Patent ID: 6022674
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G03C

Abstract:
A method for photographic processing comprising:treating an imagewise exposed and color developed silver halide photographic film comprising a polymeric support and having disposed on one side thereof, a silver halide emulsion layer,with a dye image stabilizing solution comprising:a) a compound represented by structure I present at a concentration of at least 0.5 g/l,b) a first surfactant that is:a nonionic polyethoxylated, non-fluorinated surfactant, oran anionic non-fluorinated sulfate or sulfonate surfactant,said first surfactant being present at a concentration of at least 0.03 g/l, andc) a second surfactant that is a nonionic or anionic fluorinated surfactant present at a concentration of at least 0.005 g/l,said structure I being ##STR6## wherein Z represents the carbon, nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms necessary to form a 5- to 10-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, X is an aldehyde group or (R.sub.1 O)(R.sub.2 O)CH-- group, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, provided that at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is said alkyl group, and m is 1 to 4,said treating being carried out for from about 20 to about 45 seconds.