JP2001154324A - Color image forming method and color image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming method capable of easily and rapidly obtaining digital color image information from an exposed color film and further obtaining a color image having saturation practical even in overexposure by maintaining the photographic latitude of the color film. SOLUTION: In this image forming method, developing processing is performed to color photographic sensitive material and 1st image information is photoelectrically read by utilizing reflected light from the obtained image, and 2nd image information is photoelectrically read by utilizing transmitted light, and the 1st image information and the 2nd image information which are read are converted into electric blue, green and red digital image information. Transparent processing is performed to the photosensitive material in the middle of the reading operation of the 1st and the 2nd image information in the color image forming method.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for easily and quickly obtaining a color image from a photographed silver halide color light-sensitive material. More specifically, the present invention relates to a color image forming method and apparatus capable of maintaining the latitude of a photographed silver halide color photosensitive material and obtaining an image having excellent chroma.

[0002]

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, regarding the above (1), although it is a fact that the decentralization of the development sites by the minilab has significantly shortened the time from receiving the color film from the customer to delivering the finished print, it still requires at least 30 minutes. At present, however, it takes more than 10 minutes to develop a film. 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. As a result, the time and simplicity that cannot be obtained with the current color film / paper system, and in addition, the mutual conversion between the color image obtained by developing the color film and the digitized image information is quick and simple. The realization of a system that can be performed easily is desired.

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, there is a problem that image reading accuracy is insufficient and noise of image information is large.

On the other hand, JP-A-6-266066 and JP-A-6-266066 disclose
Japanese Patent No. 295035 discloses an improved method for improving the reading accuracy by providing a reflective layer in a color film. However, for implementation of the disclosed method,
It is not practical because it has the drawback that ordinary films on the market cannot be applied. Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
Nos. 146447 and 9-204031 disclose a method of obtaining digital image information by scanning and reading an image obtained by heating and developing a film containing a developing agent. Although this method has been solved in terms of rapid and simplified development processing, it does not solve the drawback that a general-purpose film cannot be applied as in the above-mentioned U.S. Patent.

On the other hand, JP-A-11-52528 discloses a method of obtaining digital image information by scanning and reading an image without performing bleaching after color development. This method has a rapid and simplified development process and can be applied to a general-purpose film, and the above-mentioned drawbacks on both sides are improved. However, in recent years, single focus cameras such as a film with a lens (that is, “photographing is performed”, etc.) have become widespread, and the number of cameras that do not control exposure over a wide exposure range to be photographed has increased. Therefore, at present, it is necessary to maintain a wide latitude that allows a color film to cover a wider photographing area. Is not supported.

[0006] As described above, it is simple and quick, and can cope with 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.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to provide means for responding to the market demands described above.
That is, an object of the present invention is to provide an image forming method for easily and quickly obtaining digital color image information from a photographed color film. It is a further object of the present invention to provide an image forming method capable of obtaining a color image having practical saturation even in overexposure while maintaining the photographing latitude of a color film in addition to the above.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present inventors have made intensive studies from the viewpoints of both simplification and speed of development processing and improvement of image reading accuracy. The goal was achieved. That is, the present invention is as follows.

1. The developed silver halide color light-sensitive material is subjected to a development process. From the obtained image, the first image information using reflected light is photoelectrically read, and then the second image information using transmitted light is photoelectrically read. An image forming method for converting read first and second image information into electrical blue, green, and red digital image information, wherein the photosensitive material is interposed between reading operations of the first and second image information. A color image forming method, wherein the color image forming method is performed.

[0010] 2. Applying electrical processing to the electrical blue, green, and red digital image information obtained by converting the first and second image information, and outputting the processed digital image information to a printer; 2. The color image forming method according to the above item 1.

3. The first image information is the image information recorded on the back side photosensitive layer read from the back side of the photosensitive material with reflected light and the image information recorded on the front side photosensitive layer read with the reflected light from the front side of the photosensitive material. 3. The color image forming method according to the above 1 or 2, wherein the method comprises two types of image information.

4. The developing process performed on the photosensitive material is a black-and-white developing process, and the second image information is a photosensitive layer on the back side of the photosensitive material.
Any one of the above items 1 to 3, characterized in that the image information is obtained by reading a superimposed image of an image recorded on each of the three layers of the front side photosensitive layer and the intermediate photosensitive layer sandwiched between the two photosensitive layers with transmitted light. Item.

5. The developing process applied to the photosensitive material is a color developing process, and the second image information is an image obtained by reading an image recorded on an intermediate photosensitive layer sandwiched between a back side photosensitive layer and a front side photosensitive layer of the photosensitive material with transmitted light. 4. The color image forming method according to any one of the above items 1 to 3, wherein the method is information.

6. The developing process performed on the photosensitive material is a color developing process, and the first image information is image information recorded on the back side photosensitive layer read by reflected light from the back side of the photosensitive material or the front surface read by reflected light from the front side. The second image information is one of the image information recorded on the side photosensitive layer, and the second image information is obtained from the image in which the first image information is not read out of the images recorded on the back side and the front side photosensitive layer. 3. The color image forming method as described in 1 or 2, wherein the color image forming method comprises two types of image information: image information read by transmitted light and image information read by transmitted light from an image recorded on the intermediate photosensitive layer.

[0015] 7. A mesoionic compound represented by the following general formula (FI), a thiourea derivative represented by the general formula [FII] and a thiourea derivative represented by the following general formula [FII]
7. The color image forming method according to any one of the above items 1 to 6, wherein the transparentizing treatment is carried out using a processing solution containing a fixing agent selected from the group consisting of mercaptotetrazoles.

[0016]

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In the formula, R ₁ , R ₂ and R ₃ represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group,
Represents an amino group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamide group, a ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbamoyl group or a thiocarbamoyl group. However, R ₁ and R ₂ are not hydrogen atoms at the same time.

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In the formula, X and Y represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, -N (R
_{11) R 12, -N (R} 13) N (R 14) R 15, -OR 16 or -S
Representing the R _17. X and Y may form a ring. However, at least one of X and Y is substituted with at least one of a carboxylic acid or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphonic acid or a salt thereof, an amino group or an ammonium group, and a hydroxyl group. R ₁₁ , R ₁₂ , R
₁₃ , R ₁₄ and R ₁₅ represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and R ₁₆ and R ₁₇ represent a hydrogen atom, a cation, an alkyl group,
Represents an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.

[0020]

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In the formula, R ₄ represents a hydroxyalkyl group.

8. Developing unit for developing the photographed silver halide color photosensitive material, first image information reading unit for photoelectrically reading the first image information from the obtained image using reflected light, and using transmitted light A second image information reading unit that photoelectrically reads the second image information, and an arithmetic processing unit that converts the read first and second image information into electrical blue, green, and red digital image information. A color image forming apparatus, comprising: a transparent processing section that performs a transparent processing of the photosensitive material between the first and second image information reading sections.

