Aboveleft:LadyS’s
threepizzaovens
disappearunderthe
counteratthepush
ofabutton.Above:
theIMAXtheatrehas
customseatingonthree
levels.Thechairsadjust
forcomfortandhave
built-inUSBports.
Below:themaplewall
panelsreflectinthe
whiteonyxfloorsofthe
guestaccommodationAnepicproduction
Therearepeoplewhoenjoycatchingamovie,and
thenthereareseriousfilmfans.OwnerDanSnyderis
thelatter,soLadySisbristlingwith4K,andeven8K
(thefirstonayacht),TVscreens–butthepiècede
résistanceistheIMAXtheatre,theonlyoneofitskind
afloat.JohnCole,ofDvizionTechnologies,explains
thatIMAXfilmsaremixedutilisingproprietarysound
programming.SnyderlovestheimagingofIMAXand
DolbyAtmossound,sotheyusedboth.
Thefirsthurdlewasfiguringouthowtofita6mx3m
curvedIMAXscreenandaprojectionroomwithtwo
mammoth4KBarcoprojectorsintotheyacht.
Entrancetothetheatre,whichtookfouryearsto
designandbuild,isonthelowerdecklevel.“Wehadto
digdownintothetankdeckforthescreenandlower
seating,”saysJan-BartVerkuyl,ofFeadship.
WhileFeadshipfloatsallitsinteriorspacesawayfrom
thehullstructure,thecinemaisconstructedasa
roomwithinaroomtodampenallenginevibrationand
noise.It’salsoengineeredsothatnoneofthesound
generatedbytheroom’seightsubwoofersand 22
regularspeakerscangetout.Equippedwithamixing
table,thecinemaissoquietthatadirectorcouldeven
useitasaneditingsuite,Colesays.
Butifit’sgloriousweatherandyou’dratherbeinthe
pool,LadySisfittedwithafirst-of-its-kind201-inch
foldingHDscreenmadebyCSeedinAustriathatis
trulydaylight-viewableandwaterproof.Thescreenrises
frombelowtheaftmaindeckandunfoldsautomatically
withitsstereosoundbartoitsfull4.8mx2.4msizein
about 30 seconds.Itisrigidandseamless,displaying
4Kimagequality.Rainandwindsensorsnearthebridge
triggerittoretractifconditionsseemunsafe.INTERIOR
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