SMPTE Journal ( Volume: 92, Issue: 3, March 1983)
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IMAX® and OMNIMAX® Theatre Design
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- Publisher
- SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
- Doc Type
- Journal Article
- Content Type
- Original Research
- Abbreviated Title
- J SMPTE
- Volume
- 92, No. 3, pp. 284–290
- Abstract
- Theatre design for both IMAX® and OMNIMAX® presentations opens up a variety of new. possibilities and presents a host of problems, some old, and many new. Many traditional concepts of theatre design, such as clear sight-lines to the bottom of the screen, are no longer justified, or even desirable. Conversely, because of the large included angles in the projection beam, projector light-ray clearances become critical at many points in the auditorium. Audience movement and safety are important factors, and several unusual concepts are discussed. Since most IMAX® and OMNIMAX® theatres are in new construction, there are unique opportunities to optimize the audience environment, including picture, sound, and acoustics. Existing IMAX® theatres range in size from 120 to 980 seats, with 1400 seats projected. OMNIMAX® theatres range from 94 to 380, with larger theatres in the planning stage.
- Publication Date
- 1983-03-01
- DOI
10.5594/J00182- ISSN
- Print:
0036-1682 - Link
- https://doi.org/10.5594/J00182
- Author(s)
- William C. ShawImax Systems Corporation, 1121 Invicra Drive, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.J. Creighton DouglasImax Systems Corporation, 1121 Invicra Drive, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
- Copyright
- © 1983 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.
Bibliographic Reference(s)
- Some Comments on the Design of Large-Screen Motion-Picture Theaters [Active]
- From the Cinema to the Cinema Theater [Active]
- The Iso-Deformation of Images and the Criterion for Delimitation of the Usable Areas in Cine-Auditoriums [Active]
- New Large-Screen and Multi-Image Motion-Picture System [Active]
- 2. Schlanger B. , “Criteria for Motion-Picture Viewing and for a New 70mm System: Its Process and Viewing Arrangements,” J. SMPTE , 75 : 161 – 167 , Mar. 1968 . EXTERNAL
- 6. American National Standard PH22.126 . 1978 . Screen Luminance and Viewing Conditions for Indoor Theatre Projection of Motion Picture Prints , American National Standards Institute , 1978. EXTERNAL
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