Eastman-kodak Company

Timothy E Nitschke

Ronald J Schmidt

Mark A Lewis

A process of contacting two photographic elements by juxtaposing the elements and drawing a vacuum between them is described wherein at least one of the elements has been exposed and processed and comprises a support having thereon, as the outermost layer facing the other element, a matte layer comprising matte particles and a polymeric binder. This process is improved by utilizing as the matte layer a layer comprising less than about 1.08 g/m.sup.2 of binder and having matte particles that are present in an amount sufficient and have a mean diameter great enough so that the outermost layer has a roughness measurement, R.sub.a as defined by ANSI Standard B46.1 1985, of greater than about 1.00 microinches.

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Pittsford, NY, United States of America

Timothy E Nitschke