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IMAX Theaters to Ditch Film, Use Digital DLP Projectors [Imax]

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2008-03-12 17:03:56 by Adrian Covert in Gizmodo
IMAX and Texas Instruments announced they will be working together to transition IMAX from a film-based projection format to a DLP-based technology instead. Starting in the middle of 2008, all new IMAX projectors will include the digital DLP technology and eliminate the need for elaborate film-based projector setups currently found in IMAX...
 
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DLP invades IMAX, replaces film

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2008-03-11 20:28:28 by Peter Ha in CrunchGear
...IMAX theaters are set to rid themselves of 70mm film and replace it with TIs fancy DLP Cinema digital movie files for 2D and 3D movies. So I guess those cool viewing bays with the film going around are now obsolete, which is kind of sad because that was neat to look at while waiting on line. At least it was at the OMSI in Portland . But the...
 
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Transformers 2 Will Be Shot in IMAX, Get Ready for Five-Story Transformers [Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen]

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2008-09-30 19:20:00 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
...IMAX , meaning you'll get to see literally five-story Transformers getting smashed, exploded and all of the usual Michael Bay craziness in the only screen size truly worthy of Michael Bay. Like The Dark Knight , non-IMAX scenes will be letterboxed, and it'll blow back up to full screen size for IMAX sequences. Man, if there was ever a movie...
 
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IMAX Turns Digital This Summer

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2008-05-22 20:07:34 by Tom Limber in News at About Projectors
...IMAX Experience As the summer months make their way here, we can assume that the upcoming movies will be raking in the dough, especially the long awaited film The Dark Knight. The various AMC and IMAX ( Short for Image Maximum ) theaters, ones in cities such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C. will be among the first to get Texas Instruments...
 
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IMAX to Increase Number of Theaters with Digital Projection Technology

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2008-05-06 19:46:03 by Tom Limber in News at About Projectors
IMAX, an entertainment company that is famous for large projection screens and theaters, recently started construction that will be aimed at increasing the number of IMAX theaters in North America by around 80% by the end of 2009. In addition to this aim, digital projectors will be introduced to these theaters in July, making an effort to also...
 
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Behind the IMAX in The Dark Knight [Batman]

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2008-07-19 19:00:00 by Elaine Chow in Gizmodo
...IMAX shots. Friends who watched the film have called the shots absolutely stunning and incredibly immersive; another reason why this is the Best. Movie. Ever. Having yet to see it, I can only sigh wistfully and aggregate information on how it was done. Popular Mechanics has a great write-up of the challenges in shooting with an IMAX camera,...
 
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IMAX guns for tiny screens

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2008-03-27 13:04:39 by HASH0x8c10bf0 in Newlaunches.com
IMAX has grand plans of transforming its super sized movies onto mobile phone screens and other digital platforms. They have hired TV distributor Northstar Media and already acquired 21 titles and will distribute them to TV, VOD, mobile and broadband platforms. Various forums have described the move as "Dumbass" and we couldn't agree more. Imax...
 
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Daily Tech: The High-Tech Making of The Dark Knight in IMAX

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2008-07-21 12:03:39 by geeksugar in geeksugar -- Geek is chic.
 
...IMAX format, director Christopher Nolan used special IMAX cameras that use 70mm film which, unlike 35mm cameras, are very heavy. Popular Mechanics Musician Funki Porcini gets the award for having one of the most original album covers. Check out this beautiful image of her sleeping amongst many music making machines . Boing Boing Adorable! The...
 
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Video: IMAX, The Dark Knight & you

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2008-07-19 08:00:37 by Nicholas Deleon in CrunchGear
 
...IMAX cameras. Of course, the video itself isnt embedable, but a quick trip to YouTube fixed that problem. Thanks, Popular Mechanics Possibly even better, the second, most recent trailer in Lego form Stupid Spain, the movie doesnt come out here for another month. I may have to slum for a bit and watch a CAM
 
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