Digital Cinema Society

The Digital Cinema Society is announcing a new online web channel to be known as DCS Illuminates, a destination for online cinema lighting knowledge on demand.  It will include new custom content in addition to the Digital Cinema Society’s vast archive from our past Cinema Lighting Expos and workshops with scores ... [ Read: Announcing DCS Illuminates - An Online Destination for Cinema Lighting Knowledge On-Demand ]

This is the second in a series documenting my ongoing quest to find the right small form factor camera to add to my equipment arsenal.  I own several full featured Digital Cinema cameras including a couple of Panasonic Varicams, a Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 12K, and a few trusty old HD cameras from Canon.  However, ... [ Read: DCS Road Test - James Mathers and Friends Evaluate The Panasonic Lumix S5 ]

CES 2022 has announced that they are heading back to Las Vegas for the Consumer Technology Association's annual conference as an in-person event running from January 5th though the 8th, 2022. Like most trade gatherings over the last year, CES was forced to conduct an all-digital virtual event because of the coronavirus ... [ Read: CES 2022 is Returning Live to Las Vegas January 5-8 2022 ]

Distinguished DCS Advisory Board Member Larry Thorpe will soon retire from his position as Senior Fellow at Canon, USA after a long and illustrious career.  His contributions to the advancement of broadcast, HD and Digital Cinema image capture are innumerable.  Larry originally hales from Ireland where he studied ... [ Read: Digital Cinema Pioneer Larry Thorpe to Retire From Canon ]

ZEISS has added four new lenses to the ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance family first launched in 2019. The 18 and 135 millimeter focal lengths add telephoto and wide-angle specialties to the seven focal lengths available to date while the new 40 and 65 millimeter lenses enhance the standard range for high-end film production. ... [ Read: Zeiss Adds Four New Focal Lengths to Supreme Prime Radiance Family of Lenses ]

Litepanels has announced a new and extremely versatile addition to their RGBWW Gemini line.  The new Gemini 1x1 Hard not only offers variable color from 2,700 to 10,000K with precision control of hue, saturation, intensity, gels and effects, it can also now create a very bright output of over 3000 lux @10ft/3m ... [ Read: Litepanels Introduces New Gemini 1x1 Hard ]

Through the generosity of our supporters who are donating very valuable products, we will once again hold our DCS Internet Silent Auction to coincide with NAB. It is a great way for our supporters to make you aware of their new products while giving members a chance to get great deals, and at the same time help finance ... [ Read: 2022 Digital Cinema Society NAB Internet Silent Auction ]

The Vitec Group  has announced the acquisition of Quasar Science, a DCS sponsor that specializes in linear and tubular LED lighting solutions for cinematic applications. Quasar Science will become part of the Group’s Production Solutions Division alongside Litepanels which was acquired by Vitec in 2008. Quasar Science ... [ Read: The Vitec Group Acquires Quasar Science ]