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I look forward to the day when digital projection catches up with film projection. I'm a little sick of spending extra to go to a 3D IMAX theater that uses a 4
by beloch 12y ago
I look forward to the day when digital projection catches up with film projection. I'm a little sick of spending extra to go to a 3D IMAX theater that uses a 4K projector split into 2K per eye. The result is big, obvious pixels that would have been filled with nuance if an IMAX or even 35mm film projector was used instead.
I hope Hollywood realizes that the dim, pixellated 3D IMAX movies of today are a huge disappointment compared to the breathtaking clarity of yesterday's IMAX film. It's simply insulting to customers that IMAX theaters still command premium prices. They should be discounting admission to digital IMAX theaters and apologizing for the current limitations of the technology.
- nitrogen 12y agoAgreed. If you can find a theater showing a 70mm film, go see it, even if the actual film is terrible.
- kalleboo 12y agoHonestly I was always bothered more by the flicker of film projection than I have been by the resolution of digital projection. The low frame rate/high motion blur still annoys me so I'm looking forward to when they figure out getting 48fps to look "right". The resolution of film has often been really bad too. Yeah, it's not pixels so you don't notice as clearly, but those corns of grain aren't exactly small either.