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IMAX Develops Movie Transfer Technology

Posted by timothy on from the coneheads-better-be-on-the-list dept.

kazama writes: "Toronto-based IMAX said that it had developed a new process called DMR (for "digital remastering") to digitally convert conventional 35mm films to the IMAX format without significant loss of detail. 'Our customers have been saying to us for years, "We want to see Star Wars on IMAX, we want to see The Matrix on IMAX." and DMR is the technology which is the enabler,' Co-CEO Bradley Wechsler told Reuters. 'That's going to be an increasingly important part of the company's performance.'" So what movies would you want to see on IMAX?

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  1. Interesting... by IIRCAFAIKIANAL · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Has this tech been used already?

    I saw LOTR on the imax screen here in Calgary. My girlfriend got annoyed watching it though - too blurry and it gave her motion sickness. We could have done the same thing with Spider-Man but we saw it on a regular screen instead.

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  2. DMR?? by erroneus · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm sorry, but if it were assigned a 3-letter acronym, it would have to be "DRM." But I suppose that has been taken already and should be scrambled...

    DigiRema sounds pretty cool though... or DiRema maybe. I have nothing more useful to contribute at this time.

  3. Uhhh... by ryanvm · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Neat idea - but I've got one nitpicking question:

    How the hell does DMR stand for "Digital Re-Mastering"?