Method for processing light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material using a washing solution substitute

Claim 1

A method for processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material, which comprises including at least the step of color developing, the step of processing with a liquor having fixing ability and the step of processing with a washing solution substitute as the final processing step, after imagewise exposure of a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material containing at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, characterized in that at least one layer of said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one coupler selected from magenta couplers represented by Formula I shown below, cyan couplers represented by Formula II shown below, cyan couplers represented by Formula III shown below and cyan couplers represented by Formula IV shown below; said washing solution substitute contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of from 2.0×10 -5 to 2.5×10 -2 mol per liter of said washing solution substitute of compounds represented by Formula V shown below, from 2.0×10 -5 to 8.0×10 -2 mol per liter of said washing solution substitute of compounds represented by Formula VI shown below and from 2.0×10 -5 to 8.0×10 -2 mol per liter of said washing solution substitute of compounds represented by Formula VII shown below; and the replenished amount of said washing solution substitute is at least 2 to 50-fold of the amount of processing solution in the processing steps prior to the step of processing with said washing solution substitute, which is carried over into said washing solution substitute by the light-sensitive photographic material processed in the step processed with said liquor having fixing ability: ##STR76## wherein Z represents a group of nonmetallic atoms necessary for formation of a nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring, and the ring formed by said Z may have a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent eliminatable through the reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; and R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, ##STR77## wherein one of R and R 1 is a hydrogen atom, and the other is a straight chain or branched alkyl group having at least 2 to 12 carbon atoms, X represents a hydrogen atom or a group eliminatable through the coupling reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amino color developing agent, and R 2 represents a ballast group, ##STR78## ##STR79## wherein Y represents ##STR80## (R 4 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, or R 4 and R 5 may be bonded together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring), R 3 represents a ballast group, Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group eliminatable through the coupling reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent, A.sub.1 --CHO Formula V wherein A 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a formyl group, an acyl group or an alkenyl group, ##STR81## wherein each of A 2 and A 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a formyl group, an acyl group or an alkenyl group, and M represents an alkali metal, ##STR82## wherein each of A 4 and A 5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a formyl group, an acyl group or an alkenyl group, M represents an alkali metal and n represents an integer of 0 to 4.

Claim 2

A method for processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material, which comprises including at least the step of color developing, the step of processing with a liquor having fixing ability and the step of processing with a washing solution substitute as the final processing step, after imagewise exposure of a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material containing at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, characterized in that at least one layer of said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one coupler selected from magenta couplers represented by Formula I shown below, cyan couplers represented by Formula II shown below, cyan couplers represented by Formula III shown below and cyan couplers represented by Formula IV shown below; said washing solution substitute contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of from 2.0×10 -5 to 2.5×10 -2 mol per liter of said washing solution substitute of compounds represented by Formula V shown below, from 2.0×10 -5 to 8.0×10 -2 mol per liter of said washing solution substitute of compounds represented by Formula VI shown below and from 2.0×10 -5 to 8.0×10 -2 mol per liter of said washing solution substitute of compounds represented by Formula VII shown below; and the replenished amount of said washing solution substitute is at least 2 to 50-fold of the amount of processing solution in the processing steps prior to the step of processing with said washing solution substitute, which is carried over into said washing solution substitute by the light-sensitive photographic material processed in the step processed with said liquor having fixing ability: ##STR76## wherein Z represents a group of nonmetallic atoms necessary for formation of a nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring, and the ring formed by said Z may have a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent eliminatable through the reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; and R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, ##STR77## wherein one of R and R 1 is a hydrogen atom, and the other is a straight chain or branched alkyl group having at least 2 to 12 carbon atoms, X represents a hydrogen atom or a group eliminatable through the coupling reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amino color developing agent, and R 2 represents a ballast group, ##STR78## ##STR79## wherein Y represents ##STR80## (R 4 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, or R 4 and R 5 may be bonded together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring), R 3 represents a ballast group, Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group eliminatable through the coupling reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent, A.sub.1 --CHO Formula V wherein A 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a formyl group, an acyl group or an alkenyl group, ##STR81## wherein each of A 2 and A 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a formyl group, an acyl group or an alkenyl group, and M represents an alkali metal, ##STR82## wherein each of A 4 and A 5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a formyl group, an acyl group or an alkenyl group, M represents an alkali metal and n represents an integer of 0 to 4.