Method of processing reversal elements comprising selected development inhibitors and absorber dyes

A method of processing a color reversal photographic element wherein the element has:

• a) a red sensitive layer containing a cyan coupler, a green sensitive layer containing a magenta coupler and a blue sensitive layer containing a yellow coupler, each layer containing latent image forming silver halide grains;
• b) an inhibitor containing compound in the red, green or blue sensitive layer or a non-imaging layer associated with one of the those layers, the compound having the structural formula
• CAR-(TIME).sub.n -INH
• wherein:
• CAR is a carrier moiety from which -(TIME).sub.n -INH is released during color development;
• TIME is a timing group;
• INH is comprised of a development inhibitor moiety selected from the group consisting of oxazole, thiazole, diazole, oxadiazole, oxathiazole, triazole, thiatriazole, benzotriazole, tetrazole, benzimidazole, indazole, isoindazole, mercaptotriazole, mercaptotetrazole, selenotetrazole, mercaptothiazole, selenobenzothiazole, mercaptobenzoxazole, selenobenzoxazole, mercaptobenzimidazole, selenobenzimidazole, benzodiazole, mercaptooxadiazole, or benzisodiazole, the INH having an inhibitor potency greater than 1;
• n is 0, 1 or 2;
• wherein inhibitor potency, IS, of the INH compound is defined as:
• ##EQU6## where IN.sub.(test) is the inhibitor number of INH and IN.sub.(control) is the inhibitor number for 1-phenyl-5-mercapto-1,2,3,4-tetrazole;
• c) a dye which absorbs red, green or blue light;
• the method comprising first treating the element with a black and white developer to develop exposed silver halide grains, then fogging non-exposed grains, then treating the element with a color developer.