When did IMAX become a thing?
1994
Never a stagnant company, IMAX soon expanded further, with the invention of new technology including the IMAX Dome and IMAX 3D. IMAX went public in 1994, which was around the same time the company began to see the growth potential in Hollywood content.
What was the first IMAX movie?
Tiger Child
The first IMAX film was titled Tiger Child, and was shown at Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan. In 1971, the first IMAX theater system was set up in Toronto at Ontario Place. At Expo ’74 in Spokane, Washington, a very large IMAX format screen (300 ft. x 213 ft,) was installed in the U.S. Pavilion.
What is special about IMAX theater?
Unique to IMAX is its huge screen, which is bigger than any other format, up to 40% larger, and it uses an aspect ratio that’s taller than other theaters. With some movies, this means you’re seeing more of the image instead of black bars on the top and bottom of the frame.
Is IMAX 4K?
IMAX Digital uses 2K projection (2,048 x 1,080) and IMAX with Laser uses 4K projection (4,096 x 2,160). Film, being a chemical process and not digital, does not technically have a pixel resolution.
Is 70mm better than 4K?
The resolution of 70mm is supposedly closer to 8k than 4k, but it really comes down to the display. Depending on the camera shooting the 4k image, the 70mm print MAY offer more latitude of stops in the exposure. Ultimately, a cinema camera like the Arri Alexa is going to look better than a 70mm print.
Is IMAX better than 4K?
IMAX itself is a presentation format rather than 4k which is a resolution alone. A 4k cinema on average has worse conditions, less light and less impressive sound. But beyond that a 70mm print has far superior resolution to 4k.
Can the human eye see 8K?
At four times the horizontal and vertical resolution of 1080p and sixteen times the overall pixels, 8K images — named for the approximate number of pixels along the horizontal axis — are likely the clearest digital pictures the human eye will ever see.
Is IMAX worth the extra money?
Digital IMAX is far less of an impressive experience, but it can still be worth it for a number of people, especially when viewing a movie in 3D. In the near future though, dual 4K laser IMAX should make the Digital IMAX experience a fair bit closer to the traditional, analog IMAX.