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title: How IMAX 70MM film is projected
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date: 2026-04-21
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description: 🍿 How IMAX 70MM film is projected. Adam Savage gets all the details. When scanned for digital, IMAX film results in something like 12K-18K video. That’s why it’s the gold standard for movies and why a 3-hour film reel weighs 600 pounds.
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[![Adam Savage watching an IMAX film reel being spooled](./assets/06-how-imax-70mm-film-is-projected.webp)](https://youtu.be/7S_geBV5bLQ)

*Adam Savage watching an IMAX film reel being spooled*

🍿 **[How IMAX 70MM film is projected.](https://youtu.be/7S_geBV5bLQ)** Adam Savage gets all the details. When scanned for digital, IMAX film results in something like 12K-18K video. That’s why it’s the gold standard for movies and why a 3-hour film reel weighs 600 pounds.

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