ØIMAX 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.

ØA standard IMAX screen is

and , but
can be larger. As of 2008, IMAX is the most widely used
system for large-format, special-venue film presentations.

ØAs of March 2007, there were 280 IMAX theatres in 38

countries (60% of these are located in Canada and the
United States). Half of these are commercial theatres and
half are in educational venues.
ØThe IMAX system was developed by four Canadians: Graeme
Ferguson, Roman
Kroitor, Robert Kerr and William C. Shaw.

Ø , the first IMAX film, was demonstrated at

Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. The first permanent IMAX system
was set up in Toronto at Ontario Place in 1971, and is
still in operation.

Ø During Expo '74 in Spokane, Washington, a very large IMAX

screen that measured 90 x 65 ft (27.3 x 19.7 m)
was featured in the US Pavilion (the largest structure in the
expo). About 5 million visitors viewed the screen, which
covered a person's total field of vision when looking directly
Contd…
ØThis easily created a sensation of motion for
nearly everyone, and motion sickness in a few
viewers. However, it was only a temporary screen
for the six-month duration of the Expo.

ØThe first permanent IMAX Dome installation,

the Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater
and Science Center, opened in San
Diego's Balboa Park in 1973.
ØThe first permanent IMAX 3D theatre was built
in Vancouver, British Columbia for
INTENT:
ØThe intent of IMAX is to dramatically increase the
resolution of the image by using much larger film
stock at a resolution comparable to about 10000 x
7000 pixels (70 megapixels).
ØTo do this, 70 mm film stock is run "sideways"
through the cameras. While traditional 70 mm film
has an image area that is 48.5 mm wide and 22.1
mm tall , in IMAX the image is 69.6 mm wide and
48.5 mm tall.

ØIn order to expose at standard film speed of 24

frames per second, three times as much film needs
to move through the camera each second.
ØDrawing the large-format film through the projector
was a difficult technical problem to solve conventional
70 mm systems were not steady
enough for the 586x magnification.

IMAX projection involved a number of innovations.

William Shaw of IMAX adapted an Australian patent
for film transport called the "rolling loop" by adding a
compressed air "puffer" to accelerate the film, and put
a cylindrical lens in the projector's "block" for the film
to be vacuumed up against during projection
ØIn order to use more of the image area, IMAX film
does not include an embedded soundtrack. Instead
the IMAX system specifies a separate six-channel 35
mm magnetic tape synchronized to the film.

Ø By the early '90s, a separate digital 6-track source

was synchronized using a more precise pulse
generator as a source for a conventional SMPTE
time code synchronization system.

ØThis development presaged conventional theatrical

multichannel sound systems such as Dolby Digital
and Digital Theater System.
This digital source came in the form of a unit
called a DDP (Digital Disc Playback)

This DDP system has been replaced in almost

all theaters with the newer DTAC (Digital Theater
Audio Control) system which utilizes a computer
running the IMAX's proprietary DTAC software.
 THE DOME
In the late 1960s the San Diego Hall of Science
(now known as the Reuben H. Fleet Science
Center) began searching North America for a large-
format film system to project on the dome of their
planned 76-foot tilted dome planetarium.
The IMAX projector was unsuitable for use inside a
dome because it had a 12-foot-tall lamp house on
top. However, IMAX Corporation was quick to
cooperate and was willing to redesign its system.
Leitz of Canada developed a fisheye lens that
would project the image onto a dome instead of a
flat screen.

When projected through a matching fisheye lens

onto a dome, the original panoramic view is
recreated.
 APPLICATIONS
IMAX-3D:
To create the illusion of three-dimensional depth,
the IMAX 3D process uses two camera lenses to
represent the left and right eyes.

The two lenses are separated by an interocular

distance of 64mm/2.5"

By recording on two separate rolls of film for the left

and right eyes, and then projecting them
simultaneously, viewers can be tricked into seeing a
3D image on a 2D screen.
The IMAX 3D camera is cumbersome, weighing over
113kg/250lbs. This makes it difficult to film on-
location documentaries.

There are two methods to creating the 3D illusion in

the theatre. The first involves polarization.
Another method for 3D projection involves LCD
shutter glasses.
One particular problem that 3D movies face is
that the 3D effect does not extend past
the boundaries of the physical screen.
The biggest 3D IMAX screen is located in
Melbourne, Australia. The largest 3D IMAX
screen in Asia is the San Miguel-Coca
Cola IMAX Theatre and is located at the SM
Mall of Asia.
OTHER USES FOR IMAX:
In July 2005 the BFI IMAX Cinema in London
became the first to host live music concerts. IMAX
theatre owners increasingly look to use the venue
at varying times for alternatives to films.

The Science Museum London and BFI IMAX

Cinema have also hosted computer game
tournaments using digital projectors on the large
IMAX screen. Other IMAX Theatres
have also followed suit with game tournaments on
their screens as well.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
IMAX (15/70)
spherical lenses
70 mm film, 15 perforations per frame
horizontal pulldown, from right to left (viewed from base side)
24 frames per second
camera aperture: 70.41mm (2.772_) by 52.63mm (2.072_)
projection aperture: at least 20.3mm (0.80_) less than camera
aperture on the vertical axis and at least 0.016_ less on the
horizontal axis
aspect ratio: 1.44:1
IMAX Dome/OMNIMAX
Same as IMAX except:
special fisheye lenses
lens optically centered 9.4mm (0.37_) above film horizontal
center line
projected elliptically on a dome screen, 20 degrees below and
110 degrees above perfectly centered viewers
3.7 IMAX VENUES
- Norcenter, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Sydney CBD, LG IMAX Theatre, Darling Harbour, Australia
(largest cinema screen in the world)
- IMAX Theatre Melbourne
- IMAX Theatre, Telus World of Science, Edmonton
- Alcan OMNIMAX Theatre, Science World at Telus World of
Science, Vancouver
- IMAX Theatre, UME Huaxing International Cineplex, Beijing
- OMNIMAX Theatre, Tycho Brahe Planetarium, Copenhagen
- IMAX Theatre, Disney Village, Paris
- Lahore IMAX Theatre, Lahore
- Coca-Cola IMAX, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Prasad 3D IMAX Theatre, Hyderabad (largest 3D screen)
- Gujarat Science City IMAX 3D Theatre, Ahmedabad
- IMAX Adlabs Multiplex, Wadala, Mumbai
- Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab
- AEREN R IMAX at Adlabs Pacific Mall, Kaushambi, Ghaziabad
- Mani Square Complex, Kolkata
4. CONCLUSION
IMAX theater construction also differs significantly
from conventional theaters. The increased
resolution allows the audience to be much closer
to the screen; typically all rows are within one
screen height. (Conventional theaters seating
runs 8 to 12 screen heights) Also, the rows of
seats are set at a steep angle (Up to 23 degrees
in some domed theaters) so that the audience is
IMAX is
facing the screen directly. So, all in all,
the best way to watch and enjoy a
movie & Games even.
BIBILIOGRAPHY
Websites:
1. http://www.imax.com/
2.
http://www.adlabscinemas.com/imax.asp
3.
http://ieee.ca/millennium/imax/imax_birth.h
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