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Author Topic: Who is still installing IMAX? Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 04-07-2015 09:41 PM                     the Whitaker Center should do what Portland Oregon's Science Center's now rejigged prior IMAX theater did - install a Christie 4K projector and a Dolby Atmos system.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-14-2015 01:29 AM                        Has IMAX generally sworn off installing Atmos systems in favor of their own brand? Are the no IMAX installations what offer Atmos?  |  IP: Logged Jeffry L. Johnson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 809 From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 04-16-2015 12:46 PM                        Yes, no Atmos. Imax flat screens may convert to their new 11-channel system. Dome screens will stay at 6-channels.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 04-16-2015 01:45 PM                     Here's a big question: going forward how is the IMAX company going to equip new IMAX-branded theater builds? Are they going to install the new 4K laser-based projection system and 12 channel sound system in all new IMAX-branded theaters as part of a transition to convert all the outmoded 2K systems to 4K? Or is the pricey new system going to be installed in select theaters. I've read blurbs in articles from The Hollywood Reporter and a couple other places that suggested more than 70 of the new 4K systems have been ordered. At the same time the suggestion was made that the 4K laser-based systems would only be installed on the biggest screens, 80 feet wide and wider. This suggests a lot of existing 2K Xenon-based installations will remain that way indefinitely. Another question is if IMAX will mix and match regarding the projection and sound systems. Will the new 12 channel sound system be installed exclusively in theaters with the laser-based projection system or will theaters running existing 2K Xenon-based units be able to upgrade to the new sound system?  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 04-29-2015 11:48 AM                     I said a while back that IMAX may differentiate IMAX Xenon/IMAX laser. It looks like they are: IMAX with Laser seems to be the tagline. IMAX with Laser I personally recommend IMAX with Laser, I have seen a number of movies with it and I am glad I have the Scotiabank location just a few blocks away  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-29-2015 12:06 PM                        How much are tickets to the laser shows compared to non-laser?  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 04-29-2015 01:54 PM                     well for the Smithsonian Udvar Hazy 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (3D) laser screeenings the pricing is $15 (adults) $14 (seniors) $13.50 (children)  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 04-30-2015 02:57 PM                     Seattle is now officially home to one of the world’s most advanced movie theaters. After four months of renovation, the Boeing IMAX theater at the Pacific Science Center will re-open on Friday with new 4K laser projectors, a cutting-edge sound system, giant new seats, and an upgraded concession stand. Earlier this month, GeekWire had a chance to watch a construction crew install a new 80-foot wide screen. The 4K laser projection system exists in just three other locations worldwide. IMAX Chief Technology Officer Brian Bonnick told GeekWire that the laser technology represents the largest R&D investment in the company’s history. “IMAX with laser is more than a handful of new innovations — it’s a re-imagination of the movie theater experience,” he said. Bonnick said that the two 4K laser projectors double the amount of pixels on the screen, resulting in greater perceived resolution. Compared to the old technology, Bonnick said that movie-goers will also enjoy improved brightness, contrast, color, and resolution. The laser system will also create a better experience for watching 3D movies “because we can project a left eye and right eye image at the same time to eliminate 3D artifacts and motion blur,” Bonnick explained. There are special new 3D glasses available, too: There’s also a next-generation immersive sound system that features six 600-pound speakers and eight more “effects” speakers. “Whether it’s a pin drop or feeling the heart-palpating force of a volcano, audiences will experience a new kind of visceral sound experience,” Bonnick said. Finally, there is also new Internet-connected monitoring technology that allows engineers at the IMAX headquarters to remotely fix any software bugs or issues that arise. Pacific Science Center is the first science center to launch the new IMAX technology. Theaters in Toronto, Hollywood, and Virginia also have the 4K laser projection system. IMAX has signed more than 71 laser systems worldwide to date. “When you look at all of the individual components involved, there is a lot of sophisticated technology and science at play,” Bonnick said. But for us, it is more about how can we blend science with art to deliver a cinema experience that suspends disbelief and transports audiences to new worlds. It’s the difference between watching a movie and being a part of one.” The Boeing theater will reopen on May 1 with Avengers: Age of Ultron An IMAX 3D Experience. The documentary Humpback Whales 3D will start showing on May 4. Inside one of the world’s most advanced IMAX theaters, opening this week in Seattle  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 04-30-2015 03:05 PM                     so Smithsonian's Air & Space museum is not a 'science' center ... okay.  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 04-30-2015 03:09 PM                     Udvar-Hazy debuts a sharper Imax projection system in time for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Like a lot of theaters, the Airbus Imax Theater at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will be showing “Avengers: Age of Ultron” on Friday. They’ll just be doing it a little different. The theater (14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, Va.) is the East Coast’s first to install Imax’s dual 4K projection system, which uses lasers to create images on the screen. “You’re going to get really bright images, both in 2-D and 3-D,” says Brian Bonnick, Imax’s chief technology officer (3-D film typically struggles to match the vivid colors of 2-D). “These will also be the sharpest pictures you’ve ever seen.” Moreover, there’s a new sound system that Bonnick says creates an unprecedented moviegoing experience. (The new tech will not only be used for popular films, but also for the museum’s documentaries, like “Living in the Age of Airplanes.”) It’s not just about the wow factor, Bonnick says. It’s about the movie. “What we’re really passionate about is creating an immersive experience,” he says. “You get into a story, and walk out, and the world’s changed a little bit for you. That’s what it’s really about.” Udvar-Hazy debuts a sharper Imax projection system in time for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 04-30-2015 04:31 PM                        Terry did you copy and paste your post from a press release? Sure reads like it. What is "a cutting-edge sound system"? That tells me nothing. Also should this topic be in the large format forum? Is digital IMAX truly considered Large Format?  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 04-30-2015 10:35 PM                     quote: Terry Lynn-Stevens Moreover, there’s a new sound system that Bonnick says creates an unprecedented moviegoing experience. (The new tech will not only be used for popular films) Translation: the 12-channel mix will only be available when movies are mixed and output in Dolby Atmos and/or Auro 11.1 format. BTW, isn't IMAX' laser projectors using Dolby 3D for the 3D process?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-30-2015 11:39 PM                        Really, for a screen like that they should remove the first five or six rows completely and also several seats from both ends of the next few rows up. Can you imagine suffering through a whole movie from that bottom corner area, especially after paying $15 or more for the "privilege?"  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-01-2015 06:54 AM                     Dual 4K = sharper than 15/70? In what demented universe is that? Or do you mean something that sourced in low 4K resolution (or even 8K resolution) doesn't look better on 15/70? But sourced on 15/70 and projected 15/70 beats dual 4K EVERY time. As for technically advanced...if one only limits themselves to IMAX as a criteria where their sound systems have not advanced since the CD-Rom disc and channel configuration hasn't changed/advanced since oh, the early 1970s (or maybe before) and still doesn't really adequately cover the image they are trying to claim they have. Compare a new LIEMAX theatre to a Dolby Cinema with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and LIEMAX seems still archaic. Dolby gets brighter and has higher contrast and sound wise just spanks LIEMAX.  |  IP: Logged Terry Monohan Master Film Handler Posts: 379 From: San Francisco CA USA Registered: May 2014 posted 05-01-2015 10:48 AM                     looks like they hid the surround speakers behind the wall panels. I hope this new Imax sound stereo surround system is better then what they had used in the past. Someday the folks at Imax need to put a curve on the big square box screen with no scope masking.  |  IP: Logged

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