JPH11316448A - Image information generating method, photographic sensitive material, film unit with lens, image display method and image output method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a stable image at all times, even in the case of easy developing processing by reading specified signal information and photographic image information, converting them into an electrical signal and performing arithmetic operation based on the signal information, so that the photographic image information is image-processed while development is in progress or after developing. SOLUTION: Signal information is recorded at a place which is not planarly overlapped on a place, where the photographic image information is exposed on the same supporting body as a photosensitive material by exposure before developing processing, and the specified signal information is read and converted into the electrical signal while development is in progress or after the photosensitive material is developed, and calculated with the information being reference recorded in a developing processing apparatus another storage device or a storage medium, whereby the fluctuations due to the developing processing is adjusted. It is desirable to record the specified signal information on the photosensitive material by the exposure as a latent image. In such a case, the difference between an appropriate developing processing condition and a developing processing condition at the point of time when the specified signal information is developed is digitized by the arithmetic operation, and the photographic image information is adjusted by the arithmetic operation using the numerical value obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for adjusting a fluctuation of a photosensitive material due to a development process and a photographic material.

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2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of personal computers (PCs), there has been an increasing demand for obtaining high-quality digital images simply, quickly and inexpensively.

[0003] A digital camera can easily take a digital image and easily enjoy the image information by taking it into a personal computer. However, since the number of pixels is small, the image quality is poor.
It was not satisfactory. Digital cameras with a large number of pixels are also marketed mainly for business use, but are expensive,
It could not be a means for ordinary users to obtain digital images at low cost.

Accordingly, silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials (hereinafter referred to as silver
Also referred to as photographic light-sensitive material, light-sensitive material, and light-sensitive material. ), A negative film or color paper is read using a scanner to obtain digital image information. When using a photographic material and a scanner,
This system can be said to be an excellent system in that a relatively high-quality digital image can be obtained and image assets accumulated as conventional photographs can be utilized.

[0005] In this case, the development processing is usually performed with a small variation in the conditions of the development processing under sufficient control by an administrator or a person who operates the development processing apparatus. This is because the management of the development processing conditions requires that the fluctuations in the conditions be minimized, and a large fluctuation in the conditions leads to a fluctuation in the read signal. However, recently, for the convenience of users, there is an increasing demand for installing a developing apparatus in a place where the processing conditions are hardly frequently managed, such as a convenience store or a store or a street which is not directly related to the photographic industry. .

[0006] On the other hand, there is an increasing demand for simplification of a processing system for photographic light-sensitive materials. Japanese Patent Application No. 9-181905 discloses a method for reading digital images by a scanner or the like without using a process of removing silver, such as bleaching and fixing, after color development, to create digital image information. Have been. A color hard copy can be obtained using various digital output devices based on the image information obtained here. This method is epoch-making in that the processing solution of the photographic light-sensitive material is reduced. However, when the management of the color developing solution is insufficient, fluctuations in image quality cannot be avoided.

As a system which does not require a processing solution containing a color developing agent, Japanese Patent Application Nos.
No. 0-170624, No. 10-241765, No. 10
JP-A-245148 and JP-A-10-256681 disclose a method in which a photosensitive material containing a specific color developing agent and a coupler is subjected to a so-called activator process in which the photosensitive material is treated with an alkali solution, or a processing sheet containing a base precursor and a small amount of It is disclosed that a color image is obtained by superimposing and subjecting to thermal development through water. Digital image information can be easily obtained by reading an image obtained by these methods with a scanner or the like. However, even in these methods, the pH of the activator treatment solution is
However, there remains a problem that the image quality changes due to fluctuations in temperature and temperature or slight fluctuations in the heat development temperature.

In order to always obtain stable image quality in such an image forming method, there has been a demand for a proposal of a method of automatically correcting fluctuations in development processing conditions.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image information forming method capable of always obtaining a stable image even in a simple developing process. Image information forming method for correcting
It is to provide a photographic photosensitive material, a film unit with a lens, an image display method and an image output method.

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The above objects of the present invention are as follows. During or after development of the silver halide photographic material on which specific signal information and photographed image information are recorded, the specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into electrical signals, and calculations are performed based on the signal information. Performing image processing on the photographed image information.

2. After developing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material on which specific signal information and photographed image information are recorded, the specific signal information and photographed image information are left without removing part or all of the developed silver and silver halide. And converting it into an electric signal, performing an operation based on the signal information and performing image processing on the photographed image information,

3. After thermally developing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material on which specific signal information and photographed image information are recorded, the specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into electric signals,
An image information forming method, comprising: performing an operation based on the signal information to perform image processing on the photographed image information;

4. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material on which specific signal information and photographed image information are recorded is heated by being superimposed on a predetermined processing member via an image forming solvent, thereby developing the light-sensitive material. An image information forming method comprising: reading signal information and captured image information; converting the signal information into an electric signal; performing an operation based on the signal information; and performing image processing on the captured image information.

5. After the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is developed, specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into electric signals while part or all of the developed silver and silver halide are not removed and left. The image information forming method according to the above 3 or 4,

6. The image information forming method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the image information is processed by performing an operation on the basis of the signal information to thereby adjust a change in the captured image information due to a development process. ,

[7] 7. The image information forming method according to any one of 1 to 6, wherein the specific signal information is an optical wedge.

8. 8. The image information forming method according to any one of the above 1 to 7, wherein a silver halide photographic material having specific signal information as a latent image is used.

9. A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a specific signal information as a latent image for adjusting fluctuations caused by development processing of photographed image information,

10. A silver halide photographic material having a photosensitive silver halide, a developing agent, and a compound capable of forming a dye by a coupling reaction with an oxidized form of the developing agent, having specific signal information as a latent image. A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material,

11. The photographic light-sensitive material according to any one of the above items 9 and 10, wherein the signal information is an optical wedge.

[12] 9. The composition according to any one of the above items 9 to 11, wherein the composition contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following general formulas I-1 to I-5 as a developing agent.
A photographic light-sensitive material described in

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Embedded image In the formula, R _{1 to} R ₄ each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylcarbonamide group, an arylcarbonamide group, an alkylsulfonamide group, an arylsulfonamide group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group. Group, arylthio group, alkylcarbamoyl group, arylcarbamoyl group, carbamoyl group, alkylsulfamoyl group, arylsulfamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, cyano group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group , An alkylcarbonyl group, an arylcarbonyl group, or an acyloxy group. Among R _{1 to} R ₄ , R _{2 to} R ₄ are preferably a hydrogen atom. R ₅ represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group.

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Embedded image In the formula, Z represents an atom group forming an aromatic ring. R ₅ represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group.

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Embedded imageWhere R₅Is an alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group
Represents R₆Represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.
X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or an alkyl
Represents a substituted or aryl-substituted tertiary nitrogen atom. R₇,
R₈, R₉, R ₁₀Represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent,
R₇, R₈, R₉, R₁₀Are bonded to each other to form a double bond or
May form a ring.

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Embedded image In the formula, Z represents an atom group forming an aromatic ring. R ₅ represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group.

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Embedded imageWhere R₅Is an alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group
Represents R₆Represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.
X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or an alkyl
Represents a substituted or aryl-substituted tertiary nitrogen atom. R₇,
R₈, R₉, R ₁₀Represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent,
R₇, R₈, R₉, R₁₀Are bonded to each other to form a double bond or
May form a ring.

13. The photographic light-sensitive material according to any one of the above 9 to 12, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material contains a hardly soluble metal compound.

14. After exposing the photographic light-sensitive material as described in 13 above, a processing material containing a complex-forming compound which forms a base by complexing with the hardly soluble metal compound and water were present.
After bonding and heating and developing in a state, specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into an electric signal, and an operation is performed based on the signal information to perform image processing on the photographed image information. Image information forming method,

15. After exposing the photographic light-sensitive material according to any one of the above 9 to 13, after developing using an alkaline aqueous solution substantially not containing a color developing agent, specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into electric signals, An image information forming method, comprising: performing an operation based on signal information and performing image processing on the photographed image information;

16. A film unit with a lens, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material according to any one of the above 9 to 13 is pre-loaded so as to be capable of taking a picture.

17. 17. A state in which a processing material containing a complex-forming compound which forms a base by complexing with the hardly-soluble metal compound after exposure of the photographic light-sensitive material loaded in the film unit with a lens described in 16 above, and water are present. After bonding and heating to develop, specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into an electric signal, and an operation is performed based on the signal information to perform image processing on the photographed image information. Image information forming method,

18. 1 to 8, 14, 15, and 1 above
7. An image display method, comprising: outputting an image to an image display device using the image information created by the method according to 7.

19. 1 to 8, 14, 15, and 1 above
Each of the image output methods is characterized in that an image is printed on another image output material using the digital image information created by the method of the seventh aspect.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail. (Specific Signal Information) The specific signal information referred to in the present invention is recorded before the developing process on the photosensitive material to which the photographed image information is exposed. Preferably, at a place where the photographed image information on the same support as the photosensitive material is not exposed to the place where the exposed image information is exposed, it is recorded by exposure before the development processing, and during the development of the photosensitive material or after the development, Signal information is read out and converted into an electric signal, and a fluctuation due to development processing can be adjusted by calculation with reference information recorded in the development processing apparatus or in another storage device or storage medium.

Specifically, optical wedges, stripes, barcodes, tints, and other patterns can be used alone or in combination, but those containing an optical wedge are particularly preferred. Here, the optical wedge is an image pattern whose density changes stepwise, and is usually formed by changing the exposure amount of the photosensitive material stepwise. The optical wedge density pattern, stripe line width, interval, halftone dot size, shape and the like can be arbitrarily used as required. As an optical wedge,
Preferably, an optical wedge is formed for each of three or more colors, but may be a single color. In the case of a single color, it is preferable that a color sample portion for each of two or more colors besides the optical wedge. Also, a so-called neutral color optical wedge in which three colors are mixed may be used. The object of the present invention can also be achieved by forming a color sample section of three or more colors or neutral colors as signal information.

The specific signal information is preferably recorded on the photosensitive material as a latent image by exposure. The writing of the specific signal information by exposure may be performed at any stage after the application of the photosensitive material and before the development processing. For example, before the packaging of the photosensitive material, while the photosensitive material is set in the photographing machine, the development processing apparatus And the like. An exposure section may be provided before the development step, and exposure may be performed. In particular, it is preferable to provide an exposure section before the photosensitive material is wrapped or before the development step of the developing apparatus.
The writing of the specific signal information may be any exposure such as a single exposure or a scanning exposure.

(Operation) In the present invention, for example, reference information (corresponding to a case where an appropriate developing process has been performed) is determined in advance, and the reference information and specific signal information of the present invention obtained during or after the developing process are determined. A method is used in which the difference between the appropriate development processing conditions and the development processing conditions at the time when the specific signal information is developed by the calculation used is quantified, and the photographed image information is adjusted by the calculation using the numerical value. Can be. As a specific calculation method, an arbitrary method can be used depending on the purpose.

In the present invention, "partially or entirely of the developed silver and the silver halide is left without being removed" means that the developed silver produced by the development processing or the halogenated silver originally contained in the photosensitive material is used. It means that part or all of the silver resources composed of silver remain in the light-sensitive material so as not to dissolve or diffuse in the processing solution. Preferably, 70% or more of the silver resources contained in the light-sensitive material before processing are left in the light-sensitive material. It is more preferable that 90% or more of the silver resources remain in the photosensitive material from the viewpoint of resource recovery and waste liquid treatment.

In the present invention, specific signal information obtained by developing the photosensitive material is read out using a scanner or a CCD or the like and converted into an electric signal. Or a device that converts the optical density of transmission into image information. When scanning, it is common to move the optical part of the scanner in a direction different from the direction of movement of the photosensitive material to scan the required area of the photosensitive material, and it is recommended that the photosensitive material be fixed. To move only the optical part of the scanner,
The optical part of the scanner may be fixed by moving only the photosensitive material. Alternatively, a combination of these may be used. The use of a CCD is also a preferable method in that image information can be read at high speed.

Light sources for reading signal information include a tungsten lamp, a fluorescent lamp, a light emitting diode, a laser beam, and the like.
Tungsten lamps are preferred because they can be used without particular limitation and are inexpensive. In addition, using a laser beam (coherent light source) is also one of the preferable methods because it has high stability, high luminance, and is hardly affected by scattering. The reading method is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to read transmitted light in terms of sharpness.

(Photosensitive Material) The silver halide photosensitive material used in the present invention has a color developing method by color development with a coupler, a color developing method by oxidizing a leuco dye, a color filter layer and a silver halide layer. Any method such as a method of obtaining a color image without performing color development can be used.

The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention can record red, green, and blue light, and can record a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. It is preferable to have

The sensitivity of the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention is preferably ISO 30 or more.
It is preferably 100 or more, and more preferably ISO 400 or more.

The silver halide light-sensitive material preferably used in the present invention contains at least tabular silver halide in the emulsion layer.

The tabular silver halide (hereinafter, also referred to as tabular grain) in the present invention has two parallel main planes, and has a circle equivalent diameter of the main plane (a circle having the same projected area as the main plane). Grains having an aspect ratio of 2 to less than 20 at 50% or more of the total projected area of all the grains of the tabular grains are preferred, and more preferably 4 or more. It is not less than 20 and more preferably not less than 8 and less than 20.

