganic compound irrespective of its structure, but is preferably an organic compound in that the decomposition reaction in a developer is relatively fast. An organic compound such as an organic dye and an inorganic compound such as colloidal silver can be used in combination within the scope of the present invention.

When a light-sensitive material prepared using a dye which is not decomposed by a developing solution is color-developed and an image is read without bleaching, these dyes are not sufficiently decomposed. However, it has been found that there is a problem in reading image information. In particular, it has been found that the remaining yellow coloring is a major obstacle to reading image information formed by the yellow coloring coupler.

There is no particular limitation on the processing solution used in the present invention. However, it is more preferable to supply an amount of the processing solution that can permeate the photographic material to the photographic material so that no waste liquid is produced. The method of supplying the processing liquid to the photosensitive material is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to perform spraying or coating development.

The structure of the dye used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it has the decomposability according to the present invention. Preferred examples thereof include pyrazolidinediones, isoxazolones, pyrazolopyridones, barbituric acids, and pyrazolones. , Indandione, pyridone, and open-chain methylene, and particularly preferable examples include pyrazolidinedione and isoxazolone. Pyrazolidinedione is disclosed in JP-A-3-208046.
JP-A-3-167546, JP-A-9-10604
No. 1, isoxazolones are disclosed in JP-A-3-208044.
JP-A-3-72340, JP-A-4-362634
JP-A-5-209133, JP-A-7-92613
And JP-A-8-6196, and pyrazolopyridones are described in JP-A-2-282244, JP-A-3-7931, JP-A-3-167546, JP-A-8-6196, JP-A-9-106041, and Tool acids are EP274
723, JP-A-3-223747, JP-A-3-167
No. 546, JP-A-8-6196, JP-A-9-1060
No. 41, pyrazolones are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,092,16.
8, JP-A-3-23441, JP-A-3-19544
JP-A-3-206441, JP-A-3-20644
2, JP-A-3-208043, JP-A-4-1516
No. 51, JP-A-3-144438, JP-A-3-167
546, JP-A-5-50345, JP-A-5-532
No. 41, JP-A-5-86056, JP-A-8-6196
No., JP-A-8-50345, and JP-B-55-15535.
No. 1, indandione compounds are disclosed in EP 524593, JP-A-5-289239 and JP-A-8-6190, and pyridones are described in JP-A-55-155351 and JP-A-4-378.
No. 41, JP-A-2-277044, JP-A-8-619
No. 6, open-chain methylenes are described in JP-A-3-182742,
Although each of them is described in EP 762,198, these specifications do not disclose the technical idea of completing the processing without performing the bleaching processing as in the present invention, and the image information of the photosensitive material subjected to such processing is not disclosed. There is no disclosure of a technical idea for converting the image data into electrical image information. In addition, if the treatment is terminated without performing the bleaching treatment, the decomposition of the dye becomes insufficient, and there is no description of a technical problem that the dye must be improved, and there is no description suggesting this.

The decolorizable antihalation dye which can be preferably used in the present invention is a dye represented by the following formula (I). In the general formula (I) D- (X) _y Formula, D is represents a compound having a chromophore, X is a group having a dissociative proton or dissociative proton bonded directly or through a divalent linking group D And y represents an integer of 1 to 7.

The general formula (I) will be described below in detail. The compound having a chromophore represented by D can be selected from many well-known dye compounds. Examples of these compounds include oxonol dyes, merocyanine dyes, cyanine dyes, styryl dyes, arylidene dyes, azomethine dyes, triphenylmethane dyes, azo dyes, anthraquinone dyes, and indoaniline dyes.

The dissociable proton represented by X or a group having a dissociable proton is non-dissociable when the compound represented by the formula (I) is added to the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention. The compound has the property of making the compound of general formula (I) substantially insoluble in water, and the property of dissociating the compound of general formula (I) substantially in water in the step of developing the material. Having. Examples of these groups include a carboxyl group, a sulfonamide group, an arylsulfamoyl group, a sulfonylcarbamoyl group, a carbonylsulfamoyl group, an enol group of an oxonol dye, and a phenolic hydroxyl group.

The divalent linking group between X and D is an alkylene group, an arylene group, a heterocyclic residue, -CO-, -SO
_n- (n is 0, 1, 2), -NR- (R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group), -O-, or a divalent group obtained by combining these linking groups; They are alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino,
It may have a substituent such as an acyl group, an acylamino group, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, and a sulfonamide group. Preferred examples _{- (CH 2) n - (} n = 1,2,3), - C
_{H 2 CH (CH 3) CH} 2 -, 1,2- phenylene, 5-
Carboxy-1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, 6-methoxy-1,3-phenylene, -CONHC
₆ H _4- and the like. y is preferably an integer of 1 to 5, and particularly preferably an integer of 1 to 3.

Among the compounds represented by the general formula (I), more preferred are the following general formulas (II), (III), (IV),
Compounds represented by (V) and (VI).

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In the formula, A ¹ and A ² each represent an acidic nucleus;
¹ represents a basic nucleus, B ² represents an onium form of the basic nucleus, Q represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, L ¹ ,
L ² and L ³ each represent a methine group, m is 0,
1, 2 and n and p represent 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively;
q represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and r represents 1, 2. However, the compounds of the general formulas (II) to (VI) may contain, in one molecule, a carboxyl group, a sulfonamide group, an arylsulfamoyl group, a sulfonylcarbamoyl group, a carbonylsulfamoyl group, an enol group of an oxonol dye, and a phenolic compound. It has at least one dissociable group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups, and has more water-soluble groups (for example, sulfo group,
(Phosphoric acid group).

The acidic nucleus represented by A ¹ or A ² is preferably a cyclic ketomethylene compound or a compound having a methylene group sandwiched between electron-withdrawing groups. Examples of the cyclic ketomethylene compound include 2-pyrazolin-5-
On, rhodanin, hydantoin, thiohydantoin,
2,4-oxazolidinedione, isoxazolone, barbituric acid, thiobarbituric acid, indandione,
Dioxopyrazolopyridine, hydroxypyridine, pyrazolidinedione, 2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one,
Pyrrolin-2-one can be mentioned. These may have a substituent.

A compound having a methylene group sandwiched between electron-withdrawing groups can be represented by Z ¹ CH ₂ Z ² , wherein Z ¹ and Z ² are each —CN, —SO ₂ R ¹ , and —CO ₂
^{R 1, -COOR 2, -CONHR 2} , -SO 2 NHR 2,
-C [= C (CN) ₂ ] R ¹ , or -C [= C (CN)
₂ ] NHR ¹ R ¹ is an alkyl group, an aryl group,
Or, represents a heterocyclic group, R ² represents a hydrogen atom, a group represented by R ¹ , and each of these may have a substituent.

[0044] Examples of the basic nucleus represented by B ¹ may be mentioned pyridine, quinoline, indolenine, oxazole, imidazole, thiazole, benzoxazole, benzimidazole, benzothiazole, oxazoline, naphthoxazole, pyrrole . Each of these may have a substituent. B ² is an onium of a basic nucleus, and examples thereof include the onium of a basic nucleus described in B ¹ above.

Examples of the aryl group represented by Q include a phenyl group and a naphthyl group, each of which may have a substituent. Particularly, a phenyl group substituted by a dialkylamino group, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group is most preferable. Examples of the heterocyclic group represented by Q include pyrrole, indole, furan, thiophene, imidazole, pyrazole, indolizine, quinoline, carbazole, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, indoline, thiazole,
Mention may be made of pyridine, pyridazine, thiadiazine, pyran, thiopyran, oxadiazole, benzoquinoline, thiadiazole, pyrrolothiazole, pyrrolopyridazine, tetrazole, oxazole, coumarin, and cumarone. Each of these may have a substituent.

The methine groups represented by L ¹ , L ² and L ³ may have a substituent, and the substituents are connected to each other to form a 5- or 6-membered ring (for example, cyclopentene, cyclohexene). It may be formed.

There are no particular restrictions on the substituents which each of the above-mentioned groups may have, as long as the substituents do not substantially dissolve the compounds of the formulas (1) to (V) in water at pH 5 to pH 7. .
For example, a carboxyl group, a sulfonamide group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, methanesulfonamide, benzenesulfonamide, butanesulfonamide, n-octanesulfonamide), a sulfamoyl group having 0 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, unsubstituted sulfamoyl, methyl Sulfamoyl, phenylsulfamoyl, butylsulfamoyl), a sulfonylcarbamoyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms (for example, methanesulfonylcarbamoyl, propanesulfonylcarbamoyl, benzenesulfonylcarbamoyl), and a carbon atom of 1 to 1
0 acylsulfamoyl groups (eg, acetylsulfamoyl, propionylsulfamoyl, pivaloylsulfamoyl, benzoylsulfamoyl), having 1 to 1 carbon atoms
8 linear or existing alkyl groups (eg methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, butyl, hexyl, cyclopropyl, cyclohexyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 4-carboxybutyl, 2-methoxyethyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 4-carboxybenzyl, 2-diethylaminoethyl), an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms (for example, vinyl,
Allyl), an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms (eg, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy), a halogen atom (eg, F,
Cl, Br), an amino group having 0 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, unsubstituted amino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, carboxyethylamino), an ester group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, methoxycarbonyl), An amide group (eg, acetamido, benzamido), having 1 to 1 carbon atoms
0 carbamoyl group (eg, unsubstituted carbamoyl,
Methylcarbamoyl, ethylcarbamoyl), carbon number 6
To 10 aryl groups (eg, phenyl, naphthyl, 4-
Carboxyphenyl, 3-carboxyphenyl, 3,5
-Dicarboxyphenyl, 4-methanesulfonamidophenyl, 4-butanesulfonamidophenyl), an aryloxy group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, phenoxy, 4-carboxyphenoxy, 3-methylphenoxy, naphthoxy), 1 to 8 carbon atoms An alkylthio group (e.g., methylthio, ethylthio, octylthio), an arylthio group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms (e.g., phenylthio, naphthylthio),
An acyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, acetyl, benzoyl, propanoyl), a sulfonyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, methanesulfonyl, benzenesulfonyl), a ureido group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, ureide, methylureide), A urethane group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms (eg, methoxycarbonylamino, ethoxycarbonylamino), a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, a heterocyclic group (eg, a 5-carboxybenzoxazole ring, a pyridine ring, a sulfolane ring, a furan ring, a pyrrole) Ring, pyrrolidine ring, morpholine ring, piperazine ring, pyrimidine ring) and the like. The general formulas (I) to (I) used in the present invention are described below.
Specific examples of the compound represented by V) will be given, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

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The dye used in the present invention is described in International Patent WO8.
8/04794, European Patent EP274723A
No. 1, No. 276566, No. 299435, No. 696
758A1, JP-A-52-92716, and 55-1
55350, 55-155351, 61-20
Nos. 5934 and 48-68623, U.S. Pat.
Nos. 7583, 3486897 and 3746539
Nos. 3,933,798, 4,130,429, and 40
No. 40841, JP-A-2-282244 and 3-79
No. 31, 3-167546, European Patent EP3
Nos. 30948A and 524598A, JP-A-3-22
3747, 7-168314, JP-A-55-12
No. 0030, No. 63-27838, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-81
No. 889, U.S. Pat. No. 3,984,246, or the like, or can be synthesized according to the method.

The dye represented by the formula (I) is used as a solid dispersion of fine powder (fine crystal particles). The solid dispersion of fine (crystalline) particles of the dye can be prepared by using a suitable solvent (water, alcohol, or the like) if necessary and using a known method of pulverization in the presence of a dispersant (eg, ball mill, vibrating ball mill, planetary ball mill, sand mill). , A colloid mill, a jet mill, and a roller mill). The fine (crystal) particles of the dye are prepared by dissolving the dye in an appropriate solvent using a dispersant and then adding the solution to a poor solvent for the dye to precipitate microcrystals and controlling the pH. Can be obtained by first dissolving the dye and then changing the pH to microcrystallize. The layer containing the fine powder of the dye is prepared as a solid dispersion of substantially uniform particles by dispersing the fine (crystal) particles of the dye thus obtained in a suitable binder. It can be provided by coating on a desired support. Further, it may be provided by dissolving the dye in a dissociated state in the form of a salt, applying the solution, and applying an undercoat and / or overcoat of an acid according to the pKa of the dissociable group to obtain dispersion fixation at the time of application. it can.

The binder is not particularly limited as long as it is a hydrophilic colloid which can be used in the photosensitive emulsion layer and the non-photosensitive layer, and usually gelatin or other natural polymers or synthetic polymers are used. For example, a gelatin derivative, a graft polymer of gelatin and another polymer,
Proteins such as albumin and casein; hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, ethylcellulose, methylcellulose, nitrocellulose,
Cellulose derivatives such as cellulose sulfates; sugar derivatives such as dextrin, sodium alginate, pectin, carboxymethyl starch; gum arabic, polyalkylene oxide, polyvinyl alcohol;
A modified polyvinyl alcohol according to -219113,
Polyvinyl alcohol partial acetal, polyvinyl butyral, poly-N-vinyl pyrrolidone, polyethyl oxazoline, polyvinyl methyl oxazolidone, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, acryloylmethyl propane sulfonic acid copolymer, European Patent EP 678770 A2
Polymers such as polymethacrylic acid, maleic acid and its esters and amides, polyacrylamides, polyvinylimidazoles, polyvinylpyrazoles and the like, or polysaccharide synthetic polymers such as copolymers such as polyvinylpyrazole can be used. it can. These can be added at the time of dispersion.

