Ka Leo Contributing Writer Technology maximizes today's entertainment world by taking films to the max and making it larger than life. The big picture can be credited to the IMAX technology, hidden upstairs in the projection room. This large format is 10 times larger than normal film, which is 35mm, equal to five sprocket holes per frame.
IMAX films come without sound.
The image and soundtrack are synced together using a computer, whereas normal movies come complete with sound. IMAX projectionist Herb Wildes said the film must be loaded just right, or the projector will shred the film. Three-dimensional films come with twice the work because the projector runs two films at a time. Polarized lenses are placed over the projector lenses to run 3D movies. The left eye sees one image and the right sees another, thus forming one three-dimensional picture.