Method of reading an image, method of forming a color image, device for forming a color image, silver halide color photosensitive material, and a device for processing a photosensitive material

A method of reading an image, which comprises the steps of:

• exposing a color photosensitive material having at least three photosensitive layers containing blue-, green- and red-photosensitive silver halide emulsions, respectively, on a transparent support;
• processing the exposed color photosensitive material at a processing termperature of 50° C. or more to form a silver image;
• and
• reading the silver image,
• wherein said color photosensitive material includes a developing agent,
• wherein the exposed color photosensitive material incorporated a developing agent therein and a processing material containing a processing layer containing at least one of a base and a base precursor on a support are attached and developed by heating in the presence of water therebetween in an amount of 1/10- to 1-fold relative to the amount of water required for the maximum swelling of the whole coated layers including the photosensitive material and the processing material.

A method of reading an image, which comprises the steps of:

• exposing a color photosensitive material having at least three photosensitive layers containing blue-, green- and red-photosensitive silver halide emulsions, respectively, on a transparent support,
• processing the exposed color photosensitive material at a processing temperature of 50° C. or more to form a silver image;
• and
• reading the silver image,
• wherein the silver image is formed by use of a developing agent represented by the general formula (1), (2), (3) or (4):
• wherein R1 to R4 represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, alkyl carbon amide group, aryl carbon amide group, alkyl sulfone amide group, aryl sulfone amide group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, alkyl carbamoyl group, aryl carbamoyl group, carbamoyl group, alkyl sulfamoyl group, aryl sulfamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, cyano group, alkyl sulfonyl group, aryl sulfonyl group, alkoxy carbonyl group, aryloxy carbonyl group, alkyl carbonyl group, aryl carbonyl group or acyloxy group, R5 represents an alkyl group, aryl group or heterocyclic group, Z represents an atomic group forming a (hetero) aromatic ring, and when Z is a benzene ring, the total of Hammett's constants (σ) of its substituent groups is 1 or more, R6 represents an alkyl group, X represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom, selenium atom, or an alkyl- or aryl-substituted tertiary nitrogen atom, R7 and R8 represent a hydrogen atom or substituent group, whereupon R7 and R8 may be bound to each other to form a double bond or a ring, provided that in each of the general formula (1) to (4), at least one ballast group containing 8 or more carbon atoms to confer oil solubility on the molecule.

A method of forming a color image, which comprises the step of forming a color image on the basis of the silver image information read by a method of reading an image comprising the steps of:

• exposing a color photosensitive material having at least three photosensitive layers containing blue-, green- and red-photosensitive silver halide emulsions, respectively, on a transparent support;
• processing the exposed color photosensitive material at a processing temperature of 50° C. or more to form a silver image;
• and
• reading the silver image.

A method of forming a color image, which comprises the steps of:

• subjecting an exposed silver halide color photosensitive material to development processing;
• reading image information photoelectrically from the obtained image;
• and
• converting the read image information into electrical digital image information, wherein,
• (1) the silver halide color photosensitive material contains a decolorizable anti-halation dye, (2) the reading of image information comprises photoelectric reading of first image information by using light reflected from and photoelectric reading of second image information by light transmitted through the processed silver halide photosensitive material, and (3) the read first and second image information is converted into electrical blue, green and red digital image information.

A method of forming a color image, which comprises the steps of:

• subjecting an exposed silver halide color photosensitive material to development processing;
• reading image information photoelectrically from the obtained image;
• and
• convertin the read image information into electrical digital image information, wherein,
• (1) the silver halide color photosensitive material contains a decolorizable anti-halation dye, (2) the reading of image information comprises photoelectric reading of first image information by using light reflected from and photoelectric reading of second image information by light transmitted through the processed silver halide photosensitive material and (3) the read first and second image information is converted into electrical blue, green and red digital image information,
• wherein the decolorizable anti-halation dye is an anti-halation dye represented by the general formula (I):
• D—(X)y (I)
• wherein D represents a compound having a chromophere, and X represents a dissociable proton bound to D directly or via a divalent linking group, or a group having said dissociable proton, and y is an integer of 1 to 7.

A method of forming a color image, which comprises the steps of:

• subjecting an exposed silver halide color photosensitive material to development processing;
• reading image information photoelectrically from the obtained image;
• and
• converting the read image information into electrical digital image information, wherein,
• (1) the silver halide color photosensitive material has at least one interlayer containing an infrared absorbing dye, (2) the reading of image information comprises photoelectric reading of first image information by light reflected from and photoelectric reading of second image information by light transmitted through the processed photosensitive material, and (3) the read first and second image information is converted into electrical blue, green and red digital image information.

A method of forming a color image, which comprises the steps of:

• subjecting an exposed silver halide color photosensitive material to development processing;
• reading image information photoelectrically from the obtained image;
• and
• converting the read image information into electrical digital image information, wherein,
• (1) the reading of image information comprises photoelectric reading of first image information by using light reflected from and photoelectric reading of second image information by using light transmitted through the silver halide color photosensitive material after being processed, (2) the silver halide color photosensitive material is subjected to clarification process between the operations of reading the first and second image information, and (3) the read first and second image information is converted into electrical blue, green and red digital image information.

A method of forming a color image, which comprises the steps of:

• subjecting an exposed silver halide color photosensitive material to development process;
• reading image information photoelectrically from the obtained image;
• and
• converting the read image information into electrical digital image information, wherein,
• (1) the reading of image information includes photoelectric reading of first image information by light reflected from and photoelectric reading of second image information by light transmitted through the processed photosensitive material, (2) the silver halide color photosensitive material is dried between the reading operations of the first and second image information, and (3) the read first and second image information is converted into electrical blue, green and red digital image information.

A method of forming a color image, which comprises the steps of:

• subjecting an exposed silver halide color photosensitive material to development process;
• reading image information photoelectrically from the obtained image;
• and
• converting the read image information into electrical digital image information, wherein,
• (1) the development processing is development process by applying a developing solution to the silver halide color photosensitive material and heating the photosensitive material, (2) the reading of image information includes photoelectric reading of first image information by using light reflected from and photoelectric reading of second image information by using light transmitted through the processed photosensitive material, and (3) the read first and second image information is converted into electrical blue, green and red digital image information.

A method of forming a color image, which comprises the steps of:

• subjecting an exposed silver halide color photosensitive material to development process;
• reading image information photoelectrically from the obtained image;
• and
• converting the read image information into electrical digital image information, wherein,
• (1) the developing solution used in development process is composed of a developing agent-containing solution having a pH value of 7 or less and an alkali agent-containing solution, and (2) the development process is development process by supplying the developing agent-containing solution and the alkali agent-containing solution to the silver halide color photosensitive material and heating the silver halide color photosensitive material to which the developing solution was supplied,
• wherein heating is performed such that a surface temperature of the color photosensitive material is 50° C. or more to 90° C. or less.