I have an IMAX enhanced recieved but no discs yet - am a tad disappointed that the discs are not in IMAX aspect ratio.... like most people the experience of having the entire screen fill up (like the bank heist scene at the beginning of the Dark Knight) it really helps with the viewer experience.
I have a couple of IMAX Blu Rays that utilise the IMAX ratio and upscaled on my LG OLED they look incredible and are pretty close to a genuine 4k image...
I recall the ‘superbit’ DVD’s when I was a kid that used all the space on the disc and came with a DTS track.... I think I had Anaconda (classic LoL) I think this could go the same way.... nice idea but noreal point!!! With HDR, HDR+, HLG & DV already, I am not too sure there is enough space for yet another format UNLESS they utilise both soundtrack & image!
Something that is food for thought.... imagine 4K 3D IMAX material.... that I would defo splash out on LoL!!!!
The Dark Night used 70 mm, 15 perf IMAX film for the IMAX sequences. They were shot in 4:3 (Correction: 1.43:1) Aspect Ratio. They are opened up to 16:9 on the disc releases. The remainder of the movie was shot in 2.40:1 on film using an anamorphic lens.
I’m not aware of any movie actually been shot in the IMAX Digital ratio of 1.90:1. They are composited to that ratio when shown in a digital IMAX cinemas (the majority of which are only 2K). The same movies are shown in 2.40:1 in regular cinemas.
‘IMAX Enhanced’ is a marketing exercise with no real technical merit.
SuperBit DVD on the other hand, jettisoned the extras, so all available space available on the disc could be used to reduce video compression artefacts and to include a higher bit rate DTS soundtrack. They are superior to the regular releases. Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 looked very good at the time.
Regards,
James.
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