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neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Usually in the center. Any position that puts you in the middle of the “screen” so you won’t have to keep your head up or down. If I can’t sit in the center, I prefer further back over in the front, but that’s just my preference.

IIRC, IMAX is a standard in terms of audio for cinemas. A cinema might be really good without being IMAX certified, but the imax certification does convey quality. As for difference, that can vary a lot. But I’d argue that a modern cinema with a proper audio setup won’t be that different than an IMAX cinema.

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TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

IIRC, IMAX is a standard in terms of audio for cinemas. A cinema might be really good without being IMAX certified, but the imax certification does convey quality.

I think you may have IMAX confused with Dolby or THX. IMAX is a premium movie theater franchise, best known for its’ large screens.

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mkwt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
IMAX film is twice as wide as standard film. 70 mm instead of 35 mm. The IMAX film platters are physically ginormous. All that extra film gives you a bunch of extra resolution compared to regular film.

The first catch is that “IMAX standard” may not be real IMAX. I don’t know exactly what that means. Perhaps it could even be digital projection that aims to be comparable to IMAX in some ways?

Second catch is that a lot of films that are shown in IMAX theaters were not actually shot on IMAX originally. If a film was shot on 35mm, say, and then printed onto IMAX, you don’t get all of the resolution benefits, and you may also get letter boxes or pan-and-scan because the aspect ratio isn’t the same. IMAX cameras are massively more expensive and logistically difficult than regular film cameras.

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