| abstract |
IN A PHOTOTHERMOGRAPHIC ELEMENT, COMPOSITION OR PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DEVELOPED IMAGES IN COLOR EMPLOYING PROCESSING WITH HEAT, A COMBINATION OF (A) A COLOR-FORMING COUPLER, (B) PHOTOSENSITIVE SILVER HALIDE, (C) AN OXIDATION-REDUCTION IMAGE-FORMING COMBINATION CONTAINING (I) SILVER BENZOTRIAZOLE, WITH (II) AN AMINOPHENOL REDUCING AGENT, AND (D) A BASE-RELEASE AGENT, PROVIDE IMPROVED COLOR IMAGES. AFTER EXPOSURE, A COLOR IMAGE CAN BE DEVELOPED BY HEATING A PHOTOGRAPHIC ELEMENT CONTAINING THIS COMBINATION. ADDENDA EMPLOYED IN PHOTOSENSITIVE AND THERMOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PROCESSING WITH HEAT CAN BE EMPLOYED WITH THIS COMBINATION. |