keysersoze123 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 7:37 AM, redfirebird2008 said: Something else. The Large Format Examiner website lists those type of screens based on the projector brand. LieMAX is unique to IMAX brand. I don't think LieMAX is a brand. its a just a way to ridicule the small IMax screens. I am sure they won't mind calling some other screen lieMAX 🙂 That said what did the theater do. Just use the same screen but changed the projector. What is the type of new projector(Real 3D, some form of PLF projector with Dolby sound etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 25 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said: I don't think LieMAX is a brand. its a just a way to ridicule the small IMax screens. I am sure they won't mind calling some other screen lieMAX 🙂 That said what did the theater do. Just use the same screen but changed the projector. What is the type of new projector(Real 3D, some form of PLF projector with Dolby sound etc). Yes, LieMAX is just a nickname but it is specifically for smaller IMAX branded screens. Museum theaters that changed their projector from IMAX to something else can use the phrase “giant screen.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I saw The Lion King in IMAX with Laser and uh. I wasn't that impressed. I assume it actually was IMAX with laser too, because it filled the entire big screen, and the IMAX website said it was. Maybe it's because I didn't like the movie that much. I still would prefer the 70mm stuff, but I know that's impractical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DeeCee Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 IMAX Sydney. Spoiler Insert IMAX in here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneWars Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 IMAX really exploded after TDK and Avatar, but it seems in the last few years, IMAX ha really slowed down. They had the big screen market cornered. So, what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I can't wait to see Tenet on the big, big screen. I'm sure Nolan has it optimized for iMAX. Dunkirk made excellent use of the format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 On 10/28/2019 at 5:59 AM, CloneWars said: IMAX really exploded after TDK and Avatar, but it seems in the last few years, IMAX ha really slowed down. They had the big screen market cornered. So, what happened? Other people wanted in the market. I guess that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Two things. IMAX devalued the IMAX name by putting it into smaller and smaller screens. Other theatres added bigger screens with Dolby ATMOS which I find gives better surround sound. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) Apparently some places are IMAX with laser but the IMAX website doesn't say so. Also my favorite IMAX place in Georgia is probably getting renovated now. I mean the seats in that place were awful though. Edited November 3, 2019 by cannastop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 There’s probably barely a dozen IMAX 70mm film locations remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 1 hour ago, DeeCee said: There’s probably barely a dozen IMAX 70mm film locations remaining. I guess maybe they can bring out the projectors for special occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SchumacherFTW Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 On 11/3/2019 at 10:34 PM, cannastop said: I guess maybe they can bring out the projectors for special occasions. Only the really big venues can do that. Places like the Chinese theater or BFI IMAX. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysersoze123 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I can say for sure at AMC, Dolby way more popular than Imax even in plexes with big Imax screens(not lie max). Picture is brighter and sound is better at Dolby despite having smaller screen. Reason why Imax popularity is not at the same level when TDK/Avatar were released bcos they were the only players and there were under 100 of them(TDK only had 63). So people used to travel long distances to watch in Imax. I remember traveling 50 miles to watch at Jordan Imax at Reading MA in mid 2000's. Now your neighborhood Plex has a Dolby then its hard to stand apart. That said I dont see same level of demand at Regal RPX or Cinemark XD. There are others like 270 ScreenX and Samsung Onx(which uses Microled screens and so no projection). But they are in early days yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 10/28/2019 at 4:59 AM, CloneWars said: IMAX really exploded after TDK and Avatar, but it seems in the last few years, IMAX ha really slowed down. They had the big screen market cornered. So, what happened? Theater brand large format screens. Easier for theater to build their own version of IMAX than to pay the IMAX Corp a bunch of royalties. As @DeeCee mentioned, this all goes back to IMAX Corp's decision around 2008 to change the definition of what IMAX actually is. It used to mean 60 foot tall screens. Now it's more like 25-30 foot tall for many of the newer IMAX screens that were built from 2008 to now. This smaller size screen is much easier for a theater owner such as AMC or Regal to copy and create their own branded large screen, while charging a lower ticket price than IMAX. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysersoze123 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said: Theater brand large format screens. Easier for theater to build their own version of IMAX than to pay the IMAX Corp a bunch of royalties. As @DeeCee mentioned, this all goes back to IMAX Corp's decision around 2008 to change the definition of what IMAX actually is. It used to mean 60 foot tall screens. Now it's more like 25-30 foot tall for many of the newer IMAX screens that were built from 2008 to now. This smaller size screen is much easier for a theater owner such as AMC or Regal to copy and create their own branded large screen, while charging a lower ticket price than IMAX. Dolby is not cheaper than Imax. At most places they are at same price. Dolby is also not owned by AMC its owned by Dolby labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said: Dolby is not cheaper than Imax. At most places they are at same price. Dolby is also not owned by AMC its owned by Dolby labs. I'm aware of that. AMC has other premium screens that aren't Dolby Cinema. Point is AMC, Regal, any theater company can create whatever theater they want and not have to pay royalty to IMAX. AMC seems to be OK with paying royalties to IMAX/Dolby. Another angle that some of the theaters probably dislike with IMAX is that they force you to show a specific movie. A number of years ago, there was a Terminator movie that got released in IMAX around the same time as a Despicable Me sequel. The Terminator movie was a flop, but theater owners were forced to show it on IMAX screens. I am guessing they wished they had control of the screen to be able to put something more popular in the auditorium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 12:30 AM, SchumacherFTW said: Only the really big venues can do that. Places like the Chinese theater or BFI IMAX. Mall of Georgia tends to be one of those big venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Reynolds Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 2020 Great for IMAX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
