iMax 3D Cinematic Experience Explained
Today I visited an Imax cinema in the lovely city o' Glasgow tae see a 3D film. I have tae say I was mightily impressed and have nae hesitation in declaring that it unequivocally ootshone the minster's weekly slide show in the kirk hall.
Upon takin' my seat I proceeded tae don the ootsized polarized glasses and was immediately gratified by the spectacle o' the characters in the film leaping amongst the audience; punching, kicking and gouging in a completely realistic manner.
Efterwards, having sweet-talked the lassie in the projection room (who had taken an understandable and immediate fancy tae me, as maist lassies do), I immersed mysel' in the technical details o' the system; a brief summary o' which I am delighted tae present herewith...
The image is projected intae a cube o' space filling maist o' the auditorium (approx 100 feet x 60 feet x 300 feet) . Using a bespoke space-manipulation system each subatomic pixel in the 3 dimensional image area can be made tae vibrate so as tae emit any colour from an infinite spectrum and - through judicious tuning o' subresonance - produce sound, smell, taste and a verisimilitudinous tactility. The image is refreshed 1024 times per second tae ensure smooth action.
At any one yoctoparsec there are between 568 and 569 xennapixels in the cube, but what makes the system even mare remarkable is that it is entirely controlled by 3 iMacs (hence iMax; one for each dimension. Needless tae say each iMac is equipped wi' fast graphics cards and maximum RAM.
My one complaint was that the popcorn and ice cream was unjustifiably expensive and I personally would like tae see a return tae the kind o' prices I used tae pay in 1962 when 2/6d was plenty for an entire day oot in the town, including cinema, food, a go on the rowing boats and the bus hame.
Upon takin' my seat I proceeded tae don the ootsized polarized glasses and was immediately gratified by the spectacle o' the characters in the film leaping amongst the audience; punching, kicking and gouging in a completely realistic manner.
Efterwards, having sweet-talked the lassie in the projection room (who had taken an understandable and immediate fancy tae me, as maist lassies do), I immersed mysel' in the technical details o' the system; a brief summary o' which I am delighted tae present herewith...
The image is projected intae a cube o' space filling maist o' the auditorium (approx 100 feet x 60 feet x 300 feet) . Using a bespoke space-manipulation system each subatomic pixel in the 3 dimensional image area can be made tae vibrate so as tae emit any colour from an infinite spectrum and - through judicious tuning o' subresonance - produce sound, smell, taste and a verisimilitudinous tactility. The image is refreshed 1024 times per second tae ensure smooth action.
At any one yoctoparsec there are between 568 and 569 xennapixels in the cube, but what makes the system even mare remarkable is that it is entirely controlled by 3 iMacs (hence iMax; one for each dimension. Needless tae say each iMac is equipped wi' fast graphics cards and maximum RAM.
My one complaint was that the popcorn and ice cream was unjustifiably expensive and I personally would like tae see a return tae the kind o' prices I used tae pay in 1962 when 2/6d was plenty for an entire day oot in the town, including cinema, food, a go on the rowing boats and the bus hame.
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There's one kind of Imax 3D where the video is comprised of two alternating 24fps video tracks (48 fps total) and have shutter glasses that are synced just right.
Then there's Omnimax, which makes even Imax seem minor league.
Mr Powerdoc! I know the above report sounds incredible, but it's absolutely true - the lassies cannae resist me! I just gie them that wee cheeky smile and shuggle my big ice-cream soaked ginger beard at them and they're putty in my haunds. Works every time. I am mare groovy than Charles Aznavour and would happily submit my profle tae plastic surgeons everywhere that they might copy my visage on all their clients.
<strong>Mr Spline! I had those polaroid glesses - dilithium ones. The shutters couldna tak it! Actually I souldn't be too happy wi' a big set o' shutterised spectacles grinding and clicking awa' perched on my nose and continually catching my eyebrows in their cog wheels.
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Dear Sir, the glasses I speak of have transparent LCD panels as lenses that alternatingly cycle 48 times a second. Dark to clear, dark to clear.
I hope those dilithium glasses of yours didn't open up a warp rift.