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But this is about the film version, though. Digital IMAX is pointless, but it is still technically "MAX" as the max is for physical size, not resolution. The

But this is about the film version, though. Digital IMAX is pointless, but it is still technically "MAX" as the max is for physical size, not resolution. The original reason IMAX uses 70mm film (8.3x the area of 35mm) is because projecting onto a larger screen required a more powerful lamp, which would produce more heat and burn 35mm film, so they had to place it farther away from the lamp, meaning the film had to be larger.

dale_glass 3y ago
> But this is about the film version, though. Yes, I meant "Nice" as in "it's nice that they went through the extra effort to release it in the rare, high quality medium available, and not a format that's worse than what I can watch at home". > The original reason IMAX uses 70mm film (8.3x the area of 35mm) is because projecting onto a larger screen required a more powerful lamp 70mm is also much higher resolution. Modern digital can compete with 35mm, but to my knowledge there's nothing out there that competes with 70mm yet.