Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Demo DVD Info Needed

Not sure you're understanding.

The screen is physically 4:3. No matter how you cut it...if you project a 2:35:1 film on a screen that is 4:3, you're not going to fill the screen top and bottom.

Is it me?

Lemme see what they've got...

Yes Craig, I totally understand Aspect Ratio's. Any wider ratio's above 1.33 will show black bars on the top and bottom. As you progress from 1.78 to 2.35 and beyond those bars will be larger. The nice thing about a Constant Height setup, is that the height always stays the same for all material. Any AR's under 2.35 will have black bars on the sides, this is easy to mask with curtains, just like they do in the Theaters.

Hmm...give these a shot.

Africa: The Serengeti
Blue Planet
Dolphins
Everest
The Living Sea (great soundtrack)
NASCAR
Space Station

You may see my name in the credits of NASCAR and Space Station.

For that to work, you have to start with at 2.35 (or 2.40) screen though. Our screens are so tall that to have them as tall as they are AND 2.35:1 wide, you'd never be able to see the full image! Your field of view simply isn't that wide. As they are, at 4:3, we already cover your entire field of view.

Thanks man, that is awesome.... So what do you do for IMAX, are you involved in the production of the movies? Sounds like a great place to work, beats the hell out of sitting at a desk all day providing technical support

That's the thing with IMAX. It overwhelms your field of vision and all you see is the screen. There's no room for curtains or black masking of any sort. Widescreen is overrated.

My major focus is on film recording. (taking the digital data and shooting it on 65mm negative)

I also get to play around with simple f/x on occasion, as well as titles and end credits some times. I'll also digitally "fix" some stuff. Sometimes a shot is unstable, and I'll stabilize it. I'll remove helicopter blades from some aerials, etc. Not very exciting stuff.

Overrated? NOT

I used to think the same thing and live with black bars. 50%+ of my movies are 2.35. Once you can experience that in your home, you never go to the movies again.

you did see my wink, didn't you?

Oh, and you don't need a wide screen to keep you out of the theaters. My Axioms do the trick for me -- though it's been a reeeeeeaaaally long time since I've been able to crank a movie up to 'proper' levels.