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	Paper - Pursuing. . .
		Omnimax, a modified form of Imax, is an even closer representation of natural vision, utilizing fisheye optics on both camera and projector.
		Omnimax reproduces not only the image of reality but its three-dimensional spatial relationships to the camera/observer as well; the Omnimax 180 degree image is the least formalist frame in film history.
		Trumbull's early impression of the Imax and Omnimax formats was that, while the images produced were "beautiful", the formats did not lend themselves to theatrical, dramatic forms of film-making because the image size confounds the formalism of montage: "It is difficult to edit from a single to a two-shot to a mastershot.
	cas.umkc.edu /comm/faculty/gutenko/papers/pursui.htm (7005 words)

	IMAX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The new system, that the San Diego Hall of Science called OMNIMAX, uses a fisheye lens on the camera that squeezes a highly distorted 180 degree field of view onto the 70mm IMAX film.
		The lens is aligned below the center of the frame and most of the bottom half of the circular field falls beyond the edge of the film.
		OMNIMAX wraps 180 degrees horizontally, 100 degrees above the horizon and 22 degrees below the horizon for a viewer at the center of the dome.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/OMNIMAX (2888 words)

	Rendering To A Curved Or Spherical Screen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Omnimax film uses a fish-eye lens, however, to give the film more resolution in the center, where people direct their gaze most of the time, and less in the periphery.
		When Omnimax films are produced conventionally, with a film camera, they are shot through the same fish-eye lens as for projection.
		When Omnimax films are made by computer, the image must be pre-distorted by the inverse of the fish-eye lens' distortion.
	stevehollasch.com /cgindex/render/omnimax.html (958 words)

	Salty Ham: Movies
		The first time that I went to the OMNIMAX was probably on a Girl Scout outing to the "cool" downtown museum.
		There were shots at the beginning that exploited the fact that you were watching the movie in the OMNIMAX venue and they made it feel as though you were in a flight simulator, traveling over the cliffs surrounding the river.
		What really separates the OMNIMAX from the IMAX is that on the IMAX you can see movies in 3-D. First, let me express my displeasure for the circumstances of 3-D technology.
	www.saltyham.com /Movies/ThanklessTheater.asp (640 words)

	CityBeat: Attack of the 70-ft. Sharks, Bears, Whales, Etc. (2000-11-02)
		To help celebrate the Museum Center's 10th anniversary, The OMNIMAX is showing a giant-screen film festival featuring eight of the most popular OMNIMAX films shown in Cincinnati over the past 10 years.
		OMNIMAX films tend to have a long shelf life, and the Museum Center owns a copy of every film they've shown over the years.
		An OMNIMAX dome can't be converted into IMAX 3-D. Still, as long as the Museum Center offers the only large-format theater in town, it's safe to say that the theater will continue to be the popular draw it always has been with school groups, tourists and out-of-town guests.
	www.citybeat.com /2000-11-02/film.shtml (1341 words)

	Vancouver IMAX and OmniMax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The difference between the Imax format and the Omnimax format is that Imax movies are shown on a huge, flat screen in the way traditional movies are shown.
		By contrast, Omnimax movies are shown on the curved roof of the giant theatre.
		The downside with Omnimax is that some people feel a bit queasy after watching an Omnimax movie.
	www.bcpassport.com /kids/imax.html (164 words)

	The Magic Egg - Paul Heckbert
		Omnimax theaters project film through a fisheye lens onto a hemispherical screen with the image covering 180 degrees horizontally and 135 degrees vertically.
		For me the Omnimax film was the most exciting project to come along in years, but it was difficult to convey this enthusiasm to those controlling the computer resources.
		Omnimax requires a resolution of about 2000x1500 at 24 bits per pixel, which amounts to 8.5 megabytes per frame.
	accad.osu.edu /~waynec/history/magic-egg.html (1897 words)

	Physics Help and Math Help - Physics Forums - View Single Post - Omnimax... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		OmniMax theatres are domed, 360 degree visually surrounded theatres, where IMAX theatres are simply really big flat screens.
		I've been to both, and while the IMAX is stunning, it doesn't compare to the realism of OMNIMAX.
		Apparently IMAX and OMNIMAX films are produced by the same company.
	www.physicsforums.com /showpost.php?p=51997&postcount=6 (225 words)

	Omnimax Theatre soars with film on Blue Angels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It seems as though, more and more, newer Omnimax features take advantage of the visual possibilities and tread very lightly on the hows and whys behind canyon formations and jet propulsion.
		The current feature does touch on birds, pointing out that birds have understood the magic of flight for 100 million years as opposed to man approaching that magic only a century ago.
		This will be as close as most ever come to flying with a crack flight team of Blue Angels and, after watching some of the maneuvers on the giant screen, many are bound to conclude that this is close enough.
	www.lubbockonline.com /news/071197/omnimax.htm (450 words)

