Is IMAX better than 1080p? what resolution are they film?

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Originally Posted by Liquid-Prince

Oh, my, God...

I explained this. Bigger film reels have bigger exposures. More image means you can scan at higher resolutions to produce a higher quality image.

What you're saying is irrelevant, because you can scan something the size of you fingernail at 400000000x400000000 but that wouldn't mean anything if the exposed image is only a certain size. Which is why we have 35mm, 70mm film and then IMAX film, which has huge reels with huge amounts exposed image which then equates to higher quality images. Resolution is a digital term, and film has no resolution until it is scanned.

Resolution is not a digital term. In the analogue world they refer to resolution too.

You obviously haven't read their article. You keep mentioning bigger film reels - it's not the size of the reel - it's the size of the film gauge. A reel is a whole 30min or whatever length of film.

35mm obviously has more grains in it than 8mm film. Do you dispute that? The grains are the same size but there are more of them due to the larger film gauge. more grains=more resolution. Therefore 35mm has more resolution than 8mm film. Both have a resolution.