Patent ID: 6958208
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: G03C

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a color photographic image comprising: A) color developing an imagewise exposed color photographic material using a color developing composition comprising at least 0.0005 mol/l of a color developing agent, B) stopping color development by contacting said color photographic material with an acidic stop solution having a pH less than or equal to 5, and C) desilvering said color photographic material with a composition having photographic bleaching capability, provided that said acidic stop solution comprises at least 0.001 mol/l of a polyphosphonic acid or a salt thereof, and a portion of said stop solution is carried over into said bleaching composition at a rate so that the amount of said polyphosphonic acid (or salt thereof) carried over into said bleaching composition is from about 0.000005 to about 0.001 mol per m