IMAX has a certification for content you view at home as well as in the cinema.
On Disney+, for instance, some movies now carry the IMAX Enhanced label.
Streaming services intentionally limit the bitrate at which content is delivered to prevent buffering, and this applies to IMAX Enhanced streams too.
What's more, you don't need an IMAX Enhanced-certified TV or sound system to realize its benefits.
You can also find some IMAX Enhanced content on the Sony Pictures Core app, but you'll need a PS5, Xperia phone or Sony smart TV.
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On Disney+, for instance, some movies now carry the IMAX Enhanced label. What's more, you don't need an IMAX Enhanced-certified TV or sound system to realize its benefits.
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IMAX has a certification for content you view at home as well as in the cinema.
IMAX has become of a household name of late, thanks to the virality of 70mm presentations like The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three. On Disney+, for instance, some movies now carry the IMAX Enhanced label.
Confusingly, however, IMAX Enhanced doesn't necessarily mean you're getting the absolute best in image or sound quality. Streaming services intentionally limit the bitrate at which content is delivered to prevent buffering, and this applies to IMAX Enhanced streams too. 4K or Ultra HD Blu-ray offers the highest bitrate, but not every movie gets the IMAX Enhanced label.
What's more, you don't need an IMAX Enhanced-certified TV or sound system to realize its benefits.
A movie with the IMAX Enhanced label shows it has gone through a Digital Media Remastering process to improve the overall quality of the image.
An IMAX Enhanced movie will therefore appear taller than a regular, widescreen version. You may still see small black bars since IMAX Enhanced movies on Disney+ are presented in 1.90:1, but you'll still see more of the image.
The back of some 4K Blu-ray cases, like The Dark Knight, explicitly call out "1.78:1 (IMAX sequences)", but others like Interstellar omit the IMAX mention while still acknowledging the 16:9 aspect ratio.
You can also find some IMAX Enhanced content on the Sony Pictures Core app, but you'll need a PS5, Xperia phone or Sony smart TV.
You don't need certified hardware to play back IMAX Enhanced content.
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