Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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There’s a misconception that movies shot with digital cameras and those shot with film cameras work in contrast with one another–that one process negates the other. But a movie shot digitally can be printed and projected on film, and a movie shot on film will likely at some point go through a scanning process for digital effects and editing. Adam Savage visited IMAX's LA headquarters to meet the purpose-built equipment that scans and prints IMAX film.

How IMAX 70MM Film is Projected: youtu.be/7S_geBV5bLQ

Shot and edited by Joey Fameli
Music by Jinglepunks

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