As the dispersing agent, known surfactants can be used, and US Pat.
-215272, JP-A-1-201655, and 4-
No. 125548, U.S. Pat. No. 5,104,776, European Patent EP678787A2, JP-A-63-11935.
Surfactants, nonionic surfactants and single or plural combinations thereof, US Pat. No. 3,542,581, European Patent EP
An amphoteric surfactant as described in 5,690,74A1 and a fluorinated surfactant as described in European Patent EP 602,428 A1 can also be used. Especially anionic and / or
Alternatively, a nonionic surfactant is preferably used, and more preferably an anionic polymer as described in JP-A-4-324858, an oligomer-type polymer as described in JP-A-60-158439 and JP-A-7-13300,
A nonionic polymer as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,860,425 can be used. These can be added after dispersion. The amount of these dispersants used is 1 to 200% by weight based on the dye to be dispersed. Specific examples of the polymer or the dispersant which can be added at the time of dispersion are shown below, but are not limited to these compounds.

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The fine particles of the dye in the solid dispersion have an average particle size of 0.005 μm to 10 μm, preferably 0.01 μm to 10 μm.
It is 1 μm, more preferably 0.01 μm to 0.5 μm, and in some cases, preferably 0.01 μm to 0.1 μm.

Fine (crystal) of the dye represented by formula (I)
The particle dispersion can be used in either a silver halide photosensitive layer or a non-photosensitive layer depending on the hue of the dye. When incorporated in a non-photosensitive layer, a light-sensitive material in which an antihalation layer is provided between the support and the silver halide light-sensitive layer, and a non-light-sensitive layer is provided with a multi-layer, such as a color negative light-sensitive material In the case of, a yellow filter layer is provided between the blue-sensitive silver halide photosensitive layer and the green-sensitive silver halide photosensitive layer, and the green-sensitive silver halide photosensitive layer and the red-sensitive silver halide photosensitive layer Between the magenta filter layer,
An antihalation layer is provided between the support and the red-sensitive silver halide light-sensitive layer, and fine (crystal) particles of the dye represented by the formula (I) of the present invention are provided on these non-light-sensitive layers. It is preferable to contain a dispersion. A fine (crystal) particle dispersion of the dye of the above formula (I) is formed as a back layer on the support opposite to the surface on which the silver halide photosensitive layer or the non-photosensitive layer is coated on the support. A layer in which objects are combined may be provided.

In the present invention, when the non-photosensitive layer is provided as a functional layer as described above, the layers (antihalation layer, yellow filter layer, magenta filter layer, etc.) are all dyes represented by the formula (I). It is preferable to comprise a layer containing a fine (crystal) particle dispersion of the above. In this case, even if a layer which is not called an antihalation layer such as a yellow filter layer or a magenta filter layer, the dye of the present invention is used as long as the dye used in the present invention exerts the same effect as when applied to the antihalation layer. It is an aspect. For example, when the colloidal silver fine particles in the yellow filter layer are replaced with the decolorizable dye used in the present invention, the above-described effects of the present invention can be obtained.

The amount of the fine (crystal) particle dispersion of the dye represented by formula (I) of the present invention added to the light-sensitive material is from 5.0 × 10 ^{-5 to} 5.0 g per m ² of the light-sensitive material. Range.
Preferably it is 5.0 * 10 < ^-4 > -2.0g, More preferably, it is the range of 5.0 * 10 < ^-3 > -1.0g. Also,
The same layer may contain two or more dyes, or one dye may be used for a plurality of layers. Further, known dyes other than the present invention can be used as needed.

In the present invention, by using the fine (crystal) particle dispersion of the dye represented by the above general formula (I), the dye has a charge opposite to that of the conventionally known dissociated anionic dye. A so-called mordant method in which a hydrophilic polymer coexists in the same layer as a mordant and the dye molecules are fixed, or a dispersion in which an oil-soluble dye is finely dispersed in water or a gelatin solution using a high-boiling organic solvent or a dispersion in which latex is dispersed is used. Inadequate immobilization of the dye causes diffusion of the dye into other layers, resulting in adverse effects such as desensitization on photographic properties and insufficient decolorization, resulting in unnecessary absorption as a residual color after development processing. However, the problem of deteriorating the surface quality is improved.

3. Development Processing Development processing is performed regardless of the processing method, its method, and conditions.
For example, any known method and method such as immersion development, coating development, and spray development can be used. Above all, a method in which only a processing solution that can permeate the photosensitive material and is supplied to the photosensitive material for processing is preferable because no waste liquid is generated. As a method for supplying a small amount of liquid, there is a method in which a photosensitive material is immersed in a processing liquid, and then an excess processing liquid is removed with a squeeze roller. This method is disclosed in JP-A-9-15.
Preferred are the methods described in JP-A Nos. 819, 9-15820 and 9-15822. There is no particular limitation on the method of supplying the treatment liquid, but it is preferable to apply a coating treatment or a spray treatment.

As the coating treatment, a known method such as a coating and developing method such as gravure coating or reverse coating can be applied, but a sheet processing in which the photosensitive material is substantially impregnated through a medium carrying a processing liquid is preferable. one of. As this method, a method described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2655337 can be exemplified. As the medium for supporting the treatment liquid, felt, woven fabric, metal having slits or pores, or the like can be used. Among them, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-290088,
The method of applying a treatment liquid with a sponge, a water-absorbing polymer, or the like described in JP-A-8-290087 and JP-A-9-138493 is preferable. Other coating methods include a roller coating method and an earbar coating method described in JP-A-59-18153, and a method described in JP-A-59-1835.
4. A method of applying water using the water absorbing member described in No. 4 or JP-A Nos. 63-144,354 and 63-144,3.
No. 55, 62-38, 460, JP-A-3-210,
No. 555 or the like or water may be used.

In the application process, it is often advantageous to impart viscosity to the processing solution in that a required amount of the processing solution can be supplied to the photosensitive material. In this sense, the application of the viscous solution is preferable. It is. As the viscous agent for imparting viscosity to the treatment liquid, an organic or inorganic polymer material that can be dissolved in the treatment liquid is used. Preferred viscosity-imparting agents include hydroxycellulose, cellulose acetate phthalate, water-soluble cellulose derivatives such as carboxyethylcellulose, starch and dextrin, alginic acid, peptin, various natural polymers such as polysaccharides, galactose, sucrose, sugars such as glucose, and polyvinyl. Examples thereof include water-soluble synthetic polymers such as alcohols and partially crosslinked polymers thereof, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, butyl methacrylates, and copolymers thereof.

Spray processing, ie, spray processing, is a method of performing processing by spraying a processing solution onto a photosensitive material.
An advantage is that it is easy to adjust the spray amount of the processing liquid to an amount that can substantially penetrate the photosensitive material. Regardless of the method and method of spraying the processing liquid, the number of nozzles or counting, the spraying may be performed while moving a single movable nozzle, or may be performed using a plurality of fixed nozzles. Also,
The spray may be performed while the photosensitive material is fixed and the nozzle is moved, or the spray may be performed while the nozzle is fixed and the photosensitive material is moved. Among them, a plurality of nozzle holes for injecting a processing liquid described in JP-A-8-123001, JP-A-9-160208, and JP-A-9-179272 have a plurality of nozzle holes which are arranged at regular intervals in a conveying direction of a photosensitive material or a processing member. A method in which the processing liquid is sprayed by a processing liquid applicator having nozzles arranged linearly along the intersecting direction and an actuator for displacing the nozzles toward a photosensitive material or a processing member on a transport path is particularly preferable. .

Next, the structure of the developer will be described. For the development, either black-and-white development or color development can be used, and a preferred developer can be selected according to the purpose. Since the black-and-white developer has a high developing activity, the developing time can be further reduced, and the color noise of the color image can be increased by suppressing the fog of the non-image area to reduce the image noise. And the developing solution is stable, the processing stain is small, and the management of the solution is easy. On the other hand, when a color developer is selected, an image can be read with a color image, and an image with little color mixture and high saturation can be obtained.

As the black-and-white developer, conventionally known developing agents can be used. As a developing agent, dihydroxybenzenes (for example, hydroquinone, hydroquinone monosulfonate, catechol), 3-pyrazolidones (for example, 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone, 1-
Phenyl-4-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-3-pyrazolidone, 1-phenyl-4,4-dihydroxymethyl-3-pyrazolidone), aminophenols (eg, N-methyl-p-aminophenol, N-methyl-3
-Methyl-p-aminophenol, N-methyl-2-sulfoaminoaminophenol), ascorbic acid and erythorbic acid and isomers and derivatives thereof, and p-phenylenediamines used also as a color developing agent described later, alone or It can be used in combination. When these developing agents are used in the form of a salt, the corresponding salt may be in the form of sulfate, hydrochloride, phosphate, p-toluenesulfonate, or the like. The addition amount of these developing agents is preferably 1 × 10 ⁻⁵ to 2 mol / l per liter of developer.

In the black-and-white developer, a preservative can be used if necessary. Sulfites and bisulfites are generally used as preservatives. The amount of these additives is 0.01 to
1 mol / l, preferably 0.1 to 0.5 mol / l.
In addition, ascorbic acid is also an effective preservative, and the preferable addition amount is 0.01 mol / liter to 0.5 mol / liter. In addition, hydroxylamines, sugars, o-hydroxyketones, hydrazines and the like can also be used.
In this case, the amount of addition is 0.1 mol / liter or less.

The pH of the black-and-white developer is preferably from 8 to 13,
Most preferably, the pH is 9-12. Various buffering agents can be used to maintain the pH. Preferred buffering agents are carbonate, phosphate, borate, 5-sulfosalicylate, hydroxybenzoate, glycine, N, N-dimethylglycine, leucine, norleucine, guanine, 3,3 Examples thereof include 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine salt, alanine salt, aminobutyrate, valine salt, and lysine salt. In particular, the use of carbonate, borate, and 5-sulfosalicylate is preferable in that the pH range is maintained and the cost is low. The buffer is N as a salt.
It is used in the form of an alkali metal such as a or K or an ammonium salt. These buffering agents may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Further, an acid and / or an alkali may be added to obtain a desired pH. As the acid, an inorganic or organic water-soluble acid can be used. For example, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid,
And ascorbic acid. As the alkali, various hydroxides and ammonium salts can be added. For example, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, aqueous ammonia, triethanolamine, diethanolamine and the like can be mentioned.

It is preferable that the black-and-white developer contains a silver halide solvent as a development accelerator. For example, thiocyanate, sulfite, thiosulfate, 2-methylimidazole, thioether compounds described in JP-A-57-63580, and the like are preferable. The amount of these compounds added is 0.00
About 5 to 0.5 mol / liter is preferable. Other development accelerators include various quaternary amines, polyethylene oxides, 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidones, primary amines, N, N, N ', N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine, and the like. be able to.

In the black and white development step of the present invention, various antifoggants may be added for the purpose of preventing development fog. As antifoggants, alkali metal halides such as sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, sodium bromide and potassium iodide and organic antifoggants are preferred. Examples of the organic antifoggant include benzotriazole, 6-nitrobenzimidazole, 5-nitroisoindazole, 5-methylbenzotriazole, 5-nitrobenzotriazole, 5-chloro-benzotriazole, 2-thiazolyl-benzimidazole, Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds such as -thiazolylmethyl-benzimidazole and hydroxyazaindolizine; and mercapto-substituted heterocyclic compounds such as 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, and thiosalicylic acid Such mercapto-substituted aromatic compounds can be used. These antifoggants include those that elute from the color reversal photosensitive material during processing and accumulate in these developers. Among them, the concentration of iodide added is 5 × 1
It is about 0 ^{-6 to} 5 × 10 ^-4 mol / l. Bromide is also preferable for preventing fog, and the preferred concentration is 0.001 mol / L to 0.1 mol / L, and more preferably 0.01 to 0.1 mol / L.
It is about 0.05 mol / liter.

Further, a swelling inhibitor (for example, an inorganic salt such as sodium sulfate and potassium sulfate) is added to the black-and-white developer of the present invention.
Alternatively, a water softener can be contained. As the water softener, those having various structures such as aminopolycarboxylic acid, aminopolyphosphonic acid, phosphonocarboxylic acid, and organic inorganic phosphonic acid can be used. Specific examples are shown below, but the present invention is not limited to these. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, propylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid, nitrilo-
N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N, N'N'-tetramethylenephosphonic acid,
-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid. Two or more of these water softeners may be used in combination. A preferable addition amount is 0.1 g to 20 g / liter, more preferably 0.1 g to 20 g / l.
5 g to 10 g / liter. Also, if necessary, alkyl sulfonic acid, aryl sulfonic acid, aliphatic carboxylic acid,
Various surfactants such as aromatic carboxylic acid polyalkylenimine may be added.

When a color developing solution is used for the development in the present invention, a color developing solution is used. The color developing solution is an alkaline aqueous solution mainly containing an aromatic primary amine-based color developing agent. As the color developing agent,
A p-phenylenediamine compound is preferably used. As a typical example of a p-phenylenediamine compound, 3
-Methyl-4-amino-N, N-diethylaniline, 3
-Methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β-hydroxyethylaniline, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β-methanesulfonamidoethylaniline, 3
-Methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β-methoxyethylaniline and their sulfates, hydrochlorides, phosphates or p-toluenesulfonates, tetraphenylborates, p- (t-octyl) ) Benzenesulfonate and the like. These developing agents may be used as needed.
More than one species may be used in combination. The preferable addition amount is 0.005 mol / l to 0.1 mol / l, preferably 0.01 mol / l.
It is about liter to about 0.05 mol / liter.

The pH of the color developer is preferably in the range of 8 to 13, most preferably 10.0 to 12.5. Various buffers are used to maintain this pH.
For the color developer, various buffering agents described above for the black-and-white developer can be used. In particular, 5-sulfosalicylate, tetraborate, and hydroxybenzoate are excellent in solubility and buffer capacity in a high pH region of pH 10.0 or more,
Even when added to a color developer, it has the advantage of being inexpensive without adverse effects on photographic performance (such as stain) and is preferable as a buffer for the color developer. The amount of the buffer to be added to the color developer is suitably the amount described above in the description of the black-and-white developer.

