Bumblebee-otch wrote:ugh. i want an imax near me so bad.
vidmouse wrote:I'm no expert on IMAX, but I thought it just made the screen bigger... not sure how that would affect how the colors are displayed?
Our movie theater has converted over to something called "DLP" -- is this an improvement vs IMAX (not in size but in color resolution)?
Again, no expert just curious if someone knows...
IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canada's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display systems.
spiritofcat wrote:vidmouse wrote:I'm no expert on IMAX, but I thought it just made the screen bigger... not sure how that would affect how the colors are displayed?
Our movie theater has converted over to something called "DLP" -- is this an improvement vs IMAX (not in size but in color resolution)?
Again, no expert just curious if someone knows...
From what I understand of IMAX, not only is the screen bigger, but the actual frames of film are larger too. So the details are clearer.
Here's the wikipedia page about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imax
Yeah, what he just said. At the IMAX I went to, they do this little demonstration showing how it all works before the movie starts. Also,the seating is seeper and closer to the screen as well. You still see the whole movie screen, but it's as if you are getting a closer look.IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canada's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display systems.
And here's the wikipedia page about DLP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dlp
frenzy_rumble wrote:one difference I do know about IMAX is the sound.
I saw TF in a brand new IMAX theatre, the sound system i think was 12,000 or 1200 watts of sound.
the usher came out and warned the audience prior to the film starting about the sound. He said typical theatres pump out sound at about 2.2 decipals - the theatre I was in pumped out at about 10.5, needless to say, there were many kids screaming in fear and the chairs would shake from the bass.
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