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SEE MORE. HEAR MORE. FEEL
MORE IN IMAX 3D.
The IMAX Experience - in 3D - the world's most immersive
movie experience - has entertained and enlightened millions
of people worldwide. With crystal clear, larger-than-life,
3D images complemented by exhilarating state-of-the-art
surround sound, audiences feel as though they are in the
movie.
The high quality of all aspects of the IMAX 3D experience
makes IMAX 3D presentations the world's best - providing the
most realistic and immersive 3D ever. One key factor behind
the magic of IMAX 3D is the implementation of dual filmstrip
technology. This technology is far superior to the old
fashioned �red-blue" anaglyphic 3D, which combines left- and
right- eye images onto a single strip of film, compromising
sharpness and color. IMAX 3D technology eliminates this
compromise and enhances the images by not only using the
world's largest film format (15/70mm), but also by using two
separate strips of film for both image capture and
projection.
THE IMAX 3D CAMERA
The IMAX 3D camera is one of the highest resolution
image-capturing devices in the world. By simultaneously
recording separate left- and right-eye images onto two 65mm
wide filmstrips � one for each eye - the IMAX 3D camera
helps to create spectacular high-resolution images
characteristic of the wide field of view of IMAX
presentations.
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THE IMAX 3D PROJECTOR
The IMAX 3D projector simultaneously projects two strips
of 15/70 film, one for each eye, onto a special silver IMAX
3D screen. Each member of the audience must wear IMAX 3D
glasses, which channel the right-eye image to the right eye
and the left-eye image to the left eye. The polarized lenses
separate the left- and right-eye images. The 15/70-film
format used by IMAX is ten times larger than conventional
35mm film. The sheer size of a 15/70 film frame, combined
with the unique IMAX projection technology, is the key to
the extraordinary sharpness and clarity of films exhibited
in IMAX theatres.
THE FILMS
IMAX 3D films take viewers on fantastic journeys to
places far beyond the reach of most people. Audiences have
been propelled back in time, transported into the future and
taken to the far reaches of Earth. The release of The Polar
Express: An IMAX 3D Experience in November 2004, marked a
milestone in cinematic history, as the first Hollywood
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THE THEATRES
IMAX theatres' specialized design and unobstructed views
place audiences right in the on-screen action. IMAX 3D
screens - up to eight stories high - eliminate the
discomfort and decapitated edges of smaller-format 3D
systems. The screen, coated with a specialty
high-performance metallic paint, has a slight curvature that
extends beyond the field of geometric recognition
incorporating some of the audience's peripheral vision,
enhancing audience members' feelings of being in the film.
The images are enhanced by IMAX's specially designed
multichannel state-of-the-art digital surround sound system
that delivers superb clarity and quality for maximum impact. |
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IMAX 3D POLARIZED GLASSES (P3D)
In IMAX theatres utilizing polarized 3D
technology, each member of the audience wears
custom-designed polarized IMAX 3D glasses. The
IMAX projector, which projects two separate
strips of film at the same time, uses polarized
filters in front of each lens. Both filters are
carefully aligned with the polarized lenses of
the IMAX 3D glasses. This careful alignment
enables the glasses to channel the two separate
images to the appropriate eye - with the
right-eye image to the right eye and the
left-eye image to the left eye. |
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