Further, if necessary, various development accelerators may be used in combination with the color developer. Further, examples of the development accelerator include U.S. Pat. No. 2,648,604 and JP-B-44-95.
No. 03, various pyridinium compounds represented by U.S. Pat. No. 3,171,247 and other cationic compounds,
Cationic dyes such as phenosafranine, neutral salts such as thallium nitrate and potassium nitrate, JP-B-44-9304
No. 2,533,990, U.S. Pat.
Nos. 2,950,970 and 2,577,127, nonionic compounds such as polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof, and polythioethers; US Pat.
The thioether-based compound described in No. 42 may be used.

If necessary, benzyl alcohol and its solvent such as diethylene glycol, triethanolamine and diethanolamine can be used.
However, considering the environmental load, the solubility of the liquid, the generation of tar, and the like, it is preferable to use these as little as possible.

Further, a silver halide solvent similar to that of the black-and-white developer can be contained. For example, thiocyanate,
Examples thereof include 2-methylimidazole and thioether compounds described in JP-A-57-63580.

An antifoggant is usually added to a color developer, and the description given in the description of the black-and-white developer also applies to this.

Various preservatives can be used in the color developing solution according to the present invention. As typical preservatives, hydroxylamines and sulfites can be used.
These addition amounts are about 0 to 0.1 mol / liter. In some cases, it is more preferable that the color developer used in the invention contains an organic preservative in place of the hydroxylamine and the sulfite ion.

Here, the organic preservative refers to any organic compound which, when added to a processing solution for a color photographic material, reduces the deterioration rate of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent. That is, organic compounds having a function of preventing oxidation of a color developing agent by air or the like, among which hydroxylamine derivatives (excluding hydroxylamine), hydroxamic acids, hydrazines, hydrazides, phenols, α-hydroxy Particularly effective organic compounds are ketones, α-aminoketones, sugars, monoamines, diamines, polyamines, quaternary ammonium salts, nitroxy radicals, alcohols, oximes, diamide compounds, and condensed amines. It is a preservative. JP-A 1-1869
Nos. 39 and 1-187557, alkanolamines described in JP-A-54-3532, polyethyleneimines described in JP-A-56-94349, U.S. Pat. No. 3,746. An aromatic polyhydroxy compound described in No. 544 or the like may be used as necessary. In particular, alkanolamines such as triethanolamine, N, N-diethylhydroxylamine, N, N
-A dialkylhydroxylamine such as di (sulfoethyl) hydroxylamine, a hydrazine derivative (excluding hydrazine) such as N, N-bis (carboxymethyl) hydrazine, or an aroma represented by catechol-3,5-disulfonic acid sodium The addition of an aromatic polyhydroxy compound is preferred.

The addition amount of these organic preservatives is preferably about 0.02 mol / l to 0.5 mol / l, more preferably about 0.05 mol / l to 0.2 mol / l. Two or more kinds may be used in combination.

In addition, the color developing solution according to the present invention includes:
Organic solvents such as diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol; dye-forming couplers; citrazic acid, J acid,
Competitive couplers such as H-acid; nucleating agents such as sodium boron hydride; auxiliary developing agents such as 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone; chelating agents (hard water softeners) and black-and-white development described in the section on black-and-white developers. It may contain the surfactant described in the section of the liquid.

The development processing time is from 5 seconds to 10 seconds for black-and-white development.
Minutes, preferably 10 seconds to 2 minutes, and 10 minutes in color development.
It is from 10 seconds to 10 minutes, preferably from 20 seconds to 5 minutes. The processing temperature is from 20 ° to 90 ° C, preferably from 33 ° to 70 ° C.
The developing treatment of the present invention can be applied not only to disposable treatments such as coating treatment and spraying treatment but also to immersion treatment using a developing tank. In the latter case, the amount of replenishment is from 100 ml to 5000 ml, preferably from 200 ml to 200 ml per m ² of the light-sensitive material.
It is about 0 ml. Although the description of the development processing is completed above, in the present invention, in order to improve the reading accuracy of the image information, a silver bleach solvent is added to the image layer when a silver halide solvent-containing solution (for example, a fixing solution) or color development is performed. An image may be read after processing the developed film with a silver halide solvent-containing solution (for example, a bleach-fix solution) to make the film transparent. Also, it has been experienced that when the developed film is heated to reduce the water content in the image layer, the transparency is increased and the image reading accuracy is improved, and therefore, it is heated and dried (heated) prior to image reading. The meaning may be for quickness). Further, the clearing process and the heat drying process may be performed between the first image information reading by the reflected light and the second image information reading by the transmitted light.

4. Image reading An embodiment in which image information stored in each photosensitive layer is read using reflected light and transmitted light will be described. The reading of the image information may be in any mode as long as the image information of the three photosensitive layers can be read. Among them, the following modes are preferable.

The developing process is performed by black-and-white development, and the first image information is recorded on the front side photosensitive layer obtained by reading from the back side of the photosensitive material and on the back side photosensitive layer obtained by reading from the back side. A method in which two types of recorded image information, image information contained in all photosensitive layers, are simultaneously read as transmitted second light as second image information. This method utilizes the fact that image information recorded on the photosensitive layer on the front side and the back side of the photosensitive material has high reading accuracy with reflected light. It is also advantageous that the developing solution is highly active, stable, and relatively easy to maintain.

In the above-mentioned reading system, a developing process is carried out with a color developing solution. In this case, the sensor for reading the second image information is adjusted according to the color image (normal magenta) recorded on the intermediate photosensitive layer, and the image information of the intermediate photosensitive layer image can be selectively extracted. The separation between them is improved, and image characteristics with high saturation can be obtained.

The developing process applied to the photosensitive material is a color developing process, in which the first image information is one of the front side and the back side of the photosensitive material, and the second image information is the front side of the photosensitive material. Or, a method in which image information is obtained by reading the other of the back side photosensitive layer and the image recorded in the intermediate photosensitive layer. By using the color developer, the reflected light reading sensor can be adjusted to each color image, and the separation between image information is advantageous.

When the reading of the first image information or the second image information is the image information of a plurality of photosensitive layers, the same image reading device may be used repeatedly, respectively.
In addition, reading may be performed using a dedicated image reading device.

Hereinafter, the first image reading section 112 and the second image reading section 114 shown in FIG. 1 will be described by taking an example of reading an image of a black and white developed film.
The first image reading unit 112 reads an image with an image scanner using reflected light (reflection type image reading)
The second image reading unit 114 reads an image by an image scanner using transmitted light (transmission image reading). The reflection type image reading and the transmission type image reading can be performed by the following method. That is, using a line CCD in which light receiving elements are arranged one-dimensionally, a line C for reading the density of the image while sub-scanning the image on the developed film and converting it into an electric signal by the line CCD
It is possible to adopt a CD-scanning method and an area CCD method in which the density of an image is read as it is two-dimensionally using an area CCD and converted into electric signals which are rearranged in a time series by electric scanning from the area CCD. it can.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the first image information reading section 112. Here, a case where the image information stored in the photosensitive layers on the front and back sides of the film F is respectively read will be described. Therefore, the first image information is two types of image information. As shown in FIG. 2, the first image information reading unit 112 photoelectrically converts the color image by irradiating light on the back side (support side) and the front side (emulsion side) of the film F and detecting the reflected light. The first image information is thereby obtained. The first image information reading unit 112 includes a light source 11, a mirror 12 that reflects light emitted from the light source 11 and reflected on the surface of the film F, a light amount adjustment unit 14 that can adjust the light amount, and a reflected light CCD area sensor 15 for detecting light, lens 16 for forming reflected light on the area sensor
Having. Similarly, on the emulsion side, a light source 81,
It has a reflecting mirror 82, a light amount adjusting unit 84, a CCD area sensor 85 and a lens 86.

The film F has a photosensitive layer of each color of red, green and blue from the side of the support in the case of a general color negative film. Thus, light source 11 illuminates the red photosensitive layer and light source 81 illuminates the blue photosensitive layer. Also, CC
The D area sensor 15 receives the reflected light of the red photosensitive layer,
The CD area sensor 85 receives the reflected light of the blue photosensitive layer. Therefore, the first image information mainly includes red and blue image information. Here, "mainly" means that the reflected light includes not only monochrome image information but also light intensity and layer thickness.
This is because image information of an adjacent layer may be included.

The first image information obtained by the first image information reading section 112 is supplied to the image processing section 120 shown in FIG. The image processing unit 120 includes an image processing unit 120a that digitally converts one of the first image information, an image processing unit 120b that digitally converts the other, and an image processing unit 120c that converts second image information described later into a digital signal. You. The image processing unit 120a includes an amplifier 17 that photoelectrically detects the CCD area sensor 15 and amplifies the generated image signal, and an A / D converter 1 that digitizes the image signal.
8. CCD correction means 19 for performing a process of correcting variations in sensitivity and dark current for each pixel with respect to a signal digitized by the A / D converter 18; a log converter 20 for converting image data into density data; It has an interface 21 and is controlled by the CPU 26. Image processing unit 120b
Similarly, an amplifier 87, which photoelectrically detects by the CCD area sensor 85 and amplifies the generated image signal, A / A
D converter 88, CCD correction means 89, log converter 90,
It has an interface 91 and is controlled by the CPU 96. The image processing unit 120b is also an image processing unit 120a.
Is controlled in the same manner as.

When reading image information from the front and back sides of the film F, the operation timing of the light sources 11 and 81 is controlled by a control circuit (not shown) so that the light sources 11 and 21 are alternately turned on. Irradiate light alternately on the back side and the front side. The corresponding CCD area sensors 15 and 85 operate in synchronization with the lighting of the light sources 11 and 21 and operate so as not to receive light from the opposite light source.

Note that, in the example shown in FIG.
1 and the CCD area sensors 15 and 85 are arranged so as to read the image information of the film F located at the same position. You may make it read. That is, the irradiation positions of the light sources 11 and 81 are made different, and the focal positions of the CCD area sensors 15 and 85 are made different so as to image the film F having different irradiation positions.

Further, the wavelengths of the light sources 11 and 81 may be different from each other so that the CCD area sensors 15 and 85 respond to the wavelength of the corresponding light source. In this case, CC
Since the D area sensor does not respond to the light on the opposite side, it is possible to turn on the light sources 11 and 81 at the same time and image the film F.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of the second image information reading section 114. As shown in FIG. 3, the second image information reading unit 114 is configured to irradiate light to the film F and detect light transmitted through the film, so that a color image can be read photoelectrically. A light source 31 arranged on the front side of F, a reflection mirror 32 for reflecting light emitted from the light source 31 and transmitted through the film F, a light amount adjustment unit 34 capable of adjusting the light amount, and a CCD area sensor for photoelectrically detecting the transmitted light 35, a lens 36 for forming an image of the transmitted light on the area sensor. Note that the light source 31 may be arranged on the back side of the film F, and light transmitted from the back side may be detected. By irradiating the film F with the light source 31, the CCD area sensor 35 receives the transmitted light of the photosensitive layer of each color. Therefore, the second image information includes
Red, green, and blue image information are superimposed.

The second image information obtained by the second image information reading section 114 is supplied to the image processing section 120c. The image processing unit 120c includes an amplifier 37 that photoelectrically detects and is generated by the CCD area sensor 35, amplifies the generated image signal, and an A / D converter 38 that digitizes the image signal.
For the signal digitized by the / D converter 38,
CC for correcting sensitivity variation and dark current for each pixel
D correction means 39, a log converter 40 for converting image data into density data, and an interface 41,
Controlled by the PU 46.

The first and second image information reading units 112,
At 114, the film F is conveyed so that the film surface is perpendicular to the optical axis, stops at a predetermined position, and is conveyed by an image frame pitch when a frame image is read.

The first and second image information reading units 112,
In the area CCD 114, a plurality of pixels for detecting light are arranged in a plane along the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the film F, and have a function of accumulating charges according to light received by all pixels. The frame image (two-dimensional) can be read electrically. Although the description has been mainly focused on the area CCD, the area CCD can be replaced with a line CCD instead of the area CCD. When a line CCD is used, the film F need not be transported at the image frame pitch, but may be transported continuously. The line CCD has a function of accumulating electric charges in accordance with light received by the line pixels, in which a plurality of pixels for detecting light are linearly arranged along the width direction of the film F. (1D) is read electrically.

The first and second image information reading units 112,
Light sources applicable at 114 include tungsten, fluorescent lamps, light emitting diodes, and laser light.
In particular, the light sources 11 and 21 used in the first image information reading unit 112 are preferably infrared light, and the light sources 31 used in the second image information reading unit 114 are preferably infrared light or laser light. The wavelength of the infrared light is 80
0 nm to 1200 nm, preferably 850 nm to 1
100 nm.

The first and second image information reading units 112,
The first and second image information read at 114 are input to the image generator 60.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the image generation unit 60, which includes memories 61 and 62 for storing first image information, a memory 63 for storing second image information,
The linear conversion unit 64 that weights the red, green, and blue image information included in the blue image information and the second image information with a predetermined coefficient by a known linear conversion, performs an addition process based on the weighted result, and outputs red, green, An adder 65 is provided for separately deriving blue monochromatic image information. The digital image data of each color obtained by the image generation unit 60 is output to the digital image processing unit 70.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic configuration of the digital image processing section 70. The digital image processing unit 70 is capable of inputting image data obtained by photographing with a digital camera 71 or the like. The digital image processing unit 70 is capable of inputting image data obtained by reading a transparent original, a reflective original, or the like with a scanner 72, or a computer or the like. Thereafter, the floppy disk drive 73, the MO drive or the CD drive 74 is stored in the recording medium.
And image data (image file data) input through communication via the modem 75 and the like.

