And a great idea too!
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The technology that makes an IMAX film projection system possible was invented by four gentlemen back in 1969.
One of the late inventor’s son just posted the following on a website for IMAX professionals. (www.1570.c0m)
(15/70 is film jargon for the IMAX film format . . . the image is printed on 70mm film stock and the image is 15 perferations/sprocket holes wide. “24fps” stands for 24 frames per second, which is the indutry standard for filming and projecting a motion picture. He references “ripping it to shreads” – take this reference as literal as possible . . . . on several occasions I had the misfortune of being persent when an IMAX projection was on the fritz . . . the speed at which these things run is daunting . . . when they decide to destroy film, they do it with much noise, kenetic energy and at 6 feet of film per second.)
I figured this to be the best forum to show this. The attached jpeg is a copy of my father’s (Bill Shaw) daytimer showing page dated June 28, 1969.
It marks the first time the Imax Projector ran 70mm film at 24fps without ripping it to shreads. Many regard this moment as the birth of the Large Film Format Industry which, by this info, will be 40 years this week.
