What is IMAX-3D?

1. What is IMAX?

A: IMAX is a giant screen movie developed by Canada's IMAX Group. Generally, 35cm films for commercial use have four perforations per frame. IMAX's film area is ten times larger than that of traditional 35cm films, and its shelf life is also longer. IMAX film has a high resolution, and the image quality projected onto the screen is exceptionally clear and natural. Even on a screen that is ten times larger than a screen that normally displays 35 cm films, it can still be perfectly projected, with clear images without any rough graininess that make the situation more interesting. closer to reality.

2. Is IMAX a 3D movie?

A: In addition to ordinary IMAX movies, IMAX later developed two new technologies, IMAX-3D and IMAX-DMR, so IMAX movies are not necessarily 3D movies. The 3D stereoscopic movie design is to receive the left and right eye images respectively through the 3D stereoscopic glasses worn by the audience and then interpret them into a 3D stereoscopic effect. Traditional 3D film technology stores the visual images of the left and right eyes in the same film at the same time. IMAX 3D technology not only uses the world's largest IMAX film, but also uses dual films to record and playback the images of the left and right eyes separately, making the images It's more three-dimensional and clear, and the colors are more vivid.

3. Where can I buy IMAX machines? I want to buy one and use it as a home theater. Can I do that?

A: The P3D GT IMAX projector is the highest level of IMAX equipment. Currently, only Thailand, Shanghai, China, and Taiwan in Asia have equipment of the same level. This projector must maintain a high-speed operation of 24 frames per second to output the visual images of the left and right eyes accurately and synchronously, so the stability is far beyond that of ordinary movie projection equipment. In addition, because the projected image must be magnified 145,000 times, the machine must also be kept clean with the most advanced temperature and humidity control equipment. This machine uses two 15,000-watt high-brightness projector lamps at the same time, so it needs a special water-cooling system for cooling. It is definitely not something that can be dissipated by just blowing an electric fan in an ordinary theater.

4. What is the difference between the IMAX version of commercial blockbusters and ordinary Hollywood commercial movies?

A: "Spider-Man 3" performed in the IMAX theater is a so-called IMAX-DMR movie. The IMAX Group has spent five years developing this digital remastering technology to convert general commercial films into the IMAX format for playback. First, each frame of 35cm of video is scanned at the highest possible resolution and converted into a digital image. Then, the image is sharpened and the color is enriched through a computer in order to be converted into the world's largest film format - IMAX. The system will also convert the film's original sound into 12,000-watt 7.1-channel IMAX surround sound. Compared with digital projection movies that also emphasize rich colors and sharp images, IMAX is not inferior in any way.