	The OMNIMAX Theater - Great Lakes Science Center
		The OMNIMAX® projector is the largest projector ever made, advancing super-sized 70mm images horizontally through the projector at 24 frames, 5.6 feet of film per second.
		The sheer size of an OMNIMAX® film frame, combined with the unique projection technology, is the key to the extra sharpness and clarity of OMNIMAX® images.
		The sound track of an OMNIMAX® film is on a separate tape or digital disc because there is no room on the film for an audio strip.
	www.glsc.org /visit/omnihome.php (639 words)

	Artcom Museums Tour: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago IL
		The Space Center and, within it, the Omnimax Theater, became permanent additions to the Museum on July 1, 1986.
		The Omnimax Theater, located in the Henry Crown Space Center, features the most sophisticated film and sound system for motion pictures in the world.
		Omnimax features do sell out on busy days, so reservations are strongly suggested.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/vs/mr/60637-c.htm (1863 words)

	Newton's Apple: Teacher's Guides
		The OMNIMAX screen is four stories high and 76 feet in diameter, with views of 180 degrees that wrap around a tilted tier of seats.
		The specially-designed IMAX and OMNIMAX cameras photograph the largest frames ever used in motion pictures: 70mm wide and 15 perforations per frame compared to a standard 35mm, 4-perforation motion-picture frame.
		The future of IMAX and OMNIMAX rests in the development of computer animation and 3-D technology, already underway.
	www.ktca.org /newtons/10/omnimax.html (1066 words)

	Catch a thrill ride at the Omnimax Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		You don't know of any big parties planned this weekend, the movie theater is showing the same movies you saw two weekends ago, and you don't have enough money to hit the clubs, but God forbid you stay home on a Friday night.
		The shows featured at the Omnimax are definitely not for the weak-stomached.
		This Omnimax film puts viewers in the front seats of the country's most incredible coasters, shows how thrill rides are created and why riders are excited by the danger of it all.
	www.siue.edu /ALESTLE/library/FALL2000/september21/omnimax.html (305 words)

	Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the OMNIMAX theater, extraordinary sound control is essential for the audience to appreciate and enjoy the wide dynamic range of the theater's digital sound track.
		Equally important is that overhead aircraft and nearby street traffic noise not be heard in the theater, especially during the quietest parts of the OMNIMAX program.
		OAA was selected for the project because of the firm's familiarity with OMNIMAX theater technology, experience in solving problems in sound isolation and mechanical noise, and prior performance with this client.
	www.acousticalconsultant.com /history/omnimax.htm (255 words)

	Omnimax film brings natural wonder to life
		It would be enough to simply capture the gorgeous, sweeping, awe-inspiring backdrops of the Grand Canyon and fill the domed screen at the Omnimax Theatre with those images.
		Perhaps unfairly, one expects a scientific approach to Omnimax films, probably because of the theater being located adjacent to the Science Spectrum.
		It is rare that reenactments do not come across as totally hokey in an Omnimax film, but Merrill, also revered for his feature films and love of the American West, brings the brunt of them to life.
	www.lubbockonline.com /news/061597/omnimax.htm (554 words)

	Science World
		The Alcan OMNIMAX Theatre features magnificent science and nature films on one of the world's largest dome screens.
		The length of the ramp leading to the Alcan OMNIMAX Theatre is equal to the length of two football fields.
		The 15,000 watt xenon lamp that lights the screen is so bright that if you placed it on the surface of the moon and focused it at a spot on Earth, you could actually see its light.
	www.earth62.net /filmlocation/scienceworld/scienceworld.htm (535 words)

	St. Louis Science Center - OMNIMAX ® Theater
		The OMNIMAX is a high-fidelity, 70MM motion picture system that uses state-of-the-art technology to create amazing images of unsurpassed clarity and impact.
		OMNIMAX images have much greater detail than standard motion picture cameras.
		OMNIMAX theaters, and their flat-screen IMAX® counterparts, are currently in use around the world.
	www.slsc.org /?V_DOC_ID=909 (254 words)

	Omnimax Review: The sight lines and sound quality are super at rock concert movie
		Omnimax Review: The sight lines and sound quality are super at rock concert movie
		Omnimax films usually take viewers to places they'd never get a chance to see -- like the summit of Everest, diving with sharks or crawling through caves.
		And "All Access" gives that state-of-the-art sound system in the Omnimax theater a good workout -- the digital sound is better than what you'd hear live in many cases.
	www.post-gazette.com /movies/20010817access0817p5.asp (348 words)

	Zeidler Partnership Architects
		We also are responsible for the redevelopment of the Ontario Science Centre and design of its successful Omnimax Theatre (Toronto).
		Zeidler Partnership was selected to design both new and renovated facilities for the Centre in order to revitalize this major tourist attraction that opened in 1969.
		The OMNIMAX cinema has created a dramatic new focus, inviting people to explore the wonders of the Centre.
	www.zrpa.com /to/2-portfolio/f-institutional/institutional.htm (426 words)

