Eastman-kodak Company

Kathleen R C Gisser

Susan K Mroczek

Christopher J Haller

Esther M Betancourt

Leslie Gutierrez

Sandra M Finn

A silver halide light sensitive motion picture photographic print element comprising a support having a front side and a back side and bearing on the front side thereof in order a yellow dye image-forming unit comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one yellow dye-forming coupler, a cyan dye image-forming unit comprised of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one cyan dye-forming coupler, and a magenta dye image-forming unit comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one magenta dye-forming coupler; said element further comprising an antistatic layer containing vanadium pentoxide on either side of the support, and a raw stock keeping stabilizer compound present in at least one emulsion layer or a hydrophilic colloid layer in reactive association with at least one emulsion layer, wherein the stabilizer compound comprises Au S or a tetrachloroaurate(3&plus;) salt of the formula MAuCl where M represents H, Na, or K at a total coverage of at least 0.05 mg/m . The photographic print elements of the invention improve keeping performance demonstrated by print elements which comprise vanadium pentoxide containing antistatic layers.

Color motion picture print film with improved raw stock keeping

A silver halide light sensitive photographic print element is disclosed comprising a support bearing on one side thereof: a blue color sensitive record comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, a red color sensitive record comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, and a green color sensitive record comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer; wherein the overall contrast (OC) of the green record is greater than 1.7, the mid-scale contrast (MSC) of the green record is less than 2.6, and the upper-scale contrast (USC) of the green record is from 2.85 to 3.15, wherein the parameters OC, MSC and USC are as defined herein. Color print film silver halide photographic elements in accordance with the invention enable the production of outstanding projected images having improved flesh tone and shadow detail reproduction, and sufficiently high black densities.

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Pittsford, NY, United States of America

Kathleen R C Gisser