Method of processing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material

Claim 1

A method of processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises exposing imagewise said material to light and thereafter processing said material with a color developer containing at least two kinds of triazylstilbene type brightening agents having maximum fluorescent wavelengths of their respective fluorescent spectra at least 4 mμ apart, wherein the concentration ratio of first brightening agents having shorter maximum fluorescent wavelengths to second brightening agents having maximum fluorescent wavelengths at least 4 mμ greater than said first agent is 5:1 to 1:5; said light-sensitive material comprising a sensitizing dye of Formula I or II and an antiirradiation dye of Formula III, IV, V, or VI ##STR22## wherein Z 1 and Z 2 each is a group of atoms necessary to form a benzoxazole, naphthoxazole, benzothiazole, naphthothiazole, benzoselenazole, naphthoselenazole, benzimidazole, naphthoimidazole, pyridine, or quinonline nucleus; R 1 and R 2 each is a group selected from the class consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl groups; R 3 is H, methyl or ethyl; X 3 - is an anion; and l is 0 or 1; ##STR23## wherein Z 3 and Z 4 each is a group of atoms necessary to form a benzene or naphthalene ring condensed with an oxazole or thiazole ring which may be substituted or unsubstituted; R 1 --R 3 , X 3 - , and l are defined as in Formula I; and A 8 and A 9 are each oxygen or sulfur; ##STR24## wherein R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 each is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, --SO 3 M, or --NHR'SO 3 M, wherein R' is an alkylene group and M is a cation of an alkali metal, of ammonium, or of an organic ammonium salt; ##STR25## wherein R 10 and R 10' are each H, alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heterocyclic; R 11 and R 11' are each hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, cyano, --CF 3 , --COOR 12 , --CONHR 12 , --NHCOR 12 , amino, substituted amino, or cyclic amino represented by ##STR26## in which R 12 is H, alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, p and q are each 1 or 2, and X 4 is oxygen, sulfur, or --CH 2 --; L is an unsubstituted or substituted methine; n is 0, 1, or 2; and m and m' are each 0 or 1; ##STR27## wherein r is an integer of 1-3; W is oxygen or sulfur; L is as defined in Formula IV; and R 13 -R 16 are independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, aralkyl, or heterocyclic groups; and ##STR28## wherein l 1 is 1 or 2; R 17 is selected from the same group as R 10 in Formula IV; L is as defined in Formula IV; R 18 is alkyl group and selected from the same group as R 11 of Formula IV; R 19 is --OZ 5 or ##STR29## wherein Z 5 -Z 7 are independently H, or alkyl, and Z 6 and Z 7 can combine with each other to form a ring; and R 20 is H, alkyl, Cl, or alkoxy.

Claim 2

A method of processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises exposing imagewise said material to light and thereafter processing said material with a color developer containing at least two kinds of triazylstilbene type brightening agents having maximum fluorescent wavelengths of their respective fluorescent spectra at least 4 mμ apart, wherein the concentration ratio of first brightening agents having shorter maximum fluorescent wavelengths to second brightening agents having maximum fluorescent wavelengths at least 4 mμ greater than said first agent is 5:1 to 1:5; said light-sensitive material comprising a sensitizing dye of Formula I or II and an antiirradiation dye of Formula III, IV, V, or VI ##STR22## wherein Z 1 and Z 2 each is a group of atoms necessary to form a benzoxazole, naphthoxazole, benzothiazole, naphthothiazole, benzoselenazole, naphthoselenazole, benzimidazole, naphthoimidazole, pyridine, or quinonline nucleus; R 1 and R 2 each is a group selected from the class consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl groups; R 3 is H, methyl or ethyl; X 3 - is an anion; and l is 0 or 1; ##STR23## wherein Z 3 and Z 4 each is a group of atoms necessary to form a benzene or naphthalene ring condensed with an oxazole or thiazole ring which may be substituted or unsubstituted; R 1 --R 3 , X 3 - , and l are defined as in Formula I; and A 8 and A 9 are each oxygen or sulfur; ##STR24## wherein R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 each is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, --SO 3 M, or --NHR'SO 3 M, wherein R' is an alkylene group and M is a cation of an alkali metal, of ammonium, or of an organic ammonium salt; ##STR25## wherein R 10 and R 10' are each H, alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heterocyclic; R 11 and R 11' are each hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, cyano, --CF 3 , --COOR 12 , --CONHR 12 , --NHCOR 12 , amino, substituted amino, or cyclic amino represented by ##STR26## in which R 12 is H, alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, p and q are each 1 or 2, and X 4 is oxygen, sulfur, or --CH 2 --; L is an unsubstituted or substituted methine; n is 0, 1, or 2; and m and m' are each 0 or 1; ##STR27## wherein r is an integer of 1-3; W is oxygen or sulfur; L is as defined in Formula IV; and R 13 -R 16 are independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, aralkyl, or heterocyclic groups; and ##STR28## wherein l 1 is 1 or 2; R 17 is selected from the same group as R 10 in Formula IV; L is as defined in Formula IV; R 18 is alkyl group and selected from the same group as R 11 of Formula IV; R 19 is --OZ 5 or ##STR29## wherein Z 5 -Z 7 are independently H, or alkyl, and Z 6 and Z 7 can combine with each other to form a ring; and R 20 is H, alkyl, Cl, or alkoxy.