The digital image processing unit 70 stores the input digital image data in the memory 76, and performs image processing such as various corrections in the color gradation processing unit 77, the hyper processing unit 78, the hyper sharpness processing unit 79, and the like. Then, the image data is output to a printer (not shown) as image data for recording. Even if the image quality of the original image developed by this image operation or the read image is inferior, the image correction of gradation and saturation is performed. The digital image processing unit 70 stores the image data on which the digital image processing has been performed as image file data in a storage medium (for example, FD, MO, CD) and outputs the same to the outside, or to the outside via a communication line. It is also possible to output.

Further, a keyboard 70K is used as an input device.
And a monitor 70M. While viewing the display on the monitor 70M, an image can be captured by the key operation of the keyboard 70K and various image processing can be performed.

The above-described image reading will be described for the case where the first image information reading unit 112 reads the image from the front and back sides twice, and the second image information reading unit 114 reads the image of the film F once. did. This method can be applied not only to the image reading of the black-and-white developed film described above but also to both the color-developed films.

However, especially when reading an image on a color-developed film, the second image information reading section 114
In, by controlling the wavelength of the light source 31 so as to obtain the density information of the photosensitive layer of a desired color, a color image recorded on the intermediate layer can be selectively extracted. further,
When reading an image of a color-developed film, the wavelength of the light source 31 is controlled so as to obtain image information on one of the front and back sides of the film by one reflection reading and obtain density information of a photosensitive layer of a desired color. Thus, the image information of the other side of the film and the intermediate layer may be obtained by two transmission readings.

In this case, the first image information reading section 112
In the case where the image information carried by the red photosensitive layer on the support side of the film F is read, the second image information reading unit 114 firstly reads the image information carried by the blue photosensitive layer located on the front side. The second time, the wavelength of the light source is set so as to read the image information carried on the intermediate green photosensitive layer.
Accordingly, the first image information includes red image information, and the second image information includes blue and green image information. Alternatively, when the first image information reading unit 112 reads the image information carried by the blue photosensitive layer on the front side of the film F, the first image information reading unit 114 is located on the support side for the first time. The wavelength of the light source is set so as to read the image information carried on the red photosensitive layer, and the second time the wavelength of the light source is set so as to read the image information carried on the middle green photosensitive layer. Accordingly, the first image information includes blue image information, and the second image information includes red and green image information.

[0138] 5. Photosensitive Material Used in the Present Invention and Supplementary Explanation Related thereto (1) Photosensitive Material The photosensitive material used in the present invention is a color photograph for photography generally used in the photographic market as described above in relation to the object and background of the invention. This is a photosensitive material having at least one photosensitive layer provided on a support. A typical example is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive layer comprising a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers having substantially the same color sensitivity but different sensitivities on a support. It is. The light-sensitive layer is a unit light-sensitive layer having color sensitivity to any of blue light, green light, and red light.In a multilayer silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, the arrangement of the unit light-sensitive layers is generally A red-sensitive layer, a green-sensitive layer, and a blue-sensitive layer are provided in this order from the support side. However, the order of installation may be reversed depending on the purpose, or the order of installation may be such that different photosensitive layers are sandwiched between layers of the same color sensitivity. A non-light-sensitive layer may be provided between the silver halide light-sensitive layers and as the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer. These may contain a coupler, a DIR compound, a color mixing inhibitor and the like described below. As described in DE 1,121,470 or GB 923,045, a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers constituting each unit light-sensitive layer are formed by sequentially exposing two layers of a high-speed emulsion layer and a low-speed emulsion layer toward a support. It is preferable to arrange them so that the degree is low. Also, JP-A-57-112751, 62-200350, 62-2
As described in JP-A Nos. 06541 and 62-206543, a low-speed emulsion layer may be provided on the side farther from the support, and a high-speed emulsion layer may be provided on the side closer to the support.

As a specific example, from the side farthest from the support,
Low sensitivity blue photosensitive layer (BL) / High sensitivity blue photosensitive layer (BH) / High sensitivity green photosensitive layer (GH) / Low sensitivity green photosensitive layer (GL) / High sensitivity red photosensitive layer (RH) / In the order of the low-sensitivity red photosensitive layer (RL), or in the order of BH / BL / GL / GH / RH / RL, or BH / BL / GH /
They can be installed in the order of GL / RL / RH. Also Tokuaki Akira
As described in JP-A-55-34932, the layers may be arranged in the order of blue-sensitive layer / GH / RH / GL / RL from the side farthest from the support. Further, as described in JP-A-56-25738 and JP-A-62-63936, the layers can be arranged in the order of blue-sensitive layer / GL / RL / GH / RH from the side farthest from the support.

As described in JP-B-49-15495, the upper layer is a silver halide emulsion layer having the highest sensitivity, the middle layer is a silver halide emulsion layer having a lower sensitivity, and the lower layer is a layer having a higher sensitivity than the middle layer. An example is an arrangement in which a silver halide emulsion layer having a low sensitivity is arranged and three layers having different sensitivities are sequentially reduced in sensitivity toward a support. Even when such a three-layer structure having different photosensitivity is used,
As described in JP-A-59-202464, in the same color-sensitive layer, the layers may be arranged in the order of medium-speed emulsion layer / high-speed emulsion layer / low-speed emulsion layer from the side away from the support. Others
High-speed emulsion layers / low-speed emulsion layers / medium-speed emulsion layers, or low-speed emulsion layers / medium-speed emulsion layers / high-speed emulsion layers may be arranged in this order. The arrangement may be changed as described above even in the case of four or more layers.

In order to improve color reproducibility, US Pat. No. 4,663,27
1, 4,705,744, 4,707,436, JP-A-62-160448,
It is preferable to dispose a donor layer (CL) having a multilayer effect having a spectral sensitivity distribution different from that of the main photosensitive layer such as BL, GL, and RL described in the specification of JP-A-63-89850, adjacent to or adjacent to the main photosensitive layer. .

A preferred silver halide used in the present invention is silver iodobromide, silver iodochloride, or silver iodochlorobromide containing about 30 mol% or less of silver iodide. Particularly preferred is silver iodobromide or silver iodochlorobromide containing from about 2 mol% to about 10 mol% silver iodide.

The silver halide grains in the photographic emulsion include those having regular crystals such as cubic, octahedral and tetradecahedral, those having irregular crystalline forms such as spherical and plate-like,
It may have a crystal defect such as a twin plane or a composite form thereof. The silver halide may be fine grains having a grain size of about 0.2 μm or less or large grains having a projected area diameter of about 10 μm, and may be a polydisperse emulsion or a monodisperse emulsion.

The silver halide photographic emulsion usable in the present invention is, for example, Research Disclosure (hereinafter referred to as RD).
No. 17643 (December 1978), pp. 22-23, "I. Emulsion preparation and types", and No. 18716 (November 1979), p. 648, pp. 307105 (1989
Nov., pp. 863-865, and Grafkid, "Physics and Chemistry of Photography", published by Paul Montell (P. Glafkides, Chimi)
e et Phisique Photographiques, Paul Montel, 1967)
, Duffin, Photographic Emulsion Chemistry, Published by Focal Press (GF Duffin, Photographic Emulsion Chemistry, F
ocal Press, 1966), "Manufacture and Coating of Photographic Emulsions" by Zelikman et al., Published by Focal Press (VL Zelikman, et.
al., Making and Coating Photographic Emulsion, Fo
cal Press, 1964). US 3,574,628, US 3,655,394 and GB
Monodisperse emulsions described in 1,413,748 are also preferred.

Tabular grains having an aspect ratio of about 3 or more can also be used in the present invention. Tabular grains are described in Gutoff, Photographic Science and Engineering (Gutoff, Photographic Science and E).
ngineering), Vol. 14, pp. 248-257 (1970); US 4,43.
It can be easily prepared by the methods described in 4,226, 4,414,310, 4,433,048, 4,439,520 and GB 2,112,157. The crystal structure may be uniform, the inside and the outside may be composed of different halogen compositions, or may have a layered structure. Silver halides having different compositions may be bonded by epitaxial bonding, or may be bonded to a compound other than silver halide such as, for example, silver rhodan or lead oxide. Also, a mixture of particles of various crystal forms may be used.

The above emulsion may be a surface latent image type in which a latent image is mainly formed on the surface, an internal latent image type in which a latent image is formed inside a grain, or a type having a latent image on both the surface and the inside. Type emulsion. Among the internal latent image type emulsions, core / shell type internal latent image type emulsions described in JP-A-63-264740 may be used.
-133542. Although the thickness of the shell of this emulsion varies depending on the development processing and the like, it is preferably 3 to 40 nm, and 5 to 40 nm.
-20 nm is particularly preferred.

As the silver halide emulsion, usually, those subjected to physical ripening, chemical ripening and spectral sensitization are used. Additives used in such a process are RD No. 17643 and RD No. 187.
16 and No. 307105, and the relevant portions are summarized in the table below. In the color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention, two or more kinds of emulsions having at least one characteristic different from each other in the grain size, grain size distribution, halogen composition, grain shape, and sensitivity of the photosensitive silver halide emulsion are contained in the same layer. Can be used as a mixture. U.S. Pat.No.4,082,553.
98. Applying internally fogged silver halide grains and colloidal silver described in JP-A-59-214852 to a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and / or a substantially light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer Is preferred. The term “silver halide particles having a fogged inside or surface” refers to silver halide grains that can be uniformly (non-imagewise) developed regardless of the unexposed portions and exposed portions of the photosensitive material. , Its preparation method is US
4,626,498 and JP-A-59-214852. The silver halide forming the internal nucleus of the core / shell type silver halide grain having the inside of the grain fogged may have a different halogen composition. Any of silver chloride, silver chlorobromide, silver bromoiodide and silver chloroiodobromide can be used as the silver halide having the inside or the surface of the grain fogged. The average grain size of these fogged silver halide grains is 0.
It is preferably from 01 to 0.75 μm, particularly preferably from 0.05 to 0.6 μm. Also,
The grains may be regular grains or polydisperse emulsions, but may be monodisperse (at least 95% of the weight or number of silver halide grains has a grain size within ± 40% of the average grain size). It is preferred that

It is preferable to use non-light-sensitive fine grain silver halide for the color light-sensitive material. Non-photosensitive fine grain silver halide is silver halide fine grains that are not exposed during imagewise exposure to obtain a dye image and are not substantially developed in the developing process, and are preferably not fogged in advance. . Fine grain silver halide
The content of silver bromide is from 0 to 100 mol%, and it may contain silver chloride and / or silver iodide as needed. Preferably, it contains 0.5 to 10 mol% of silver iodide. The fine grain silver halide preferably has an average grain size (average value of equivalent circle diameter of projected area) of 0.01 to 0.5 μm, more preferably 0.02 to 0.2 μm.
Is more preferred. Fine grain silver halide can be prepared by the same method as that for ordinary photosensitive silver halide. The surface of the silver halide grains does not need to be optically sensitized, and no spectral sensitization is required. However, prior to adding this to the coating solution, it is preferable to add a known stabilizer such as a triazole-based, azaindene-based, benzothiazolium-based, or mercapto-based compound or a zinc compound in advance. Colloidal silver can be contained in the layer containing fine silver halide grains.

[0149] The silver coating amount of the color light-sensitive material used in the present invention is preferably 6.0 g / m ² or less, 4.5 g / m ² or less is most preferred. Photographic additives that can be used in color photographic materials are also RD
And the relevant places in the following table are shown.

Types of Additives RD17643 RD18716 RD307105 Chemical sensitizer page 23, page 648, right column, page 866 2. 2. Sensitivity enhancer, page 648, right column 3. Spectral sensitizer, pages 23 to 24, page 648, right column 866 to 868 Super sensitizer, page 649, right column Brightener page 24 page 647 page right column page 868 5. 5. Light absorbers, pages 25 to 26, page 649, right column, page 873 Filters, page 650, left column, dyes, ultraviolet absorbers Binder page 26 page 651 left column pages 873 to 874 7. 7. Plasticizer, page 27 page 650, right column, page 876 Lubricant Coating aid, pages 26 to 27, page 650, right column, pages 875 to 876 Surfactant 9. Static 27 pages 650 pages right column pages 876-877 Inhibitors 10. Matsuto 878-879.

Various dye-forming couplers can be used in the color light-sensitive material, and the following couplers are particularly preferred. Yellow couplers: couplers represented by formulas (I) and (II) in EP 502,424A; couplers represented by formulas (1) and (2) in EP 513,496A (especially Y-28 on page 18); EP 568,037A Claim 1
A coupler represented by the general formula (I) in column 1, lines 45 to 55 of US 5,066,576; a coupler represented by the general formula (I) in paragraph 0008 of JP-A-4-274425; Couplers described in claim 1 on page 40 of EP 498,381 A1 (especially D-35 on page 18); Couplers of formula (Y) on page 4 of EP 447,969A1 (especially Y-1 (page 17), Y- 54 (p. 41)); US
Couplers represented by formulas (II) to (IV) in columns 7, 36 to 58 of column 4,476,219 (particularly II-17, 19 (column 17), II-24 (column 19)).

Magenta coupler; JP-A-3-39737 (L-57 (1
L-68 (lower right of page 12), L-77 (lower right of page 13); EP 456,
257, A-4 -63 (p. 134), A-4 -73, -75 (p. 139); EP 486,
965 M-4, -6 (p. 26), M-7 (p. 27); EP 571, 959A M-45 (19
(M page) of JP-A-5-204106 (page 6); M-22 of paragraph 0237 of JP-A-4-36631. Cyan coupler: CX-1,3,4,5,11,12,1 of JP-A-4-204843
4,15 (pages 14 to 16); JP-A-4-43345, C-7,10 (page 35), 3
4, 35 (page 37), (I-1), (I-17) (pages 42 to 43); JP-A-6-67385
A coupler represented by the general formula (Ia) or (Ib) according to claim 1.