	Burnaby/Vancouver - July 28 - OmniMax/Science World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"The Omnimax Features a 72-foot diameter dome nearly five stories high, a digital, state-of-the-art sound system, and the largest motion picture format in the world." The projector for this movie theater is the size of a small car.
		There are also many large speakers behind the screen, but the Omnimax technology conceals them from view.
		The Omnimax, however, was a hard act to follow.
	archwparsons.topcities.com /dibcjuly28.html (348 words)

	OMNIMAX FILM REVIEW HHH: Dolphins -- Visually Stunning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The film Dolphins is a quintessential OmniMax movie, with all the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the giant screen format.
		There’s no fault to be found in the larger-than-life images on the five-story tall OmniMax screen; Dolphins is produced and directed by Greg MacGillivray, of Everest fame, and one can argue that it is, actually, better than the real thing.
		If one is to judge OmniMax movies on their own specialized merits, Dolphins is very good; but if one is to apply more stringent criteria and think of them as movies in general, it is merely good.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V120/N14/Dolphins.14a.html (500 words)

	AroundCinci :: Take a mini-vacation at the movies this summer
		Two new films playing at OMNIMAX theater at Cincinnati Museum Center take viewers to the heart and soul of music and finally to the roof of Africa.
		Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa is one of those films made for the large format of the OMNIMAX theater.
		Through all 44 speakers of the OMNIMAX theater, the audience will be swept away with the beat.
	www.aroundcinci.com /gen_includes/article.asp?articleid=1696 (1180 words)

	SMPTE Toronto Explores The Science Of Fun At The Science Centres Omnimax Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		His companies foray into this medium has occurred several years earlier with the "Back to the Future" ride that is installed in both Los Angeles and Florida.
		The rides are constructed inside an Omnimax theatre that employs several motion bases.
		The glasses obtain their synchronization data via an infrared signal that is generated in the theatre.
	www.smpte.org /sections_chapters/toronto/pastmeet/ap1498re.htm (1043 words)

	Omnimax Theater Cleveland - Detailed Information, Event Schedule & More @ Kickin' Tickets inc.
		If you have a Omnimax Theater Cleveland question that is not answered here, simply call 1-866-339-0035 for assistance.
		All Omnimax Theater Cleveland charts and detailed information are intended to be used as a general indication of seat locations and stage position to better help with making a more informed buying decision.
		Omnimax Theater Cleveland tickets may be sold for more than face value.
	www.kickintickets.com /omnimax_theater_cleveland_tickets.html (303 words)

	decc omnimax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Viewing an OMNIMAX® film is the premier multi-media experience as audiences become totally engulfed in the action on the screen.
		That means breathtaking images of unsurpassed size and impact - one of the keys to this powerful film experience.
		The OMNIMAX® Theatre also features a superb six-channel, multi-speaker sound system which creates a dazzling combination of audio and visual sensations that make each audience member feel a part of the film.
	www.duluthomnimax.com (210 words)

	Cincinnati Museum Center OMNIMAX- Forces of Nature
		Prepare yourself for an unbelievably awesome spectacle of rumbling earthquakes, monstrous volcanoes and massive tornadoes when Forces of Nature rattles the roof of Union Terminal.
		With stunning effects courtesy of Mother Nature, it may be the perfect combination of subject and medium: Earth's menacing phenomena captured on the five-story, domed OMNIMAX screen.
		OMNIMAX Season Media Sponsors are Time Warner Cable and Local 12, WKRC-TV.
	www.museumtix.com /venue/program.asp?pvt=p429&vid=429&pid=4659157 (124 words)

	Ettractions.com - Alcan OMNIMAX Theatre at Science World
		The Alcan OMNIMAX Theatre puts you right in the picture with one of the largest dome-screens in the world.
		The Alcan OMNIMAX Theatre features one of the largest dome screens in the world that puts you right in the picture.
		It was the influx of 30,000 miners during the 1858 gold rush that led to its establishment as a colony.
	www.ettractions.com /ettractions/att/13585.asp (204 words)

	Superb photography makes new Omnimax film a success (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The alpine cinematography is gorgeous, and the vicarious thrill of gunning down a professional-level downhill course at breakneck speed is unforgettable in Omnimax.
		The medical insights are less memorable too, the primary points of interest in this segment being the several breathtaking scenes of Moscow's streets and architecture.
		This article may be freely distributed electronically, provided it is distributed in its entirety and includes this notice, but may not be reprinted without the express written permission of The Tech.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V109/N13/omnima.13a.html (610 words)

	Carnegie Science Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first OMNIMAX® theater in the world opened at the Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater in San Diego in 1973.
		The Rangos OMNIMAX Theater opened October 5, 1991, as well as the opening of the Carnegie Science Center.
		The selected film usually arrives in ten to fourteen pieces that are assembled by a sonic splicer which uses high frequency sound waves to melt the pieces of film together.
	www.carnegiesciencecenter.org /family/omnimax.asp (853 words)

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