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Author Topic: AMC Imax in Columbus John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 08-26-2005 08:58 AM                        Be careful of water sprays: Contaminated Spray Park Water Causes Thousands to Get Sick quote: Since June, 1,738 people in 20 western and central New York counties have become sick after they, a family member or a close contact attended the spraypark attraction at the state park, according to figures released today by the state Department of Health. Tests by the health department found cryptosporidium in two storage tanks that supply water to the spraypark attraction. The state Office of Parks has closed the operation for the remainder of the 2005 season.  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-27-2005 08:36 AM                     The Easton Imax I saw NASCAR 3D today at the new Easton Imax theatre. I have seen the film before at the Marcus Imax in Spring, 2004. The Imax is located in one of the 4 large auditoriums at the Easton 30 complex. (Theatre 14, to be exact) Before Imax, the theatre had approximately 425 seats. The floor seats were removed, leaving only approximately 300 seats in the stadium section. A new screen was installed, approximately 50' across, going from floor to ceiling. It did not go totally wall to wall, as there was a 4' exit on the right side. New carpeting was installed, and a new wall treatment was put in. The theatre looked very, very nice. The Imax projector is installed about 5 feet to the left (as you are looking at the screen) of the 35mm projector, which remains in place. A video projector sits above the 35mm projector lens for the "pre-show countdown". I got a pretty good view of the Imax projector through the large port glass. (All measurements from here on are approximate). The projector looks to be about 2.5' wide, 6.5' high and 6.5' deep (front to back). The unit is a light gray color, with IMAX on the right side written from top to bottom. The lenses are separated vertically by 2', and there are motorized polarizers that rotate into place when a 3-D picture begins. To get into the projector, two separate lids are opened, followed by a panel on the right side of the unit. I thought I could see the rotors, and they looked to be about 2' in diameter. The projector makes some noise, but it is much quieter than the unit at Cincinnati Showcase due to better sound proofing. The port into the theatre has a handle so that it can be opened to access the lenses. There is a control panel located in front of the 35mm projector that is about the size of an average LCD computer monitor. A small set (smaller than those of the GT setup at the Marcus Imax) of speakers is located in the usual Imax rear positions, with conventional surround speakers lining the ceiling. They were small, but very clean and powerful. This film used the Imax speakers, and they sounded very clean and clear. The standard AMC pre-show was from the video projector, with the left channel sound missing. The Imax glasses are very comfortable, and fit easily over my normal glasses. These are much more comfortable than the LCD helmets at some of the other 3-D theatres. 3-D was aligned perfectly and with no eye strain. The image was very bright and clean. It is not as tall as the original Imax image, but fits the more traditional Hollywood model. There was very little vertical or horizontal vibration. Sound was VERY good! I always thought the Marcus Imax was a bit timid in the low end. This theatre is very powerful, giving a good chest vibration on the really low sounds. Sound quality was superb. NASCAR is a good test, as it has very quiet sections and some powerful race car noises. A very well balanced system, with almost no distortion. This theatre does NOT used the dreaded Reserved Seating system as the Springdale Ohio Imax. Thank you, AMC. I looked back occasionally at the booth, and saw no one monitoring the presentation. This system seems to be designed to be self-sufficient. Admission is $9.50 for matinee and $11.50 for evenings. The are currently running NASCAR in the afternoon and BATMAN in the evening. There was a 3-D trailer for the upcoming Tom Hanks moon movie, "Magnificent Desolation". I hope they are able to play POLAR EXPRESS...that should be a terrific 3-D experience. A very nice job by the AMC and Imax folks. I'll be going back.  |  IP: Logged

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