You can see the full list of IMAX Enhanced certified devices here.The Marvel Cinematic Universe consists of roughly two types of films: most are standalone adventures based around one of the MCU’s central heroes, while every year or two comes an event picture – usually with Avengers in the title – that brings multiple heroes together in a story that ends up (in theory anyway) changing the shape of the MCU and having ramifications that echo through all succeeding films. That means, ideally, with any of these certified devices, you will be fully optimised and prepared to get the most out of IMAX's visual and audio technology. While you do not need an IMAX Enhanced-certified device to access IMAX Enhanced context, IMAX said it has identified a subset of TVs, projectors, speakers, and AV receivers that all "meet strict performance standards across viewing mode, resolution, color, brightness, contrast, and sonic fidelity". IMAX Enhanced-certified devices are currently available in the US, Europe, China, and Japan, with more launching worldwide.
You can see the full list of IMAX Enhanced content here. Sony Bravia Core in the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and AsiaĪpart from 13 Marvel movies, the IMAX Enhanced collection is expanding to include Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, Jumanji: The Next Level, Bad Boys For Life as well as Paramount Pictures’ Terminator: Dark Fate, Transformers: The Last Knight, Top Gun, and more.But IMAX said the new experience is coming to more streaming options, globally: Squirrel_widget_187869 Will other services get IMAX Enhanced?ĭisney+ is the first launch partner in the US. Note: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is also making its debut on Disney+ Day, which is the same day IMAX Enhanced releases.
All you need to do is find the movie on Disney+ and then hit play.
Starting 12 November 2021, all Disney+ subscribers worldwide can experience IMAX Enhanced across 13 Marvel titles that feature IMAX’s expanded aspect ratio.
How to watch IMAX Enhanced Disney+ movies IMAX Enhanced content is rolling out to Disney+ and other streaming platforms as well as Ultra HD Blu-ray discs in the US, Europe, China, and Japan. #IMAXonDisneyPlus #DisneyPlusDay /cxjFSbKKxj- Disney+ NovemWhere is IMAX Enhanced available? Ready to see your favorite heroes like never before?! Re-enter the Cinematic Universe with Enhanced, now available for select titles on #DisneyPlus. The new experience will even include "immersive IMAX signature sound by DTS" - but not at launch.
These various movies and sequences will now fill up more of your home TV screen when streamed through Disney+'s IMAX Enhanced mode. Some Marvel movies, like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, were even shot entirely in the IMAX Expanded Aspect Ratio format. Black Widow has 22 minutes of IMAX Expanded Aspect Ratio footage. But some of them feature 1.90:1 sequences that were captured with IMAX-certified cameras for a taller picture in IMAX theatres. The idea is, with IMAX Enhanced, you can watch a movie as the director and cinematographer originally intended to present it to audiences in IMAX theatres.įor instance, Marvel movies are typically presented in wider, letterboxed aspect ratios. IMAX Enhanced uses a new IMAX Expanded aspect ratio of 1.90:1, which is closer to the 16:9 ratio of the TV in your living room. IMAX traditionally uses a 1.43:1 format.Īs for IMAX Enhanced, which launches on Disney+ on 12 November 2021, it's a fresh brand for getting the IMAX experience in your own home. It's a well-known entertainment brand that attempts to create a premium movie-going experience, by promising a certain level of quality from a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film, projectors, and large-screen cinemas. IMAX Enhanced is coming to #IMAXonDisneyPlus #DisneyPlusDay /vYofdIE0UM- IMAX November 8, 2021 fans, assemble! This Friday, re-enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe with IMAX’s expanded aspect ratio. In fact, it's the first streaming service to have access to IMAX Enhanced, starting with 13 movies. IMAX and DTS worked with Disney to bring the new experience to the Disney+ streaming platform. (Pocket-lint) - Disney has announced an "IMAX Enhanced" mode for Disney+.īasically, it's launching an IMAX Expanded aspect ratio for a select set of movies.