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Topic: "Apollo 13" IMAX question
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Manny Knowles
"What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???"
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From: Bloomington, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 08-07-2002 04:53 PM
It would be neat if the IMAX DMR process paved the way for a slew of revivals of classic films originally shot on 65mm.You never know...Mass interest in seeing the IMAX version of "Apollo 13" could give rise to a slew of NEW films shot on 65mm and released in 70mm to commercial theatres (as well as IMAX screens). That would put an end to this digital nonsense once-and-for-all, wouldn't it? ~Manny (because so much is riding on your tires).
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Adam Martin
I'm not even gonna point out the irony.
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From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 08-07-2002 07:55 PM
Fantasia 2000, Beauty and the Beast, Treasure Planet, Lion King, and (likely) Aladdin are all "letterboxed" as 1.66 on the 1.4 Imax screen. Apollo 13 will probably follow suit.Apollo will probably be edited to a certain extent, both for content and length (print cost). 140 minutes X 330 ft/min X .66 $/ft = $30,492 per print. It would also weigh in at about 900 pounds. My forklift will pick up 1,000 pounds, but you won't see me trying it anytime soon! There are several modifications for the QTRU reel unit: original configuration will hold about 60 minutes on a reel; for $20,000, the "Fantasia" upgrade will hold about 90 minutes on a reel using the bottom two reel arms; and for another $20,000, the "Apollo" upgrade will hold about 120 minutes on a reel using the bottom two reel arms and 90 minutes on the middle two reel arms with the top arm holding about 60. The MK2 reel unit with 60-inch reels can hold 90 minutes of film. The SR projectors are capable of doing a single changeover during a show. A multiple changeover version of the software has been promised, but I don't think it has become anything of a reality yet. That means that an SR with an unmodified QT can run 120 minutes without interruption, or 300 minutes with a full blown QT package. When it comes to feature-length 3D films, both projectors run simultaneously, so no changeover is possible. The GT and Classic are single-projector systems and, obviously, cannot do a changeover without a second projector. They are limited by their reel unit. There is also a question of sound system capacity. Theaters with dubbers have to upgrade to a digital playback source at some point. Only so much 35mm fullcoat will fit on a reel. With all that said, Waikiki Imax is a GT 3D system (probably with a QTRU and a MK2). Polynesian opened in 1991 and is 2D only, so my guess is that it is a Classic with a MK1. The Bishop Museum will have an SR dome and a QTRU when it opens in 2004.
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