The equivalent circle diameter of the tabular grains of the present invention is preferably from 0.3 to 10 μm, more preferably from 0.5 to 5.0 μm, even more preferably from 0.5 to 5.0 μm in order to obtain a desired sensitivity.
２．０2.0 μm. The particle thickness is preferably 0.05
~ 0.8μm, more preferably 0.1 ~ 0.3μ
m. It has been found that the surface area range according to the diameter and the particle thickness is suitable for rapid development processing. The measurement of the particle diameter and the particle thickness in the present invention is described in U.S. Pat.
226 can be determined.

In constructing the light-sensitive material of the present invention, a silver halide emulsion which has been subjected to physical ripening, chemical sensitization and spectral sensitization is generally used. The additives used in such a process are Research Disclosure N
o. 17643, no. 18716 and no. 3081
19 (hereinafter, respectively, RD17643 <RD18716
And RD308119).

The following shows the places to be described. [Item] [Page of RD308119] [RD17643] [RD18716] Chemical sensitizer 996 III-A Section 23 648 Spectral sensitizer 996 IV-A, B, 23-24 648-9C, D, H, I, Section J Supersensitizer 996 IV-AE, 23-24 648-9 Section J Antifoggant 998 VI 24-25 649 Stabilizer 998 VI 24-25 649

The chemical sensitization of the emulsion used in the present invention is more specifically carried out by a chemical containing sulfur capable of reacting with silver ions,
A sulfur sensitization method using active gelatin, a selenium sensitization method using a selenium compound, a reduction sensitization method using a reducing substance, a noble metal sensitization method using gold or another noble metal compound, or the like can be used alone or in combination.

In the present invention, for example, a chalcogen sensitizer can be used as the chemical sensitizer, and among them, a sulfur sensitizer and a selenium sensitizer are preferable. Examples of the sulfur sensitizer include thiosulfate, allylthiocarbamide, thiourea, allyl isothiocyanate, cystine, p-toluenethiosulfonate, rhodanine and the like.

In addition, US Pat. Nos. 1,574,944, 2,410,689 and 2,2,104.
Nos. 78,947, 2,728,668, 3,501,313, and 3,653.
No. 6,955, West German Application Publication (OLS) 1,42
2,869, JP-A-56-24937,
Sulfur sensitizers described in JP-A-55-45016 and the like can also be used.

The addition amount of the sulfur sensitizer varies over a considerable range under various conditions such as pH, temperature, and the size of silver halide grains.
About ^10-7 mol to about ^{10 -1} moles per mole are preferred.

As selenium sensitizers, aliphatic isoselenocyanates such as allyl isoselenocyanate, selenoureas, selenides such as selenoselenide, diethyl selenide and the like can be used. U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,574,944 and 1,6
Nos. 02,592 and 1,623,499. Further, a reduction sensitizer can be used in combination.

Examples of the reduction sensitizer include stannous chloride, thiourea dioxide, hydrazine, polyamine and the like.
Further, a noble metal compound other than gold, for example, a palladium compound or the like can be used in combination.

The silver halide grains of the emulsion used in the present invention are preferably chemically sensitized with a gold compound.

As the gold compound preferably used in the present invention, the gold oxidation number may be +1 or +3, and various kinds of gold compounds are used.

Representative examples include potassium chloroaurate, auric trichloride, potassium auric thiocinnamate, potassium iodooleate, tetracyano auric acid, ammonium aurothiocyanate, pyridyl trichlorogold, gold sulfide, gold selenide and the like. No.

The amount of the gold compound to be added varies depending on various conditions. As a guide, the amount is from 10 ^-8 mol to 10 ^-1 mol, preferably from 10 ^-7 mol to 1 mol per mol of silver halide.
0 ^-2 mol.

The timing of addition of these compounds may be any of the steps of silver halide grain formation, physical ripening, chemical ripening, and after chemical ripening. Known photographic additives that can be used in the present invention are also described in the above-mentioned Research Disclosure.

The following are related descriptions. [Item] [RD308119] [RD17643] [RD18716] Anti-turbidity agent 1002 VII-I 25 650 Dye image stabilizer 1001 VII-J 25 Brightener 998 V 24 Ultraviolet absorber 1003 VIII-C, 25 -26 XIII-C light scattering agent 1003 VIII binder 1003 IX 26651 static 1006 XIII 27 650 inhibitor hardener 1004 X 26 651 plasticizer 1006 XII 27 650 lubricating oil 1006 XII 27 650 activator. 650 Coating aid Matting agent 1007 XVI Developer 1011 XX-B

Further, in order to prevent deterioration of photographic performance due to formaldehyde gas, US Pat.
It is preferable to add a compound that can be fixed by reacting with formaldehyde described in JP-A Nos. 7 and 4,435,503 to the photosensitive material.

[0062] When the silver halide light-sensitive material of the invention is of a type that obtains a color image by color development of the coupler, a specific example of the coupler is Research Disclosure (RD)
No. No. 17643, VII-CG.

Examples of 5-pyrazolone and pyrazoloazole compounds are described in US Pat. No. 4,310,619.
No. 4,351,897, European Patent No. 73,636, US Pat. No. 3,061,4.
No. 32, 3,725,067, Research Disclosure No. 24220 (1984
June), JP-A-60-33552, Research
Disclosure No. 24230 (June 1984
), JP-A-60-43659, and JP-A-61-722.
No. 38, No. 60-35730, No. 55-11
Nos. 8034, 60-185951, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,500,630 and 4,540,6.
No. 54, No. 4,556,630, International Publication WO88 / 04795 and the like are particularly preferable.

Examples of phenolic and naphthol couplers are described in US Pat. No. 4,052,212,
Nos. 4,146,396 and 4,228,2
No. 33, No. 4,296,200, No. 2,369,929, No. 2,801,171
No. 2,772,162, No. 2,
No. 895,826, No. 2,772,002, No. 3,758,308, No. 4,33
Nos. 4,011, 4,327,173, German Patent Publication No. 3,329,729, European Patent No. 121,365A, and 249,453A.
No. 4,446,622, U.S. Pat. No. 4,333,999, U.S. Pat. No. 4,775,61.
No. 6, specification No. 4,451,559, specification No. 4,427,767, specification No. 4,690,889
No. 4,254,212, No. 4,254,212
Preferred are those described in 296,199, JP-A-61-42658, JP-A-63-88551 and the like.

A typical example of a polymerized dye-forming coupler that can be used in the present invention is described in US Pat.
No. 1,820, No. 4,080,211, No. 4,367,282, No. 4,40
No. 9,320, No. 4,576,910 and British Patent No. 2,102,173.

Couplers which release a photographically useful residue upon coupling can also be preferably used in the present invention.
The DIR coupler releasing the development inhibitor is RD1 described above.
7643, Patent VII-F, JP-A-57
JP-151944, JP-A-57-154234,
JP-A-60-184248, JP-A-63-37346, U.S. Pat. No. 4,248,962, and JP-A-4,482.
What is described in the specification of 782,012 etc. is preferable.

Examples of couplers which release a nucleating agent or a development accelerator in an image-like manner during development include British Patent No. 2,099.
7,140, 2,131,188, JP-A-59-157638, and 59-170.
Those described in JP-A-840-840 are preferred.

Other couplers usable in the light-sensitive material of the present invention include those described in US Pat. No. 4,130,42.
7, No. 4,28.
Multi-equivalent couplers described in 3,427, 4,338,393 and 4,310,618, JP-A-60-185950, JP-A-62.
DIR redox compound releasing coupler, DIR coupler releasing coupler, DIR coupler releasing redox compound, or DIR redox compound releasing redox compound described in JP-A--24252 and the like, European Patent No. 173,3
No. 02A, a coupler which releases a dye that recolors after release, RDNo. Nos. 11,440, 24241, bleaching accelerator releasing couplers described in JP-A-61-201247, ligand releasing couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,553,477, and JP-A-63-75747. Couplers that release a leuco dye, and couplers that release a fluorescent dye described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,181 and the like.

Further, various couplers can be used in the present invention, and specific examples thereof are described in the following RD. The relevant parts are shown below.

[Items] [Page of RD308119] [RD17643] Yellow coupler 1001 VII-D VIIC-G Magenta coupler 1001 VII-D VIIC-G Cyan coupler 1001 VII-D VIIC-G Colored coupler 1002 VII-G VII G DIR coupler 1001 VII-F VIIF BAR coupler 1002 VII-F Other useful residues Emission coupler 1001 VII-F The additive used in the present invention is RD308119XIV. It can be added by the described dispersion method or the like.

In the present invention, the aforementioned RD 1764
3, page 28, RD18716, pages 647-8 and RD
The support described in XIX of 308119 can also be used.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention includes the aforementioned RD308
An auxiliary layer such as a filter layer or an intermediate layer described in section 119 VII-K can be provided.

The pH of the outermost surface of the photographic constituent layer of the photographic material of the present invention is preferably from 5.0 to 7.0, more preferably from 5.0 to 7.0.
5 to 6.5, and can be measured by the method described in JP-A-61-245153.

As the support, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, cellulose triacetate film and the like can be preferably used. The thickness of the support is usually 50 to 200 μm.

When the light-sensitive material of the present invention is used in the form of a roll, it is preferable that the light-sensitive material is housed in a cartridge. The most common cartridges are current 135 format or IX-240 format cartridges. Other cartridges proposed in the following patent documents can also be used. That is, 58-67
329, JP-A-58-181035, 5
JP-A-8-182634, JP-A-58-195236, U.S. Pat. No. 4,221,479, Japanese Patent Application No. 63-57785, JP-A-63-183344, JP-A-63-325538, Japanese Patent Application No. 1-2186
No. 2, No. 1-25362, No. 1-30246
Publication Nos. JP-A-1-202222, JP-A-1-21863, JP-A-1-37181, JP-A-1-33108, JP-A-1-85198, JP-A-1-172595, JP-A-1-172594. JP-A Nos. 1-172593, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,846,418, 4,848,693, and 4,832,275.
Reference can be made to the cartridge technology disclosed in the specification.

In the present invention, known methods and methods can be freely applied irrespective of the method and method and conditions of processing such as development. Developing conditions for C-41 processing, which is a standard processing condition for general color negatives, can be preferably applied. It is preferable that the developed silver and silver salt are not substantially removed after the development in that the processing time can be shortened, the silver resources can be recovered, and the processing waste liquid can be easily disposed. Further, it is also possible to spray (for example, using an ink jet nozzle) or apply an amount of a developing solution that substantially permeates the photosensitive material to develop the photosensitive material. Regardless of the method of ejecting the developer, the developer may be ejected while moving a single movable nozzle, or may be ejected using a plurality of fixed nozzles. The injection may be performed while the photosensitive material is fixed and the nozzle is moved, or the injection may be performed while the nozzle is fixed and the photosensitive material is moved. A combination of these may be used.

In the case of performing a developing process for supplying an amount of developing solution that can substantially penetrate the photosensitive material through the medium carrying the developing solution to the photosensitive material, there is no limitation on the medium carrying the developing solution. Alternatively, felt, woven fabric, metal having slits or holes, or the like can be preferably used. It is also preferable to apply the developing solution to the photosensitive material with the medium while spraying the developing solution onto the photosensitive material or the medium.

The processing time of the light-sensitive material in the present invention is not particularly limited. The standard processing time and processing temperature are shown below.

On the other hand, the processing time of color negative processing, which is a typical processing of a conventional photographic light-sensitive material, is shown below. Hereinafter, compounds which form an image-forming dye during development processing preferably used in the present invention will be exemplified, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

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In the case where the silver halide light-sensitive material of the present invention has a color filter layer and a silver halide layer and is a system for obtaining a color image without performing color development, the color filter is used to detect three or more incident lights during photographing. It can be decomposed into color information and may have a black matrix. As the color filter, an arbitrary pixel shape such as a stripe type or a mosaic type can be used according to the purpose. The color filter can be prepared by a method described in Photo Industry No. 7, page 41 (1977), a method of writing with an ink jet printer, or the like. The color filter is preferably one that can be separated into three color information of blue, green and red. As the silver halide grains, those described above are used. In this case, the color coupler need not be contained in the light-sensitive material.

In the present invention, a developing method is selected according to the properties and constitution of the photosensitive material. That is, thermal development, development by contact with a black and white developer, development by contact with a color developer, and the like are used.

When development requires contact with a liquid, spray development or painting development is preferred in terms of miniaturization of the developing device.

Spray development is a development process in which a development process is carried out by injecting an amount of developing solution that can substantially penetrate the photosensitive material into the photosensitive material. Regardless of the number and shape of the nozzles, the injection may be performed while moving a single movable nozzle, or the injection may be performed using a plurality of fixed nozzles. Injection may be performed while moving the nozzle while the photosensitive material is fixed, or may be performed while moving the photosensitive material while fixing the nozzle. And these methods may be combined.

Coat development is a development process in which an amount of the developing solution that can substantially penetrate the photosensitive material through the medium carrying the developing solution is supplied to the photosensitive material. There is no limitation, and felt, woven fabric, metal having slits and holes, or the like can be preferably used.
A method in which the developer is applied to the photosensitive material by the medium while the developer is sprayed on the photosensitive material or the medium is also preferable.

