LIEMAX

A web app for visualizing and comparing movie screens, with an emphasis on premium cinema formats (IMAX, Dolby Cinema, etc.) and their relationship to home displays.

Core question the site answers: "What will this actually look like from my seat?"

Status

Pre-development. Schema and math engine complete; preset population next.

• ✅ Step 1: Research & Data Schema (schema/theater.schema.json)
• ✅ Step 2: Math Engine (src/math/, 96 tests passing)
• ⏳ Step 3: Presets — populating real data into format presets
• ⏳ Step 4: Website
• ⏳ Step 5: Community features
• ⏳ Step 6: 3D simulation

For full project history, decisions, and session-by-session notes, see LIEMAX_PROJECT_CONTEXT.md.

Repo Structure

• schema/ — JSON schema for theaters, home displays, content formats
• src/math/ — pure-function math engine (PPD, FOV, masking, brightness)
• research/ — research docs and findings backing the data model
• LIEMAX_PROJECT_CONTEXT.md — living project memory (decisions, sessions, status)

Running the math engine validation

npm install
npm run validate

The validation script tests every math function against known values from the research docs. All 96 tests should pass.

Tech stack

TypeScript for the math engine. Final web stack TBD — likely a static site on Netlify/Vercel.

License

TBD, MIT as of now