Digital Cinema Society

Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter of February 2015: Tales from the Tech Retreat — “ACES” and “Camera-To-Cloud” As we enter the world of 4K and beyond, Digital Cinema cameras continue to produce an ever increasing amount of data.  How to safely and efficiently store and process this ... [ Read: Tales from the Tech Retreat -- "ACES" and "Camera-To-Cloud" ]

Teradek has announced a new H.264 encoder, the VidiU Mini, along with an accompanying iPad Production Suite called Live:Air, (pronounced Live to Air).  Live:Air offers a host of real-time video editing tools and support for all of the popular live streaming services.  The Live:Air app helps enable wireless production ... [ Read: Teradek's new iOS production suite "Live:Air" and H.264 encoder, the VidiU Mini ]

The ARRI family just got Bigger…and smaller, with the addition of the ALEXA Mini. The new camera extends the Alexa line with a compact and lightweight form factor while maintaining Alexa image quality. Designed for specialized shot-making, the Mini is meant to compliment a full ALEXA shooting kit within a single ... [ Read: ARRI announces the new ALEXA Mini ]

Join us on Saturday, March 21st at the IATSE Local 80 stage in Burbank for our annual exploration of Motion Picture Lighting Technology. This year we will greatly expand the event, which will run a full day with Expo style booths so you can get hands on with the latest Grip and Electric gear. In addition to our traditional ... [ Read: Upcoming DCS Event: G&E Technology Expo - March 21st at the Local 80 Stage, Burbank ]

Join DCS as we explore the world of professional Aerial Cinematography on Saturday morning March 7th at the home of Pictorvision in Van Nuys. Special guests include renowned Aerial Director of Photography David Nowell, ASC, Kevin LaRosa, Jr., who heads up the UAV division of Team5, two-time Emmy winning Aerial Cinematographer Michael ... [ Read: DCS Event: Aerial Cinematography - Saturday, March 7th @ Pictorvision, Van Nuys ]

In a move designed to reflect the organization’s expanding constituency across the content production, finishing, distribution, and archive fields the Hollywood Post Alliance has officially changed it’s name.  Still to be know by their trademark initials, “HPA”, the organization has become The Hollywood “Professional” ... [ Read: Hollywood Post Alliance Becomes The Hollywood Professional Alliance ]

ARRI has announced the upcoming release of Software Update Packets: SUP 2.0 and 3.0 for AMIRA cameras. SUP 2.0 is said to unlock 4K UHD recording for high-resolution pipelines, while the SUP 3.0 enables MPEG-2 MXF recording for streamlined, broadcast-friendly workflows. These two major software updates coming in the ... [ Read: ARRI announces upcoming Software Update for AMIRA cameras ]

After having just attended a presentation given recently by Pictorvision’s Tom Hallman on the subject of UAVs for Cinematography at the HPA Tech Retreat, I thought I was all caught up.  However, the Federal Aviation Administration subsequently came out with a list of their long awaited proposed rules for the commercial ... [ Read: FAA Announces New Regulations for Commercial Drone Use ]

If more megapixels are your thing, Canon has announced the release of the 50.6-megapixel EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS. The sole difference between these two DSLRs being the low-pass filter effect cancellation of the 5DS R that allows every bit of resolution from the sensor with the potential downside for moiré and other color ... [ Read: Canon Unveils EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R 50.6 MP DSLRs ]

Every year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents their Science and Technology Awards honoring technical products and innovations two weeks before the Oscars® are awarded for the best movies, actors, directors, and cinematography, et al.  This year, we are proud to announce that Technology personnel ... [ Read: Tech Staff From Dolby, CW Sonderoptic, and Tiffen Receive Academy Scientific and Engineering Awards ]