SCOUT· 63%28m·2026-08-06·TechnologyThe next big thing in movies is 60-year-old IMAX tech
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is the first feature film ever shot entirely with IMAX 70mm film cameras, which is apparently a very big deal, and why it's been harder than usual to get a ticket to see Matt Damon. And now that Spider-Man is moving onto IMAX screens, it may be even harder to get a ticket. Why is this…
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“If the presenter is (or can get to) London, they have two full size IMAX's one with both a traditional with a xenon lamp and a digital with a laser source and another just digital but with atmos sound. It'd could be interesting for her to w…”
“I saw The Odyssey in both IMAX 70mm, and also dolby and I have to say I weirdly preferred the dynamic range and sound of Dolby over the resolution and ratio of IMAX. I felt the opposite way for Oppenheimer. Dark scenes just look so much bet…”
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