Welcome to Avatar Forums -- The #1 Online Community for AVATAR related information. Please enjoy the discussion forums below and share your experiences with other like-minded members. The forums are separated into several categories based on film design, production, marketing, art, and news. There are also very specific forums for art, music, movies, and the Navi lifestyle.

Please follow the links below to help get you started!



Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 19

Real D Vs. IMAX 3D.

This is a discussion thread about: Real D Vs. IMAX 3D. inside the Production & Technology forum, part of the AVATAR Movie Forums category. I have seen the movie 4 times in Real D and 3 times in IMAX, and I can safely say.... ...

  1. #1
    Registered User Jafloogan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Last Online
    09-11-2011 @ 03:13 AM
    Location
    America
    Posts
    141
    Liked
    0 times
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default Real D Vs. IMAX 3D.

    I have seen the movie 4 times in Real D and 3 times in IMAX, and I can safely say....

    IMAX SUCKS

    It's blurry. Simple as that. When Jake runs from the Thanitor, I couldn't make anything out.

    In Real D, I could see everything clearly.

    It was very disheartening.

    Did anyone else notice this?

  2. #2
    Registered User Vauktu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Last Online
    05-23-2012 @ 02:39 AM
    Posts
    1,272
    Liked
    6 times

    Default

    The way IMAX screens are built is far different from RealD. Your positioning in the theatre could have very well effected your view while watching Avatar in IMAX.

    From my experience (12 RealD 3D, 1 IMAX), I can safely say IMAX is superior to RealD 3D. The image is much more clear in IMAX than it is in RealD.

    First saw Avatar on January 7th, 2010. Seen it 37 times since.
    12x RealD 3D, 3x Dolby 3D, 1x IMAX 3D, 2x Cinema 2D, 11x Blu-ray (5x CE)
    Avatar : SE - 3x RealD 3D, 2x Dolby 3D

  3. #3
    Registered User Jafloogan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Last Online
    09-11-2011 @ 03:13 AM
    Location
    America
    Posts
    141
    Liked
    0 times
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    That was probably it. **** me...

    I was sitting pretty close.

  4. #4
    Registered User Omocan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Last Online
    05-14-2010 @ 12:29 PM
    Location
    South Carolina
    Posts
    15
    Liked
    0 times

    Default

    Your positioning in the theater could have very well effected your view while watching Avatar in IMAX.
    ^this.^ with imax i believe you have to be close to the middle to get a good viewing effect. i've seen it twice in imax 3d and i was able to get dead smack in the middle and it was pretty darn good ive also seen it in real D 7 times. they are both good but with imax you get more of the picture also. thats what i like the most about it.

  5. #5
    Registered User Jafloogan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Last Online
    09-11-2011 @ 03:13 AM
    Location
    America
    Posts
    141
    Liked
    0 times
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    I was sitting in the center, can being too close make things blurry?

  6. #6
    Registered User Na'vi ik ite's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Last Online
    05-27-2010 @ 04:22 AM
    Location
    Hawai'i/Florida
    Posts
    142
    Liked
    0 times

    Default

    I agree with Vauktu and Omocan...

    I saw Avatar 10 times in IMAX (the authentic, six-story high screen with the sound system that could blow a hole in your chest), once in RealD3D, and once in "LieMAX" (). I can safely say IMAX was superior to the other 3D formats.

    Your sitting position will DEFINITELY affect your viewing experience. The first eight viewings, I sat fairly dead center, both from left to right and I tried to find the middle row from the top of the theater to the bottom. I don't recall any blurriness for any of those viewings. (One of those times, we were advised by someone who claimed to be an audio engineer to sit slightly right of center, which was the "sweet spot" sound-wise; honestly, I didn't notice any difference.)

    The last two IMAX viewings, I sat centered left to right but down in the fourth or fifth row closest to the screen; I wanted to fill my entire field of vision with JUST the screen (yeah, I'm kinda kooky like that). It was then that I noticed a few blurry spots off to the extreme right or left of the screen, from my vantage point; I suspect that was the blurriness you mentioned in your post.