Next, the photographic material incorporating a developing agent used in the present invention will be described. In the present invention, use of a photosensitive material containing a developing agent is also one of preferred embodiments. In this case, it is preferable that the photosensitive material contains a compound (a so-called coupler) that forms a dye by a coupling reaction with an oxidized form of the developing agent together with the developing agent.

More preferably, the compounds represented by the above general formulas I-1 to I-
The photosensitive material contains at least one developing agent selected from the compounds represented by Formula (5). Among these, the compound of the general formula I-1 or I-4 is preferably used. Hereinafter, these compounds will be described in detail.

The compound represented by the formula I-1 is a compound generically called sulfonamidophenol. Where R
_{1 to} R ₄ each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom (for example, a chloro group or a bromo group), an alkyl group (for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, a t-butyl group);
Aryl group (for example, phenyl group, tolyl group, xylyl group), alkylcarbonamide group (for example, acetylamino group, propionylamino group, butyroylamino group),
Arylcarbonamide group (eg, benzoylamino group), alkylsulfonamide group (eg, methanesulfonylamino group, ethanesulfonylamino group), arylsulfonamide group (eg, benzenesulfonylamino group, toluenesulfonylamino group), alkoxy group (eg, methoxy Group, ethoxy group, butoxy group), aryloxy group (eg, phenoxy group), alkylthio group (eg, methylthio group, ethylthio group, butylthio group), arylthio group (eg, phenylthio group, tolylthio group), alkylcarbamoyl group (eg, methylcarbamoyl) Group, dimethylcarbamoyl group, ethylcarbamoyl group, diethylcarbamoyl group, dibutylcarbamoyl group, piperidylcarbamoyl group, morpholylcarbamoyl group), arylcarbamoy Groups (eg, phenylcarbamoyl, methylphenylcarbamoyl, ethylphenylcarbamoyl, benzylphenylcarbamoyl), carbamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl (eg, methylsulfamoyl, dimethylsulfamoyl, ethylsulfamoyl) , Diethylsulfamoyl group, dibutylsulfamoyl group, piperidylsulfamoyl group, morpholylsulfamoyl group), arylsulfamoyl group (for example, phenylsulfamoyl group, methylphenylsulfamoyl group, ethylphenylsulfamoyl group) Famoyl group, benzylphenylsulfamoyl group), sulfamoyl group, cyano group, alkylsulfonyl group (eg, methanesulfonyl group, ethanesulfonyl group), arylsulfonyl group (eg, phenylsulfonyl group) 4-chlorophenylsulfonyl group, p-toluenesulfonyl group), alkoxycarbonyl group (for example, methoxycarbonyl group, ethoxycarbonyl group, butoxycarbonyl group), aryloxycarbonyl group (for example, phenoxycarbonyl group), alkylcarbonyl group (for example, acetyl group, Represents a propionyl group, a butyroyl group), an arylcarbonyl group (eg, a benzoyl group, an alkylbenzoyl group), or an acyloxy group (eg, an acetyloxy group, a propionyloxy group, a butyroyloxy group). These substituents include those further having a substituent. Among R _{1 to} R ₄ , R ₂ and R ₄ are preferably a hydrogen atom. Further, it is preferable that the sum of the Hammett constant σp values of R _{1 to} R ₄ is 0 or more.

R ₅ is an alkyl group (for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a butyl group, an octyl group, a lauryl group, a cetyl group,
A stearyl group), an aryl group (eg, phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, dodecylphenyl, chlorophenyl, trichlorophenyl, nitrochlorophenyl, triisopropylphenyl, 4-dodecyloxyphenyl, 3,5-di-
(Methoxycarbonyl) group) or a heterocyclic group (eg, a pyridyl group). These substituents include those further having a substituent.

The compound represented by the formula I-2 is a compound generically called sulfonylhydrazine. The compound represented by the general formula I-4 is a compound generally called carbamoylhydrazine.

In the formula, Z represents an atomic group forming an aromatic ring. The aromatic ring formed by Z needs to be sufficiently electron-attracting in order to impart silver developing activity to the present compound. For this reason, an aromatic ring which forms a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring or has an electron-withdrawing group introduced into a benzene ring is preferably used. As such an aromatic ring, a pyridine ring, a pyrazine ring, a pyrimidine ring, a quinoline ring, a quinazoline ring, a quinoxaline ring and the like are preferable.

In the case of a benzene ring, the substituent is
Alkylsulfonyl group (for example, methanesulfonyl group, ethanesulfonyl group), halogen atom (for example, chloro group,
Bromyl group), alkylcarbamoyl group (eg, methylcarbamoyl group, dimethylcarbamoyl group, ethylcarbamoyl group, diethylcarbamoyl group, dibutylcarbamoyl group, piperidylcarbamoyl group, morpholylcarbamoyl group), arylcarbamoyl group (eg, phenylcarbamoyl group, methylphenyl) Carbamoyl group, ethylphenylcarbamoyl group, benzylphenylcarbamoyl group), carbamoyl group, alkylsulfamoyl group (for example, methylsulfamoyl group, dimethylsulfamoyl group, ethylsulfamoyl group, diethylsulfamoyl group, dibutylsulfamoyl group) A famoyl group, a piperidylsulfamoyl group, a morpholylsulfamoyl group), an arylsulfamoyl group (for example, a phenylsulfamoyl group,
Methylphenylsulfamoyl group, ethylphenylsulfamoyl group, benzylphenylsulfamoyl group),
Sulfamoyl group, cyano group, alkylsulfonyl group (for example, methanesulfonyl group, ethanesulfonyl group),
Arylsulfonyl group (for example, phenylsulfonyl group,
4-chlorophenylsulfonyl group, p-toluenesulfonyl group), alkoxycarbonyl group (for example, methoxycarbonyl group, ethoxycarbonyl group, butoxycarbonyl group), aryloxycarbonyl group (for example, phenoxycarbonyl group), alkylcarbonyl group (for example, acetyl group, Examples thereof include a propionyl group, a butyroyl group) and an arylcarbonyl group (for example, a benzoyl group and an alkylbenzoyl group). The sum of the Hammett constant σp values of the above substituents is 1 or more. These substituents include those further having a substituent.

The compound represented by the formula I-3 is a compound generically called sulfonylhydrazone. The compound represented by the general formula I-5 is a compound generally called carbamoylhydrazone.

In the formula, R ₆ represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group (for example, a methyl group or an ethyl group). X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or an alkyl- or aryl-substituted tertiary nitrogen atom, preferably an alkyl-substituted tertiary nitrogen atom. R ₇ , R ₈ , R ₉ , and R ₁₀ represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and R ₇ , R ₈ , R ₉ , R _1
0 may combine with each other to form a double bond or a ring.

The specific examples of the compounds represented by formulas I-1 to I-5 are shown below, but the compounds of the present invention are not limited thereto.

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These developing agents used in the present invention are:
It is preferable to use 0.05 to 10 mmol / m ² per color-forming layer. A more preferable usage is 0.1 to 5 m.
mol / m ² , and a particularly preferred usage amount is 0.2 to 2.0.
5 mmol / m ² .

By applying the developing agents represented by formulas I-1 to I-5 on a support together with the above-mentioned coupler, photosensitive silver halide and binder, a color image is obtained by simple processing. A photographic light-sensitive material capable of being manufactured can be produced. By appropriately selecting the types of the developing agent and the coupler, a dye having desired spectral absorption characteristics can be formed. It should be noted here that the spectral absorption characteristics of the dye formed are the same as those of the dye formed when processed with a normal color developer (including a paraphenylenediamine-based color developing agent) using the same coupler. It is often different from spectral absorption. For example, when the above-mentioned cyan coupler is used, a magenta coloring dye or a yellow coloring dye may be formed.
Therefore, in the photosensitive material containing a developing agent according to the present invention, the general categories of yellow coupler, magenta coupler and cyan coupler do not work.

One of the preferable processing modes of the photosensitive material containing a developing agent of the present invention is a heat development processing. In the heat development, it is preferable to use a processing material different from the photosensitive material. Examples of the treatment material include a sheet having a treatment layer containing a base and / or a base precursor on a support. It is preferable that the treatment layer is composed of a hydrophilic binder. After the photosensitive material is imagewise exposed, the photosensitive material and the processing material are bonded on the photosensitive layer surface of the photosensitive material and the processing layer surface of the processing material and heated to form an image. A method of performing color development by supplying water equivalent to 1/10 to 1 time of water required for maximum swelling of the entire coating film constituting the photosensitive material and the processing material to the photosensitive material or the processing material, and then bonding and heating the color development. Is preferably used. Further, it is also possible to use a method in which the auxiliary developer is incorporated in the photosensitive material or the processing material as required, or is applied together with water.

Heat treatment of photosensitive materials is known in the art.
For example, the basics of photo engineering (Corona, 1970)
Pages 553-555, published April 1978, video information 4
Page 0, Nabletts Handbook of P
photography and Reprograph
y 7th Ed. (Vna Nostrand an
d Reinhold Company) 32-33
, U.S. Patent Nos. 3,152,904 and 3,30
Nos. 1,678, 3,392,020, 3,4
57,075, British Patent Nos. 1,131,108 and 1,167,777, and Research Disclosure, June 1978, pp. 9-15 (RD1702).
9). The heating temperature in the thermal development step is about 5
0 ° C to 250 ° C, but especially 60 ° C to 150 ° C is useful.

To the light-sensitive material of the present invention, a thermal solvent may be added for the purpose of promoting thermal development. The hot solvent is a compound that liquefies when heated and has an action of promoting image formation.
At room temperature, it is preferably white and in a solid state, and it is desired that volatility during heating is small. Preferred melting point is 70
１７０170 ° C. Examples include U.S. Pat.
47,675 and 3,667,959, and organic compounds having polarity. Specifically, amide derivatives (benzamide and the like), urea derivatives (methyl urea, ethylene urea and the like), and sulfonamide derivatives (Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-40974 and 4-137)
No. 01), polyol compounds (sorbitols), and polyethylene glycols. In addition, as a thermal solvent that can be used in the present invention, for example, US Pat. No. 3,347,675,
No. 3,438,776, No. 3,666,477
Nos. 3,667,959, RD17643, JP-A-51-19525, 53-24829, and 5
Nos. 3-60223, 58-118640, 58-
Nos. 198038, 59-68730, 59-84
No. 236, No. 59-229556, No. 60-1424
No. 1, No. 60-191251, No. 60-232525
Nos. 61-52643, 62-42153, 62-44737, 62-78554 and 62-
No. 136645, No. 62-139545, No. 63-5
No. 3548, No. 63-161446, JP-A No. 1-22
No. 4751, No. 1-2227150, No. 2-863,
Compounds described in JP-A-2-120739 and JP-A-2-123354 can be exemplified. Further, as a specific example of a preferred thermal solvent used in the present invention,
JP-A-2-297548, TS-1 to TS-21 described on page 8, upper left to page 9, upper left. The thermal solvents of the present invention can be used in combination of two or more.

In the present invention, an organic metal salt can be used as an oxidizing agent together with the photosensitive silver halide. Among such organic metal salts, an organic silver salt is particularly preferably used. Organic compounds that can be used to form the above-described organic silver salt oxidizing agents include US Pat.
There are benzotriazoles, fatty acids and other compounds described in No. 0,626, columns 52 to 53 and the like. The acetylene silver described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,775,613 is also useful. Two or more organic silver salts may be used in combination. The above organic silver salt is used in an amount of 0.01 to 1 mol per mole of the photosensitive silver halide.
10 mol, preferably 0.05 to 3 mol, can be used in combination. The total coating amount of the photosensitive silver halide and the organic silver salt is 0.05 to 10 g / m ^{2 in} terms of silver, preferably 0.1 to 0.1 g / m ² .
４4 g / m ² is suitable.

In the light-sensitive material and / or processing material of the present invention, it is preferable to use a base or a base precursor for the purpose of promoting silver development and a dye-forming reaction. As a base precursor, salts of an organic acid and a base that are decarboxylated by heat,
There are compounds that release amines by an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction, Rossen rearrangement or Beckmann rearrangement. Specific examples thereof are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,514,493 and 4,653.
No. 7,848 and Known Technology No. 5 (March 2, 1991)
2nd, issued by Aztec Co., Ltd.) on pages 55 to 86. A basic metal compound that is hardly soluble in water and a compound capable of forming a complex with a metal ion constituting the basic metal compound using water as a medium (referred to as a complex-forming compound)
The method of generating a base by a combination of the above is also preferably used. Such a method for generating a base is described in EP 210,210.
660 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,740,445. When such a base generation method is used, in the present invention, a basic metal compound which is hardly soluble in water is added to the photosensitive material, and the processing material is complexed with a metal ion constituting the basic metal compound and water as a medium. It is preferable to include a compound capable of forming reaction (referred to as a complex-forming compound). With such a configuration, the storage stability of the photosensitive material can be improved.

The processing material used in the heat development step of the present invention contains the above-mentioned base and / or base precursor, and further shuts off air during heat development,
The material is prevented from volatilizing from the light-sensitive material, the processing material other than the base is supplied to the light-sensitive material, the material (YF dye, AH dye, etc.) in the light-sensitive material which becomes unnecessary after development, or is generated at the time of development. It can also have a function of removing unnecessary components. Further, the processing material may have a desilvering function. For example, when a part or all of the silver halide and / or the developed silver is soluble when the photographic material is superposed with the imagewise exposed post-processing material, the processing material may contain a fixing agent as a silver halide solvent. You can leave it.

As the support and binder for the processing material, the same materials as those for the photosensitive material can be used. A mordant may be added to the processing material for the purpose of removing the above-mentioned dye or other purposes. As the mordant, those known in the field of photography can be used, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,50,626, columns 58 to 59, JP-A-61-88256, pages 32-41,
Examples include mordants described in Nos. 2-244043 and 62-244036. U.S. Pat.
463,079 may be used. Further, the above-mentioned thermal solvent may be contained.

The processing layer of the processing material contains a base or a base precursor. The base may be either an organic base or an inorganic base. As the inorganic base, JP-A-62
Hydroxides (eg, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, etc.), phosphates (eg, dipotassium hydrogen phosphate) described in US Pat. Secondary or tertiary phosphates such as disodium hydrogen phosphate, ammonium sodium phosphate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, etc.), carbonates (eg, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, magnesium carbonate, etc.), Borate (eg, potassium borate, sodium borate, sodium metaborate, etc.), organic acid salt (eg, potassium acetate, sodium acetate, potassium oxalate, sodium oxalate, potassium tartrate, sodium tartrate,
Sodium malate, sodium palmitate, sodium stearate, etc.), acetylides of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals described in JP-A-63-25208,
And the like.

Examples of the organic base include ammonia, aliphatic or aromatic amines such as primary amines (eg, methylamine, ethylamine, butylamine, n-hexylamine, cyclohexylamine, 2-ethylhexylamine, allylamine, ethylenediamine, , 4-
Diaminobutane, hexamethylenediamine, aniline,
Anisidine, p-toluidine, α-naphthylamine, m
-Phenylenediamine, 1,8-diaminonaphthalene,
Benzylamine, phenethylamine, ethanolamine, etc.), secondary amine (eg, dimethylamine, diethylamine, dibutylamine, diallylamine, N-methylaniline, N-methylbenzylamine, N-methylethanolamine, diethanolamine, etc.), tertiary amine ( For example, N-methylmorpholine, N-hydroxyethylmorpholine, N-methylpiperidine, N-hydroxyethylpiperidine, and N-methylmorpholine described in JP-A-62-170954.
N′-dimethylpiperazine, N, N′-dihydroxyethylpiperazine, diazabicyclo [2,2,2] octane, N, N-dimethylethanolamine, N, N-dimethylpropanolamine, N-methyldiethanolamine, N-methyldiethanolamine Propanolamine, triethanolamine, N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylethylenediamine, N, N, N', N'-tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine, N, N, N ', N'-tetramethyltrimethylene Diamine, N-methylpyrrolidine, etc.), polyamine (diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, polyethyleneimine, polyallylamine, polyvinylbenzylamine, poly- (N, N-diethylaminoethylmethacrylate), poly- (N, N-dimethylvinylbenzylamido) ), Hydroxylamines (eg, hydroxylamine, N-hydroxy-N-methylaniline, etc.), heterocyclic amines (eg, pyridine, lutidine, imidazole, aminopyridine, N, N-dimethylaminopyridine, indole, quinoline, isoquinoline) , Poly-4-vinylpyridine, poly-2-vinylpyridine, etc.), amidines such as monoamidine, (eg acetamidine, 2-methylimidazole, 1,4,5,
6-tetrahydropyrimidine, 2-methyl-1,4,
5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine, 2-phenyl-1,
4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine, iminopiperidine, diazabicyclononene, diazabicycloundecene (DBU), etc., bis or tris or tetraamidine, guanidines such as water-soluble monoguanidine (eg guanidine, dimethylguanidine, Tetramethylguanidine, 2-aminoimidazoline, 2-amino-
1,4,5-tetrahydropyrimidine, etc.)
Water-insoluble mono- or bis-guanidine, bis- or tris-, tetraguanidine or quaternary ammonium hydroxides (for example, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, trimethylbenzylammonium hydroxide) described in US Pat. Oxide, trioctylmethylammonium hydroxide, methylpyridinium hydroxide, and the like).

When a complex forming compound for a metal ion of a poorly water-soluble basic compound is used as the base precursor, for example, an aminocarboxylic acid such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid or a salt thereof is used. , Aminophosphonic acid or a salt thereof,
2-picolinic acid, pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, 5
Pyridylcarboxylic acid such as -ethyl-2-picolinic acid or a salt thereof, iminodiacetic acid such as benzyliminodiacetic acid, α-picolineliminodiacetic acid or a salt thereof and the like can be used. As the complex-forming compound, it is preferable to use a salt neutralized with an organic base such as guanidine or an alkali metal such as potassium. A preferable addition amount of the base or the base precursor or the complex-forming compound in the treatment material is 0.1 to 20 g / m ² , and more preferably 0.5 to 10 g / m ² .

On the other hand, as the hardly water-soluble basic compound to be contained in the light-sensitive material, metal hydroxide or metal oxide is preferably used, and among these, zinc hydroxide or zinc oxide is particularly preferable. Is preferred.

In heat development using the processing material, it is preferable to use a small amount of water for the purpose of promoting development, promoting the transfer of the processing material, and promoting the diffusion of unnecessary substances. As described above, when a method of generating a base with a combination of a basic metal compound which is hardly soluble in water and a metal ion constituting the basic metal compound and a complex forming compound is employed, it is essential to use water. is there. The water may contain an inorganic alkali metal salt or organic base, a low-boiling solvent, a surfactant, an antifoggant, a complex-forming compound with a poorly soluble metal salt, a fungicide, or a bactericide. Any water may be used as long as it is generally used. Specifically, distilled water, tap water, well water, mineral water and the like can be used. Further, in the thermal developing apparatus using the photosensitive material and the processing material of the present invention, water may be used up or circulated and used repeatedly. In the latter case, water containing components eluted from the material will be used. Also, JP-A-63-144354
No., No. 63-144355, No. 62-38460,
The apparatus described in JP-A-3-210555 or water may be used. Water can be applied to the photosensitive material, the processing material, or both. The amount used is 1/10 to 1 times the amount required for maximally swelling the entire coating film (excluding the back layer) of the photosensitive material and the processing material. As a method of applying this water, for example,
The method described in JP-A-253159 (5) and JP-A-63-85544 is preferably used. Further, the solvent can be used by being encapsulated in a microcapsule or incorporated in a photosensitive material or a processing material or both in advance in the form of a hydrate. The temperature of the water to be applied is as described in
The temperature may be 30 ° C to 60 ° C as described in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 85544.

When the photosensitive material of the present invention is thermally developed, known heating means can be applied, for example, a method of contacting with a heated heat block or a surface heater, or a method of contacting with a heat roller or a heat drum. A method of contacting with an infrared or far-infrared lamp heater, a method of passing through an atmosphere maintained at a high temperature, a method of using a high-frequency heating method, or the like can be used. In addition, a method in which a heat-generating conductive substance such as a carbon black layer is provided on the back surface of the photosensitive material or the image receiving member, and Joule heat generated by energization may be applied. The elements described in JP-A-61-145544 can be used as the heat-generating elements. A method of superposing a photosensitive material and a processing material in such a manner that the photosensitive layer and the processing layer face each other is disclosed in JP-A-62-25315.
Nos. 9 and 61-147244 (page 27) can be applied. The heating temperature is preferably from 70C to 100C.

For processing the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention, any of various heat developing apparatuses can be used. For example, JP-A-59-75247 and JP-A-59-17747.
No. 59-181353, No. 60-18951,
Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-25944, Japanese Patent Application No. 4-277517.
Nos. 4,243,072, 4,244,693, 6-164421, and 6-164422 are preferably used. As a commercially available device, there can be used Pictrostat 100, Pictrostat 200, Pictrostat 300, Pictrostat 330, Pictrostat 50, Pictrograph 3000, Pictograph 2000, etc., manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. .

In the heat development process of the present invention, the processing member may contain a development stopping agent, and the development stopping agent may act simultaneously with the development. The term "development terminator" as used herein means that after appropriate development, the base is quickly neutralized or reacts with the base to reduce the base concentration in the film, and interact with a compound that stops development or silver and silver salts to suppress development. Compound. Specific examples include an acid precursor that releases an acid when heated, an electrophilic compound that causes a substitution reaction with a coexisting base when heated, or a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, a mercapto compound, and a precursor thereof. For further details, see JP-A-62-253.
No. 159, pages (31) to (32). Further, a combination in which a zinc salt of mercaptocarboxylic acid described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-190529 or the like is contained in a photosensitive member and the above-mentioned complex forming compound is contained in a processing member is advantageous.
Similarly, a silver halide printout preventing agent may be included in the processing member, and the function may be developed simultaneously with the development. Examples of the printout inhibitor include monohalogen compounds described in JP-B-54-164 and JP-A-53-164.
No. 46020 described in JP-A-48-20
No. 45228, compounds in which a halogen is bonded to an aliphatic carbon atom, and polyhalogen compounds represented by tetrabromoxylene described in JP-B-57-8454. Further, a development inhibitor such as 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole described in British Patent No. 1,005,144 is also effective. In addition, Japanese Patent Application No. 6-33
The viologen compound described in No. 7531 is also effective. The use amount of the printout inhibitor is preferably 10
^-4 to 1 mol / Ag mol, particularly preferably 10 ^-3 to 1
0 ^-1 mol / Ag mol.

In the heat development process of the present invention, a silver oxidizing agent which acts as a bleaching agent is contained in the processing material in order to remove the developed silver generated in the photosensitive material by the heat development. These reactions can take place. Further, after the development of the image formation is completed, the second material containing the oxidizing agent for silver can be bonded to the photosensitive material to remove the developed silver. However, it is preferable that the developed silver is not bleached during processing because the processing is simple.

As the bleaching agent that can be used in the processing used in the present invention, any commonly used silver bleaching agent can be used. Such bleach is disclosed in U.S. Pat.
Nos. 464 and 1,946,640, and Ph.
autographic Chemistry Vol.
2, Chapter30, Foundation Pr
ess London English. These bleaches effectively oxidize and solubilize photographic silver images. Examples of useful silver bleaches include alkali metal dichromates, alkali metal ferricyanides.
Preferred bleaches are those that are soluble in water, and ninhydrin, indandione, hexaketocyclohexane,
Includes 2,4-dinitrobenzoic acid, benzoquinone, benzenesulfonic acid, 2,5-dinitrobenzoic acid. Further, there are metal organic complexes, for example, ferric salt of cyclohexyldialkylaminotetraacetic acid, ferric salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and ferric salt of citric acid. Regarding the binder, the support, and other additives used for the second processing material, the same processing materials (first processing material) for developing the above-mentioned photosensitive material can be used. The amount of the bleaching agent to be applied should be changed according to the silver content of the light-sensitive material to be laminated, but 0.01 mol to 10 mol of the silver coating amount per unit area of the light-sensitive material / silver coating amount of the light-sensitive material. Used in the range. It is preferably 0.1 to 3 mol / mol of coated silver of the photosensitive material, and more preferably 0.1 to 3 mol.
2 mol / mol of coated silver of photosensitive material.

Further, the halogen which is no longer necessary after the image formation is performed.
In order to remove silver halide, a material with a fixing function in the processing material
Compounds can also be included. Of this type
One specific example is that a physical development nucleus and
A silver halide solvent is included, and the photosensitive material is heated during heating.
There is a method of solubilizing silver logenide and fixing it to the processing layer.
It is. Physical development nucleus is soluble from photosensitive material
The silver salt is reduced and converted into physically developed silver, which is fixed to the processing layer.
Things. Physical development nuclei include zinc, mercury, lead,
Cadmium, iron, chromium, nickel, tin, cobalt,
Heavy metals such as copper and ruthenium, or palladium and white
Precious metals such as gold, silver and gold, or their sulfur,
Such as colloidal particles of chalcogen compounds such as
All known nuclei can be used. these
The physical development nucleus material of ascorbic
Acid, sodium borohydride, hydroquinone, etc.
To make a metal colloid dispersion by reducing with a base agent
Or soluble sulfide, selenide or telluride solution
Mixed with water-insoluble metal sulfides and metal selenides.
Or forming a colloidal dispersion of metal telluride
Is obtained. These dispersions are hydrophilic, such as gelatin.
It is preferably formed in a binder. Colloidal silver
The method for preparing the particles is described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,688,601.
Are listed. If necessary, prepare silver halide emulsion
A desalination method to remove excess salt as known by
You may. The size of these physical development nuclei is 2 to 20.
Those having a particle size of 0 nm are preferably used. These things
The development nucleus is usually 10 ^-3~ 100mg /
m², Preferably 10^-2-10mg / m²Let it be contained
You. Physical development nuclei can be prepared separately and added to the coating solution.
In a coating solution containing a hydrophilic binder
For example, silver nitrate and sodium sulfide, or gold chloride
And a reducing agent or the like. Physical development nucleus and
In this case, silver, silver sulfide, palladium sulfide and the like are preferably used.
Can be

When silver halide is fixed by such a method, a reducing agent capable of causing physical development must be present in a layer containing physical development nuclei. When a non-diffusible reducing agent is used, it is necessary to add it to the layer. However, when a diffusible reducing agent is used, the reducing agent is added to any layer of the photosensitive material or the processing material. No problem. As the reducing agent having such a function, the above-mentioned auxiliary developer is preferably used.

The silver halide may be fixed without using a physical development nucleus or a reducing agent. In this case, it is desired that silver ions undergo salt substitution by a so-called silver halide solvent to produce a non-photosensitive silver salt.

In any case, known silver halide solvents can be used. For such uses, compounds generally known as a silver halide solvent and a fixing agent can be arbitrarily used.

The silver halide solvents used in the present invention include thiosulfates, sulfites, thiocyanates, thioether compounds, mercapto compounds, thiouracils,
And nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds having a sulfide group described in JP-A-4-365037 and JP-A-5-66540;
Mesoionic compounds, further, tetraazaindenes,
Examples include nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds such as uracils and benzotriazoles, and hydantoins.

In each case, a known silver halide solvent can be used. For example, thiosulfate,
Sulfites, thiocyanates, 1,8-di-3,6-dithiaoctane, 2,2 'described in JP-B-47-11386
Thioether compounds such as -thiodiethanol, 6,9-dioxa-3,12-dithiatetradecane-1,14-diol; uracils described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-325350, and 5- or 6-membered ring imides such as hydantoin Compounds having a ring, mercapto compounds, thiouracils, nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds having a sulfide group described in JP-A-4-365037 and JP-A-5-66540, and general formulas described in JP-A-53-144319. The compounds of I) can be used. Analytica Chemica Acta (A
nalytica Chemica Acta) 248
Volume 604 to 614 (1991), trimethyltriazolium thiolate and meso-ion thiolate compounds are also preferable. The compounds capable of fixing and stabilizing silver halide described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-206331 can also be used as a silver halide solvent. These silver halide solvents may be used in combination. Among the above compounds, compounds having a 5- or 6-membered imide ring, such as sulfites, uracil and hydantoin, are particularly preferred. In particular, uracil or hydantoin is preferably added as a potassium salt in that gloss reduction during storage of the treated material can be improved.

The total silver halide solvent content in the processing layer is from 0.01 to 100 mmol / m ² , preferably from 0.1 to 50 mmol / m ² . More preferably, it is 1 to 30 mmol / m ² . The molar ratio is 1/20 to 20 times, preferably 1/10 to 10 times, and more preferably 1/3 to 3 times, relative to the amount of silver applied to the light-sensitive material. The silver halide solvent may be added to a solvent such as water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, dimethylformamide, methylpropylglycol, or an alkali or acidic aqueous solution, or may be added to a coating solution after dispersing solid fine particles.

The processing material can have at least one timing layer. The purpose of this timing layer is to delay the bleaching reaction and the fixing reaction until the reaction of the desired silver halide with the developing agent and further with the coupler is substantially completed. The timing layer can be made of gelatin, polyvinyl alcohol, or polyvinyl alcohol-polyvinyl acetate. This layer may also be used, for example, in US Pat. No. 4,056,394,
Nos. 4,061,496 and 4,229,5
A barrier timing layer as described in No. 16 may be used.

In the heat development process of the present invention, two materials having different functions such as a processing material for performing color development and a processing material for performing bleaching and / or fixing (hereinafter, referred to as a second processing material). It is also possible to superpose the above-mentioned processing material and the photosensitive material in order and to perform the heat treatment. In this case, it is preferable that the processing material for development does not contain a compound having a bleaching or fixing function as described above. After the photosensitive material is superposed on the processing material for development and heat-treated, it is again superposed on the second processing material with the photosensitive layer and the processing layer facing each other for bleaching. At this time, the photosensitive material or the second processing material is provided with water equivalent to 0.1 to 1 times the amount required for maximally swelling the entire coating film except for both back layers. In this state, a bleaching process or a fixing process is performed by heating at a temperature of 40 ° C. to 100 ° C. for 5 seconds to 60 seconds. With respect to the amount of water, the type of water, the method of applying water, and the method of superposing the photosensitive material and the processing material, the same materials as the processing materials for development can be used.

In order to use the light-sensitive material of the present invention for storage or appreciation for a long period after processing, it is preferable to perform the above-mentioned bleaching or fixing. However, when the photosensitive material of the present invention is read by a scanner or the like immediately after processing and is used for conversion into an electronic image as described later, bleaching processing and fixing processing are not necessarily required. However, it is usually preferable to perform the fixing process. This is because the remaining silver halide has an absorption in the visible wavelength range, and adversely affects an electronic image obtained as a noise source during scanner reading. In order to realize a simple process of development only without performing a fixing process, it is preferable to use the above-mentioned thin tabular silver halide grains or silver chloride grains. In particular, silver chloride tabular grains are preferably used.

Another preferred processing mode of the light-sensitive material of the present invention is an activator processing. Activator processing refers to a processing method in which a color developing agent is incorporated in a photosensitive material, and development processing is performed using a processing solution containing no color developing agent. The processing solution in this case is characterized in that it does not contain a color developing agent contained in a normal developing solution component, and may contain other components (for example, an alkali, an auxiliary developing agent, etc.). Activator treatment is described in European Patent Nos. 545,491A1 and 565,16.
This is exemplified in known literature such as 5A1. The pH of the activator treatment liquid used in the present invention is preferably 9 or more, more preferably 10 or more.

When the light-sensitive material of the present invention is subjected to an activator treatment, an auxiliary developer is preferably used. Here, the auxiliary developer is a substance having an action of promoting the transfer of electrons from the color developing agent to the silver halide in the development process of silver halide development. The auxiliary developer may be added to the activator processing solution, but may be incorporated in the photosensitive material in advance. A method of developing with an alkaline aqueous solution containing an auxiliary developer is described in RD17643, pp. 28-29,
18716, 651 left column to right column, and 30710
5 pages 880-881.

The auxiliary developing agent in the present invention is preferably an electron-emitting compound represented by the general formula (ETA-I) or the general formula (ETA-II) according to the Kendall-Peltz rule. Among them, those represented by (ETA-I) are particularly preferred.

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Formulas (ETA-I) and (ETA-II)
In formulas, R ^{51 to} R ⁵⁴ represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group. R ^{55 to} R ⁵⁹ are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom,
Cyano group, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, alkenyl group, aryl group, heterocyclic group, alkoxy group, cycloalkyloxy group, aryloxy group, heterocyclic oxy group, silyloxy group, acyloxy group, amino group, anilino group, hetero Ring amino group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, heterocyclic thio group, silyl group, hydroxyl group,
Nitro group, alkoxycarbonyloxy group, cycloalkyloxycarbonyloxy group, aryloxycarbonyloxy group, carbamoyloxy group, sulfamoyloxy group, alkanesulfonyloxy group, arenesulfonyloxy group, acyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group,
Cycloalkyloxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, carbamoyl group, carbonamide group, ureido group, imide group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group, sulfonamide group,
Represents a sulfamoylamino group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an arenesulfinyl group, an alkanesulfonyl group, an arenesulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfo group, a phosphinoyl group, and a phosphinoylamino group.

Q represents an integer of 0 to 5, and when q is 2 or more, R ⁵⁵ may be different from each other. R ⁶⁰ represents an alkyl group or an aryl group.

Formula (ETA-I) or (ETA-I)
Specific examples of the compound represented by I) include compounds (ETA-1) to (ETA-32) described in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-44518, pages 26 to 30 by the present applicant.

When the auxiliary developer is incorporated in the photosensitive material, the auxiliary developer can be incorporated in the form of a precursor in order to enhance the storage stability of the photosensitive material. The auxiliary developer precursor used herein is described in JP-A-1-13855.
No. 6 can be mentioned. These compounds are dissolved in an appropriate solvent such as water, alcohols, acetone, dimethylformamide, and glycols, or in the form of fine solid dispersion or dissolved in a high boiling organic solvent such as tricresyl phosphate. It can be added and dispersed by dispersing fine particles in a hydrophilic binder. These auxiliary developer precursors may be used in combination of two or more, or may be used in combination with an auxiliary developer.

In the light-sensitive material and the processing material of the present invention, various surfactants can be used for the purpose of coating aid, improvement of peelability, improvement of slipperiness, antistatic, acceleration of development and the like. Specific examples of the surfactant are known in the art No. 5 (March 22, 1991, Aztec Co., Ltd.), 136-13.
8 pages, JP-A-62-173463 and JP-A-62-1834.
No. 57, etc. The photosensitive material may contain an organic fluoro compound for the purpose of preventing slippage, preventing static charge, improving peelability, and the like. Representative examples of the organic fluoro compounds are described in JP-B-57-9053, columns 8-17,
Hydrophobic surfactants such as fluorine-based surfactants described in JP-A Nos. 1-20944 and 62-135826, oily fluorine-containing compounds such as fluorine oil, and solid fluorine-containing compounds such as tetrafluoroethylene resin Compounds.

It is preferable that the light-sensitive material and the processing material have slipperiness. The content of the slip agent is preferably used for 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 stainless steel ball having a diameter of 5 mm was conveyed at 60 cm / min (25 ° C., 60% RH). In this evaluation, even when the surface of the photosensitive layer is replaced as the partner material, 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 the like.
As the polyorganosiloxane, polydimethylsiloxane, polydiethylsiloxane, polystyrylmethylsiloxane, polymethylphenylsiloxane, or the like can be used. 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.

In the light-sensitive material and the processing material of 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 agents are ZnO, TiO ₂ , SnO ₂ ,
Al ₂ O ₃ , In ₂ O ₃ , SiO ₂ , MgO, BaO,
At least one volume resistivity selected from MoO ₃ and V ₂ O ₅ is 10 ⁷ Ω · cm or less, more preferably 10 ⁵ Ω · cm or less.
Ω · cm or less particle size 0.001 to 1.0 μm
Fine particles of a crystalline metal oxide or a complex oxide thereof, and further, fine particles of a sol, a metal oxide, or a complex oxide thereof. The content in the light-sensitive material is 5 to 50
0 mg / m ² is preferable, and particularly preferably 10 to 350
mg / m ² . The ratio of the amount of the conductive crystalline oxide or its composite oxide to the binder is from 1/300 to 100/1.
Is preferably, and more preferably 1/100 to 100/5.

Various constitutions of the photosensitive material and the processing material (including the back layer) are used for the purpose of improving physical properties of the film such as stabilization of dimensions, prevention of curling, prevention of adhesion, prevention of cracking of the film, and prevention of pressure increase / decrease. A polymer latex can be included. Specifically, JP-A Nos. 62-245258 and 62
Any of the polymer latexes described in JP-B-136648 and JP-A-62-10066 can be used. In particular, when a polymer latex having a low glass transition point (40 ° C. or lower) is used for the mordant layer, cracking of the mordant layer can be prevented, and when a polymer latex having a high glass transition point is used for the back layer, the curl prevention effect is reduced. can get.

The light-sensitive material and the processing material of the present invention preferably contain 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 narrow. It is preferable that 90% or more of the total number of particles be contained between 0.9 and 1.1 times the average particle size. . 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). Specifically, JP-A-61-882
No. 56, page 29. In addition, benzoguanamine resin beads, polycarbonate resin beads, A
JP-A Nos. 63-274944 and 6
There is a compound described in 3-274952. In addition, the compounds described in the aforementioned Research Disclosure can be used.

Next, a film cartridge in which a photosensitive material can be loaded 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, patrone may contain various antistatic agents, such as carbon black, metal oxide particles, nonions,
Anions, cations and betaine-based surfactants or polymers can be preferably used. These antistatic patrones are disclosed in JP-A-1-312537,
No. 3,12,538. Especially 25 ° C, 25
The resistance at% RH is preferably 10 ¹² Ω or less. Usually, a plastic patrone is manufactured using a plastic into which carbon black, a pigment, or the like is kneaded in order to impart light shielding properties. The size of the patrone may be the same as the current 135 size.
It is also effective to set the diameter of a cartridge having a size of 25 mm to 22 mm or less. The volume of the patrone case is
It is preferably at most 30 cm ^3, more preferably at most 25 cm ³ . The weight of the plastic used for the patrone and the patrone case is preferably 5 g to 15 g.

A cartridge that rotates the spool to feed the film may also be used. Further, a structure may be employed in which the leading end of the film is housed in the patrone main body, and the leading end of the film is sent out from the port portion of the patrone by rotating the spool shaft in the film sending direction. These are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,834,306 and 5,226,61.
No. 3.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention can be used by loading it on a commercially available film unit with a lens. The light-sensitive material of the present invention is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-1584.
No. 27, No. 10-170624, No. 10-18898
It can be preferably used by loading it into the lens-fitted film unit described in the specification of JP-A No. 4 (1994).

When the light-sensitive material of the present invention is used as a light-sensitive material for photographing, it is common to directly photograph landscapes, people, and the like using a camera or the like. The case where the above-described lens-attached film unit is used by being mounted thereon is similar to this.
In addition, the photosensitive material of the present invention is a method of exposing through a reversal film or a negative film using a printer or a stretching machine, a method of scanning and exposing an original image through a slit or the like using an exposing device of a copying machine, etc. A method of scanning and exposing an emitting diode, various lasers (laser diode, gas laser, etc.) via an electric signal to emit light (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-129625, Japanese Patent Application No. 3-3)
No. 38182, No. 4-9388, No. 4-281442
And methods for outputting image information to an image display device such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display, an electroluminescence display, and a plasma display, and exposing directly or via an optical system.

