DRY SILVER IMAGING: NEW ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS.

FOR MANY INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS, DRY SILVER IMAGING OFFERS SEVERAL BENEFITS. THE MATERIAL HAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SPEED, RESOLUTION AND SPECTRAL RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH ARE VERY SIMILAR TO CONVENTIONAL WET-PROCESSED PHOTOGRAPHY MATERIALS. SINCE DRY PROCESSING INVOLVES VERY LITTLE HARDWARE, A PROCESSOR CAN EASILY FORM PART OF A WIDE VARIETY OF RECORDING DEVICES. THE PROCESS HAS A WIDE LATITUDE IN DEVELOPMENT AND DWELL TIME WITHOUT ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE FINISHED PRODUCT. DRY SILVER IMAGING REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD LESS SILVER THAN THE TRADITIONAL WET-PROCESS PHOTOGRAPHIC FILMS AND PAPERS. THE SILVER IS ALSO CONVENIENT, SINCE NO LIQUIDS ARE INVOLVED.