Record-shifted scanning silver-halide-containing color photographic and photothermographic elements
OwnerRichard P. Szajewski, David H. Levyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of scanning silver-halide-containing color photographic and photothermographic film. In particular, the present invention comprises record shifting by means by employing at least one infrared dye in a color unit of the film, thereby forming at least one image record in the infrared. This expedient leads to the formation of high quality images, especially when scanning photothermographic elements in which the silver halide, metallic silver, and/or any organic silver salts have not been removed.
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A light-sensitive color photographic element for recording an image comprising a support and, coated on the support, a plurality of hydrophilic-colloid layers comprising radiation-sensitive silver-halide emulsions and forming recording layer units for separately recording blue, green, and red exposures, wherein at least one image recording layer in the recording layer units comprises an infrared dye-forming coupler.
A light-sensitive color photographic element comprising a support and, coated on the support, a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers comprising radiation-sensitive silver-halide emulsion forming recording layer units for separately recording blue, green, and red exposures, wherein the element comprises yellow, magenta and cyan dye-forming couplers and a hue-shifting developing agent or precursor thereof.
A method of scanning a photographic element in which substantially all the silver halide has not been removed, which method comprises scanning an image formed in an imagewise exposed and color developed light-sensitive color photographic element wherein at least one image record employs an infrared dye for image formation.
A method of processing an imagewise exposed photothermographic element comprising thermally developing the imagewise exposed element to form an image and then scanning the element to form an electronic image representation of the developed image in the element, wherein said scanning occurs before removing any silver halide from the film and wherein at least one image record of the imagewise exposed photothermographic element comprises an infrared dye for contributing to the image formation.
A method of processing an imagewise exposed photographic element comprising developing the imagewise exposed element to form an image and then scanning the element to form an electronic image representation of the developed image in the element, wherein said scanning occurs after partial desilvering of said element and wherein at least one image record of the imagewise exposed photographic element comprises an infrared dye for contributing to the image formation.
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