As a light source for recording an image on a photosensitive material,
As described above, U.S. Pat.
500,626, column 56, JP-A-2-53378,
The light source and the exposure method described in JP-A-2-54672 can be used. Also, image exposure can be performed using a wavelength conversion element in which a non-linear optical material and a coherent light source such as laser light are combined. Here, the nonlinear optical material is
It is a material that can exhibit nonlinearity between localization and electric field that appears when a strong optical electric field such as laser light is applied, such as lithium niobate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP), lithium iodate, and BaB ₂ O ₄ And urea derivatives, nitroaniline derivatives such as 3-
Methyl-4-nitropyridine-N-oxide (POM)
Nitropyridine-N-oxide derivatives such as those described in JP-A-61-53462 and JP-A-62-1210432 can be preferably used. As a form of the wavelength conversion element, a single crystal optical waveguide type, a fiber type, and the like are known, and any of them is useful.

The image information is obtained by dividing an image signal obtained from a video camera, an electronic still camera, or the like, a television signal represented by the Nippon Television Signal Standard (NTSC), or an original image into a plurality of pixels such as a scanner. Image signal,
Images created using a computer represented by CG and CAD can be used.

The image obtained by the present invention can be read using a scanner or the like and converted into electronic image information. In the present invention, a scanner is a device that optically scans a photosensitive material and converts the optical density of reflection or transmission into image information. When scanning, it is common to scan the required area of the photosensitive material by moving the optical part of the scanner in a direction different from the direction of movement of the photosensitive material, and it is recommended that the photosensitive material be fixed. Then, only the optical part of the scanner may be moved, or only the photosensitive material may be moved to fix the optical part of the scanner. Alternatively, a combination of these may be used.

When reading the image information of the photosensitive member,
A method of irradiating the entire surface with light in a wavelength region where at least three dyes can be absorbed or performing slit scanning to measure the amount of reflected light or transmitted light is preferable. In this case, it is preferable to use diffused light, because information such as a matting agent and a scratch on the film can be removed as compared with the use of parallel light. Further, it is preferable that a semiconductor image sensor (for example, an area type CCD or a CCD line sensor) is used for the light receiving unit. Also, the presence or absence of a processing sheet at the time of image reading does not matter.

The image data thus obtained can be viewed using various image display devices. As the image display device, an arbitrary device such as a color or monochrome CRT, a liquid crystal display, a plasma light emitting display, and an EL display is used.

In the present invention, an image signal thus read can be output to form an image on another recording material. The output material is silver halide photosensitive material,
Various hard copy devices are used. For example, various systems such as an ink jet system, a sublimation type thermal transfer system, an electrophotographic system, a cycolor system, a thermoautochrome system, a method of exposing a silver halide color paper, and a silver halide heat development system are used. The effect of the present invention is sufficiently exhibited by any of the methods.

In the present invention, the main purpose is to take in image information obtained by development as digital data. However, in the conventional method, photographed information is converted to a print material such as color paper by an analog optical method. It can also be used after exposure.

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EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described specifically with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. Example 1 A multilayer color photosensitive material was prepared by coating the following composition on a cellulose triacetate film support provided with an undercoat layer.

Hereinafter, a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material will be described.
1 m unless otherwise specified. ²Grams per unit
Is shown. In addition, silver halide and colloidal silver are converted to silver.
The sensitizing dye is expressed in moles per mole of silver halide.
It is shown by the number of files.

First layer: Antihalation layer Black colloidal silver 0.18 Ultraviolet absorber (UV-1) 0.30 High boiling organic solvent (Oil-1) 0.37 Gelatin 1.59

Second layer: Intermediate layer Gelatin 0.80

Third layer: low-sensitivity red-sensitive layer Silver iodobromide emulsion A 0.63 sensitizing dye (SD-1) 1.7 × 10 ⁻⁴ sensitizing dye (SD-2) 1.5 × 10 ^{− 4} sensitizing dye (SD-3) 1.5 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD-4) 1.3 × 10 ^-5 cyan coupler (C-1) 0.71 colored cyan coupler (CC-1) 0 0.09 DIR compound (D-2) 0.005 High boiling organic solvent (Oil-1) 0.65 Gelatin 2.05

Fourth layer: middle-sensitivity red-sensitive layer Silver iodobromide emulsion B 0.71 sensitizing dye (SD-2) 2.5 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD-3) 1.4 × 10 ^{− 5} sensitizing dye (SD-4) 2.2 × 10 ^-4 cyan coupler (C-1) 0.27 colored cyan coupler (CC-1) 0.04 DIR compound (D-1) 0.01 high boiling point organic Solvent (Oil-1) 0.32 Gelatin 0.83

Fifth layer: high-sensitivity red-sensitive layer Silver iodobromide emulsion C 1.52 sensitizing dye (SD-2) 2.1 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD-3) 1.2 × 10 ^{− 5} sensitizing dye (SD-4) 1.8 × 10 ^-4 cyan coupler (C-2) 0.13 DIR compound (D-2) 0.009 high boiling point organic solvent (Oil-1) 0.17 gelatin 1 .04

Sixth layer: Intermediate layer Color stain inhibitor (SC-1) 0.04 High boiling organic solvent (Oil-1) 0.50 Gelatin 1.00 Y-1 0.04 Y-2 0.12

Seventh layer: low-sensitivity green-sensitive layer Silver iodobromide emulsion A 0.76 sensitizing dye (SD-1) 6.5 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD-9) 7.2 × 10 ^{− 5} sensitizing dye (SD-7) 7.5 × 10 ^-5 Magenta coupler (M-1) 0.13 Colored magenta coupler (CM-1) 0.11 DIR compound (D-1) 0.004 High boiling organic Solvent (Oil-2) 0.49 Gelatin 1.10

Eighth layer: middle-sensitivity green-sensitive layer Silver iodobromide emulsion B 0.55 sensitizing dye (SD-1) 5.2 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD-9) 5.8 × 10 ^{− 5} sensitizing dye (SD-7) 5.0 × 10 ^-5 Magenta coupler (M-1) 0.07 Colored magenta coupler (CM-1) 0.14 DIR compound (D-3) 0.002 DIR compound ( D-4) 0.002 High boiling organic solvent (Oil-2) 0.33 Gelatin 0.78

Ninth layer: high-sensitivity green-sensitive layer Silver iodobromide emulsion C 0.82 sensitizing dye (SD-6) 1.4 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD-7) 1.5 × 10 ^{− 4} sensitizing dye (SD-8) 1.4 × 10 ^-4 Magenta coupler (M-1) 0.03 Magenta coupler (M-2) 0.05 Colored magenta coupler (CM-2) 0.03 High boiling organic Solvent (Oil-2) 0.31 Gelatin 0.91

Tenth layer: Intermediate layer High boiling organic solvent (Oil-1) 0.30 Gelatin 0.50

Eleventh layer: Yellow filter layer Yellow colloidal silver 0.10 Color stain inhibitor (SC-2) 0.08 High boiling organic solvent (Oil-2) 0.10 Gelatin 1.00

Twelfth layer: Intermediate layer Gelatin 0.50

13th layer: low-sensitivity blue-sensitive layer silver iodobromide emulsion A 0.16 silver iodobromide emulsion D 0.16 sensitizing dye (SD-10) 1.7 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD -11) 4.0 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD′-1) 3.1 × 10 ^-6 Yellow coupler (Y-1) 0.24 Yellow coupler (Y-2) 0.66 DIR compound (D -5) 0.10 High boiling organic solvent (Oil-2) 0.18 Gelatin 1.19

Fourteenth layer: middle-sensitivity blue-sensitive layer Silver iodobromide emulsion B 0.46 sensitizing dye (SD-10) 1.3 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD-11) 3.0 × 10 ^{− 4} sensitizing dye (SD'-1) 1.6 × 10 ^-6 yellow coupler (Y-1) 0.07 yellow coupler (Y-2) 0.20 high boiling organic solvent (Oil-2) 0.05 gelatin 0.84

Fifteenth layer: high-sensitivity blue-sensitive layer Silver iodobromide emulsion E 0.41 sensitizing dye (SD-10) 0.9 × 10 ^-4 sensitizing dye (SD-12) 2.0 × 10 ^{− 4} sensitizing dye (SD'-1) 1.0 × 10 ^-6 Yellow coupler (Y-1) 0.06 Yellow coupler (Y-2) 0.18 High boiling organic solvent (Oil-2) 0.05 Gelatin 0.97

Sixteenth layer: First protective layer Silver iodobromide emulsion (average particle size: 0.04 μm, silver iodobromide content: 4.0 mol%) 0.30 Ultraviolet absorber (UV-2) 0.30 UV absorber (UV-3) 0.015 UV absorber (UV-4) 0.015 UV absorber (UV-5) 0.015 UV absorber (UV-6) 0.10 High boiling organic solvent (Oil) -2) 0.07 High boiling organic solvent (Oil-3) 0.07 Gelatin 1.44

Seventeenth layer: Second protective layer Alkali-soluble matting agent (P-1) 0.15 Polymethyl methacrylate (average particle size: 3 μm) 0.04 Slip agent (WAX-1) 0.04 Gelatin 0.55

Incidentally, in addition to the above-mentioned composition, compounds SU-1, S
U-2, SU-3, SU-4, viscosity modifier V-1, hardener H-1, H-2, stabilizer ST-1, antifoggant AF
-1, AF-2, two kinds of AF-3 having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 and a weight average molecular weight of 1,100,000;
Compounds FS-1, FS-2 and preservative DI-1 were appropriately added to each layer. The structure of the compound used in the above sample is shown below.

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Samples 1 to 6 were formed by processing into a 35 mm standard film size for photography.

Example 2 The following operations were performed on Samples 1 to 6 thus obtained. (Input of reference information; sample 1) Blue light, green light, and red light were respectively exposed to three places from a part 100 mm from the head through an optical wedge mask, and sealed in a patrone.

Thereafter, development and image information were read by the automatic developing machine A in which the developing solution tank portion of the automatic developing machine A having the image information reading section was filled with the color developing solution for C-41 processing. The obtained signal was converted into an electric signal and stored in a memory part attached to the automatic developing machine A.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a photosensitive material unwinding section;
Denotes a developer tank, 3 denotes a reading light source (three colors in parallel), 4 denotes a reading CCD (three in parallel), 5 denotes an arithmetic unit, 6 denotes a display plate, and 7 denotes a photosensitive material discharge unit.

(Input of photographed image information serving as a reference; sample 2) After sealing sample 2 in a patrone, mounting it on a camera and shooting a person (hereinafter referred to as scene B) with a forest as a background, rewinding, The developing and the reading of image information were continuously performed by the automatic developing machine A. The obtained signal was converted into an electric signal and stored in a memory part attached to the automatic developing machine A.

[0204] (variation in process conditions; sample 3) by an automatic developing machine A filled with the color developer, after the photosensitive material 6 m ² treated developer fatigued process condition changes, as the sample 3 of the following Processed.

[0205] Blue light, green light, and red light were exposed through three optical wedge masks at three points from a portion 100 mm from the head, respectively, and sealed in a patrone. The exposure amount at this time was the same as that at the time of the optical wedge exposure of the sample 1.

Thereafter, a scene B was photographed on a portion of the photosensitive material where the optical wedge was not exposed, and developed and image information was read by an automatic developing machine A having an image information reading section.

(Calculation 1) In the second embodiment, the calculation is <1> the density (Dsx) of each stage of the reference information optical wedge.
(Ddx (i) = Dtx (i)) between (i)) and the density (Dtx (i)) of each stage of the optical wedge of specific signal information.
-Dsx (i)) is yellow (Y), magenta (M),
Cyan (C) Taken at each optical wedge. <2> Density (Dpx ') for each pixel of a read signal of each color of a captured image
In contrast to (h)), the optical wedge of the specific signal information having the closest density (Dtx ') among the stages.
(I ')). <3> The corresponding difference (Dd
x '(i)) and the sum of the density of the pixel (Dax' (h ')
= Dpx '(h') + Ddx '(i)) as the negative information.

(Evaluation of Image Information) Evaluation of image information is 10
The evaluation was performed by subjective evaluation using a human monitor. The image information is output as a positive image based on photographed image information serving as a reference and image information (a set of Dpx (h)) not subjected to the operation 1, and image information (Dax (h) of the image information subjected to the operation 1). Each of the prints output as a positive image based on the set was subjectively evaluated by 10 monitors. Konica Post Chelate Sublimation Thermal Transfer Printer CHC-
Prints were made according to S845-5C, and each print was subjectively evaluated by 10 monitors. By comparing a print that outputs image information without performing the operation 1 and a print that outputs image information that has undergone the operation 1, it is a method of determining whether the image quality is close to or far from that of the printed photographic image information as a reference. An evaluation was performed.

Prints that output image information for which calculation 1 is not performed (Comparative Example) Near 0 people, rather close 0 people, cannot say 0 0 Somewhat far away 3 people, far 7 People Prints that output image information after operation 1 (this invention) Near 9 people, rather close 1 person, not so much 0 people Somewhat far away 0 people, far away 0 people Book According to the embodiments, it has been clarified that a method for automatically correcting a change in processing conditions can be provided by the configuration of the present invention.

