Smilebox Website

In recent times, smilebox website has become increasingly relevant in various contexts. 70mm film transfer to bluray using SmileBox simulated curved screen. To demonstrate the effect the SmileBox simulated curved screen was employed to recreate what the audiences saw. In the Cinerama Adventure documentary SmileBox curved screen simulation was used to demonstrate what the 70mm "Cinerama" films looked like.

Additionally, they used It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and 2001 A Space Odyssey as examples. SMILEBOX - Home Theater Forum. Saw HOW THE WEST WAS WON for the first time in smilebox and was very impressed. Too bad we don't have smilebox versions of 2001--MAD WORLD--GRAND PRIX--KHARTOUM--PATTON.

I love that 2001 preview. Building on this, i know purists object, but I would love to have the ability to watch widescreen films at home in Smilebox; maybe as a function of the receiver, just like different surround modes - there could be CinemaScope mode, Cinerama mode, etc. If I had the cash, I would install a... It's important to note that, | Home Theater Forum.

You probably seen what a Cinerama screen looks like. And when they show a Cinerama movie in an ordinary letterbox format, some distortion can occur. Some guy came up with this technique called smilebox to try to get the cinerama experience in the living room. Now that HTWWW is out in Smilebox on Blu-ray.....

It's important to note that, to the extent that Smilebox works, it does so because the three-strip Cinerama camera used three cameras arranged in an arc. That arrangement caused a certain amount of "distortion" that was compensated by the deeply-curved Cinerama screen. When the three-strips are transferred to a flat-screen format, that "distortion" becomes more visible. Blu-ray Review - HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: How the West was Won (Highly ....

The smilebox version is the one I watched in full (using a 150" screen) and the experience was fantastic! The documentary is excellent and gives the entire history of Cinerama, including (to my surprise) 16:9 enhanced smilebox clips for the Cinerama films, and if that wasn't enough, they are in stereo! The only theatre to show Cinerama Russian Adventure in 3 panel Kinopanarama was the McVickers Theatre the rest were 70mm presentations.

TCM has How the West Was Won in smile box format right now. TCM has probably done this before but its cool to see HTWWW in smilebox on TCM. In this context, a lot better than UPHD which is showing all movies in cropped full screen. UPHD had The Greatest Story Ever Told (should be 2.76:1) in 1.77:1 a few days ago. Right now Barabbas in full screen.

I do not think a Smilebox video presentation would help it that much. I, myself, would like to have the option. I found How the West Was Won to be surprisingly effective on my smaller panel.