    Someone else addressed these interesting points in a similar thread. In IMAX, the screen is the backdrop and things come out at you. Ferns looked to be only inches from me; the buzzing insects set off almost a reflexive reaction of "Ewww!"; when Jake finds himself alone in the forest for the first time, I wanted to reach out and grab his tail; and when Home Tree had fallen and there was ash drifting down, it seemed ash was actually raining down on me in the theater.

    In contrast, RealD and "LieMAX" screens serve as the foreground, and the 3D effect stretches backward, so that things in the background appear "behind" the screen.
    "Na'vi Sky Daughter"
    (aka "Maraly Aytanin"--my Na'vi name)

  7. #7
    Registered User Omocan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Last Online
    05-14-2010 @ 12:29 PM
    Location
    South Carolina
    Posts
    15
    Liked
    0 times

    Default

    I wanted to fill my entire field of vision with JUST the screen
    lol, that my meaning of dead center. talking about the blurriness on the sides, i noticed it also does that in RealD if you are too close.

  8. #8
    Registered User Fridge Magnet's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Last Online
    10-23-2010 @ 11:31 AM
    Posts
    697
    Liked
    1 times

    Default

    I saw it three times in real d, and once in the IMAX. In my opinion I liked the Real D more, it was easier to see what was going on. In the IMAX it was right in my face lol, but it was still awesome
    A Magnet of a Fridge

  9. #9
    Registered User Pjalok'shi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Last Online
    06-08-2010 @ 08:56 PM
    Location
    Maryland, USA
    Posts
    375
    Liked
    1 times

    Default

    The 1st time I saw Avatar it was in IMAX. It kinda gave me a headache and if you tilted your just a little the 3D effect was lost. The picture wasn't clear, the lens on the glasses where warped, scratched and greasy. Did a little research on Real-D and saw it in that format a few days later. Never went to another IMAX viewing. Yeah IMAX has a bigger screen but thats the's where the pro's end and the con's begin. Watching it in Real-D is like playing a video game in 1080p for the 1st time and your just at awe at how clear everything is and how much you can see. I know for the 1st 10 minutes of the movie I was just looking around the background in the scenes saying wow in my head.

    Real-D 3d > IMAX
    neytirifanboy - Its increditble that a ten foot blue non-existent alien is going to be a pin-up.

    odysseus - Why? All the "human" models are so airbrushed, wear so much make up & are so siliconed up the wazoo that they might as well be CGI


  10. #10
    Registered User Buoyant Rock's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Last Online
    01-27-2011 @ 02:58 PM
    Location
    Michigan, US
    Posts
    17
    Liked
    0 times

    Default

    From my personal experience, I saw it twice in 2D, 5 times in RealD 3D, and once in IMAX (in that order). Following this sequence, I felt that 2D offered the storyline as a whole. RealD 3D clarified the whole experience, making it more amazing and captivating. IMAX 3D allowed me to (after I became a fan like so many) to pay attention to the details BEHIND the front layer images. I could SEE Pandora instead of the key focus of the lens. This for me was an awesome way to experience Avatar.

    The positioning in the theater definately has a major effect on how you see the movie (from experience). Sitting in the middle is the way to go, regardless of how you watch it. =)
    I See You Seeing Me

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. IMAX vs 3D
    By Theresa in forum General AVATAR Discussions
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 03-21-2010, 01:18 PM
  2. Avatar is playing in IMAX and Real-D!
    By Pjalok'shi in forum General Discussions
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 03-10-2010, 06:00 AM
  3. Imax
    By Palulukan-Makto in forum General AVATAR Discussions
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 01-29-2010, 06:01 PM
  4. Avatar in IMAX?
    By davestone in forum General AVATAR Discussions
    Replies: 55
    Last Post: 01-26-2010, 08:18 AM
  5. Wanna make real- *really* real?
    By Kaleyn in forum Pandora
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 01-15-2010, 05:02 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •