IMAX Launches nXos Calibrator

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Sat, 11/13/2010 - 19:00 -- Nick Dager

IMAX Corporation has launched the nXos Calibrator a patent-pending technology designed to tune and automatically monitor IMAX audio systems. The new technology applies the equivalent of thousands of bands of equalization to perform a highly detailed tuning of the IMAX audio system. IMAX nXos Calibrator is designed to significantly exceed the capability of manual equalization processes. IMAX's audio systems feature proprietary loudspeaker technology and uncompressed digital sound with much greater dynamic range than conventional systems. The system is designed to provide a more immersive audio environment. The IMAX nXos Calibrator works to ensure that the audience is provided an optimum audio experience in the IMAX theatre. We developed the nXos Calibrator to maximize the listening experience for moviegoers and to make the operation of IMAX theatres easier for exhibitors who are often responsible for simultaneously monitoring dozens of screens in addition to their IMAX venue says Brian Bonnick IMAX's executive vice president technology. The automation of this groundbreaking technology will enable operators to calibrate more frequently and with much more accuracy than what is done in conventional theatres. We're very pleased to add IMAX nXos to the arsenal of proprietary IMAX technologies designed to help our customers consistently deliver the best cinema experience to audiences says Larry T. O'Reilly IMAX's executive vice president theatre development. Sound is just as important as picture in an IMAX theatre and this new technology complements our latest image enhancement technologies helping to ensure every single IMAX screening is presented how the filmmaker intended. The IMAX nXos Calibrator was developed in cooperation with Audyssey. Based on a proprietary implementation of Audyssey's MultEQ XT technology the IMAX nXos Calibrator applies digital signal processing technology to tune and monitor IMAX audio systems. The new technology provides remote monitoring to allow IMAX technicians to know on a day-to-day basis the status of nXos equipped audio systems. The system can automatically apply corrections if changes in audio calibration are detected. IMAX Corporation www.imax.com