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* At digital locations, the whole thing instead faded to a black screen featuring the DLP logo until 2018, where the ring silhouette version is the standard variant still used today.
* At digital locations, the whole thing instead faded to a black screen featuring the DLP logo until 2018, where the ring silhouette version is the standard variant still used today.
* As with the 3rd logo, only the tail end is shown sometimes. This mostly appears on Christopher Nolan's films, including ''Interstellar'' and ''Dunkirk''.
* As with the 3rd logo, only the tail end is shown sometimes. This mostly appears on Christopher Nolan's films, including ''Interstellar'' and ''Dunkirk''.
* Before ''The Wizard of Oz'', there's a variant that's the same as the digital variant, except without the DLP logo, and the whole thing is sepia-toned.
* Before ''Godzilla'', the logo shakes as though the King of the Monsters himself was approaching the theater. When "IMAX" has finished flipping towards us, the logo shakes wildly as his distinctive roar is heard.    Before Furious 7, "PREPARE... TO... BELIEVE" is changed to "START... YOUR... ENGINES", and the whole logo is more colorful and meant to evoke a street racing atmosphere. The numbers after 8 are in the "Fast & Furious" font, the 5 shatters to reveal "EARTH SHATTERING SOUND", and gunshots impact the text "THE ULTIMATE MOVIE EXPERIENCE."
* Before ''Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation'', the opening text reads "PREPARE... TO GO... ROGUE" as the opening countdown slowly turns red. At 8, a fuse ignites as we move through a red tunnel with the fuse, which is a reference to the opening credits from the TV series.  The numbers are also red and in a different font than before. Fire is seen at "MIND BLOWING IMAGES", the next 2 phrases appear in manners similar to the Furious 7 variant, and the 4 spins around as we zoom past it. The text "WATCH A MOVIE... OR BE PART OF ONE" appear inside the tunnel rather than at the end of it. After passing the text, we quickly zoom to the end of the tunnel to catch up with the fuse, which is now swirling around the 3 rings and towards the IMAX logo. We zoom past the rings as the fuse heads to the logo, causing it to explode into pieces of glass that quickly scatter off-screen; some of the glass shards zoom past us. The DLP logo is revealed after the explosion.
* When IMAX opened its 1000th theater in Taiyuan, China, a special variant was made for this. The opening text reads "CELEBRATING... 1000... THEATERS." Nothing else was changed except for the music.
* When IMAX opened its 1000th theater in Taiyuan, China, a special variant was made for this. The opening text reads "CELEBRATING... 1000... THEATERS." Nothing else was changed except for the music.
* Before ''Suicide Squad'', "PREPARE... TO... BELIEVE" is changed to "WORST... HEROES... EVER", then the background is changed into a half-dimmed hall with arms that looks like it wants to grab something. Like Furious 7, the numbers after 8 are in the movies own font, and all of the phrases goes scramble like spreading out. When we get into the number 4, we see a car in fire, riding fast across the street. Then, we come seeing the whole city, filling up with a explosion and a helicopter but when we get into the number 1, rings surrounds the number while going up into rings. then zooms in to "WATCH A MOVIE, OR BE PART OF ONE", and rotates into its logo title.
* Before ''Kong: Skull Island'', TBA.
* Before ''Sully'', ''Transformers: The Last Knight'', ''Inhumans'', and ''Avengers: Infinity War'', the text is different to reflect that IMAX cameras were used extensively in the production: "PREPARE... TO... BELIEVE" is changed to "EXPERIENCE... THE... DIFFERENCE", and the phrases in the countdown now read "FILMED WITH IMAX CAMERAS", "MASTERED FOR IMAX SOUND", and "DESIGNED FOR IMAX SCREENS", not necessarily in that order (though no matter the order in which the phrases are shown, the image always expands from a Scope aspect ratio to the full height at the phrase "DESIGNED FOR IMAX SCREENS", wherever in the countdown that's placed). The end result greatly resembles the standard version of the 2004 logo, but without any slogans or TV-style buzzing. The DLP logo does not appear at all, as the 15/70 animation is always used for this one regardless of whether you're watching it at a 15/70 location or a digital location. This ending would eventually be used for all films playing at digital locations as well.
* Before ''Spider-Man Homecoming'', "PREPARE... TO... BELIEVE" is changed to "LOCAL HERO... TO... SUPER HERO", then the background is red/blue stylized city background, the numbers and text are in the movie's logo's font and most of the phrases have web slinged to them. ''Blade Runner 2049'', starting with "CAN'T...OUTRUN...THE TRUTH"; has a similar city setting and neon fonts, but has no movie-related phrases to it. Additionally, Joi shows up early on in the countdown and it expands to the IMAX ratio about halfway through the animation.
* On some occasions, "--IS BELIEVING--" would not appear below the IMAX logo.
* On some occasions, "--IS BELIEVING--" would not appear below the IMAX logo.
* Before ''First Man'', the background is a black starry sky and the rings are silver.


'''Technique:''' Same as the 3rd logo, with some new enhancements.
'''Technique:''' Same as the 3rd logo, with some new enhancements.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 3rd logo.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 3rd logo.


'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' In the 1000 Theaters variant, a synth/orchestra piece is used. This would go on to replace the original music for the regular variant as well (the original music continues to be used on the short version). This was known as the "Sonic Anthem" by IMAX themselves.
 
* In ''Godzilla'', sounds of stomping, Godzilla's roar, and other sound effects to enhance the mood of the variant are heard.
* In ''Furious 7'', there's a mix between snippets of the standard music and a bunch of racing sound effects.
* In ''Rogue Nation'', there is a re-orchestrated arrangement of the theme from "Mission: Impossible", as well as the sound of a burning fuse, several whooshes as we pass numbers and text, and other sound effects to go with the animation. When the IMAX logo explodes, an explosion is heard with sounds of glass flying (past us), and a descending bass note after the last two notes of the theme song.
* In the 1000 Theaters variant, a synth/orchestra piece is used. This would go on to replace the original music for the regular variant as well (the original music continues to be used on the short version). This was known as the "Sonic Anthem" by IMAX themselves.
* In ''Suicide Squad'', TBA.
* In ''Kong: Skull Island'', TBA.
* In ''Blade Runner 2049'', slow techno music, dynamic sounds and whooshes, and some flashing sounds here and there.


'''Availability:''' Currently shown on IMAX screens. The film-specific variants are extinct, as they were only shown before their respective films. The non-digital versions are rare, as by the time this logo debuted; digital cinema had been in the overwhelming majority of IMAX installations.
'''Availability:''' Currently shown on IMAX screens. The film-specific variants are extinct, as they were only shown before their respective films. The non-digital versions are rare, as by the time this logo debuted; digital cinema had been in the overwhelming majority of IMAX installations.
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