Digital Cinema Society

LiteGear has introduced an update to their popular lighting control software known as Spectrum OS2.  Spectrum OS2 builds on the functionality of LiteMat and provides full spectrum output making it easier than ever to adjust the CCT, accent color, and saturation parameters and greatly expanded DMX control for console ... [ Read: LiteGear Introduces Spectrum OS2 with Informative Video ]

Due to the pandemic, the Digital Cinema Society was not able to hold our popular lens event at Cine Gear Expo this year.  Instead, we gathered some of the top lens manufacturers and industry experts online to explore the current market for cine lenses from the buyer's POV.  James Mathers was joined as Co-Moderator ... [ Read: Now Streaming - Focus On Cine Lenses From The Buyer's POV - Home Edition ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the July 2020 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) There is a tectonic shift taking place in the process of making motion pictures, perhaps as significant as the introduction of sound, color, or the transition from celluloid ... [ Read: Virtual Production - A Pandemic Fueled Catapult Into The Future ]

The Digital Cinema Society has for many years held an extremely popular lens event at Cine Gear Expo, and while that is not possible this year, we still aim to carry on the tradition and reprise our annual examination of the Cinema Lens market on the web. We'll see what's new from some of the top lens manufacturers ... [ Read: DCS Presents: Focus on Cine Lenses From the Buyer's POV - Home Edition 7/28 10am PDT ]

Blackmagic Design has again rocked the Digital Cinema world with the introduction of their latest camera, the URSA Mini Pro 12K.  They leapfrogged over the expected move up to 8K by designing a Super35 Sensor that can natively shoot 12K as well as 4K, and 8K.  As explained by Blackmagic CEO Grant Petty in a live ... [ Read: Blackmagic Design Introduces the URSA Mini Pro 12K - S35 Sensor PL Mount Camera - Shoots 12K, 8K, or 4K ]

OWC has announced the release of SoftRAID Lite and Lite XT for Windows. This is the first time SoftRAID is available for Windows users, who now have a cross-platform solution and can share RAID volumes between OSes. Available for purchase now; users who have previously purchased SoftRAID 5 Lite XT with their OWC solution ... [ Read: OWC SoftRAID Lite is Now Available for Windows ]

Canon has officially announced the EOS R5 and R6 Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras along with Four RF Lenses, and Two RF Lens Extenders.  The EOS R5 is a camera designed for professional applications featuring a new 45-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and uncropped 8K video recording up to 29.97 fps. The EOS R6 is geared ... [ Read: Canon Unveils EOS R5 & R6 Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras + New RF Lenses and Extenders ]

Noted DIT and longtime DCS member, Dane Brehm is a big fan of OWC, and even consulted on the development of the product, so we asked him to share the much anticipated news that the OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 Storage and Expansion Tower for Macs is Now Available!: Hey DCS Family, for those of you wondering (and wishing) ... [ Read: DIT Dane Brehm shares the news -- OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 Is Now Shipping ]

Three new high-speed, full-frame prime lenses – an 18mm T1.5, 40mm T1.5, and 200mm T2.2 – have been added to the ZEISS Supreme Prime series of cine lenses in response to customer feedback asking to close the gap between certain focal lengths.  The ZEISS Supreme Prime series now consists of 14 prime lenses with ... [ Read: Zeiss Expands Supreme Prime Lineup With 3 New Focal Lengths ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the June 2020 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) As I sat down to write my essay this month, I wanted to cover any subject that would not require mention of Coronavirus, COVID-19, the Pandemic, or Getting Back to Work, ... [ Read: Getting Back To Work -- The Waiting Is The Hardest Part ]