For 3D cinema do you prefer Dolby 3D, Real3D or for this in Auckland Imax 3D presentations?

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lchiu7

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#120911 18-Jun-2013 09:28

They all use different 3D technologies and different glasses.

I can't say I have done a conscious A/B comparison but in Wellington for example the Embassy uses Real3D, Reading Dolby 3D and Event Real3D. The only movie I have seen in Real3D at the Embassy was the The Hobbit which was spectacular but that was 48fps also,.

I got interested only because I wear glasses and I found places selling 3D clipons that make it easier for the viewer with glasses to experience the 3D picture. But then I discovered that the different technologies require different glasses and nobody is selling after-market Dolby 3D glasses, only the Real3D ones.

Real3D glasses are designed to be disposable which is why I guess the Embassy charges $1 for them and you can keep them while Reading asks you to return theirs for cleaning and reuse.

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#838523 18-Jun-2013 09:36

I prefer Real3D but only because the glasses are way more comfortable than those big monstrosity's that Dolby 3D uses - one size definitely doesn't fit all. And they're usually not cleaned properly and/or scratched.

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#838576 18-Jun-2013 10:44

The only 3D presentations I have really enjoyed were true IMAX with the giant welding helmet type. I don't think those are used for all features and I have not seen them for a while. These helmet type glasses are also used on the Spiderman ride at Universal Orlando, another great 3D experience.

The presentations I have attended with the Elton John size and smaller size glasses left a lot to be desired. After giving it a good go I consider cinema 3D adds nothing worthwhile to the standard movie experience and I actively avoid 3D cinema - this from a big fan of 3D since Creature of the Black Lagoon.

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#838621 18-Jun-2013 11:55

Event here changed from Dolby 3D to Real D 3D soon after the ownership was changed from Skycity to Event. Having used both I prefer the Real D ones

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#838636 18-Jun-2013 12:32

Went and saw Star Trek the other week in Imax 3D. Was very good but don't know what version they use now as you hand the glasses back at the end of the movie..

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#838742 18-Jun-2013 15:43

old3eyes: Went and saw Star Trek the other week in Imax 3D. Was very good but don't know what version they use now as you hand the glasses back at the end of the movie..

According to Wikipaedia one of the following technologies

To create the illusion of depth, the IMAX 3D process uses separate camera lenses to represent the left and right eyes. The two lenses are separated by an interocular distance of 64 mm (2.5 in), the average distance between a human's eyes. Each lens feeds a separate roll of film. By projecting the two films simultaneously, viewers experience seeing a 3D image on a 2D screen. The IMAX 3D camera weighs over 113 kg (250 lb).

One method of creating the 3D illusion involves polarizing the light from the two images. During projection, the left and right eye images are linearly polarized as they are projected. Eyeglasses with right and left lenses polarized to match the projection present each eye with just the image intended for that eye since the polarization cancels out the other eye's image.

Alternatively the two projectors take turns displaying each frame (while one projector's image is displayed, the other is blocked) at an effective rate of 48 frames per second. The viewer dons LCD shutter glasses that contain LCD panels that block or transmit light in each eye in sync with the projector, such that each eye only sees the image intended for it.

If it's the second type where the glasses that have panels that are in sync with the projector, then I would expect you would have to return the glasses.

I think I have only seen one iMAX 3D presentation which was MI Ghost Protocol in Dubliin, California. We had to return the glasses so I presume it was the second technology used

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