9. A transparency processing section for performing transparency processing of the photosensitive material is provided between the first and second image information reading sections, and at least one of the first and second image information is obtained from a plurality of pieces of image information. 9. The color image forming apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a reservoir is provided upstream of the image information reading unit to stop and read the photosensitive material.

The features of the method of the present invention described in the above items 1 to 9 are as follows. (2) Then, the image elements of the image of one or more photosensitive layers are photoelectrically read with reflected light by an image scanner to obtain electrical image information (referred to as first image information). Thereafter, image elements of one or more photosensitive layers including another photosensitive layer are photoelectrically read with transmitted light to obtain electrical image information (referred to as second image information), and (3) The obtained first and second image information are arithmetically processed to be electrically blue,
In an image forming method for obtaining green and red digital image information, transparent processing is performed on the developed photosensitive material between the first image information reading operation and the second image information reading operation.

The image obtained by performing only the development processing step without performing the processing of the normal subsequent step following the development step is as follows.
In the case of reading with reflected light, the S / N ratio between the image part and the non-image part is increased due to the large reflection of the non-image part, so that reading with less noise is possible. However, the high opacity of the non-image part lowers the S / N ratio between the image part and the non-image part, thereby deteriorating the reading accuracy. On the other hand, the image on the intermediate photosensitive layer cannot be read sufficiently by reflected light, but when read by transmitted light, the higher the transparency of the non-image portion, the more accurate image reading becomes possible.

In the present invention, the first image information is read under the condition that the reading accuracy of the reflected light is high, and then the light-sensitive material is subjected to transmission processing, and then the second image information is read under the condition that the reading accuracy of the transmitted light is high. It is characterized by reading,
Since the respective reading accuracy is high, the electrical blue, green, and red digital image information obtained by converting the reading information can be of high saturation and high quality over a wide exposure range. The effect of performing the transparency processing is particularly effective in relieving the image quality of an overexposed image, which is likely to occur when shooting with “sharp run”. In the processing solution for the clearing treatment, in addition to the fixing agents usually used for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials, general formulas (FI), (FII) and (FIII) listed in the above item 7 are used. By including at least one selected fixing agent, the transparency speed and the transparency are improved, and the effect of the present invention on the reading accuracy of digital color image information, the saturation of the image, and the speeding up of the process is further enhanced. I have.

The electrical blue, green, and red digital image information obtained by the color image forming method of the present invention can be output to any image means such as color print, ink jet, magnetic or optical recording means. In particular, when the digital image information is further subjected to image processing to improve image quality characteristics and to perform image processing such as image modification, and then applying the image-processed digital image information to the image output means, The effect can be particularly exhibited.

The image information can be read by a scanning reading method using a line sensor arranged at right angles to the transport direction while transporting the photosensitive material, or a reading method using an area sensor that simultaneously reads the entire image frame. In the latter case, a device is used in which a reservoir is provided in the transport portion so that the transport of the film in the read portion can be temporarily stopped during image reading. In addition, by providing a reservoir, for example, the magenta dye image formed on the intermediate photosensitive layer and the cyan dye image formed on the red photosensitive layer on the support side are each read by changing the color sensitivity of the sensor and using one image reading device. Can also be read.

[0029]

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. In the following description of the image forming method of the present invention, the development usually used in the color photographic market with respect to the development used in the present invention is referred to as a standard development. In the color photographic market, each photo lab receives the products (color photosensitive materials) of each company and develops them using a substantially common developing method. For example, color negative film formulations are CN16 series (designated by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.), C41 series (designated by Eastman Kodak Company, USA), and CNK4 series (Konica Corporation)
Designated prescription). These are considered to be international standard processes even though the process names (product names) are different. This is the content of the standard development.

Generally, 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 in the process. 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 image forming method of the present invention Development processing 3. 3. Transparency treatment 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, a film processing and image reading unit 110 includes a developing unit 111, a first image information reading unit 112 using reflected light, and a transparency processing unit 113.
And a second image information reading unit 114 using transmitted light. The color film F is loaded into the image forming apparatus, transported to the film processing and image reading unit 110, developed by the development processing unit 111, and subjected to each photosensitive layer (R,
G, B), an image is formed. Next, in the first image information reading unit 112, an image element constituting an image is photoelectrically read by a reflected light type image scanner (not shown) to obtain first image information. After the reading of the first image information, the color film F is subjected to the transparency processing in the transparency processing unit 113 to make the non-image part transparent, thereby reducing the transmission density. The color film F, in which the image contrast of the transmission density is improved by making the non-image area transparent,
In the second image information reading section 114, an image is photoelectrically read by a transmitted light type image scanner (not shown), and second image information is obtained. The obtained first and second image information is transmitted to the image processing unit 120 in the form of a time-series electric signal, and is converted into a digital signal so that image processing can be performed. It is converted to green and red digital image information.

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, and time-series electrical image signals such as images recorded on magnetic recording media and optical recording media in the form of disks and tapes. Any known means that can be used for conversion can be used, and it is an excellent feature of the present invention that conversion between these digital print images can be freely performed. In the image forming method of the present invention,
Since only the development process is required for the color film development process, if it is a conventional general-purpose process, there is no need to perform subsequent processes such as desilvering and a stabilizing bath that are performed subsequent to the development process. The processing steps are extremely simple and fast, satisfying the objects of the present invention.

In the present invention, since an image is 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 storable 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. 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 using a sponge or the like described in JP-A-8-290087 and JP-A-9-138493 is preferable. Other coating treatment methods include a roller coating method and an earbar coating method described in JP-A-59-18153, a method of applying water using a water-absorbing member described in JP-A-59-18354, or a method of applying water. Kaisho 63-
144,354, 63-144,355, 62
-38,460, JP-A-3-210,555, etc., or water.

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, and in that sense, the viscosity process is a preferred embodiment. 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 include water-soluble synthetic polymers such as alcohol, polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, butyl methacrylate, and copolymers thereof.

[0038] 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 and shape of the nozzles, 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.

A preservative can be used in the black-and-white developer 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 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.

The black-and-white developer preferably 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 or 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, various development accelerators may be used in combination with the color developer, if necessary. 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, and 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, it may contain the same silver halide solvent as in the black-and-white developer. For example, thiocyanate,
Examples thereof include 2-methylimidazole and thioether compounds described in JP-A-57-63580.

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

Various preservatives can be used in the color developer 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.

