3D can’t just die. IMAX will surely find ways to keep it alive!
“Transformers: Age of Extinction,” which debuted Friday, is the first feature film to be shot with Imax’s own high-resolution 3D digital video cameras.
“Imax uses a custom 4K-horizontal sensor that is physically the largest of all commercially available cinema camera sensors,” the company said. Physically larger sensors can capture more information, in particular a better range of dark and light detail, and the 4K horizontal resolution means each frame of imagery is about 4,000 pixels wide.
“What I wanted to do with the 3D was really give the audience a special ride,” Bay said in a video about shooting the movie. The camera, though weighing 38 pounds, is compact enough for use on Bay’s motion-intensive platforms like cranes and a Porsche Cayenne.
“With the lightweight and compact Imax 3D Digital Camera, we are providing today’s leading filmmakers with the ability to take high-resolution 3D cameras into places they’ve never been able to before,” said Hugh Murray, Imax’s senior vice president of film production, in a statement.