Example 3 The following operations were performed on photosensitive materials 4 to 6. (Input of reference information; sample 4) Fill 16 parts of automatic developing machine B with a color developing solution for C-41 processing, and apply blue light, green light, and red light to sample 4 at the optical wedge exposure part of automatic developing machine B. Then, the optical wedge was exposed through an optical wedge mask, followed by continuous development and reading of specific signal information (optical wedge). The obtained signal was converted into an electric signal and stored in a memory part attached to the automatic developing machine B.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 8 denotes a photosensitive material unwinding section;
Is an optical wedge exposure unit, 10 is a decompression contacting machine, 11 is an optical wedge mask (three in parallel), 12 is an optical wedge exposure light source (three colors in parallel), 13 is a decompression pump, and 14 and 1
5 is an exhaust duct, 16 is a developer tank, 17 is a reading light source (parallel in three colors), 18 is a reading CCD (three in parallel), 19 is an arithmetic unit, 20 is a display panel, 21 is a photosensitive material discharge section, Are indicated.

(Input of photographed image information serving as a reference; sample 5) After the photosensitive material 5 is sealed in a patrone, it is mounted on a camera, and a person (hereinafter, referred to as scene D) with a scene of a city as a background is photographed. After that, development and image information reading were continuously performed by an automatic developing machine. The obtained signal was converted into an electric signal and stored in a memory part attached to the automatic developing machine B.

[0213] (variation in process conditions; Sample 6) by an automatic developing machine B filled with the color developer, after the photosensitive material 6 m ² treated developer fatigued process condition changes, as the sample 6, below Processed.

After enclosing in patrone, 2
The scene D is photographed behind 50 mm, and the portion of the photosensitive material where the scene D is not photographed by the optical wedge exposure unit of the automatic developing machine B having an image information reading unit is optically irradiated with blue light, green light, and red light. The wedge was exposed, and subsequently development and image information reading were continuously performed.

The above sample is used for calculation 1 of the first embodiment.
The same calculation as in Example 1 was performed, and evaluation was performed in the same manner as in Example 1.

Prints that output image information not subjected to operation 1 (Comparative Example) Near 0 people, rather close 0 people, not so much 0 people Somewhat far apart 2 people, far apart 8 People Printed image information that has been subjected to operation 1 (this invention) Close 8 people, rather close 2 people, can not say 0 0 Somewhat far away 0 people, far away 0 books According to the embodiments, it has been clarified that a method for automatically correcting a change in processing conditions can be provided by the configuration of the present invention.

Example 4 <Preparation of Seed Emulsion T-1> Seed emulsion T-1 having two parallel twin planes was prepared by the following method. (A-1 solution) Ossein gelatin 38.0 g Potassium bromide 11.7 g Finished with water to 34.0 liters. (B-1 solution) Finish to 3815 ml with 810.0 g of silver nitrate water. (C-1 solution) Potassium bromide 567.3 g Make up to 3815 ml with water. (D-1 solution) Ossein gelatin 163.4 g HO (CH₂CH₂O)_m(CH (CH₃) CH₂O)₁₉.₈(CH₂CH ₂ O)_nH (m + n = 9.77) 10% methanol solution 5.5 ml Make up to 3961 ml with water. (E-1 solution) Sulfuric acid (10%) 91.1 ml (F-1 solution) 56% acetic acid aqueous solution Required amount (G-1 solution) Ammonia water (28%) 105.7 ml (H-1 solution) Potassium hydroxide Aqueous solution (10%) required amount

Using a stirrer described in JP-A-62-160128, add the E-1 solution to the A-1 solution vigorously stirred at 30 ° C., and then double-jet the B-1 solution and the C-1 solution. According to the method, 279 ml of each was added at a constant speed for 1 minute to form silver halide nuclei.

Thereafter, the solution D-1 was added, the temperature was raised to 60 ° C. over 31 minutes, the solution G-1 was further added, the pH was adjusted to 9.3 with the solution H-1, and the mixture was heated for 6.5 minutes. Aging was performed. Thereafter, the pH was adjusted to 5.8 with the F-1 solution, and then the remaining B-1 solution and the C-1 solution were subjected to double jet method to 37
Min, and desalted immediately by a conventional method. When this seed emulsion was observed with an electron microscope, two parallel
It was a monodisperse tabular seed emulsion having ECD = 0.72 μm having twin planes and a coefficient of variation in particle size distribution of 16%.

<Preparation of Tabular Grain Emulsion Em-1> Emulsion Em-1 was prepared using seed emulsion T-1 and the following solution. (A-2 solution) Ossein gelatin 519.9 g HO (CH₂CH₂O)_m(CH (CH₃) CH₂O)₁₉.₈(CH₂CH ₂ O)_n4.5 ml of 10% methanol solution of H (m + n = 9.77) Seed emulsion T-1 Equivalent to 5.3 moles Make up to 18.0 liters with water. (Solution B-2) 3.5N silver nitrate aqueous solution 2787 ml (Solution C-2) Potassium bromide 1020 g Potassium iodide 29.1 g Finished to 2500 ml with water. (D-2 solution) Potassium bromide 618.5 g Potassium iodide 8.7 g Make up to 1500 ml with water. (E-2 solution) Potassium bromide 208.3 g Make up to 1000 ml with water. (F-2 solution) 56% acetic acid aqueous solution required amount (G-2 solution) Potassium bromide 624.8 g Finish up to 1500 ml with water. (H-2 solution) Fine particle emulsion composed of 3.0% by weight of gelatin and silver iodide grains (ECD = 0.05 μm), equivalent to 0.672 mol

The preparation method is shown below. 10.59 moles of silver nitrate and 10.59 moles are added to 9942 ml of a 5.0% gelatin solution containing 0.254 moles of potassium iodide.
3092 ml each of an aqueous solution containing 59 mol of potassium iodide
Was added at a constant speed over 35 minutes to form fine particles. The temperature during the formation of the fine particles was controlled at 40 ° C., and the pH and EAg were determined.

(I-2 solution) 10 ml of an aqueous solution containing 1.4 × 10 ⁻⁶ mol of thiourea dioxide per mol of silver halide (solution J-2) Sodium ethylthiosulfonate was added at an amount of 2.times.10.sup.- ⁶ per mol of silver halide. 3 × 10 ^{- 5} molar aqueous solution containing 100 ml (K-2 solution) 10% aqueous potassium hydroxide necessary amount

Solution A-2 was added to the reaction vessel, and while stirring vigorously at 75 ° C., solution B-2, solution C-2 and solution D-2 were mixed according to the combination shown in Table 2 by the simultaneous mixing method. Addition was performed, seed crystals were grown, and Em-1 was prepared.
Here, the addition rates of the B-2 solution, the C-2 solution, and the D-2 solution are as follows:
Considering the critical growth rate, it was changed in a function-wise manner with respect to the addition time so that the generation of small particles other than the seed particles that were growing and the deterioration of the particle size distribution due to Ostwald ripening between the grown particles did not occur. .

First, the first growth was carried out by controlling the solution temperature in the reaction vessel to 75 ° C., the pAg to 8.9, and the pH to 5.8. In this first addition, 6 of solution B-2
5.8% was added. Thereafter, the solution J-2 was added, the solution temperature in the reaction vessel was lowered to 40 ° C. in 30 minutes, and the pAg was raised to 1
The solution was adjusted to 0.3, the entire amount of the H-2 solution was added at a constant speed for 2 minutes, and the second addition was immediately performed. The second addition was performed while controlling the solution temperature in the reaction vessel at 40 ° C., the pAg at 10.3, and the pH at 5.0, and all the remaining solution B-2 was added. For controlling pAg and pH, Solution E-2, Solution F-2 and Solution K-2 were added as necessary.

After the particles are formed, desalting is carried out according to the method described in JP-A-5-72658, and then gelatin is added and dispersed, and pAg 8.06, pH 5.0 at 40 ° C.
8 were obtained. The silver iodide content of this emulsion was 5.3%. When the silver halide grains in this emulsion were observed with an electron microscope, the ECD (grain equivalent to projected area circle) = 1.
The particles were hexagonal tabular monodisperse silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of 7.0 and a variation coefficient of particle size distribution of 50 μm and a variation coefficient of 14%.

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<Chemical Sensitization and Spectral Sensitization> Em-1 was divided into small portions, and the following spectral sensitizing dyes were added to each of them. Further, optimal amounts of sodium thiocyanate, sodium thiosulfate,
Triethylthiourea, chloroauric acid, 1- (3-acetamidophenyl) -5-mercaptotetrazole (AF-
5a) was added and heated to 50 ° C. After ripening for each of the optimum reaction times, the mixture was cooled, and a stabilizer ST-1a and an antifoggant AF-5a were added thereto to give a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1, and Blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1 was obtained. The types and amounts of sensitizing dyes added to each emulsion are as follows. The addition amount was shown as an addition amount per mole of silver halide.

Red-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1 Sensitizing dye (SD-1a) 0.04 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-2a) 0.07 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-3a) 0.04 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-4a) 0.13 mmol Green-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1 Sensitizing dye (SD-5a) 0.04 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-6a) 0.03 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-7a) 0 .17 mmol sensitizing dye (SD-8a) 0.02 mmol sensitizing dye (SD-9a) 0.02 mmol sensitizing dye (SD-10a) 0.02 mmol blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1 sensitizing dye (SD-11a) 0.19 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-12a) 0.06 mmol

The silver iodide content was 3 mol%, the ECD (particle diameter in terms of projected area circle) = 0.59, the average aspect ratio was 3.4, and the particle size distribution was basically the same as in the above Preparation Examples. Of a silver halide emulsion containing monodispersed silver iodobromide tabular grains having a coefficient of variation of 16%, a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1. By performing spectral sensitization and chemical sensitization in the same manner as in the above, red-sensitive silver halide emulsion-2, green-sensitive silver halide emulsion-2, and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion-2 were obtained. The types and amounts of sensitizing dyes added to each emulsion are as follows. The addition amount was shown as an addition amount per mole of silver halide.

Red-sensitive silver halide emulsion-2 Sensitizing dye (SD-1a) 0.08 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-3a) 0.08 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-4a) 0.42 mmol Green-sensitive halogen Silver halide emulsion-2 Sensitizing dye (SD-5a) 0.04 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-6a) 0.15 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-7a) 0.35 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-9a) 0 0.05 mmol Blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1 Sensitizing dye (SD-11a) 0.38 mmol Sensitizing dye (SD-12a) 0.11 mmol The sensitizing dyes used here are shown below.

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<Preparation of Photosensitive Material 101> Using the silver halide emulsion thus obtained, a transparent PE
A photographic component layer having the following composition was sequentially applied on an N base (85 μm thickness) to prepare a photosensitive material 101 having a multilayer configuration. Amount of each material added mg of coating amount per 1 m ²
/ M ² . However, silver halide was expressed in terms of silver.

First layer (antihalation layer) Gelatin 800 Ultraviolet absorber (UV-1a) 200 High boiling solvent (OIL-2a) 200 Zinc hydroxide 500 Dye (AI-1a) 280 Dye (AI-2a) 240 Dye (AI-3a) 400

Second layer (cyan color-forming layer) Gelatin 1000 Red-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1 350 Red-sensitive silver halide emulsion-2 290 Color developing agent (D-24) 520 Cyan coupler (C-1a) 230 Cyan coupler (C-2a) 160 High boiling point solvent (OIL-1a) 460 High boiling point solvent (OIL-2a) 130 Antifoggant (AF-6a) 1

Third layer (intermediate layer) Gelatin 800 Dye (AI-2a) 160 Additive (HQ-2a) 20 High boiling point solvent (OIL-2a) 60 Water-soluble polymer (PS-1a) 60 Zinc hydroxide 500

Fourth layer (magenta color-forming layer) Gelatin 1800 Green-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1 350 Green-sensitive silver halide emulsion-2 290 Color developing agent (D-24) 520 Magenta coupler (M-1a) 400 High boiling point Solvent (OIL-1a) 460 High boiling point solvent (OIL-2a) 90 Antifoggant (AF-6a) 1 Water-soluble polymer (PS-1a) 20

Fifth layer (intermediate layer) Gelatin 800 Dye (AI-1a) 320 Additive (HQ-1a) 6 Additive (HQ-2a) 20 High boiling solvent (OIL-1a) 75 Zinc hydroxide 300

Sixth layer (yellow color-forming layer) Gelatin 3200 Blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion-1 670 Blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion-2 550 Color developing agent (D-24) 520 Yellow coupler (Y-1a) 1060 High boiling point Solvent (OIL-1a) 450 High boiling point solvent (OIL-2a) 300 Antifoggant (AF-6a) 2 Water-soluble polymer (PS-1a) 40

Seventh layer (intermediate layer) Gelatin 1500 Water-soluble polymer (PS-1a) 60 Zinc hydroxide 700

Eighth layer (protective layer) Gelatin 1000 Matting agent (WAX-1a) 200 Water-soluble polymer (PS-1a) 120

Incidentally, in addition to the above composition, a coating aid SU-
1, SU-2, SU-3, dispersion aid SU-4, stabilizer S
T-1, ST-2, antifoggants AF-1, AF-2,
AF-3, AF-4, AF-5, hardeners H-1, H-
2, H-3 and H-4 were added. Also, F-2, F-
3, F-4 and F-5 each in a total amount of 15.0 mg /
m ², 60.0 mg / m², 50.0mg / m²And 1
0.0mg / m²And add to each layer so that
Was. The materials used above are as follows.