The term "organic preservative" as used herein means any organic compound which reduces the rate of deterioration of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent by being added to a processing solution for a color photographic material. 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 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 development time as used herein refers to the time from when the film enters the developing tank until it enters the next tank (usually a rinsing bath with water or a stabilizing solution). Therefore, the development time in the case of the coating process or the spraying process is the time from when the developer is applied (or sprayed) to when the next solution is applied (or sprayed) or immersed in the next tank. Point to. 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 replenishment amount is from 100 ml to 5000 per m ² of the light-sensitive material.
ml, preferably about 200 ml to 2000 ml. This is the end of the description of the development processing, and the transparency processing will be described next.

3. Transparency Treatment In the present invention, the transparency treatment refers to a treatment for dissolving and removing silver halide in an undeveloped layer in a developed photosensitive material. Therefore, although many parts are substantially common to the fixing processing of silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials, the fixing processing is intended to fix image quality and secure long-term stability, whereas The transparency processing according to the present invention is processing for the purpose of increasing the transmittance of the non-image portion and improving the image reading accuracy, and may be different in detail depending on each purpose. Various known methods and methods, such as immersion processing, application processing, and spraying processing, can be used as the method and system for the transparency treatment. The details described in the section of the development processing apply. The processing temperature and processing time are the same as those described in the section on development.

As the clearing solution, a fixing solution used for developing a black-and-white or color light-sensitive material can be used as it is or with a viscous agent in accordance with the processing method. Is preferred from the viewpoint of increasing the transparency rate and the transparency. As the clarifying accelerator, any of known fixing agents such as thiocyanate, imidazoles and thioethers are effective. Among them, the clarifying accelerator having a large effect is represented by the following general formula [F
I], [FII] and [FIII].

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In the formula, R ₁ , R ₂ and R ₃ represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group,
Represents an amino group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamide group, a ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbamoyl group or a thiocarbamoyl group. However, R ₁ and R ₃ are not hydrogen atoms at the same time.

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In the formula, X and Y are an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, -N (R
_{11) R 12, -N (R} 13) N (R 14) R 15, -OR 16 or -S
Representing the R _17. X and Y may form a ring. However, at least one of X and Y is substituted with at least one of a carboxylic acid or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphonic acid or a salt thereof, an amino group or an ammonium group, and a hydroxyl group. R ₁₁ , R ₁₂ , R
₁₃ , R ₁₄ and R ₁₅ represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and R ₁₆ and R ₁₇ represent a hydrogen atom, a cation, an alkyl group,
Represents an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.

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In the formula, R ₄ represents a hydroxyalkyl group.

Hereinafter, the compound of the general formula [FI] of the present invention will be described in more detail. R ₁ , R ₂ , and R ₃
The alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aralkyl group and aryl group of
And preferably 10 to 10, particularly a hydrogen atom or a carbon number of 1 to 5
Is preferred. These groups may be substituted with various substituents, and preferred substituents include a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a sulfonic acid group, a carboxylic acid group, a nitro group, a phosphate group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, and a mercapto group. Group, cyano group, alkylthio group, sulfonyl group, carbamoyl group, carbonamido group, sulfonamido group, acyloxy group, sulfonyloxy group,
And ureido and thioureido groups. Furthermore,
More preferably, at least one of R ₁ , R ₂ and R ₃ is an alkyl group substituted with a water-soluble group. Here, the water-soluble group means a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a sulfonic acid group, a carboxylic acid group, or a phosphoric acid group, and the alkyl group preferably has 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Particularly, a case of a sulfonic acid group or a carboxylic acid group is preferable.
Further, it may have two or more substituents as required.
Hereinafter, specific examples of the compound of the general formula (I) of the present invention are shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

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The compound of the general formula [FI] of the present invention can be prepared by the method described in Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry (J.
Heterocyclic Chem.) 2, 105 (1965), Journal of Organic Chemistry (J. Org. Ch.)
em.) 32, 2245 (1967), Journal of Chemical Society (J. Chem. Soc.) 3799.
(1969), JP-A-60-87322 and JP-A-60-1
No. 22936, No. 60-117240, JP-A-4-14-1
The compound can be synthesized by the method described in U.S. Pat. When the above compound is used alone as a fixing agent in a fixing solution or a bleach-fixing solution, it is preferably used in an amount of 0.03 to 3 mol / l, preferably 0.05 to 2 mol / l.

Next, the compound of the general formula [FII] of the present invention will be described in detail. X, Y, R in the general formula [FII]
_{11, R 12, R 13,} R 14, R 15, the alkyl group represented by R ₁₆ and R _17, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, the following examples are the aryl group and heterocyclic group. That is, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (for example, methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, hexyl group, isopropyl group, carboxyethyl group, sulfoethyl group, aminoethyl group, dimethylaminoethyl group, Propyl group, carboxymethyl group,
Hydroxyethyl group), substituted or unsubstituted carbon number 2
10 to 10 alkenyl groups (for example, vinyl group, propynyl group, 1-methylvinyl group), substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl groups having 7 to 12 carbon atoms (for example, benzyl group, phenethyl group, 3-carboxyphenylmethyl group, 4-sulfophenylethyl group), substituted or unsubstituted carbon number 6
To 12 aryl groups (e.g., phenyl, naphthyl, 4-carboxyphenyl, 3-sulfophenyl), substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (e.g., pyridyl, furyl, A 5- or 6-membered ring such as a thienyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a quinolyl group, a piperidyl group and a pyrrolidyl group).

In the general formula [FII], the cation groups represented by R ₁₆ and R ₁₇ represent an alkali metal or ammonium. X
And Y may form a ring. Examples of the ring formed by X and Y include an imidazoline-2-thione ring, an imidazolidine-2-thione ring, a thiazoline-2-thione ring, a thiazolidine-2-thione ring, an oxazoline-2-thione ring, and oxazolidine- 2-thione ring, pyrrolidine-2-
A thione ring, or a respective benzo-fused ring.

However, at least one of X and Y is a carboxylic acid or a salt thereof (eg, an alkali metal salt,
Ammonium salts), sulfonic acids or salts thereof (eg, alkali metal salts, ammonium salts), phosphonic acids or salts thereof (eg, alkali metal salts, ammonium salts), amino groups (eg, unsubstituted amino groups, dimethylamino groups, Hydrochloride of methylamino group and dimethylamino group)
Alternatively, it is substituted with at least one of an ammonium group (for example, a trimethylammonium group and a dimethylbenzylammonium group) and a hydroxyl group.

The alkyl group, alkenyl group, aralkyl group, aryl group and heterocyclic group may be substituted. Examples of the substituent include the following. Representative substituents include, for example, alkyl groups, aralkyl groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, aryl groups, alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups, acylamino groups, ureido groups, urethane groups, sulfonylamino groups, sulfamoyl groups, carbamoyl groups, Sulfonyl group, sulfinyl group,
Examples thereof include an alkyloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, and a nitro group. These groups may be further substituted. When there are two or more substituents, they may be the same or different.

