The Ultimate Movie Experience

IMAX® motion picture systems, invented and developed by IMAX®, are the most powerful and advanced high-precision motion picture systems in the world. Images of unsurpassed size, clarity and impact are projected onto giant screens. The key to the projection system’s superior performance and reliability is the unique “Rolling Loop” film movement, which provides the largest, clearest and steadiest pictures in the world. The images are enhanced by a superb specially designed multi-channel, state-of-the-art digital surround sound system that delivers superb clarity and quality for maximum impact.

The 15/70 film format used by IMAX® is ten times larger than a conventional 35mm. The sheer size of a 15/70 film frame, combined with the unique IMAX® projection technology, is the key to the extraordinary sharpness and clarity of films exhibited in IMAX® theatres.

IMAX Cameras and Film

IMAX® cameras are specifically designed to shoot 15 perforation, 70 mm film (15/70) - the world's largest film format. Weighing between 42 and 100 pounds, these cameras are extremely versatile and can be used in virtually any environment. They have been to space, explored the ocean floor, climbed Mt. Everest and traveled the globe.

IMAX® Projectors and Film
IMAX® projectors are the most powerful in the world. The key lies in the Rolling Loop technology, which advances the film in a wave-like motion at 24 frames per second. During projection, each frame is positioned on fixed registration pins and a vacuum holds the film flat against the rear lens element. When combined with IMAX® 15/70 film they project images of immense size, sharpness and clarity.

IMAX® Screens and Sound
To complete the effect of the IMAX® digital surround sound system, the huge IMAX® screens are perforated with thousands of tiny holes to allow the crystal clear sound to flow through freely.

The Theatre

IMAX® theatres’ specialized design and unobstructed views place audiences right in the on-screen action. The IMAX® theatre at the Challenger Learning Center features a screen five stories high and 70 feet wide, as well as specially designed multi-channel state-of-the-art digital surround sound systems that deliver superb clarity and quality for maximum impact.

Interesting Facts

• In 1997, IMAX® won an Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ highest honor, for scientific and technical achievement.
• A typical 45-minute large format film is nearly 15,187 feet long.
• Light emitted from the lamps in the IMAX projectors is so bright that you could see it from the moon.

For more information on IMAX® technology, visit www.imax.com.