The thus obtained photosensitive material 101 was processed into a film size for photography conforming to the IX-240 standard to obtain samples 101A to 101G.

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A layer having the following composition was sequentially applied on an EN base (thickness: 85 μm) to prepare a treated sheet P-1. The amount of each material added is indicated in units of mg / ^{m 2} as the coating amount per 1 m ^2. The materials used are described above, and those not present are shown below.

First layer Addition amount (mg / m ² ) Gelatin 280 Water-soluble polymer (PS-2a) 12 Surfactant (SU-3a) 14 Hardener (H-5a) 185

Second layer Gelatin 2400 Water-soluble polymer (PS-3a) 360 Water-soluble polymer (PS-1a) 700 Water-soluble polymer (PS-4a) 600 High boiling solvent (OIL-3a) 2000 Guanidine picolinate 2910 Quinolic acid Potassium 225 Sodium quinolinate 180 Surfactant (SU-3a) 24

Third layer Gelatin 240 Water-soluble polymer (PS-1a) 24 Hardener (H-5a) 180 Surfactant (SU-3a) 9

Fourth layer Gelatin 220 Water-soluble polymer (PS-2a) 60 Water-soluble polymer (PS-3a) 200 Potassium nitrate 12 Matting agent (PM-2a) 10 Surfactant (SU-3a) 7 Surfactant (SU) -5a) 7 Surfactant (SU-6a) 10

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Example 5 The following operations were performed on Samples 101A to 101C thus obtained. (Input of reference information; sample 101A) 60 mm from the top
Was exposed to blue light, green light, and red light through an optical wedge mask, respectively, and sealed in an IX-240 cartridge. Apply 40 ° C hot water to the surface of the photosensitive material.
After applying 5 ml / m ² , the processing sheet P-1 and the respective film surfaces were overlapped with each other, and then heat-developed at 83 ° C. for 30 seconds using a heat drum. The obtained sample was read by a film scanner to create optical wedge information as a reference.

(Input of Captured Image Information as Reference; Sample 1)
01B) After enclosing the sample 101B in the patrone, mounting it on a camera, photographing the scene B (a person against the background of a forest), rewinding, performing heat development and reading image information in the same manner as in the sample 101A, Was created.

(Variation in Processing Conditions; Sample 101C) Sample 1
01 was exposed to blue light, green light, and red light through three optical wedge masks at three locations 60 mm from the top, respectively, and sealed in a patrone. The exposure at this time is
It was set to be the same as that of the optical wedge exposure of the sample 101A. Thereafter, scene B was photographed in a portion of the sample 101C where the optical wedge was not exposed, and thermal development and reading of image information were performed in the same manner as the sample 101. However, the temperature for thermal development was 81 ° C.

(Evaluation of Image Information) Evaluation of image information is 20
The evaluation was performed by subjective evaluation using a human monitor. The image information is output as a positive image based on the photographed image information serving as a reference and the image information (a set of Dpx (h)) not subjected to the operation 1 shown in the second embodiment, and the image information subjected to the operation 1 Each print output as a positive image based on the (Dax (h) set) was subjectively evaluated by 20 monitors. Printed by Konica's post-chelate sublimation thermal transfer printer CHC-S845-5C,
Each print was subjectively evaluated by 20 monitors. By comparing a print that outputs image information without performing the operation 1 and a print that outputs image information that has undergone the operation 1, it is a method of determining whether the image quality is close to or far from that of the printed photographic image information as a reference. An evaluation was performed.

Prints Outputting Image Information Not Performed with Operation 1 (Comparative Example) Near 0, Rather Close 0, Rather 1 Rather 3 or 3 People Printed image information that has undergone operation 1 (this invention) Close 14 people, rather close 6 people, almost none 0 Somewhat far away 0, far away 0 According to the embodiments, it has been clarified that a method for automatically correcting a change in processing conditions can be provided by the configuration of the present invention. In the case of heat development, most monitors recognize a large change in the output image with a temperature fluctuation of only 2 ° C., and it can be said that the method of the present invention for correcting the change is extremely effective.

Example 6 Samples 101D and 101E were exposed through blue, green, and red optical wedge masks and sealed in an IX-240 cartridge. Further, the film was mounted on a Konica ISSIMO film unit with a lens manufactured by Konica Corporation. Thereafter, for each of the samples 101D and 101E, a scene D (a person with a city background) and a scene E (a person in a room) were photographed in a portion where the optical wedge was not exposed. In shooting the scene E, a strobe was used.

After subjecting these samples to heat development in the same manner as in Example 5, image information was read by a scanner. However, Sample 101D was heat-developed at 83 ° C. for 30 seconds in order to input the reference information and the reference photographed image, and Sample 101E was heat-developed at 85 ° C. for 30 seconds with the processing conditions varied.

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The evaluation was performed by subjective evaluation using a human monitor. The image information is output as a positive image for each of the scenes D and E based on the photographed image information serving as a reference and the image information (a set of Dpx (h)) in which the calculation 1 shown in the second embodiment is not performed. Each of the prints, which was output as a positive image based on the image information (set of Dax (h)) on which the calculation 1 was performed, was subjectively evaluated by 20 monitors. Konica Post Chelate Sublimation Thermal Transfer Printer CHC-S
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Subjective evaluation was performed by 0 monitors. By comparing a print that outputs image information without performing the operation 1 and a print that outputs image information that has undergone the operation 1, it is a method of determining whether the image quality is close to or far from that of the printed photographic image information as a reference. An evaluation was performed.

(Results for Scene D) Prints that output image information without performing operation 1 (Comparative Example) Near 0 people, rather close 0 people, not so much 2 people Slightly far away 5 13 people who are far apart 13 prints that output image information on which operation 1 was performed (this invention) 12 people who were close, 7 people who were rather close 1 person who could not say neither 1 person who was far apart 0 people 0 people far apart

(Results for Scene E (Strobe Flashing)) Prints Outputting Image Information Not Performing Operation 1 (Comparative Example) Close 0, Rather Close 0, Cannot Rise 0 Rather Two people who are far apart, 18 people who are far apart 18 people who printed the image information that performed the operation 1 (the present invention) 11 people who were close, 8 people who were rather close, 1 person who could not say either 1 people who were rather far 0 people, far 0 people

According to the present example, it has been clarified that the method of the present invention is also effective when filming with a lens or flash photography.

Example 7 The same test as in Example 6 was performed using the samples 101F and 101G. However, the developing process was performed by an activator process instead of the thermal developing process of Example 6. That is, the developer tank 2 of the automatic developing machine A is filled with the following activator solution,
A developing process was performed at 0 ° C. for 30 seconds, and image information was read.

The sample 101F was treated at pH 12.5 in order to obtain reference information. On the other hand, sample 101
For G, the treatment conditions were varied and the treatment was performed at pH 12.2. Subsequently, evaluation was performed by 20 monitors in the same manner as in Example 6.

[0270] <activator solution> _Na 2 _CO 3 26.5g / liter NaHCO ₃ 6.3 g / l Na ₂ SO ₃ 2.0g / l NaBr 1.0 g / l of 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-1-phenyl Pyrazolidin-3-one 1.5g / liter Adjust pH to 12.5 or 12.2 with KOH

(Results for Scene D) Prints that output image information without performing operation 1 (Comparative Example) Near 0 people, rather close 0 people, cannot say either 3 Somewhat far away 5 12 people who are far apart 12 prints that output image information on which operation 1 has been performed (the present invention) 11 people who are close, 7 people who are rather close 2 people who cannot say neither 0 people who are far apart 0 0 people far apart

(Results for Scene E (Strobe Photography)) Prints Outputting Image Information Not Performed with Operation 1 (Comparative Example) Near 0, Rather Close 0, Rather 1 One Speaking of: 3 people far apart, 16 people far apart Print that output image information after performing operation 1 (this invention) Close 11 people, rather close 7 people, not so much 2 people Somewhat far away 0 people, far 0 people

According to the present example, it has been clarified that the method of the present invention is also effective when activator processing is used.

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According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image information forming method, a photographic material, a film unit with a lens, an image display method, and an image output method for automatically correcting the fluctuation of the development processing conditions.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automatic developing machine A used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the automatic developing machine B.

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. During or after development of a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material on which specific signal information and photographed image information are recorded, the specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into electric signals. And performing image processing on the photographed image information based on the image information. 2. After developing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material on which specific signal information and photographed image information have been recorded, a part of or all of the developed silver and silver halide is left without being removed.
An image information forming method comprising: reading specific signal information and captured image information; converting the read signal information into an electric signal; performing an operation based on the signal information; and performing image processing on the captured image information. 3. A silver halide photographic material on which specific signal information and photographed image information are recorded is thermally developed, and then the specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into an electric signal. And performing image processing on the photographed image information. 4. A method in which a silver halide photographic material on which specific signal information and photographed image information are recorded is superposed on a predetermined processing member via an image forming solvent and heated.
Image information forming, wherein after developing the photosensitive material, specific signal information and photographed image information are read and converted into an electric signal, and an operation is performed based on the signal information to perform image processing on the photographed image information. Method. 5. After the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is developed, specific signal information and photographed image information are read out and converted into an electric signal while part or all of the developed silver and the silver halide remain without being removed. 5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the conversion is performed.
2. The image information forming method according to item 1. 6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an arithmetic operation is performed on the basis of the signal information to perform image processing on the photographed image information, thereby adjusting a change in the photographed image information due to a development process. The image information forming method described in the above. 7. The image information forming method according to claim 1, wherein the specific signal information is an optical wedge. 8. An image information forming method according to claim 1, wherein a silver halide photographic material having specific signal information as a latent image is used. 9. A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having, as a latent image, specific signal information for adjusting fluctuations in photographic image information due to development processing. 10. In a silver halide photographic material having a photosensitive silver halide, a developing agent, and a compound capable of forming a dye by a coupling reaction with an oxidized form of the developing agent on a support, specific signal information is obtained. A silver halide photographic material having a latent image. 11. The photographic material according to claim 9, wherein said signal information is an optical wedge. 12. A compound represented by the following formulas I-1 to I-5:
At least one of the compounds selected from the compound group as a developing agent
The composition according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein
The photographic light-sensitive material according to the above. Embedded imageWhere R₁~ R₄Represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom,
Kill group, aryl group, alkylcarbonamide group, ant
Carboxylic acid group, alkyl sulfonamide group,
Reel sulfonamide group, alkoxy group, aryloxy
Si group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, alkyl carb
Bamoyl group, arylcarbamoyl group, carbamoyl
Group, alkylsulfamoyl group, arylsulfamoy
Group, sulfamoyl group, cyano group, alkylsulfoni
Group, arylsulfonyl group, alkoxycarbonyl
Group, aryloxycarbonyl group, alkylcarbonyl
Group, arylcarbonyl group, or acyloxy group
You. R₁~ R₄In R₂~ R₄Is preferably a hydrogen source
I am a child. R₅Is an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a hetero group
Represents a ring group. Embedded imageIn the formula, Z represents an atom group forming an aromatic ring. R₅Is al
Represents a kill group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group. Embedded imageWhere R₅Is an alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group
Represents R₆Represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.
X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or an alkyl
Represents a substituted or aryl-substituted tertiary nitrogen atom. R₇,
R₈, R₉, R ₁₀Represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent,
R₇, R₈, R₉, R₁₀Are bonded to each other to form a double bond or
May form a ring. Embedded imageIn the formula, Z represents an atom group forming an aromatic ring. R₅Is al
Represents a kill group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group. Embedded imageWhere R₅Is an alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group
Represents R₆Represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.
X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or an alkyl
Represents a substituted or aryl-substituted tertiary nitrogen atom. R₇,
R₈, R₉, R ₁₀Represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent,
R₇, R₈, R₉, R₁₀Are bonded to each other to form a double bond or
May form a ring. 13. The photographic light-sensitive material according to claim 9, which comprises a sparingly soluble metal compound. 14. A photographic light-sensitive material according to claim 13, which is exposed and exposed to a processing material containing a complex-forming compound which forms a base by forming a complex with the hardly soluble metal compound, in the presence of water. Image information characterized by reading specific signal information and photographed image information, converting them into electrical signals, performing an operation based on the signal information, and performing image processing on the photographed image information. Forming method. 15. After the photographic light-sensitive material according to claim 9 is exposed to light and developed using an alkaline aqueous solution substantially free of a color developing agent, specific signal information and photographed image information are read to obtain an electric signal. An image information forming method comprising: converting the captured image information into a signal; performing an operation based on the signal information; 16. A film unit with a lens, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material according to claim 9 is loaded in a state capable of photographing in advance. 17. A processing material containing a complex-forming compound which forms a base by complexing with the hardly soluble metal compound after exposing the photographic material loaded in the film unit with a lens according to claim 16; After bonding and heating and developing in the presence of water, specific signal information and captured image information are read and converted to electrical signals, and calculations are performed based on the signal information to perform image processing on the captured image information. Image information forming method. 18. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
An image display method characterized by outputting an image to an image display device using the image information created by the method described in (1). 19. The method according to claim 1, wherein
An image output method characterized by printing an image on another image output material using the digital image information created by the method of (1).