A particularly preferred compound of the general formula [FII] is represented by the following general formula [FIV].

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In the general formula [FIV], R represents a group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
An alkyl group, -N having 0 to 10 carbon atoms (R₂₀) R_{twenty one},carbon
-N (R_{twenty two}) N (R_{twenty three}) R_{twenty four}Represents
R_Five, R ₆, R₂₀, R_{twenty one}, R_{twenty two}, R_{twenty three}And R_{twenty four}Is hydrogen field
And an alkyl group. Where R, R_Five, R₆,
R₂₀, R_{twenty one}, R_{twenty two}, R_{twenty three}And R_{twenty four}At least one of
Rubonic acid or its salt, sulfonic acid or its salt, phos
Fonic acid or its salt, amino group or ammonium
And alkyl groups substituted with groups selected from hydroxyl groups.
You. In the general formula [FIV], more preferably, R has 0 to 0 carbon atoms.
6 -N (R₂₀) R_{twenty one}, 0 to 6 carbon atoms -N (R_{twenty two}) N
(R_{twenty three}) R_{twenty four}Represents R_Five, R₆, R₂₀, R_{twenty one}, R _{twenty two},
R_{twenty three}And R_{twenty four}Represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. However,
R_Five, R₆, R₂₀, R_{twenty one}, R_{twenty two}, R_{twenty three}And R_{twenty four}Less of
One is carboxylic acid or its salt, sulfonic acid or
Represents an alkyl group substituted with a group selected from salts thereof.

Hereinafter, specific examples of the compound represented by formula [FII] of the present invention will be shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

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The compound represented by the general formula [FII] of the present invention can be prepared by a known method, for example, the method described in Journal of Organic Chemistry (J. Org. Chem.) Vol. 24,470
-473 (1959), Journal of heterocyclic chemistry (J. Heterocycl. Chem.) Vo
l. 4,605-609 (1967), Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, vol. 82, 36-45 (1962);
26203, JP-A-63-229449, OLS-
It can be synthesized with reference to 2,043,944.

The alkyl moiety of the hydroxyalkyl group represented by R ₄ in the general formula [III] is lower alkyl having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, and preferred R ₄ is a hydroxyethyl group, a hydroxypropyl group or a hydroxybutyl group. It is.

The above general formulas [FI], [FII] and [FII]
When the compound of the formula [I] is used alone as a fixing agent in the clarifying liquid, it is preferably used in an amount of 0.03 to 3 mol / l, preferably 0.05 to 2 mol / l. The thiosulfate may be used in combination with the thiosulfate.
0.3, preferably about 0.07 to 0.25 is used. The specific amount of addition differs, of course, depending on the amount of thiosulfate used, but is preferably about 0.001 mol to 0.5 mol / l, more preferably about 0.05 mol to 0.3 mol / l. The general formulas [FI], [FII] and [FII]
The compound of the formula I) may be used in combination of two or more, but when a plurality of compounds are used, the total addition amount is within the above range when not used in combination with the thiosulfate, and the above-mentioned Most preferably, it is within the range of the ratio to the thiosulfate group.

The clearing solution includes various known organic acids (eg, glycolic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, citric acid, sulfosuccinic acid, acetic acid, etc.) and organic bases (eg, imidazole, dimethylimidazole, etc.). Or 2-picolinic acid or the like.
No. 819 discloses compounds represented by the general formula (A-a) and kojic acid.
The compounds described under b) can be included. The addition amount of these compounds is preferably 0.005 to 3.0 mol, more preferably 0.05 to 1.5 mol, per liter of the clarifying solution.

The clarifying solution preferably contains a fixing agent contained in an ordinary fixing solution. Examples of the fixing agent include known fixing agents, that is, thiosulfates such as sodium thiosulfate and ammonium thiosulfate, and thiocyanic acid. Water-soluble silver halide dissolving agents such as sodium, thiocyanates such as ammonium thiocyanate, thioether compounds such as ethylenebisthioglycolic acid, 3,6-dithia-1,8-octanediol, and thioureas; These can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The pH range of the clarifying solution used in the image forming method of the present invention is preferably from 3 to 10, more preferably from 4 to 9
Is particularly preferred. When the pH is lower than the above range, the deterioration of the processing solution and the leuco conversion of the cyan dye are easily promoted. Conversely, if the pH is higher than this, stain tends to occur. To adjust the pH, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, bicarbonate, ammonia, caustic potash, caustic soda, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate and the like can be added as necessary.

Further, the clearing solution can contain various other antifoaming agents, surfactants, and organic solvents such as polyvinylpyrrolidone and methanol. The clarifying solution may be a sulfite (eg, sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, ammonium sulfite, etc.), a bisulfite (eg, ammonium bisulfite, sodium bisulfite, potassium bisulfite, etc.), a metabisulfite as a preservative. Sulfite ion-releasing compounds such as sulfites (for example, potassium metabisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, ammonium metabisulfite, etc.) and arylsulfinic acids such as p-toluenesulfinic acid and m-carboxybenzenesulfinic acid; It is preferred to contain. These compounds are converted to sulfite ions or sulfinate ions in an amount of about 0.02-1.
It is preferable to contain 0 mol / liter.

As a preservative, in addition to the above, ascorbic acid, carbonyl bisulfite adduct, carbonyl compound and the like may be added. Further, a buffer, a water softener, a fungicide and the like may be added as necessary. Also,
The clearing solution may be disposable or replenished. In the case of processing with replenishment, the replenishment amount is from ²⁰ ml to 250 ml, preferably 30 ml per m ² of the light-sensitive material.
ml to 100 ml, particularly preferably 15 to 60 ml
It is.

4. Image Reading An embodiment included in the present invention in which reading with reflected light and reading with transmitted light are applied to each photosensitive layer with a transparent processing interposed therebetween will be described. The image content may be read in any form as long as the image information of the three photosensitive layers can be read. Among them, the following forms are preferable. The development processing was performed by black-and-white development, and the first image information was recorded on the back side photosensitive layer obtained by reading from the back side and the image information recorded on the front side photosensitive layer obtained from the front side of the photosensitive material. A method in which two types of image information, that is, image information contained in all photosensitive layers, are simultaneously read as transmitted image 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 method, a method in which development processing is performed using a color developer. 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 performed on the photosensitive material is a color developing process, the first image information is one of the front side or the back side photosensitive layer of the photosensitive material, and the second image information is the front side or the back side of the photosensitive material. A system in which image information is obtained by reading the other of the photosensitive layers and the image recorded on 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 reading of the first image information or the second image information is image information of a plurality of photosensitive layers, the same image reading device may be used repeatedly, or a dedicated image reading device may be used. May be performed.

