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P3D Re: IMAX glasses

  • From: norml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Subject: P3D Re: IMAX glasses
  • Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 11:05:47 -0600 (CST)
Virtually all theater screens are perforated to permit sound from
speakers behind the screen to emerge.

I am unfamiliar with a mesh screen, though.

Norm Lehfeldt


>
>Another aspect regarding loss of light that I wondered about, was there
>screen. I noticed that there screen is a very thin mesh (sort of like
>fine curtains that you can see through)! This would contribute to alot
>of light loss also, but the movies all seem bright enough. I wonder
>what kind of screen they are using and why the fine mesh???
>In anycase, they have ample lamp power, using those 15kW Xe lamps!
>
>Gabriel


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