Conductive element precursor and conductive pattern formation

A black-and-white silver halide conductive film element precursor comprising a transparent substrate comprising a first supporting side and an opposing second supporting side, and

• having disposed on the first supporting side:
• a first UV filter layer comprising a hydrophilic binder or colloid and one or more UV absorbing agents that are present in a total amount of at least 0.01 mmol/m2 and up to and including 0.5 mmol/m2, each of the one or more UV absorbing agents having λmax of at least 200 nm and up to and including 390 nm,
• a first non-color hydrophilic photosensitive layer comprising a silver halide coverage of at least 3,500 mg Ag/m2, and
• a first hydrophilic overcoat disposed over the first non-color hydrophilic photosensitive layer, which first hydrophilic overcoat is the outermost layer on the first supporting side of the transparent substrate, and the first hydrophilic overcoat comprises a hydrophilic binder or colloid, and the first hydrophilic overcoat optionally comprises:
• (a) one or more immobilized radiation absorbers in a total amount of at least 5 mg/m2, (b) one or more silver halides in a total amount of at least 5 mg Ag/m2, or both (a) and (b),
• the black-and-white silver halide conductive film element precursor optionally comprising on the opposing second supporting side:
• a second UV filter layer comprising a hydrophilic binder or colloid and one or more UV absorbing agents that are present in a total amount of at least 0.01 mmol/m2 and up to and including 0.5 mmol/m2, each of the one or more UV absorbing agents having a λmax of at least 200 nm and up to and including 390 nm,
• a second non-color hydrophilic photosensitive layer comprising a silver halide coverage of at least 3,500 mg Ag/m2, and
• a second hydrophilic overcoat disposed over the second non-color hydrophilic photosensitive layer, which second hydrophilic overcoat is the outermost layer on the opposing second supporting side of the transparent substrate, and the second hydrophilic overcoat comprises a hydrophilic binder or colloid, and the second hydrophilic overcoat optionally comprises:
• (a) one or more immobilized radiation absorbers in a total amount of at least 5 mg/m2, (b) one or more silver halides in a total amount of at least 5 mg Ag/m2, or both (a) and (b),
• wherein the total amount of the one or more UV absorbing agents in the first UV filter layer and the second UV filter layer, when present, is no more than 1 mmol/m2.