Hereinafter, the first image reading unit 112 and the second image reading unit 114 shown in FIG. 1 will be described by taking an example of reading an image of a film developed in black and white. The first image reading unit 112 reads an image with an image scanner using reflected light (reflective image reading), and the second image reading unit 114 reads an image with 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, a line CCD that reads the density of an image while sub-scanning the image on the developed film using a line CCD in which light receiving elements are arranged one-dimensionally and converts the density into an electric signal by the line CCD.
A scanning method and an area CCD method in which the density of an image is read two-dimensionally using an area CCD and converted into electric signals rearranged in chronological order by electric scanning from the area CCD can be adopted. .

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the first image information reading unit 112. 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 And a lens 16 for forming an image of the reflected light on the area sensor. Similarly, on the emulsion side, a light source 81, a mirror 82, a light amount adjusting unit 84, a CCD area sensor 85, and a lens 86 are provided.

The film F is described in terms of a general color negative film. The film F includes red, green, and blue photosensitive layers from the support side. The light source 11 irradiates the red photosensitive layer, and the light source 81 emits blue light. Irradiate the conductive layer. The CCD area sensor 15 receives the reflected light of the red photosensitive layer, and the CCD 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,
The reason why “mainly” is used is that the reflected light may include not only monochrome image information but also image information of an adjacent layer depending on the light intensity and the layer thickness.

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 processed in the same way as

FIG. 3 shows the operation timing of the light sources 11 and 21 and the CCD area sensors 15 and 85. The control circuit (not shown) controls the light sources 11 and 81 so that they are alternately turned on. And alternately irradiate light to the front side. The CCD area sensors 15 and 85 operate in synchronization with the lighting of the light sources 11 and 81 and operate so as not to receive the light of the opposite light source.

In the illustrated example, the light sources 11, 81 and C
The CD area sensors 15 and 85 are arranged so as to read the image of the film F at the same position, respectively.
Images of the film F at different positions (for example, positions shifted by one frame) may be 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.

The wavelengths of the light sources 11 and 81 may be different from each other, and the CCD area sensors 15 and 85 may be made to 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. 4 shows a schematic configuration of the second image information reading section 114. As shown in FIG. 4, the second image information reading unit 114 is provided downstream of the first image information reading unit 112 and the transparency processing unit 113, and irradiates light to the film F that has been subjected to the transparency processing, and By detecting transmitted light, a color image can be read photoelectrically, and a light source 31 disposed on the front side of the film F, and a reflection reflecting light emitted from the light source 31 and transmitted through the film F are reflected. It has a mirror 32, a light amount adjustment unit 34 capable of adjusting the light amount, a CCD area sensor 35 for photoelectrically detecting transmitted light, and 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. When the light source 31 irradiates the film F from the back side, the CCD area sensor 35 receives the transmitted light of the photosensitive layer of each color. Therefore, red, green, and blue image information are superimposed on the second image information.

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 explanation has been mainly focused on the area CCD, the area CCD has been described as follows.
A line CCD can be used 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. 5 shows the structure of the image generating section 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. 6 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 by 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 when the original image developed by this image processing operation or the image quality of 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 is performed when 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 once from the film F. explained. 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 unit 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.

[0118] 5. Photosensitive Material Used in the Present Invention and Supplementary Description Related thereto (1) Photosensitive Material The photosensitive material used in the present invention is a color photographic photosensitive material commonly used in the photographic market as described above in relation to the object and background of the present invention. The photosensitive material is provided with at least one photosensitive layer 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.

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. .

The 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 crystal 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 which can be used 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.

Further, tabular grains having an aspect ratio of about 3 or more can 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 the latent image is mainly formed on the surface, an internal latent image type in which the latent image is formed inside the grains, 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-photosensitive fine grain silver halide for the color photographic 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.

[0129] 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.

The coupler releasing a photographically useful group includes 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 aforementioned 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 color light-sensitive material used in the present invention, the total thickness of all the hydrophilic colloid layers on the side having the emulsion layer is 28 μm.
Is preferably not more than 23 μm, more preferably not more than 18 μm, particularly preferably not more than 16 μm. The film swelling speed T _1/2 is preferably 30 seconds or less,
Seconds or less are more preferred. T _1/2 is 30 ° C. with a color developing solution,
When 90% of the maximum swelling film thickness reached when the treatment is performed for 3 minutes and 15 seconds is defined as the saturated film thickness, it is defined as the time required for the film thickness to reach half of that value. The film thickness is controlled at 25 ° C and 55% relative humidity (2
T1 _{/ 2} is the thickness measured in A. Green et al. (Photogr. Sci. Eng.), 19 vol.
It can be measured by using a serometer (swelling meter) of the type described on pages 2,124-129. 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%. From the maximum swelling film thickness under the conditions described above,
It can be calculated by the formula: (maximum swollen 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 support of the color light-sensitive material will be described below. For details including the light-sensitive material, processing, cartridges and examples described later, refer to the published technical report, official technical report 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.

The light-sensitive material used in the present invention is preferably subjected to a surface treatment after applying an undercoat layer or directly to adhere the support to the light-sensitive material constituting layer. Chemical treatment,
Mechanical treatment, corona discharge treatment, flame treatment, UV treatment,
Surface activation treatments such as high frequency treatment, glow discharge treatment, active plasma treatment, laser treatment, mixed acid treatment, ozone oxidation treatment, and the like can be given. Among the preferred surface treatments,
UV irradiation treatment, 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. Inorganic fine particles such as silicon dioxide, 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 light-sensitive material has slipperiness. 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 photographic 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 light-sensitive 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 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), and NEXIA A manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. ,
Films processed into the AP system format such as NEXIA F and NEXIA H (in order, ISO 200/100/400) and stored in special cartridges can be mentioned. These AP system cartridge films are used by being mounted on a camera for an AP system such as an Epion series (Epion 300Z or the like) manufactured by Fuji Film. Further, the color photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention is also suitable for a film with a lens such as a super slim, which is a Fujicolor photograph run made by FUJIFILM.

As these printing systems, Fujifilm Digital Lab System Frontier is preferable. In Frontier System, Scanner & Image Processor SP-1000 and Laser Printer & Paper Processor LP-1000P or Laser Printer LP-1000
1000W is used. The detacher used in the detaching step and the reattacher used in the rear attaching step are preferably DT200 / DT100 and AT200 / AT100 of Fujifilm, respectively.

