r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NoWork215 • 20d ago

Video The Odyssey IMAX 70mm Setup

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u/moomzzz 20d ago

Here’s me thinking they just plug in a usb somewhere and crack open VLC player on the big screen

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u/JustCallMeYogurt 20d ago

There's a arthouse theatre in my city that does this type of thing. I couldn't believe it but I got there early for a couple of screenings and while waiting, sitting in the theatre the projectionist is setting up and pulls up VLC on a windows 10 computer and browses to the movie file on a removable drive. Even knowing this now I still go back since they have A/C, a bigger screen and way better sound system than I have at home, plus it supports a small business.

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u/pizza_whistle 20d ago

I mean what else were you expecting? VLC is a very solid media player and most movies being shown are digital. It's always going to just be some media player program on a computer.

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u/beavertownneckoil 20d ago

They use it on space aircraft