Polymer coupler: P-1, described in JP-A-2-44345
P-5 (page 11). As couplers in which the coloring dye has an appropriate diffusivity, US
4,366,237, GB 2,125,570, EP 96,873B, DE 3,234,533
Are preferred. Couplers for correcting unnecessary absorption of color-forming dyes are represented by the formula (C) described on page 5 of EP 456,257A1.
I), (CII), (CIII), (CIV) represented by yellow colored cyan coupler (especially YC-86 on page 84), yellow colored magenta coupler ExM-7 (page 202) described in the EP, EX- 1 (2
49), EX-7 (page 251), Magenta colored cyan coupler CC-9 (column 8) and CC-13 (column 10) described in US 4,833,069, (2) (column 8) of US 4,837,136, WO92 / Colorless masking couplers of formula (A) of claim 1 of 11575 (especially the exemplified compounds on pages 36 to 45) are preferred.

Examples of the coupler releasing a photographically useful group include the following. Development inhibitor releasing compound:
Compounds of the formulas (I), (II), (III) and (IV) described on page 11 of EP 378,236A1 (especially T-101 (page 30), T-104 (page 31), T-11
3 (page 36), T-131 (page 45), T-144 (page 51), T-158 (page 58)), EP 4
Compounds represented by formula (I) described on page 7 of 36,938A2 (especially D-49 (page 51)), compounds represented by formula (1) of EP 568,037A (especially (23) (page 11)), Compounds of the formulas (I), (II) and (III) described on pages 5 to 6 of EP 440,195 A2 (especially on page 29)
I- (1)); Bleaching accelerator releasing compounds: compounds represented by the formulas (I) and (I ′) on page 5 of EP 310,125A2 (particularly, (60) and (6) on page 61)
1)) and the compound represented by formula (I) of claim 1 of JP-A-6-59411 (particularly (7) (page 7)); Ligand releasing compound: US
A compound represented by LIG-X described in claim 1 of 4,555,478 (especially a compound on line 21 to 41 of column 12); a leuco dye-releasing compound: compound 1 of column 3 to 8 of US 4,749,641
~ 6; fluorescent dye releasing compound: of claim 1 of US 4,774,181
Compound represented by COUP-DYE (especially compounds 1 to 11 in columns 7 to 10); Development accelerator or fogging agent releasing compound: US
Compounds represented by the formulas (1), (2) and (3) in column 3 of 4,656,123 (especially (I-22) in column 25) and EP 450,637A2
ExZK-2, p. 75, lines 36-38; Compound which releases a group which becomes a dye only after leaving: Formula (I) of claim 1 of US 4,857,447
(Especially Y-1 to Y-19 in columns 25 to 36)
.

As the additives other than the coupler, the following are preferable. Dispersion medium of oil-soluble organic compound: P-3,5, JP-A-62-215272
16,19,25,30,42,49,54,55,66,81,85,86,93 (140-144
Page); Latex for impregnation of oil-soluble organic compounds: US 4,199,
Latex according to No. 363; oxidized developing agent scavenger: a compound represented by the formula (I) in columns 2, 54 to 62 of US Pat. No. 4,978,606 (especially I-, (1), (2), (6), (12 ) (Column 4 ~
5), US Pat. No. 4,923,787, columns 5 to 10 of formula (particularly compound 1 (column 3); stain inhibitor: EP 298321A 4
Formulas (I) to (III) on page 30-33, especially I-47, 72, III-1, 27 (24
-48 pages); Anti-fading agent: A-6, 7, 20, 21, 23, 2 of EP 298321A
4,25,26,30,37,40,42,48,63,90,92,94,164 (69-118
P.), US 5,122,444, columns 25-38 II-1 to III-23, especially
III-10, EP 471347A I-1 to III-4 on pages 8 to 12, especially II-
2, US 5,139,931 columns 32-40 A-1 to 48, especially A-39,
42; Material that reduces the amount of color enhancer or color mixture inhibitor used: I-1 to II-15 on pages 5 to 24 of EP 411324A, especially I-4
6; formalin scavenger: SCV-1 to 28 on pages 24 to 29 of EP 477932A, especially SCV-8; hardener: JP-A 1-214845
Formula of columns 13-23 of H-1,4,6,8,14, US 4,618,573 on page 17
Compounds (H-1 to 54) represented by (VII) to (XII),
Compound represented by the formula (6) at the lower right of page 8 of 214852 (H-1 to 7
6), especially compounds described in claim 1 of H-14, US Pat. No. 3,325,287; development inhibitor precursor: P-2 of JP-A-62-168139
No. 4,37,39 (pages 6 to 7); compounds described in claim 1 of US Pat. No. 5,019,492, especially 28, 29 of column 7; preservatives, fungicides: US
4,923,790 columns 3 to 15 I-1 to III-43, especially II-1,
9,10,18, III-25; Stabilizer, antifoggant: US 4,923,79
3 columns 6 to 16 I-1 to (14), especially I-1,60, (2), (13), U
Compounds 1-65 of columns 25-32 of S 4,952,483, especially 36:
Chemical sensitizer: triphenylphosphine selenide, compound 50 of JP-A-5-40324; dye: 15-18 of JP-A-3-156450
Page a-1 to b-20, especially a-1,12,18,27,35,36, b-5,27 to 29
Page V-1 to 23, especially V-1, EP 445627A, page 33 to 55 FI-
1 to F-II-43, especially FI-11, F-II-8, 17 to 28 of EP 457153A
Pages III-1 to 36, especially III-1,3, WO 88/04794
Microcrystal dispersion of Dye-1 to 124, Compounds 1 to 22 on pages 6 to 11 of EP 319999A, in particular Compounds D-1 to 87 (3) of Compound 1, EP 519306A represented by formulas (1) to (3) ~ 28 pages), US 4,26
8,622 compounds represented by the formula (I) (columns 3 to 1)
0), compounds (1) to (4) of US Pat.
(31) (Columns 2 to 9); UV absorber: Formula of JP-A-46-3335
Compounds (18b) to (18r), 101 to 427 (6 to
9), and the compounds (3) to (6) represented by the formula (I) in EP 520938A.
6) (Pages 10 to 44) and compound HBT-1 represented by formula (III)
~ 10 (page 14), a compound represented by formula (1) in EP 521823A
(1) to (31) (columns 2 to 9).

The present invention can be applied to various color light-sensitive materials such as color negative films for general use or movies, color reversal films for slides or televisions, and color positive films. Is suitable for the purpose of the invention. Further, application to a film unit with a lens described in JP-B-2-32615 and JP-B-3-39784 is also suitable.

Suitable supports which can be used in the present invention include, for example, the above-mentioned RD. No. 17643, page 28, RD. No. 18716, page 647 right column to page 648 left column, and RD. No. 307105, page 879. It is described in.

In the light-sensitive material of the present invention, the total thickness of all the hydrophilic colloid layers on the side having the emulsion layer is preferably 28 μm or less, more preferably 23 μm or less, further preferably 18 μm or less, and more preferably 16 μm or less. Particularly preferred. Further, the film swelling speed T _1/2 is preferably 30 seconds or less, more preferably 20 seconds or less. T _1/2 is the time required for the film thickness to reach half when 90% of the maximum swollen film thickness reached when the color developing solution is processed at 30 ° C. for 3 minutes 15 seconds is the saturated film thickness. Is defined.
The film thickness refers to a film thickness measured at 25 ° C. and a relative humidity of 55% under humidity control (2 days), and T _1/2 is a value obtained by A. Green et al. In Photographic Science and Engineering. (Photogr. Sci. Eng.), Vol. 19, pp. 2,124-129, which can be used for measurement. T _1/2 can be adjusted by adding a hardening agent to gelatin as a binder or by changing the aging conditions after coating. The swelling ratio is preferably from 150 to 400%. The swelling ratio can be calculated from the maximum swelling film thickness under the conditions described above by the following formula: (maximum swelling film thickness-film thickness) / film thickness.

The color light-sensitive material used in the present invention has a total dry film thickness of 2 μm to 20 μm on the side opposite to the side having the emulsion layer.
It is preferable to provide a hydrophilic colloid layer (referred to as a back layer) of m. The back layer preferably contains the above-mentioned light absorber, filter dye, ultraviolet absorber, antistatic agent, hardener, binder, plasticizer, lubricant, coating aid, and surfactant. The swelling ratio of the back layer is preferably from 150 to 500%.

The color light-sensitive material used in the present invention often has a magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording layer is obtained by coating an aqueous or organic solvent-based coating solution in which magnetic particles are dispersed in a binder on a support. The magnetic particles include ferromagnetic iron oxide such as γFe ₂ O ₃ , Co-coated γFe ₂ O ₃ , Co
Deposited magnetite, Co-containing magnetite, ferromagnetic chromium dioxide, ferromagnetic metal, ferromagnetic alloy, hexagonal Ba ferrite, Sr ferrite, Pb ferrite, Ca ferrite, etc. can be used. Co-coated ferromagnetic iron oxide, such as Co-coated γFe ₂ O _3, is preferred. The shape may be any of needle shape, rice grain shape, spherical shape, cubic shape, plate shape and the like. The magnetic recording layer and other backing layers may have functions such as improvement of lubricity, curl control, antistatic, antiadhesion, and head polishing. It is preferable to add non-spherical inorganic particles to the composition. Suitable particle compositions include oxides such as aluminum oxide, chromium oxide, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, silicon carbide, silicon carbide, carbides such as titanium carbide, and diamond. And the like are preferred. These abrasives may have their surfaces treated with a silane coupling agent or a titanium coupling agent. These particles may be added to the magnetic recording layer, or may be overcoated (for example, a protective layer, a lubricant layer, etc.) on the magnetic recording layer. As the binder used at this time, the above-mentioned binders can be used, and the same binder as the binder for the magnetic recording layer is preferable. US 5,336,589, US 5,250,404, US 5,229,2
59, 5,215,874 and EP 466,130.

The cellulose triacetate and polyester supports of the color light-sensitive material will be described below. For details including the light-sensitive materials, treatments, cartridges and examples described later, refer to Published Technical Report, Official Technical Publication No. 94-6023 (invention). Association; 1
994.3.15.). Polyester is formed with diol and aromatic dicarboxylic acid as essential components, and 2,6-, 1,5-, 1,4-, as aromatic dicarboxylic acid.
And 2,7-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid,
Examples of isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, and diol include diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, cyclohexane dimethanol, bisphenol A, and bisphenol. Examples of the polymer include homopolymers such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, and polycyclohexanedimethanol terephthalate. Particularly preferred are polyesters containing 50 to 100 mol% of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid. Among them, polyethylene is particularly preferable.
2,6-naphthalate. The average molecular weight range is about
5,000 to 200,000. T of the polyester of the present invention
g is 50 ° C. or higher, preferably 90 ° C. or higher. The polyester support has a heat treatment temperature of 40 ° C. or more and less than Tg, more preferably Tg−20 ° C. or more, in order to make it difficult to form a curl
Heat treatment is performed below Tg. The heat treatment may be performed at a constant temperature within this temperature range, or may be performed while cooling. The heat treatment time is 0.1 to 1500 hours, more preferably 0.5 to 200 hours. The heat treatment of the support may be performed in the form of a roll, or may be performed while being transported in the form of a web. Irregularities may be provided on the surface (for example, conductive inorganic fine particles such as tin oxide or antimony oxide may be applied) to improve the surface state. It is also desirable to take measures such as applying knurls to the ends and making the ends slightly higher so as to prevent the cut end of the core from appearing.
These heat treatments may be performed at any stage after the formation of the support, after the surface treatment, after the application of the back layer (antistatic agent, slip agent, etc.), and after the application of the undercoat. Preferably after application of the antistatic agent. An ultraviolet absorber may be incorporated into this polyester. To prevent light piping, the purpose can be achieved by kneading a commercially available dye or pigment for polyester, such as Diaresin manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei or Kayaset manufactured by Nippon Kayaku.

In the present invention, in order to bond the support and the light-sensitive material constituting layer, it is preferable to perform a surface treatment after applying an undercoat layer or directly. Surface activation treatments such as chemical treatment, mechanical treatment, corona discharge treatment, flame treatment, ultraviolet treatment, high frequency treatment, glow discharge treatment, active plasma treatment, laser treatment, mixed acid treatment, ozone oxidation treatment, and the like. Among the surface treatments, preferred are ultraviolet irradiation treatments,
Flame treatment, corona treatment and glow treatment. Next, the undercoating method will be described. It may be a single layer or two or more layers. As the binder for the undercoat layer, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, butadiene, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, itaconic acid, including copolymers starting from monomers selected from maleic anhydride, as a starting material, Examples include polyethyleneimine, epoxy resin, grafted gelatin, nitrocellulose, and gelatin. Compounds that swell the support include resorcinol and p-chlorophenol. In the undercoat layer, gelatin hardeners such as chromium salts (chromium alum, etc.), aldehydes (formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, etc.), isocyanates, and active halogen compounds (2,4-dichloro-6-hydroxy-S-triazine) And the like, epichlorohydrin resin, active vinyl sulfone compound and the like. Silicon dioxide,
Inorganic fine particles such as titanium dioxide and alumina or polymethyl methacrylate copolymer fine particles (0.01 to 10 μm) may be contained as a matting agent. In the present invention, an antistatic agent is preferably used. Examples of such antistatic agents include polymers containing carboxylic acid and carboxylate and sulfonate, cationic polymers, and ionic surfactant compounds.

The most preferred antistatic agent is at least one type of volume resistance selected from zinc oxide, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, alumina, indium oxide, magnesium oxide, barium oxide, manganese oxide, and vanadium oxide. Rate is 10 ⁷ Ω · cm or less, more preferably 10 ⁵ Ω
-Cm1 or less particle size 0.001-1.0 μm crystalline metal oxides or their composite oxides (Sb, P, B, In, S, Si,
C) and fine particles of a sol-shaped metal oxide or a composite oxide thereof. The addition amount to the photographic material, 5 to 500 mg / m ² is preferably particularly preferably 10 to 35
It is 0mg / m ^2. The ratio of the amount of the conductive crystalline oxide or its composite oxide and the binder is preferably from 1/300 to 100/1,
More preferably, it is 1/100 to 100/5.

