What is the difference between real 3d and imax 3d?

Answer 1

1) They are owned by different companies. Real3D is a company unto itself; Imax 3D is of course owned by Imax. Real3D can be retrofitted to any modern theatre; Imax 3D as far as I know is only meant to be used in Imax theatres.

2) They use a slightly different technique to achieve the 3D effect.

Both use differential polarization: they show two pictures on top of each other, each one represents one "eye". The 3D glasses lenses are polarized differently, so the right lense filters out the left picture, and the left lens filters the right picture.

However, the polarization technique itself is different. I believe that Imax 3D uses what is called "rotational polarization" whereas Real3D uses something else.

3) From experience, I find Real3D to result in better colour and crisper images, but not as much depth as Imax 3D. Imax 3D sometimes has overlapped images, but of course it must work in a much bigger theatre.

Answer 2

A 3-D IMAX film is just like any other 3-D movie. You put on a pair of 3-D glasses, and watch the movie as if it was in real life, or the third dimension.

A dome theatre is usually an IMAX dome (Although not always from the IMAX Corporation) where the screen isn't a traditional flat screen. The screen is dome shaped, in front of, on the sides, and top of the theatre. It allows you to, additionally be immersed in the movie.

Answer 3

IMAX has a high standard theatre quality as well as film quality. Therefore, there is no difference between IMAX 3D and the IMAX 3D Experience.

Another Answer

IMAX 3D Experience plays films that are filmed with two cameras, projected with two projectors and viewed with pairs of special 3D glasses.

IMAX 3D is enhanced single-camera/ single-projector films enhanced for clarity, brightness, and of course in an IMAX auditorium, spectacular sound.

From IMBD, Polar Express technical details:

"Film negative format (mm/video inches) -- Digital

"Cinematographic process -- IMAX Digital 3-D

"Printed film format:

• 35 mm (anamorphic) (Kodak)
• 70 mm (horizontal) (Kodak Vision 2383) (dual-strip 3-D)

Aspect ratio:

• 2.00 : 1 (IMAX version)
• 2.35 : 1"

Answer 4

digital 3d is just plain 3D. IMAX 3D has a bigger screen.

OK. the above is totally wrong, IMAX 3D now plays on regular size screens.

please don't answer questions you don't know the answers to.

Answer 5

3d xtreme means the imax screen