RealD 3D
E237860
RealD 3D is a widely used digital stereoscopic projection technology for cinemas that delivers immersive three-dimensional viewing using polarized glasses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RealD 3D canonical | 1 |
| RealD-branded 3D glasses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2129546 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RealD 3D Context triple: [My Bloody Valentine 3D, format, RealD 3D]
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A.
Dolby Cinema
Dolby Cinema is a premium movie theater experience that combines advanced Dolby Vision HDR projection and Dolby Atmos immersive sound to deliver high-contrast visuals and multidimensional audio.
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B.
IMAX
IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
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C.
VistaVision
VistaVision is a high-resolution widescreen motion picture format developed by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s that runs 35mm film horizontally to achieve finer image quality.
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D.
4DX auditoriums
4DX auditoriums are immersive movie theater environments that enhance films with motion seats and sensory effects like wind, rain, and scents synchronized to the on-screen action.
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E.
Cinesphere
Cinesphere is a landmark domed cinema in Toronto, Canada, known as the world’s first permanent IMAX theatre and a key architectural feature of the Ontario Place complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RealD 3D Target entity description: RealD 3D is a widely used digital stereoscopic projection technology for cinemas that delivers immersive three-dimensional viewing using polarized glasses.
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A.
Dolby Cinema
Dolby Cinema is a premium movie theater experience that combines advanced Dolby Vision HDR projection and Dolby Atmos immersive sound to deliver high-contrast visuals and multidimensional audio.
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B.
IMAX
IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
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C.
VistaVision
VistaVision is a high-resolution widescreen motion picture format developed by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s that runs 35mm film horizontally to achieve finer image quality.
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D.
4DX auditoriums
4DX auditoriums are immersive movie theater environments that enhance films with motion seats and sensory effects like wind, rain, and scents synchronized to the on-screen action.
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E.
Cinesphere
Cinesphere is a landmark domed cinema in Toronto, Canada, known as the world’s first permanent IMAX theatre and a key architectural feature of the Ontario Place complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3D cinema technology
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digital cinema technology ⓘ stereoscopic projection technology ⓘ |
| advantage |
compatibility with standard digital cinema projectors
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lightweight inexpensive glasses ⓘ wide viewing angle with silver screens ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide immersive 3D viewing experience ⓘ |
| basedOn | stereoscopy ⓘ |
| category |
3D display technology
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Cinema technology brand ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Dolby 3D
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IMAX ⓘ
surface form:
IMAX 3D
XpanD 3D ⓘ |
| contentType |
3D feature films
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3D short films ⓘ 3D trailers ⓘ |
| developedBy | RealD Inc. ⓘ |
| enables |
depth perception in cinema
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three-dimensional viewing ⓘ |
| eyeSeparationMethod | alternating circular polarization ⓘ |
| feature |
alternating polarization for left and right eye images
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digital projection compatibility ⓘ high frame rate support ⓘ passive 3D glasses ⓘ single projector operation ⓘ |
| glassesType | passive polarized glasses ⓘ |
| headquartersCountryOfTechnologyOwner |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| imageSeparationMethod | polarization ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 2000s ⓘ |
| marketedAs | premium 3D cinema experience ⓘ |
| notableUse | 3D release of "Avatar" (2009) ⓘ |
| operatesWith |
DLP digital cinema projectors
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other compatible digital cinema projectors ⓘ |
| projectionType | digital projection ⓘ |
| requires |
RealD ZScreen or similar polarization modulator
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RealD-certified projector system ⓘ specialized screen coating for polarization retention ⓘ |
| supports |
3D subtitling
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feature-length 3D movies ⓘ |
| usedBy | major Hollywood studios for 3D releases ⓘ |
| usedFor |
3D film projection in cinemas
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stereoscopic image presentation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
large cinema chains worldwide
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multiplex cinemas ⓘ |
| uses |
circular polarization
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polarized glasses ⓘ polarizing filters ⓘ silver screen ⓘ |
| viewingAid |
RealD 3D
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
RealD-branded 3D glasses
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: RealD 3D Description of subject: RealD 3D is a widely used digital stereoscopic projection technology for cinemas that delivers immersive three-dimensional viewing using polarized glasses.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RealD-branded 3D glasses