It is preferable that the color photographic material has a slip property. The slip agent-containing layer is preferably used on both the photosensitive layer surface and the back surface. A preferable slip property is a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.25 or less and 0.01 or more. The measurement at this time represents the value when the product was conveyed at 60 cm / min to a stainless steel ball having a diameter of 5 mm (25 ° C., 60% RH). In this evaluation, even if the partner material is replaced with the photosensitive layer surface, the values are almost the same level. Usable slip agents include polyorganosiloxanes, higher fatty acid amides, higher fatty acid metal salts, esters of higher fatty acids and higher alcohols, and polyorganosiloxanes include polydimethylsiloxane, polydiethylsiloxane, polystyrylmethylsiloxane. And polymethylphenylsiloxane. The additional layer is preferably the outermost layer of the emulsion layer or the back layer. Particularly, polydimethylsiloxane or an ester having a long-chain alkyl group is preferable.

The color photosensitive material preferably contains a matting agent. The matting agent may be on either the emulsion side or the back side, but is particularly preferably added to the outermost layer on the emulsion side. The matting agent may be soluble in the processing solution or insoluble in the processing solution, and preferably both are used in combination. For example, polymethyl methacrylate, poly (methyl methacrylate /
Methacrylic acid = 9/1 or 5/5 (molar ratio)), polystyrene particles and the like are preferable. The particle size is preferably 0.8 to 10 μm, and the particle size distribution is preferably narrower.
It is preferable that 90% or more of the total number of particles be contained between 0.9 and 1.1 times. It is also preferable to simultaneously add fine particles having a size of 0.8 μm or less in order to enhance the matting property. For example, polymethyl methacrylate (0.2 μm), poly (methyl methacrylate / methacrylic acid = 9/1 (molar ratio), 0.3 μm)),
Polystyrene particles (0.25 μm), colloidal silica (0.
03 μm).

Next, the film cartridge of the color photographic material used in the present invention will be described. The main material of the patrone used in the present invention may be metal or synthetic plastic. Preferred plastic materials are polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyphenyl ether and the like. Further, the patrone of the present invention may contain various antistatic agents, and carbon black, metal oxide particles, nonionic, anionic, cationic and betaine surfactants or polymers can be preferably used. These antistatic patrones are disclosed in JP-A 1-312537,
2538. Especially resistance at 25 ℃ and 25% RH is 10
^It is preferably ¹² Ω or less. Usually plastic patrone is
It is manufactured using a plastic into which carbon black, a pigment, and the like are kneaded to provide light shielding properties. The size of the patrone may be the same as the current 135 size, and it is effective to reduce the diameter of the current 135 size 25 mm cartridge to 22 mm or less in order to reduce the size of the camera. The volume of the patrone case is preferably 30 cm ³ or less, more preferably 25 cm ³ or less. The weight of the plastic used for the patrone and the patrone case is preferably 5 g to 15 g. Further, the patrone may be a patrone that rotates a spool and sends out a film. Further, a structure may be employed in which the leading end of the film is housed in the cartridge body, and the leading end of the film is sent out from the port of the cartridge by rotating the spool shaft in the film sending direction. These are disclosed in US Pat. Nos. 4,834,306 and 5,226,613. The photographic film used in the present invention may be a so-called raw film before development or a photographic film that has been subjected to development processing. Also, the raw film and the developed photographic film may be stored in the same new cartridge or different cartridges.

The development process of the color photographic material is described above. In addition, see RD.
No. 18716, 651 left column to right column, and No. 307105, 880
88881.

In the present invention, the desilvering process is not necessary, but when the developed film is to be preserved, the developed color negative is developed by carrying out ordinary desilvering and washing or stabilization after reading the second image. A film can be obtained. The desilvering process is performed using a bleaching solution and a fixing solution, or a bleach-fixing solution. The compounds and processing conditions described in JP-A-4-125558, page 4, lower left column, line 16 to page 7, lower left column, line 6 are applied to the processing solution having bleaching ability (bleaching solution or bleach-fixing solution). Can be. The bleach has a redox potential of 1
Although those having 50 mV or more are preferable, specific examples thereof include those described in JP-A-5-72694 and JP-A-5-73312, and in particular, 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid, JP-A-5-133313, page 7 Ferric complex salts of the compounds of Example 1 are preferred.

In order to improve the biodegradability of the bleaching agent, JP-A-4-251845, JP-A-4-268552, EP588,289, and 591,
934, a compound ferric complex salt described in JP-A-6-208213 is preferably used as a bleaching agent. The concentration of these bleaching agents is preferably 0.05 to 0.3 mol per liter of a solution having bleaching ability.
It is preferred to design with a mole to 0.15 mole. When the bleaching liquid is a bleaching liquid, 0.2 mol to 1 mol / L is used.
It is preferred to contain mole bromide, especially 0.3 to
It is preferable to contain 0.8 mol.

In addition, the bleaching solution preferably contains a pH buffer, and particularly preferably contains a dicarboxylic acid having a low odor, such as succinic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, glutaric acid and adipic acid. Also, JP-A-53-9
It is also preferred to use the known bleaching accelerators described in US Pat. No. 5,630, RD No. 17129, US Pat. Compounds and processing conditions described on page 7, lower left column, line 10 to page 8, lower right column, line 19 of JP-A-4-125558 can be applied to a processing solution having a fixing ability. In addition to the use of p-toluenesulfinic acid salts, the use of sulfinic acids described in JP-A-1-224762 is also preferable from the viewpoint of improving the preservation. It is preferable to use ammonium as a cation in the solution having the bleaching ability or the solution having the fixing ability from the viewpoint of improving the desilvering property, but it is more preferable to reduce or eliminate ammonium for the purpose of reducing environmental pollution. .

It is preferable that a free chelating agent not forming a metal complex is present in the bleach-fixing solution or the fixing solution from the viewpoint of improvement in preservation. These chelating agents are described in connection with the bleaching solution. Preferably, a biodegradable chelating agent is used. Regarding the washing and stabilizing steps, the contents described in JP-A-4-125558, page 12, right lower column, line 6 to page 13, right lower column, line 16 can be preferably applied. In particular, EP instead of formaldehyde is used in the stabilizer.
Use of azolylmethylamines described in 504,609 and 519,190 and N-methylolazoles described in JP-A-4-362943, and use of an interface free from image stabilizers such as formaldehyde by dimerizing a magenta coupler. It is preferable to use a liquid of the activator from the viewpoint of preserving the working environment.

In order to reduce the adhesion of dust to the magnetic recording layer applied to the photosensitive material, a stabilizer described in JP-A-6-289559 can be preferably used. As the treating agent used in the present invention, those described in the right column of page 3, line 15 to the left column of page 4, line 32 of Hatsumei Kyokai Kokai Giho No. 94-4992 are preferable. As a developing machine used for this, a film processor described in the above-mentioned published technical report on page 3, right column, lines 22 to 28 is preferable. A preferred treating agent for practicing the present invention,
Specific examples of the automatic developing machine and the evaporation correction method are described in the above-mentioned published technical report from page 5, right column, line 11 to page 7, right column, last line.

The supply form of the developer used in the present invention and the processing agent for desilvering and stabilizing used as required may be a liquid preparation in the form of a liquid used or a concentrated form, or granules, powders, tablets, It may be in any form such as a paste or an emulsion. As an example of such a treating agent, see JP-A-63-174.
53 is a liquid agent stored in a container with low oxygen permeability,
655, 4-230748 include vacuum-packed powders or granules,
No. 4-221951, granules containing a water-soluble polymer, JP-A-51-61837, JP-A-6-102628, tablets, JP-T-57-50048
No. 5 discloses a paste-like treating agent, and any of them can be preferably used. However, from the viewpoint of simplicity at the time of use, it is preferable to use a liquid which has been prepared in advance in a concentration in a state of use.

The containers for storing these treating agents are made of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon or the like, alone or as a composite material. These are selected according to the required level of oxygen permeability. For an easily oxidizable liquid such as a color developing solution, a material having low oxygen permeability is preferable, and specifically, a polyethylene terephthalate or a composite material of polyethylene and nylon is preferable. These materials are used in containers having a thickness of 500 to 1500 μm, and preferably have an oxygen permeability of 200 mL / m ² · 24 hrs.

The color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention is also suitable as a negative film for an advanced photo system (hereinafter referred to as an AP system).
It can be processed into a system format and stored in a dedicated cartridge. These AP system cartridge films are used by being loaded into an AP system camera. Further, the color photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention is also suitable for a film with a lens.

These systems include Fujifilm Minilab Champion Super FA-298 / FA-278 / FA-258 / F
A-238 and Fujifilm Digital Lab System Frontier are preferred. In the frontier system, a scanner & image processor SP-1000 and a laser printer & paper processor LP-1000P or a laser printer LP-1000W are used.

[0177] The AP system can also be enjoyed by a digital image workstation. For example, directly loading a developed AP system cartridge film,
Image information of negative film, positive film and print
Digital image data obtained by inputting using the 35mm film scanner FE-550 or the flat head scanner PE-550 can be easily processed and edited. The data can be output as a print by a digital color printer NC-550AL based on a light fixing type thermal color print system, a pictography 3000 based on a laser exposure heat development transfer system, or through an existing laboratory device through a film recorder. Digital information can also be output directly to a floppy disk or Zip disk, or to a CD-R via a CD writer.

On the other hand, at home, simply loading the developed AP system cartridge film into the photo player is sufficient.
You can enjoy your photos on a TV, and if you load it on a Fujifilm photo scanner AS-1, you will be able to capture image information on your PC at high speed and continuously. For inputting a film, print, or three-dimensional object to a personal computer, for example, Photovision FV-10 / FV-5 manufactured by Fuji Film can be used. Furthermore, floppy disk, Zip disk, CD-R
Alternatively, image information recorded on the hard disk can be variously processed and enjoyed on a personal computer using the photo factory application software of FUJIFILM. To store the developed AP system cartridge film, use Fuji Color Pocket Album AP-5 POP L,
AP-1 POP L, AP-1 POP KG or cartridge file 16 is preferred.

