r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NoWork215 • Jul 16 '26

Video The Odyssey IMAX 70mm Setup

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u/New_Sympathy5234 Jul 16 '26

Interesting that it's real film and it's still in a reel. I thought it would be one big video file. Distribution must be insane

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u/kon--- Jul 16 '26

Several smaller reels get spliced together while being run onto the projector's platters.

Each theater assembles their own film.