Claims
- 1. A multilayered color photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon photographic silver halide emulsion layers said layers including at least three layers each having the same spectral sensitivity but having, respectively, the most, mid, and least light sensitivity wherein the most and mid sensitive layers are contiguous and the most sensitive layer is substantially free of image dye-forming coupler.
- 2. The element of claim 1 wherein said most sensitive layer is adjacent to at least one most sensitive layer of different color sensitivity.
- 3. The element of claim 1 wherein the weight combined ratio of (1) the total of all image dye-forming and PUG releasing couplers to (2) the silver halide (expressed as silver) is less than 0.30.
- 4. The element of claim 3 wherein said most sensitive layer is adjacent to at least one most sensitive layer of different color sensitivity.
- 5. The element of claim 1 wherein the element comprises a development inhibitor releasing coupler.
- 6. The element of claim 1 wherein the element comprises a masking coupler.
- 7. The element of claim 1 wherein the most sensitive layer includes a coupler which forms a dye having a different spectral absorption range than the dyes formed from the image dye-forming couplers contained in the mid and least sensitive layers of the same spectral sensitivity.
- 8. The element of claim 1 wherein the least and mid sensitive layers are sensitized to green light.
- 9. The element of claim 1 wherein the least and mid sensitive layers are sensitized to red light.
- 10. The element of claim 1 wherein the least and mid sensitive layers are sensitized to blue light.
- 11. The element of claim 1 wherein the least sensitive layer is adjacent to the mid sensitive layer.
- 12. The element of claim 1 wherein the least sensitive layer is contiguous to the mid sensitive layer.
- 13. A multilayer photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon photographic silver halide emulsion layers the element being comprised of a plurality of blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, with one of the blue sensitive layers being more sensitive than another less blue sensitive layer, at least three red sensitive silver halide emulsion layers having a first or most red sensitive layer being more sensitive than a second or mid red sensitive layer which is more sensitive than a third or least red sensitive layer, a plurality of green sensitive silver halide emulsion layers with one of the green sensitive layers being more green sensitive than another or least green sensitive layer, the layers arranged with
- (a) the least red sensitive layer being a photographic emulsion layer closest to the support
- (b) the least green sensitive layer adjacent said least red sensitive layer
- (c) the mid red sensitive layer adjacent said least green sensitive layer and contiguous said most red sensitive layer and
- (d) the most red sensitive layer being a coupler starved layer and being free of cyan image dye-forming coupler.
- 14. The photographic element in accordance with claim 13 wherein the blue sensitive halide layers are the emulsion layers farthest from the support.
- 15. The photographic element in accordance with claim 13 wherein the less blue sensitive layer is the emulsion layer farthest from the support.
- 16. The photographic element in accordance with claim 13 wherein the more blue sensitive layer is the emulsion layer farthest from the support.
- 17. The photographic element in accordance with claim 13 wherein the most green sensitive layer is interposed between the most red sensitive layer and a blue sensitive layer.
- 18. A process of forming a developed image in an exposed color photographic element as defined in claim 13 comprising developing said element with a color developer.
- 19. The element in accordance with claim 13 wherein the first red sensitive and second red sensitive layers comprise silver bromoiodide containing 6 to 14 mol % iodide.
- 20. A multilayer color photographic element in accordance with claim 13 wherein the first red sensitive and second red sensitive layers comprise silver bromoiodide containing 8 to 13 mol % iodide.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 886,278 filed May 20, 1992, now abandoned.
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