How IMAX 70mm film actually gets developed

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How IMAX 70MM Film is Developed!

Video from Adam Savage's Tested on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WejZgrMZSL8

If you've ever wondered why those prints are such a production, this is the video. I love seeing the physical side of all this.

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@beatriz_m

As someone who's developed a roll in a bathroom, the scale of this makes me dizzy.

@kenji_mori

I saw a 70mm print once, and it completely changed my idea of what "sharp" means.

@nadia_v

Is there really a visible difference from a very good digital projection, for a normal person?

@theo_marsh

Honestly? The difference is partly the image, and partly knowing a human threaded a giant reel for you. I'll take both.

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