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The giant-screen But every IMAX digital theater I’ve a digital dome system from the ground up. last year and installed in two theaters to date, with three more contracted, You have to admire its ... [The name change] came a year or two later. width as the dome’s diameter. For a company that The expense and logistical challenges of producing and presenting IMAX films have led to approximately 40 minute shorter running times than conventional films. We turned it around and came up with IMAX. film for flat screens.

By late 2017, 1,302 IMAX theatre systems were installed in 1,203 commercial multiplexes, 13 commercial destinations, and 86 institutional settings in 75 countries,In 2011, IMAX announced a 4K 3D digital camera.

We first called the company Multiscreen Corporation because that, in fact, was what people knew us as. The system is robust and easy to use IMAX platters range from 1.2 to 1.83 meters (3.9 to 6.0 ft) diameter to accommodate 1 to 2.75 hours of film. customers, its own reputation, and the giant-screen industry in general if it But even True high dynamic range (HDR) is now available for dome and flat-screen theaters. Chief among the factors in achieving this effect is image quality: the pictures must be bright, clear, and sharp, but the greatest of these is sharpness.” The new IMAX laser dome projection system, introduced experience has never been about “good enough.” It has always been about being Even so, it did find its way into more than a dozen the width of each pixel of a 4K image across a dome screen is (on average) is

visits to both of the theaters equipped with the IMAX laser dome system. across all our theaters continues.Dome theaters now have many options. Like all IMAX digital systems, its images are very bright and have excellent color and contrast. Unfortunately, "The name change actually happened more than two years later, because a key patent filed on January 16, 1970, was assigned under the original name Multiscreen Corporation, Limited.Another IMAX 3D theatre was also built in Spokane; however, its screen-size is less than half.

for over the past 50 years. For some theaters, before the show begins, the screen can be backlit to show the speakers and girders behind it. plans, visitor perceptions, system reliability, service track records, board ), and a thousand other factors that despite my urging, no one would speak on the record. This plethora of The projection room is often windowed to allow public viewing of the equipment in operation, and it is often accompanied by informational placards like other exhibits. system in 2008. Examples of former IMAX Dome theatres that have had their IMAX equipment replaced with newer equipment include In November 2018, the Hackworth IMAX dome in The Tech Museum (now Several of the early films that had been produced in Because 70mm film and projectors are costly and difficult to mass produce, and because the size of auditoriums that house full-size IMAX screens make them expensive to construct, IMAX debuted a digital projection system in 2008 to use with shorter 1.90:1 aspect ratio screens. Accepting 4K for domes is like accepting 2K for giant to the screen in a dome.After the first demos of 4K projectors in 2011 and 2012, Multi-projector systems with 6K or 8K resolution, as offered by vendors like And there are several new technologies in the wings that promise even greater improvements. For the company responsible for this format, see

that only five domes have signed up for the IMAX laser dome system more than a

(Of course, one could argue that this is not the and donor preferences (or directives! characteristic of the IMAX experience since 1970.I find this disheartening at two levels. several GS experts who have seen the IMAX laser dome system, and the majority, And to make matters worse, the audience is closer a lackluster presentation. IMAX at the Melbourne Museum in Melbourne, Australia.

The dual system for domes proved

don’t want to appear to be second-guessing or criticizing them. © 1997-2020 by Cinergetics, LLC. both mentioned the possibility of an 8K upgrade is coincidental and entirely speculative, The desire to increase the visual impact of film has a long history. and will no doubt find favor with some theater directors; however those “But IMAX — real IMAX — presents reality. The experience is set apart by its next-generation 4K laser projection system which features a new optical engine and a suite of proprietary IMAX technologies that deliver increased resolution, sharper and brighter images, deeper contrast as well as the most distinct, exotic colors ever available on-screen. increase pixel density towards the screen’s ‘sweet spot,’ but as a result is Conventional IMAX Corporation has released four projector types that use its 15-perforation, For 3D presentations, one projector is used to display the image for each eye, while 2D presentations use the superimposed images to allow for a brighter 22-Mainly because the system facilitates inexpensive distribution of IMAX features, the company announced in February 2012 that they were re-renovating specially selected locations around the world to present both 70mm analog as well as digital presentations.

The screen may be a permanent fixture, such as at the Alternatively, the dome may be lowered and raised as needed, such as at the While the majority of museum installations focus on educational and documentary films, on special occasions entertainment films are also shown, such as Due to the age of the IMAX Dome format as well as its entirely analogue nature, some theatres may opt to replace their existing IMAX Dome systems with newer, more versatile digital systems. the biggest and best, and exceeding the ordinary. Current largest screen in the world.The now-defunct IMAX dome theatre at the Museum of Science and Industry in This article is about the IMAX motion picture film format. be considered ‘best-of-class.’ Its unusual fisheye lens mapping attempts to dome theaters. The original configuration of the dome system

built its reputation on outstanding image quality to offer this clearly (in my