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EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following Examples, but it should not be construed that the invention is limited thereto. Example 1 Preparation of color negative film sample On a cellulose triacetate film support coated with undercoat,
Each layer having the composition shown below was applied in multiple layers to prepare a sample 101 as a multilayer color photosensitive material. (Composition of photosensitive layer) The main materials used for each layer are classified as follows: ExC: cyan coupler UV: ultraviolet absorber ExM: magenta coupler HBS: high boiling point organic solvent ExY: yellow coupler H: gelatin Curing agent ExS: Sensitizing dye The number corresponding to each component indicates the coating amount in g / m ² , and for silver halide, it indicates the coating amount in terms of silver. However, with respect to the sensitizing dye, the coating amount is shown in mol units per mol of silver halide in the same layer. (Sample 101) First Layer (First Antihalation Layer) Black Colloidal Silver Silver 0.163 Silver Iodobromide Emulsion P Silver 0.01 Gelatin 0.87 ExC-1 0.002 ExC-3 0.002 Cpd-2 0.001 HBS-1 0.004 HBS-2 0.002 Second layer (second antihalation layer) Black colloidal silver Silver 0.066 Gelatin 0.407 ExM-1 0.050 ExF-1 2.0 × 10 ^-3 HBS-1 0.074 Third layer (intermediate layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion O 0.020 ExC-2 0.022 Polyethyl acrylate latex 0.085 Gelatin 0.294 Fourth layer (low-sensitivity red-sensitive emulsion Layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion A Silver 0.323 ExS-1 5.5 × 10 ^-4 ExS-2 1.0 × 10 ^-5 ExS-3 2.4 × 10 ^-4 ExC-1 0.109 ExC- 3 0.0 4 ExC-4 0.072 ExC-5 0.011 ExC-6 0.003 Cpd-2 0.025 Cpd-4 0.025 HBS-1 0.17 Gelatin 0.80 Fifth layer (medium-speed red-sensitive emulsion Layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion B Silver 0.28 Silver iodobromide emulsion C Silver 0.54 ExS-1 5.0 × 10 ^-4 ExS-2 1.0 × 10 ^-5 ExS-3 2.0 × 10 ^-4 ExC-1 0.14 ExC-2 0.026 ExC-3 0.020 ExC-4 0.12 ExC-5 0.016 ExC-6 0.007 Cpd-2 0.036 Cpd-4 0.028 HBS-1 0.16 Gelatin 1.18 6th layer (high-sensitivity red-sensitive emulsion layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion D Silver 1.47 ExS-1 3.7 × 10 ^-4 ExS-2 1 × 10 ^-5 ExS ^{-3 1.8 × 10 -4 ExC-1} 0.18 ExC-3 0.07 E C-6 0.029 ExC-7 0.010 ExY-5 0.008 Cpd-2 0.046 Cpd-4 0.077 HBS-1 0.25 HBS-2 0.12 Gelatin 2.12 7th layer ( Intermediate layer) Cpd-1 0.089 Solid disperse dye ExF-4 0.030 HBS-1 0.050 Polyethyl acrylate latex 0.83 Gelatin 0.84 Eighth layer (layer giving a multilayer effect to the red-sensitive layer) Silver bromide emulsion E Silver 0.560 ExS-6 1.7 × 10 ^-6 ExS-10 4.6 × 10 ^-4 Cpd-4 0.030 ExM-2 0.096 ExM-3 0.028 ExY-1 0.031 HBS-1 0.085 HBS-3 0.003 Gelatin 0.58 Ninth layer (low-sensitivity green-sensitive emulsion layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion F silver 0.39 Silver iodobromide emulsion G silver 0.28 Silver iodobromide emulsion H ^{0.35 ExS-4 2.4 × 10 -5} ExS-5 1.0 × 10 -4 ExS-6 3.9 × 10 -4 ExS-7 7.7 × 10 -5 ExS-8 3.3 × 10 ^-4 ExM-2 0.36 ExM-3 0.045 HBS-1 0.28 HBS-3 0.01 HSB-4 0.27 Gelatin 1.39 10th layer (Medium-speed green-sensitive emulsion layer) Silver halide emulsion I Silver 0.45 ExS-4 5.3 × 10 ^-5 ExS-7 1.5 × 10 ^-4 ExS-8 6.3 × 10 ^-4 ExC-6 0.009 ExM-2 0.031 ExM-3 0.029 ExY-1 0.006 ExM-4 0.028 HBS-1 0.064 HBS-3 2.1 × 10 ^-3 gelatin 0.44 Eleventh layer (high-sensitivity green-sensitive emulsion layer) silver bromide emulsion I silver 0.19 silver iodobromide emulsion J silver ^{0.80 ExS-4 4.1 × 10 -5} ExS-7 1 ^{1 × 10 -4 ExS-8 4.9} × 10 -4 ExC-6 0.004 ExM-1 0.016 ExM-3 0.036 ExM-4 0.020 ExM-5 0.004 ExY-5 0. 003 ExM-2 0.013 Cpd-3 0.004 Cpd-4 0.007 HBS-1 0.18 Polyethylacrylate latex 0.099 Gelatin 1.11 12th layer (yellow filter layer) Yellow colloidal silver Silver 0. 047 Cpd-1 0.16 Solid disperse dye ExF-5 0.020 Solid disperse dye ExF-6 0.020 Solid disperse dye ExF-7 0.020 HBS-1 0.082 Gelatin 1.057 Layer 13 (low sensitivity) blue-sensitive emulsion layer) silver iodobromide emulsion K silver 0.18 silver iodobromide emulsion L silver 0.20 silver iodobromide emulsion M silver ^{0.07 ExS-9 4.4 × 10 -4} ExS ^{10 4.0 × 10 -4 ExC-1} 0.041 ExC-8 0.012 ExY-1 0.035 ExY-2 0.71 ExY-3 0.10 ExY-4 0.005 Cpd-2 0.10 Cpd-3 4.0 × 10 ⁻³ HBS-1 0.24 Gelatin 1.41 14th layer (high-sensitivity blue-sensitive emulsion layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion N silver 0.75 ExS-9 3.6 × 10 ^{− 4} ExC-1 0.013 ExY-2 0.31 ExY-3 0.05 ExY-6 0.062 Cpd-2 0.075 Cpd-3 1.0 × 10 ^-3 HBS-1 0.10 Gelatin 0. 91 Fifteenth layer (first protective layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion O silver 0.30 UV-1 0.21 UV-2 0.13 UV-3 0.20 UV-4 0.025 F-18 0.009 HBS-1 0.12 HBS-4 5.0 × 10 -2 gelatin 2.3 16 layers (second protective layer) H-1 0.40 B-1 ( diameter ^{1.7μm) 5.0 × 10 -2 B-} 2 ( diameter 1.7μm) 0.15 B-3 0.05 S- 1 0.20 Gelatin 0.75 In addition, storability, processability, pressure resistance, fungicide resistance
In order to improve antibacterial properties, antistatic properties and coatability, W-
1 to W-5, B-4 to B-6, F-1 to F
-18 and iron, lead, gold, platinum, palladium, iridium, ruthenium, and rhodium salts. The coating solution for the eighth layer was 8.5 × 10 ^-3 g per mol of silver halide, and the coating solution for the eleventh layer was 7.9 × 10 ^-3 g / mol.
^A sample was prepared by adding ^-3 grams of calcium with an aqueous solution of calcium nitrate.

Table 1 below shows the AgI content, grain size, surface iodine content and the like of the emulsions represented by the above-mentioned abbreviations. The surface iodine content can be determined by XPS as follows. The sample was placed in a vacuum at a pressure lower than 1 × 10 ⁻⁶ Pa for −11.
After cooling to 5 ° C., MgKα was irradiated as a probe X-ray at an X-ray source voltage of 8 kV and an X-ray current of 20 mA, and Ag3d5 /
2, measured for Br3d and I3d5 / 2 electrons, the integrated intensity of the measured peak was corrected by a sensitivity factor, and the iodine content of the surface was determined from the intensity ratio.

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In Table 1, (1) Emulsions L to O were subjected to reduction sensitization during the preparation of grains using thiourea dioxide and thiosulfonic acid according to the examples of JP-A-2-191938.

(2) Emulsions A to O are described in JP-A-3-23745.
According to the example of No. 0, gold sensitization, sulfur sensitization and selenium sensitization were performed in the presence of the spectral sensitizing dye and sodium thiocyanate described in each photosensitive layer.

(3) Preparation of tabular grains is disclosed in
According to the example of 58 426, low molecular weight gelatin is used.

(4) JP-A-3-2374 for tabular grains
Dislocation lines as described in No. 50 have been observed using a high voltage electron microscope.

Preparation of Dispersion of Organic Solid Disperse Dye ExF-4 shown below was dispersed by the following method. That is, water 2
1.7 ml and 3 ml of a 5% aqueous solution of sodium p-octylphenoxyethoxyethoxyethoxyethanesulfonate and 0.5 g of a 5% aqueous solution of 0.5 g of p-octylphenoxypolyoxyethylene ether (polymerization degree 10) were put into a 700 ml pot mill. , Dye ExF-
4 and 5.0 g of zirconium oxide beads (diameter 1 mm)
500 ml was added and the contents were dispersed for 2 hours. For this dispersion, a BO type vibration ball mill manufactured by Chuo Koki was used. After the dispersion, the contents were taken out, added to 8 g of a 12.5% aqueous gelatin solution, and the beads were removed by filtration to obtain a gelatin dispersion of the dye. The average particle size of the dye fine particles is 0.5
It was 4 μm.

Similarly, solid dispersions of ExF-4 and ExF-6 were obtained. The average particle size of the fine dye particles is
They were 0.24 μm, 0.45 μm and 0.52 μm.
ExF-5 is disclosed in European Patent Application Publication (EP) 549,48.
No. 9A, Microprecipitation described in Example 1 (Micro
(precipitation) dispersion method. The average particle size was 0.06 μm.

The solid dispersion of ExF-8 was dispersed by the following method.

70 g of water and W-2 were added to 1400 g of an ExF-7 wet cake containing 30% of water, and the mixture was stirred.
70 g of xF-7 was added and stirred, and the concentration of ExF-7 was 30%.
Slurry. Next, 1700 ml of zirconia beads having an average particle size of 0.5 mm was filled into Ultra Viscomil (UVM-2) manufactured by Imex Co., Ltd., and the peripheral speed was about 10 m / sec, and the discharge rate was 0.5 liter / min.
For 8 hours.

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The sample 101 was processed into a form of 135-24Ex (normal 35 mm, containing 24 cartridges of patrone) according to the ISO1007 standard and used.

(Samples 102 to 111) Some of the dyes shown as exemplary compounds were selected, and these were selected from the first layer (first antihalation layer) and the second layer of sample 101 as shown in Table 2. (Second antihalation layer) Black colloidal silver (first layer 0.163 g / m ² , second layer 0.069)
g / m ² ) to prepare Samples 102 to 110. The amount of the dye added was such that the first layer (first antihalation layer) had an application amount of 0.2 mmole / m ² and the second layer (second antihalation layer) had an application amount of 0.1 mmole / m ² . In addition, a sample in which neither colloidal silver nor dye was added was prepared to be Sample 111. Each of the above exemplified compounds was added in the form of a solid dispersion, and the solid dispersion was prepared for the exemplified compound (III-6) by the following method. Solid dispersions were prepared for other exemplified compounds according to this method.

<Preparation of solid particle dispersion> A wet cake of the water-insoluble photographically useful compound (III-6) was added so that the net amount of the compound was 240 g, 48 g of a dispersion aid W-38 was added, and water was added. Was added to make 4000 g. 1. Zirconia beads (0.5 mm diameter) were added to “flow-type sand glider mill (UVM-2)” (manufactured by Imex KK).
Fill 7 liters, discharge rate 0.5Lmin ^-1 , peripheral speed 10
Milling was performed at m / s for 2 hours. The dispersion was diluted to a compound concentration of 3% by weight. Heat treatment at 90 ° C for 10 hours,
As a dispersing aid added after the heat treatment, W-2 was added at a weight ratio of 3% to the water-insoluble photographically useful compound.

As in the case of the sample 101, the samples 102 to 1
11 is also 135-24Ex according to ISO1007 standard
(Normal 35 mm, 24 shots with patrone).

[0212] 2. Development Processing An automatic development machine FP-363S manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. is used as a development processing and image information reading apparatus of the method of the present invention.
The developing process and the reading of image information were carried out according to the following developing process device with an image reading device for an experiment in which the following modification was made, such as providing an image reading device in C, and the following developing process specifications. That is, the bleaching tank of the automatic developing machine FP-363SC manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. is changed to a rinsing tank, the film is taken out of the rinsing tank, and the transport path is set so as to be sent to the first image information reading unit via the reservoir. Provided,
Further, the first image information reading unit was modified so as to be connected to another reservoir and the second image information reading unit.

The flow of the color film in this device is as follows. That is, after the color film is developed in the developing tank, rinsing with water is performed in the first rinsing tank, sent out from the first rinsing tank by the transport mechanism, and passed through the reservoir to the first image information reading unit. Then, the first image information is read from the back surface of the film to the cyan image of the red photosensitive layer using the reflected light. After this reading, the film reaches the second image information reading unit via another reservoir by the transport mechanism, and the second image information is read by the transmitted light from the green photosensitive layer and the blue photosensitive layer.

The read color film may be discarded in the method of the present invention. However, in addition to obtaining the image as digital image information or as a form output to a color print or the like, the developed color film may be discarded. In this experimental apparatus, the original stabilizing bath (2) is further replaced with a bleach-fixing bath and is filled with a bleach-fixing solution, and the stabilizing bath (3) is added to the stabilizing bath (3). Is filled. Therefore, after the image is read, the film is desilvered in a bleach-fixing tank, the image is stabilized in a stabilizing bath, and a developed film having the same image quality as that processed in a color lab in the market via a drying unit can be obtained. .
However, in this case, it is necessary to use a standard developer or a color developer according to the standard formulation in the developing tank.

The processing steps of Example 1 of the present invention are performed according to the following specifications. (Processing step) Step Processing time Processing temperature Replenishment amount * Tank capacity Color development 3 minutes 05 seconds 38.0 ° C 20 ml 10.3 L First rinse 25 seconds 38.0 ° C 10 ml 3.6 L Conveyance via reservoir First image information reading Conveying via reservoir Second image information reading [The following additional processing is possible if necessary (outside the scope of the present invention)] Bleaching and fixing 13 seconds 38.0 ° C 5 ml 1.9 L Stable 13 seconds 38.0 ° C 30 ml 1.9 L Drying 30 seconds 60 ° C * Replenishment rate per photosensitive material 35 mm width 1.1 m (equivalent to 24 Ex. 1 line)

The composition of the processing liquid is shown below. (Color developing solution) Tank solution (g) Replenisher (g) Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 2.0 4.0 4,5-Dihydroxybenzene-1,3-disulfonic acid sodium 0.4 0.5 Hydroxylamine 10.0 15.0 Sodium sulfite 4.0 9.0 Diethylene glycol 10.0 17.0 Potassium carbonate 39.0 59.0 Ethylene urea 3.0 5.5 Potassium bromide 1.4-2-Methyl-4- [N-ethyl-N- (β-hydroxyethyl) amino] aniline sulfate 4.7 11.4 Add water and add 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH (with potassium hydroxide Adjusted with sulfuric acid) 10.05 10.25

The following are not the processing steps of the present invention but for additional processing. (Bleach-fixing solution) Tank solution Replenisher 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid ammonium ferric monohydrate 120 g 180 g Ammonium bromide 50 g 70 g Ammonium thiosulfate (750 g / L) 280 ml 1000 ml Aqueous ammonium bisulfite (72%) 20 g 80 g 3. imidazole 5 g 45 g 1-mercapto-2- (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl) tetrazole 1 g 3 g succinic acid 30 g 50 g maleic acid 40 g 60 g Water was added to 1.0 L 1.0 L pH (adjusted with ammonia water and nitric acid). 6 4.0

(Stabilizer) Common to tank solution and replenisher p-toluenesulfinic acid rim 0.03 g p-nonylphenoxypolyglycidol (glycidol average degree of polymerization 10) 0.4 g disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 0.05 g 1 1,2,4-triazole 1.3 g 1,4-bis (1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl) piperazine 0.75 g 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one 0.10 g 0L pH 8.5

Reference Example (Standard Development Processing) In order to show that the quality of the image obtained by the method shown in the present invention example is equivalent to the image quality obtained by general processing usually performed in the color photographic market. Development by the standard processing described above was also performed as a reference example. In the standard processing, development processing was performed according to the following color negative developing machine and processing specifications. That is, as the automatic developing machine, an automatic developing machine FP-363SC manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. is used, and the processing steps and the composition of the processing solution are as follows. (Processing process) Process Processing time Processing temperature Replenishment amount * Tank capacity Color development 3 minutes 5 seconds 38.0 ° C 20 ml 10.3 liter Bleaching 50 seconds 38.0 ° C 5 ml 3.6 liters Fixed (1) 50 seconds 38.0 ° C-3.6 liters Fixed (2) 50 seconds 38.0 ° C 7.5 ml 3.6 liters Stable (1) 20 seconds 38.0 ° C-1.9 liters Stable (2) 20 seconds 38.0 ° C-1.9 liters Stable (3) 20 seconds 38.0 ° C 30 ml 1.9 liters Drying 1 minute 30 seconds 60 ° C * Replenishment amount per photosensitive material 35mm 1.1m width (equivalent to 24Ex. 1 bottle)

The stabilizing solution is of a counterflow type (2) → (2) → (1), and the fixing solution is also connected from (2) to (1) by a countercurrent pipe. The amount of developer brought into the bleaching process,
The amount of the bleaching solution brought into the fixing step and the amount of the fixing solution brought into the washing step were 2.5 ml, 2.0 ml, and 2.0 ml, respectively, per 35 mm width 1.1 m of the light-sensitive material. The crossover time is 6 seconds in each case, and this time is included in the processing time of the previous step.

