A method of retouching a dye image comprises selective removal with an aqueous acidic organic solvent solution of a portion of a dye image from an exposed and processed photographic silver halide element comprising a support bearing a dye image from a dye-forming coupler and a primary amine photographic color developing agent, wherein the dye-forming coupler: (a) contains no ionizable group that is retained as part of a dye formed upon oxidative coupling, (b) has a structure such that its octanol/water partition coefficient, P, has a value such that Log P of the coupler is greater than 4 and is derived from a four-equivalent coupler that has a Log P less than 8, and (c) has a coupling reactivity that enables formation of maximum image density of at least 0.6. The method comprises the step of contacting the dye image with an aqueous acidic organic solvent solution for a time and at a temperature sufficient to selectively dissolve and remove a portion of the dye image from the photographic element. A new photographic element designed for such retouching comprises new pyrazolotriazole couplers.
一种修饰
染料图像的方法,包括用酸性有机溶剂
水溶液选择性地去除已曝光和处理过的照相卤化
银元件上的部分
染料图像,该元件包括承载
染料图像的支座,
染料形成耦合剂和
伯胺照相
显色剂,其中
染料形成耦合剂:(a) 不含有在氧化偶联时作为
染料的一部分保留下来的可电离基团, (b) 具有这样的结构,即其
辛醇/
水分配系数 P 具有这样的值,即该
偶联剂的对数 P 大于 4,并且是从对数 P 小于 8 的四当量
偶联剂衍生而来,以及 (c) 具有这样的偶联反应性,即能够形成至少 0.5%的最大图像密度。6.该方法包括以下步骤:将
染料图像与酸性有机溶剂
水溶液接触,接触时间和温度足以选择性地溶解并从感光元件中去除部分
染料图像。为这种修饰而设计的新型感光元件包括新型
吡唑三唑
偶联剂。