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IMAX is a visual arts and entertainment technology company that specializes in innovating and improving large format motion-picture technology.

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In December 2022, it was announced that IMAX have certified the Red V-Raptor as a new certified camera and that James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be the first film to shoot with the cameras instead of the Red Ranger Monstro.

Nolan's Oppenheimer was also filmed with the current generation of 15/70mm IMAX cameras and Kodak 65 mm film. It is also the first film to shoot sections in IMAX black and white analog photography.

In space exploration[edit]
IMAX cameras have flown in space on 17 occasions, NASA astronauts have used handheld IMAX cameras to document missions, and an IMAX camera has also been mounted in the payload bay of the Shuttle. Space shuttle mission STS-41-C filmed the deployment of the LDEF (Long duration exposure facility) and the repair of the Solar Max satellite. This footage was included in the 1985 IMAX movie The Dream Is Alive. Kennedy Space Center in Florida has two IMAX 3D theaters. These show space movies, including footage shot on missions and narrated by celebrities. Two of the IMAX cameras used by NASA are now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.