The composition of the processing liquid is shown below. (Color developing solution) Tank solution (g) Replenisher (g) Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 2.0 4.0 4,5-Dihydroxybenzene-1,3-disulfonic acid sodium 0.4 0.5 Hydroxylamine 10.0 15.0 Sodium sulfite 4.0 9.0 Diethylene glycol 10.0 17.0 Potassium carbonate 39.0 59.0 Ethylene urea 3.0 5.5 Potassium bromide 1.4-2-Methyl-4- [N-ethyl-N- (β-hydroxyethyl) amino] aniline sulfate 4.7 11.4 Add water and add 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH (with potassium hydroxide Adjusted with sulfuric acid) 10.05 10.25

(Bleaching solution) Tank solution (g) Replenisher (g) Ferric ammonium 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetate monohydrate 128 180 Ammonium bromide 50 70 Succinic acid 30 50 Imidazole 20 30 Maleic acid 40 60 1.0 liter with water 1.0 liter pH (prepared with aqueous ammonia) 4.4 4.0

(Fixing solution) Tank solution (g) Replenisher (g) Ammonium bisulfite (72% solution) 20 80 Ammonium thiosulfate aqueous solution (750 g / liter) 280 ml 1000 ml imidazole 5 45 2- (N, N-dimethyl) ) Ethylaminomercaptotetrazole 1.0 3.0 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 8 12 Add water 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH (prepared with aqueous ammonia and acetic acid) 7.0 7.0

(Stabilizer) Common to tank liquid and replenisher (unit: g) Sodium p-toluenesulfinate 0.03 p-nonylphenoxypolyglycidol (average degree of polymerization of glycidol 10) 0.4 Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 0.05 1,2,4 -Triazole 1.3 1,4-bis (1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl) piperazine 0.75 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one 0.10 1.0 liter with water pH 8.5

[0225] 3. Image reading and image processing First and second image information reading units 1 described with reference to FIG.
Based on the first and second image information read at 12 and 114, a positive image was generated by the digital image processing unit 70 described with reference to FIG.

A high-speed scanner / image processing workstation SP is an example of a commercially available input device capable of converting an input image produced by the above-described structure into an electric image signal and producing a positive image by inputting the signal. -1000 (manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.), a laser printer / paper processor LP-1000P as an example of a commercially available output device
(Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) was used. Also, SP
Regarding -1000, the program software was changed so that the image processing could be performed. In addition, the standard processing includes Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Minilab PP-1257V was used. This device is equipped with a simultaneous full-exposure printer that prints through a processed color negative and prints on color paper, and is commonly used in the current market where color balance and print exposure are adjusted by controlling filters. Printer processor.

For the printing of the developed films of the present invention example and the reference example (standard processing), commercially available Fuji Color Paper SUPER FA Type D was used as the color paper, and the development processing was performed using a general color paper processing formula CP. −
48S and its treating agents (both Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.)
Manufactured by Toshiba Corporation.

[0228] 4. Method of photographic property test The following three tests were performed to evaluate photographic properties. (1) Image Sharpness The image sharpness test was performed by an MTF frequency response characteristic test method for a rectangular wave based on the JIS method. At this time, the response characteristic values at frequencies of 40 lines / mm and 8 lines / mm were determined, and the relative value with the response characteristic value of Sample 101 (colloidal silver antihalation layer) as 100 was used as a measure of sharpness. . The lower the numerical value, the lower the sharpness and the poorer the halation prevention effect. (2) Image reading time The following three frames of exposure film of the photographic film for complete evaluation are equally taken in, the frames taken are read continuously, the reading time is measured, and the average value is used as the reading speed. The scale was used. The shorter the read time, the faster the image processing was performed. (3) Sensory evaluation Each test film was exposed to a standard C light source described in ISO 5800 (sensitivity measurement method for color negative film) under standard illumination, underexposure of 1/2 and overexposure of 4 times the standard. At three levels of exposure, a person was snapped against a gray wall in the background, and the development processing conditions were changed as described above to obtain a color print of the evaluation image.
The total image quality of the obtained prints was evaluated by an average score by ten persons specializing in photographic evaluation, which were scored by the following five-point scale.

Very poor and unacceptable. ... 1 point Slightly inferior and unacceptable. ······ 2 points Relatively inferior, but acceptable. ··· 3 points Relatively excellent and preferable.・ ・ ・ ・ ・ 4 points Very good. ... 5 points

(4) Evaluation of light-shielding property In a state where each photosensitive material sample was packed in a patrone (synonymous with a cartridge), 500 parts were placed on the tongue portion (a slit-shaped opening for drawing out a film) of the patrone from the back side of the photographic material.
After irradiating with 0-lux white light (tungsten lamp) for 5 minutes, normal color development processing is performed without exposure. The length of a portion of the support exposed to light incident on the support by light piping from the mouth of the patrone was measured in mm and used as a measure of light-shielding properties.

[0231] 5. Test results Table 2 shows the test results. In addition, regarding the light shielding property,
Although not shown in Table 2, except that Comparative Sample 111 had a light piping fog of about 13 cm from the mouth of the Parone, Samples 101 to 110 all exhibited almost the same light-shielding properties, and showed a practical problem. No resulting level of light piping fog was observed.

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[Table 2]

As can be seen from Table 2, the samples 102 to 111 according to the present invention using the decolorizable dye showed almost the same image sharpness as the comparative sample 101 of the antihalation layer of black silver colloid, and The evaluations were almost the same, and although not shown in Table 2, the light-shielding properties were also at the same level. In other words, the sample according to the present invention has an antihalation layer function comparable to that of a conventional antihalation layer using colloidal silver, is excellent in image frame readout time, and is capable of simple and rapid development processing. In addition, by comparing with a reference example considered to represent the average quality of the market, the method of the present embodiment maintains or improves the image quality by the method of the present embodiment, and achieves the simplicity and quickness aimed at by the present invention. It was shown that it could be realized.

[0234]

According to the present invention, a photographed color film is developed by using a photographing color photosensitive material employing an antihalation layer using a decolorable antihalation dye, and then image information is reflected and transmitted. It is possible to perform an image forming method of obtaining two digital image information of red, blue, and green based on the read information and both read information with high image information reading accuracy and without deteriorating the image quality. Image information can be obtained. Moreover, since the image is obtained in the form of digital image information, the image forming method of the present invention can be applied not only to color printing but also to various image media such as electronic image means.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a flow of steps of a method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a first image reading unit 112.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a second image reading unit 114.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image generation unit 60.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital image processing unit 70.

[Explanation of symbols]

 F film 11, 31, 81 Light source 12, 32, 82 Mirror 14, 34, 84 Light amount adjustment unit 16, 36, 86 Lens 15, 35, 85 CCD area sensor 17, 37, 87 Amplifier 18, 38, 88 A / D Converters 19, 39, 89 CCD correction means 20, 40, 90 Log converters 21, 41, 91 Interface 60 Image generator 61, 62, 63 Memory 64 Linear converter 65 Adder 70 Digital image processor 71 Digital camera 72 Scanner 73 Floppy drive 74 MO (CD) 75 Modem 76 Image memory 77 Color gradation processing unit 78 Hypertone processing unit 79 Hyper sharpness processing unit 110 Film processing and image reading unit 111 Developing unit 112 First image information reading unit 114 Second Image information reading unit 12 0 Image processing unit

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On the other hand, JP-A-6-266066 and JP-A-6-266066 disclose
Japanese Patent No. 295035 discloses an improved method for improving reading accuracy by providing a reflective layer in a color film. However, for the implementation of the disclosed method, pan films on the market have a drawback that can not be applied, not practical. In addition, JP-A-9-146647 and JP-A-9-202031 disclose,
A method for obtaining digital image information by scanning and reading from an image obtained by heating and developing a film containing a developing agent is disclosed. This method is in terms of rapid and simplified development has been solved, disadvantage said film for U.S. as well as pan-not applicable not solved.

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[0005] As described above, it is simple and quick and can handle digital handling of image information.
Color image forming system comprising the image quality of the color down print average for the pan-such as saturation and wide latitude is, while not being sought from the market, at present, not enough to respond to it.

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[0008] 1. The photographed silver halide color light-sensitive material is subjected to development processing, the first image information is photoelectrically read from the obtained image using reflected light, and the second image information is photoelectrically read using transmitted light. Digital image information of color image information which reads and converts the read first and second image information into electrical blue, green and red digital image information
In the conversion method into digital image information of the color image information, wherein said color photosensitive material is a silver halide light-sensitive material containing a decolorizable antihalation dye
Conversion method to the broadcast.

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[0009] 2. 2. The digital image information of color image information according to 1 above, wherein image processing is performed on electrical blue, green, and red digital image information obtained by converting the first and second image information. How to convert to.

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[0010] 3. The first image information includes two types of image information: image information recorded on a back side photosensitive layer read from the back side of the photosensitive material, and image information recorded on the front side photosensitive layer read from the front side of the photosensitive material. 3. The digital image of color image information according to 1 or 2 above, wherein
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4. 4. The method for converting color image information into digital image information according to any one of the above items 1 to 3, wherein the developing process performed on the photosensitive material is a black-and-white developing process.

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5. 40 colorless antihalation dyes
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6. 6. The method for converting color image information into digital image information according to any one of the above items 1 to 5, wherein the decolorizable antihalation dye is an antihalation dye represented by the following general formula (I). .

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The electrical digital image information obtained by the above steps can then be applied to any color image forming means to obtain a color image. Color image forming means includes color printing using color photographic paper, ink jet, thermal dye transfer, recording of images on magnetic recording media and optical recording media in the form of disks and tapes, and the like. Any known means capable of conversion can be used, and it is an excellent feature of the present invention that the digital image information and the print image can be freely converted. In the image forming method of the present invention, the development of the color film, since it is only subjected to a development process, the subsequent processes such as the desilvering or stabilizing bath which is performed subsequently to the development processing, if processing of a conventional general-purpose There is no need to perform it, so the processing steps for the color film are extremely simple and fast, satisfying the objects of the present invention.

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As the coating treatment, a known method such as a coating and developing method such as gravure coating or reverse coating can be applied, but a sheet processing in which the photosensitive material is substantially impregnated through a medium carrying a processing liquid is preferable. one of. As this method, a method described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2655337 can be exemplified. As the medium for supporting the treatment liquid, felt, woven fabric, metal having slits or pores, or the like can be used. Among them, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-290088,
The method of applying a treatment liquid with a sponge, a water-absorbing polymer, or the like described in JP-A-8-290087 and JP-A-9-138493 is preferable. Methods other smearing process, a roller coating method and follower ear bars coating method described in JP 59-18153, JP 59-1835
4. A method of applying water using the water absorbing member described in No. 4 or JP-A Nos. 63-144,354 and 63-144,3.
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[0114] The developing process is performed in black-and-white development, as the first image data on the back side photosensitive layer obtained by reading the image information and the back surface side which is recorded on the surface-side light-sensitive layer obtained by reading from the surface of the photosensitive material A method in which two types of recorded image information, image information contained in all photosensitive layers, are simultaneously read as transmitted second light as second image information. This method utilizes the fact that image information recorded on the photosensitive layer on the front side and the back side of the photosensitive material has high reading accuracy with reflected light. It is also advantageous that the developing solution is highly active, stable, and relatively easy to maintain.

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According to the present invention, a photographed color film is developed by using a photographing color photosensitive material employing an antihalation layer using a decolorable antihalation dye, and then image information is reflected and transmitted. reading, red on the basis of both the read information, blue, an image forming method of obtaining a green de di <br/> barrel image information with high image information reading accuracy it can be performed without reducing the image quality and becomes Thus, image information can be obtained easily and quickly. Moreover, the image forming method of the present invention
Since an image is obtained in the form of digital image information, it can be developed not only in color print but also in various image media such as electronic image means.

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hideaki Nomura 210 Nakanakanuma, Minamiashigara-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Fuji Photo Film F-term (reference) 2H023 FD01 2H106 AB04 BA21 2H112 AA11 BB12 5B047 AA05 AB02 AB04 BB02 BB04 DA10 5C072 AA01 BA04 BA19 EA05 UA18 UA20 VA03

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A photographed silver halide color light-sensitive material is subjected to a development process, the first image information is photoelectrically read from the obtained image using reflected light, and the second image information is transmitted using transmitted light. In an image forming method of photoelectrically reading information and converting the read first and second image information into electrical blue, green, and red digital image information, the color photosensitive material comprises a decolorizable antihalation dye. A method for converting color image information into digital image processing, characterized in that the material is a silver halide photosensitive material. 2. The color according to claim 1, wherein image processing is performed on electrical blue, green, and red digital image information obtained by converting the first and second image information. Image forming method. 3. The conversion of color image information into digital image processing according to claim 1, wherein the decolorizable antihalation dye is an antihalation dye represented by the following general formula (1). Method. Formula (I) D- (X) _y (where D represents a compound having a chromophore, and X has a dissociable proton or a dissociable proton bonded to D directly or via a divalent linking group) And y represents 1 to 7
Represents an integer). 4. A color image forming method, wherein image processing is performed on digital image information obtained according to claim 1, and the digital image information is output to a printer.