[0149] The AP system can also be enjoyed by a photo joy system centered on Fujifilm's Aladdin 1000 digital image workstation. For example, you can directly load a developed AP system cartridge film into the Aladdin 1000, or transfer image information from negative film, positive film, and print to a 35mm film scanner FE.
The digital image data obtained by inputting using the -550 or PE-550 flat head scanner can be easily processed and edited. The data are stored in a digital color printer NC-550AL using a light fixing type thermal color printing system and a pictograph 3000 using a laser exposure thermal development transfer system.
Or as prints with existing lab equipment through a film recorder. The Aladdin 1000 can also transfer digital information directly to a floppy disk, Zip disk, or via a CD writer.
You can also output to CD-R.

On the other hand, at home, a developed AP system cartridge film is transferred to a photo player AP manufactured by FUJIFILM.
You can enjoy photos on TV just by loading it in -1,
By loading it onto a Fujifilm AS-1 photo scanner, image information can be continuously and rapidly captured on a personal computer. To enter a film, print, or three-dimensional object into a computer, use Fujifilm PhotoVision FV-10 / FV.
-5 is available. Furthermore, image information recorded on a floppy disk, Zip disk, CD-R, or hard disk can be variously processed and enjoyed on a personal computer using Fujifilm's application software Photo Factory. In order to output high-quality prints from a personal computer, a digital color printer NC-2 / NC-2D manufactured by Fujifilm of a light fixing type thermal color print system is suitable. 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.

The development processing of the color light-sensitive 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. However, 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, particularly preferably 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 light-sensitive 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.

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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 0.155 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 Solid disperse dye ExF-2 0.015 Solid disperse dye ExF-3 0.020 Third layer (intermediate layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion O 0.020 ExC-2 0.022 Polyethyl acrylate latex 0.085 gelatin 0.294 4th layer (low-speed red-sensitive emulsion layer) silver iodobromide emulsion A silver ^{0.323 ExS-1 5.5 × 10 -4} ExS-2 1.0 × 1 ^{-5 ExS-3 2.4 × 10 -4} ExC-1 0.109 ExC-3 0.044 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 sensitivity red-sensitive emulsion layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion B Silver 0.28 Silver iodobromide emulsion C Silver 0.54 ExS-1 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 ExC-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 layering effect to red sensitive layer) Silver iodobromide 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 9th layer (low sensitivity green) Emulsion layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion F silver 0.39 silver iodobromide emulsion G silver 0.28 silver iodobromide emulsion H silver 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 iodobromide emulsion I Silver 0.45 ExS-4 5.3 × 10 ^-5 ExS-7 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-1 064 HBS-3 2.1 × 10 ^-3 gelatin 0.44 11th layer (high sensitivity green-sensitive emulsion layer) silver iodobromide emulsion I silver 0. 9 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 18 polyethyl acrylate 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-6 020 Oil-soluble dye ExF-7 0.010 HBS-1 0.082 Gelatin 1.057 13th layer (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-1 035 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 Layer 14 (high Sensitive 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 15th layer (first protective layer) Silver iodobromide emulsion O silver 0.30 UV-1 21 UV-2 0.13 UV-3 0.20 UV-4 0.025 F-18 009 HBS-1 0.12 HBS-4 5.0 × 10 ^-2 Gelatin 2.3 16th layer (second protective layer) H-1 0.40 B-1 (1.7 μm in diameter) 5.0 × 10 ^-2 B-2 (diameter 1.7 μm) 0.15 B-3 0.05 S-1 0.20 Gelatin 0.75 Furthermore, each layer may have a suitable storage property, processing property, pressure resistance, and antifungal property.
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-2 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-
2 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 0.4
It was 4 μm.

Similarly, solid dispersions of ExF-3, ExF-4 and ExF-6 were obtained. The average particle diameter of the fine dye particles is 0.24 μm, 0.45 μm, and 0.52 μm, respectively.
m. ExF-5 was dispersed by the microprecipitation dispersion method described in Example 1 of EP-A-549,489A. 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-8 wet cake containing 30% of water, and the mixture was stirred.
70 g of xF-8 was added and stirred, and the concentration of ExF-8 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) in accordance with the ISO1007 standard before use.

[0189] 2. Developing process (1) Developing process of the present invention example-1 As a developing process of the method of the present invention and an image information reading apparatus, an automatic developing machine FP-363S manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
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, a stop solution application tank, a reservoir and a first image information reading unit are provided between a color developing tank and a fixing tank (1) of an automatic developing machine FP-363SC manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. ) Is used as a clearing tank,
After the fixing tank (2), a washing liquid application tank, a reservoir, and a second image information reading unit are provided.

The flow of the color film in this device is as follows. That is, after the color film is developed in the developing tank, the development is stopped in the coating tank for the stop solution, sent out from the coating tank by the transport mechanism, and reaches the first image information reading unit via the reservoir. Then, the first image information is read. After this reading, the film is fed into the processing tank again by the transport mechanism, and is immersed in the transparency processing tank. The film that has been made transparent in the transparency processing unit is rinsed in the coating bath of the washing liquid, and then the film sent out from the coating bath by the transport mechanism reaches the second image information reading unit via the reservoir, Reading of the first image information is performed.

The read color film may be discarded by the method of the present invention. However, in addition to obtaining an image as digital image information or a form output to a color print or the like via the digital film information, the developed color film may be discarded. In order to preserve the film, in this experimental apparatus, the original stabilizing baths (1) and (2) are replaced with a bleach-fixing bath and are filled with a bleach-fixing solution. Is filled with a stabilizing solution. Therefore, it is possible to desilver the film after image reading in a bleach-fixing tank, stabilize the image in a stabilizing bath, pass through the drying unit, and obtain a developed film with the same image date as that processed in a color lab in the market. it can. 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 Stop ** 10 seconds 38.0 ° C 10 ml Smearing First image information reading Transparency bath 50 seconds 38.0 ° C 7.5ml 3.6L Rinse with water ** 10 seconds 38.0 ° C 10ml Coating Second image information reading Bleaching and fixing 30 seconds 38.0 ° C 200ml 1.9L Stable (1) 20 seconds 38.0 ° C -1.9L Stability (2) 20 seconds 38.0 ° C 30ml 1.9L Drying 30 seconds 60 ° C * Replenishment amount per photosensitive material 35mm width 1.1m (equivalent to 24 Ex. 1 bottle) ** Stop and rinse , Using a water-absorbing roller.

