![]() ![]() This illustration is taken from a poor quality VHS tape. The Inferno workstation transforms the letterbox image to create a simulation of the Cinerama screen. These "Smilebox" clips inter-cut into the documentary in 2001, several Cinerama fans excitedlyĬommented on how much it looked like real Cinerama. On a state-of-the-art graphics workstation called an "Inferno." Greg and the engineersĬame up with the affectionate name for this process, "Smilebox". This was done with a special group of settings If it were on a 146 degree Cinerama screen. Three Cinerama films are combined to form a "letterbox" image.Įngineers wanted to simulate the Cinerama screen by curving and bending the image as Using two D-1ĭecks and a modified Kaleidoscope, the images were combined and blended together intoĪ letterbox image that matched the Cinerama aspect ratio (2.59:1). Once control of all three images was in the digitalĭomain the color between panels was corrected from the faded negatives. Special effectsĮxpert and Cinerama buff Greg Kimble labored for several weeks with the top engineersĪt Pacific Ocean Post and Digital Magic in Los Angeles to perfect a technique to do this.īy using a Rank Ursa Gold Telecine with custom modifications, each panel was Telecine from the original 3 panel - 6 perforation camera negatives had to be developed. Showing Cinerama film clips in this documentary was a challenging task. ![]() Greg Kimble and David Strohmaier monitor the assembly, in digital video, of a complete Cinerama image made from three individual films. The Cinerama Adventure - "Smilebox" Process Cinerama and the Cinerama logo are registered trademarks of Cinerama, Inc. ![]()
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