Patent ID: 6649332
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G03C

Abstract:
An article of manufacture comprising a packaged color photographic film which photographic film has at least three light-sensitive units which have their individual sensitivities in different wavelength regions, each of the units comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, an image dye coupler, and a blocked phenylenediamine developing agent, wherein the film is enclosed by a package on which indicia indicates that the film may be processed by either a wet-chemical process or a thermal processing method; and wherein the film further comprises at least one organic silver salt and an amido compound of Formula I: wherein INH is a development inhibitor;LINK is a linking or timing group and m is 0, 1 or 2; and R1 and R2 independently is a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered ring or multiple ring system, or R1 and R2 is independently a â€”C(&boxH;O)(LINK)mâ€”INH group, or are substituted with a â€”NR3C(&boxH;O)â€”(LINK)mâ€”INH, with R3 being defined the same as R1 or R2, with the proviso that only one of R1 and R2 can be a hydrogen atom.