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

(Stop solution) (Tank solution and replenisher are common) 30 g of acetic acid 1.0 liter pH by adding water (adjusted with potassium hydroxide and sulfuric acid) 2.5 to 3.5

(Clearening treatment solution) Tank solution Replenisher Ammonium thiosulfate (750 g / L) 280 ml 1000 ml Ammonium bisulfite aqueous solution (72%) 20 g 80 g Imidazole 5 g 45 g 1-mercapto-2- (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl) Tetrazole 1g 3g Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 8g 12g Water is added to 1L 1L pH (adjusted with aqueous ammonia and nitric acid) 7.0 7.0

The following are not the processing steps of the present invention but for additional processing. (Bleach-fixing solution) Tank solution (mol) Replenisher (mol) 2-{[1- (carboxyethyl) -carboxyethylamino] ethyl} -carboxymethylamino iron (III) benzoate ammonium monohydrate 0.080 .13 Iron (III) ethylenediaminetetraacetate ammonium dihydrate 0.10 0.17 Ammonium thiosulfate (700 g / L) 300 ml 495 ml Ammonium iodide 2.0 g-ammonium sulfite 0.10 0.17 Metacarboxybenzenesulfinic acid 0 .05 0.09 Succinic acid 0.10 0.17 Add water 1.0L 1.0L pH (adjusted with aqueous ammonia and nitric acid) 6.0 5.5

(Washing water) Common tank water and replenisher tap water is H-type strongly acidic cation exchange resin (Amberlite IR-120B manufactured by Rohm and Haas) and OH type strongly basic anion exchange resin (Amberlite IRA) -4
00) to treat the calcium and magnesium ion concentrations to 3 mg / l or less, followed by 20 mg of sodium diisocyanate dichloride.
/ Liter and 150 mg / liter of sodium sulfate were added.
The pH of this solution was in the range of 6.5 to 7.5.

(Stabilizing solution) Common to tank liquid and replenisher sodium p-toluenesulfinate 0.03 g p-nonylphenoxypolyglycidol (glycidol average degree of polymerization 10) 0.4 g disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 0.05 g 1,2 1,4-Triazole 1.3g 1,4-bis (1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl) piperazine 0.75g 1,2-Benzoisothiazolin-3-one 0.10g Water was added to 1.0 L pH 8.5

(2) Developing process of Comparative example-1 The same developing process was performed by using the same developing device as that of Example-1 of the present invention, but dried without performing image information reading and image processing, and Color prints were made using an exposure-type printer processor. (3) Development Processing of Comparative Example-2 A color print was prepared according to the method of Inventive Example-1 using the same developing apparatus as in Inventive Example-1 except that the transparency treatment was omitted.

(4) Reference Example (Standard Development Processing) In order to show that the quality of an image obtained by the method shown in the present invention example is equivalent to the image quality obtained by general-purpose 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, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Using an automatic developing machine FP-363SC, 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 (3) → (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 Add water 1.0 liter 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 Aqueous ammonium thiosulfate (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

(Stabilizing solution) Common to tank solution and replenisher (unit: g) Sodium p-toluenesulfinate 0.03 p-nonylphenoxypolyglycidol (glycidol average polymerization degree 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-benzoisothiazolin-3-one 0.10 1.0 liter with water pH 8.5

[0206] 3. Image reading and image processing The first and second image information read by the first and second image information reading units 112 and 114 described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4 are converted into the digital image processing unit 70 described with reference to FIG. Generated a positive image and output it to print.

In the present invention example-1 and comparative example-2, the input image produced by the above configuration is converted into an electric image signal.
A high-speed scanner / image processing workstation SP-1500 (Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) is an example of a commercially available input device that can generate a positive image by inputting the signal.
Laser Printer / Paper Processor LP-1500SC (Frontier 350, manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) was used as an example of a commercially available output device. Also, S
As for P-1500, the program software was changed so that the image processing could be performed. For the standard processing and Comparative Example-1, a minilab PP-1257V manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., which is a currently common surface exposure method, was used. This device is equipped with a simultaneous full-exposure type printer that prints through a processed color negative and prints on color paper, and is commonly used in the current market where the color balance and print exposure are adjusted by controlling filters. Printer processor.

For printing of the developed film of the present invention example-1, comparative examples 1 and 2, and the reference example (standard processing), commercially available Fuji Color Paper S was used as a color paper.
UPERFA Type D was used, and development processing was performed using a general-purpose color paper processing formula CP-48S and a processing agent (both manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.).

[0209] 4. Method of photographic property test Each test film was exposed to a standard C light source described in ISO5800 (sensitivity measurement method for color negative film) and illuminated with a standard exposure amount, and the standard exposure was 16 times and 64 times the standard. A snapshot of the person was taken in the background against the gray wall, and the development processing conditions were changed as described below to prepare a photo original of the input image. The overall image quality was evaluated by the following five-point scale by ten persons specializing in photographic evaluation, with an emphasis on the granular smoothness and color saturation of the image for evaluation.

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

[0211] 5. Test results Table 2 shows the test results.

[0212]

[Table 2]

As can be seen from Table 2, in the negative of Comparative Example 1 in which only the development processing was performed, a reflected image could be recognized on the color film surface by visual observation in the reading section, but the non-image area was opaque. The density was high, and almost no image was obtained in color printing. Comparative example with image processing added to this
In 2, the image quality was improved, but the image quality was still rather poor. This is remarkable in a super overexposure area of +6 stops. Example 1 of the present invention, in which image processing was performed by reading the second image information after performing the transparency processing, was shown to have image quality almost equal to or higher than the reference example of the standard processing. Moreover, the processing of Example 1 of the present invention has a short number of steps and is superior in simplicity and quickness as compared with the standard processing.

The color film (which may be discarded in the present invention) which has been subjected to a series of steps such as development, transparency and image information reading of Example 1 of the present invention is further subjected to bleach-fixing and stabilizing bath treatment. After that, a mini-lab PP-125 manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. of the same surface exposure method as in the reference example.
Color prints were made using 7V. The result of the image quality evaluation of this print is substantially the same as the evaluation result of the color print of the reference example.
It was shown that the color film used in No. 1 can be preserved by desilvering / stabilizing solution treatment.

Example 2 (1) Inventive Example-2 The color developing step and the transparentizing step of Inventive Example-1 in Example 1 were changed to the following black-and-white developing / image reading / clearing step and the processing recipe thereof. Except for the above, the test was carried out using the same color negative film sample, apparatus and method as in Inventive Example 1. The specifications of the processing and reading process and the prescription are as follows. (Processing step) Step Processing time Processing temperature Replenishment amount * Tank capacity Black-and-white development 90 seconds 38.0 ° C 10 ml 10.3 L Stop 10 seconds 38.0 ° C 10 ml Smearing First image information reading Transparent bath 50 seconds 38.0 ° C 5ml 3.6L water washing 10 seconds 38.0 ℃ 10ml smearing 2nd image information reading

[Black-and-white developer] [Tank solution] Nitrilo-N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid / 5 sodium salt 1.5 g Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid / 5 sodium salt 2.0 g Sodium sulfite 30 g Hydroquinone potassium monosulfonate 20 g Potassium carbonate 15 g Potassium bicarbonate 12 g 1-Phenyl-4-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-3-pyrazolidone 1.5 g Potassium bromide 2.5 g Potassium thiocyanate 1.2 g Potassium iodide 2.0 mg Diethylene glycol 13 g Add water 1000 ml pH 9.60 pH was adjusted with sulfuric acid or potassium hydroxide.

