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70mm and IMAX use the same film stock. They use it differently. It is easy to see how people get confused.
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The IMAX screen I saw it at had rather poor definition - using Gen 1 digital it was a 2K presentation and only 6 track audio (although it must be said it still was audibly impressivE). What truly annoyed me was the screen had been ‘modified’ from the full 15/70 ratio by building a floating stage area at the front which effectively cut 3 meters off the viewing area across the whole screen width - look at the picture, the stairs to the exit door go down further but is blocked from view. Sure, they can boast they have the largest screen - but neglect to say they’re not using 25% of it!
if I see it in 4K (at a different outlet), I’ll get 12 channel audio, laser projection and the same ‘small’ screen. In neither case will you be ‘annoyed’ by the ratio changing as this is minimal on these smaller screens - I’d have to go to Manchester and Printworks to catch the non-LiMAX presentation, but at £60 for a train ticket and £15 for the film, it’s too high a price to pay.
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Apart from the odd main features (on 15/70) the source of educational films slowed down considerably and the venues weren’t getting bums on seats in meaningful numbers. IMAX then promoed the idea of digital (non film) presentations, the original 15/70 features were scanned and available in 2K definition using twin Christie video projectors and 6 track audio. Some screens had these mounted on a track to swap with Gen2 digital for 15/70 presentations, but others had no space for both, so 15/70 was decommissioned and the punters not told of the difference - hence the description ‘LieMax’. The original IMAX square-ish screen format was ignored, whilst the digital showings only used part of the screen. Glasgow Science Centre contracted out the screen to Cineworld which initially promised a dual capability but when it opened, it couldn’t run film at all. Because the screen size was now smaller, IMAX licenced ‘normal’ cinemas to show digital content and these never previously has a 15/70 heritage.
TODAY - Apart from Nolan’s epics like Interstellar and Oppenheimer which were released in 15/70 for the remaining 3 UK screens capable of showing it (Vue at Manchester Printworks, Ronson Theatre at London Science Museum and BFI South Bank). Bradford which had 15/70 capability is closed until August 2024 at the earliest, and the website says nothing about 15/70 being there when it reopens in 12 months. Other screens promote Generation 3 IMAX Digital, which is branded as Laser IMAX but it is still the smaller format on screen, although a plus is the 12-track audio and 4K resolution.
I think IMAX handled this digital upgrade badly, but at least they’re still supporting Nolan’s efforts on film - but the big question is…. How long for?
if I see it in 4K (at a different outlet), I’ll get 12 channel audio, laser projection and the same ‘small’ screen. In neither case will you be ‘annoyed’ by the ratio changing as this is minimal on these smaller screens - I’d have to go to Manchester and Printworks to catch the non-LiMAX presentation, but at £60 for a train ticket and £15 for the film, it’s too high a price to pay.
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It gets even more confusing - there’s two types of 70mm, certainly with the original IMAX more properly described 15/70 (15 perforations per 70mm frame, compared to the standard 70mm which uses 8 perks per frame). 15/70 Is the original G1 format, first UK screen capable of displaying it was at the National Museum of Photography (as was) In Bradford. Scotland got its when the Glasgow Science Centre opened, and the South Bank BFI followed. After a refurb at the South Ken Science museum, the Ronson Theatre also opened with 15/70 capability.
Apart from the odd main features (on 15/70) the source of educational films slowed down considerably and the venues weren’t getting bums on seats in meaningful numbers. IMAX then promoed the idea of digital (non film) presentations, the original 15/70 features were scanned and available in 2K definition using twin Christie video projectors and 6 track audio. Some screens had these mounted on a track to swap with Gen2 digital for 15/70 presentations, but others had no space for both, so 15/70 was decommissioned and the punters not told of the difference - hence the description ‘LieMax’. The original IMAX square-ish screen format was ignored, whilst the digital showings only used part of the screen. Glasgow Science Centre contracted out the screen to Cineworld which initially promised a dual capability but when it opened, it couldn’t run film at all. Because the screen size was now smaller, IMAX licenced ‘normal’ cinemas to show digital content and these never previously has a 15/70 heritage.
TODAY - Apart from Nolan’s epics like Interstellar and Oppenheimer which were released in 15/70 for the remaining 3 UK screens capable of showing it (Vue at Manchester Printworks, Ronson Theatre at London Science Museum and BFI South Bank). Bradford which had 15/70 capability is closed until August 2024 at the earliest, and the website says nothing about 15/70 being there when it reopens in 12 months. Other screens promote Generation 3 IMAX Digital, which is branded as Laser IMAX but it is still the smaller format on screen, although a plus is the 12-track audio and 4K resolution.
I think IMAX handled this digital upgrade badly, but at least they’re still supporting Nolan’s efforts on film - but the big question is…. How long for?
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