(Stop) The same as the stop solution of Example 1.

[Clearening treatment liquid] [Tank liquid] Ammonium thiosulfate 80 g Sodium sulfite 5.0 g Sodium bisulfite 5.0 g Water was added to adjust the pH to 1000 ml. PH 6.60 The pH was adjusted with acetic acid or aqueous ammonia. The replenisher is the same as the newly prepared tank solution (mother liquor replenishment).

(Washing) The same as the washing water in Example 1.

(2) Comparative Example-3 A developing example and an image processing were performed in the same manner as in Example-2 of the present invention except that the transparentizing process was not performed in Example-2 of the present invention to obtain Comparative Example-3.

After the processing is completed, the invention example-2 and the comparative example-3
Each sample was evaluated for image quality in the same manner as in Example-1.
The test results are shown in Table 3.

[0222]

[Table 3]

As shown in Table 3, the sample of Inventive Example-2 had the same sufficient image quality as the Reference Example described above in Table 2, and Comparative Example-3 was a very unsatisfactory evaluation result. Inventive Example-1 using the color developing solution shown in Table 2 and Table 3
From the comparison of Inventive Example-2 using the black-and-white developer, the use of the black-and-white developer gave a good evaluation reflecting the fact that the development processing was quicker and the obtained image quality was less fogged. I have. In addition, a long-term experiment showed that the stability of the developer was high despite the low replenishment rate.

Example 3 (1) Inventive Examples -3 to 12 In Example 1, the transparency processing time of Inventive Example-1 was reduced by half (from 50 seconds to 25 seconds). In addition, the present invention 4-
The test No. 12 was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1 of the present invention except that the fixing agent of the clarifying solution of the present invention-3 and the ammonium thiosulfate were replaced with the fixing agents shown in Table 4 in equimolar amounts. And evaluated the results. The test results are shown in Table 4.

[0225]

[Table 4]

As shown in Table 4, each sample of Inventive Examples-4 to 12 had a higher evaluation than Inventive Example-3.
It is shown that the mode of adding the fixing agent of the present invention, which is more preferable to the clarifying solution, contributes to the speeding up of the clarifying process, and that even if the speeding up is performed, the deterioration of the image quality is prevented or a preferable result of improving the image quality is obtained. ing. From comparison with the reference example in Table 2, it can be seen that image quality substantially equivalent to the case where standard development was performed was obtained.

[0227]

After developing the photographed color film, the image information is read by the reflected light, the image information is read by the transmitted light after the transparency processing, and the red, blue, According to the method of the present invention for obtaining green 2 digital image information, it is possible to speed up the development processing step, and furthermore, it is possible to obtain excellent quality of saturation and gradation as compared with a known method which does not perform a transparency processing. You can get an image. Further, by adding a fixing accelerator to the clarifying solution, the effects of the present invention can be more easily obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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 information reading unit 112.

FIG. 3 shows the light sources 11 and 8 of the first image information reading unit 112.
FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing a lighting pattern of No. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a second image information reading unit 114.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image generation unit 60.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital image processing unit 70.

[Explanation of reference numerals] F film 11, 31, 81 Light source 12, 32, 82 Mirror 14, 34, 84 Light amount adjustment unit 16, 36, 96 Lens 15, 35, 85 CCD area sensor 17, 37, 87 Amplifier 18, 38 , 88 A / D converter 19, 39, 89 CCD correction means 20, 40, 90 Log converter 21, 41, 91 Interface 60 Image generation unit 61, 62, 63 Memory 64 Linear conversion unit 65 Addition unit 70 Digital image processing Unit 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 113 Transparency processing unit 114 second image information reading unit 120 image processing unit

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A photographed silver halide color light-sensitive material is subjected to a development process, and the first image information is photoelectrically read from the obtained image using reflected light, and then the second image information is transmitted using transmitted light. In an image forming method for photoelectrically reading image information and converting the read first and second image information into electrical blue, green, and red digital image information, reading the first and second image information A color image forming method, wherein a transparentizing process is performed on the photosensitive material in the middle of the operation. 2. Applying image processing to electrical blue, green, and red digital image information obtained by converting from the first and second image information, and outputting the processed digital image information to a printer. 2. The color image forming method according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The image information recorded on the back side photosensitive layer read from the back side of the photosensitive material by reflected light and the first image information recorded on the front side photosensitive layer read from the front side of the photosensitive material by reflected light. 3. The color image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the color image forming method includes two types of image information. 4. A developing process to be performed on the photosensitive material is a black-and-white developing process, and the second image information is composed of three layers of a rear photosensitive layer, a front photosensitive layer, and an intermediate photosensitive layer sandwiched between both photosensitive layers of the photosensitive material. The color image forming method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the image information is image information obtained by reading a superimposed image of the images respectively recorded with the transmitted light. 5. A mesoionic compound of the following general formula (FI), a thiourea derivative of the general formula [FII] and a thiourea derivative of the general formula [FII]
The color image forming method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transparentizing treatment is performed using a processing solution containing a fixing agent selected from the group consisting of mercaptotetrazoles (I). Embedded image In the formula, R ₁ , R ₂ and R ₃ represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group,
Represents an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an amino group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamide group, a ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbamoyl group or a thiocarbamoyl group. However, R ₁ and R ₂ are not hydrogen atoms at the same time. Embedded image Wherein, X and Y is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic _{group, -N (R 11) R 12} , -N
It represents the _{(R 13) N (R 14} ) R 15, -OR 16 or -SR _17. X
And Y may form a ring. However, at least one of X and Y is substituted with at least one of a carboxylic acid or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphonic acid or a salt thereof, an amino group or an ammonium group, and a hydroxyl group. R ₁₁ , R ₁₂ , R ₁₃ , R ₁₄ and R ₁₅
Represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and R ₁₆ and R ₁₇ represent a hydrogen atom, a cation, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group. Express. Embedded image In the formula, R ₄ represents a hydroxyalkyl group. 6. A developing section for developing a photographed silver halide color photosensitive material, and a first image information reading section for photoelectrically reading first image information from the obtained image using reflected light. A second image information reading unit that photoelectrically reads second image information using transmitted light, and converts the read first and second image information into electrical blue, green, and red digital image information An image forming apparatus having an arithmetic processing section, wherein a transparent processing section for performing a transparent processing of the photosensitive material is provided between the first and second image information reading sections. apparatus.