Digital Cinema Society

The Digital Cinema Society Goes On The Road with Sony's DMPC to Northern California October 20th at Mac House Productions in Fremont, CA. We bring on the road with us a program developed for Sony's Digital Motion Picture Center at Sony Studios in Culver City.  Cinematographer and DCS President James Mathers will ... [ Read: DCS Northern California Event: Sony 4K end-to-end -- From Cameras to Displays ]

First announced at NAB 2015, Panasonic used the occasion of IBC to update details for the forthcoming AG-DVX200, a large-sensor 4/3 type handheld 4K camcorder that offers features including UHD (up to 3840x2160/60p) recording and 12 stop dynamic range, made possible by the VariCam style V-Log L processing.  Delivering ... [ Read: IBC Update on Panasonic DVX200 Compact Large Sensor 4K Camcorder ]

As Broadcasters and Post facilities are challenged to transition to 4K workflows, AJA debuted at IBC its FS3, the newest product in the company’s line of FS frame synchronizers. By combining frame synchronization with high-quality 4K up-conversion the unit is designed to integrate SD and HD signals into 4K workflows. ... [ Read: AJA Introduces FS3 4K Upconverter at IBC 2015 ]

Sony has just announced the PXW-FS5, a new 4K Super 35mm CMOS sensor cinema camera that will fit in between the FS7 and the FS700. With an MSRP of $5,600US for the body only, and $6,100US with an 18-105mm f/4 lens, the camera will only be able to shoot UHD 3840 x 2160 out of the box.  However DCI 4K and 4K RAW will ... [ Read: New From Sony - FS5 Super 35mm 4K Camcorder and Mirrorless Still/Motion a7SII ]

With the start of IBC, we see a rash of Cinema technology announcements, and here are few that caught our attention: Canon is Developing an 8K Camera and Reference Display, as well as 4K High Brightness, Short Throw Projector: Canon announced today that it is developing an 8K EOS camera and professional 8K reference ... [ Read: Canon, Litepanels and Adobe News From IBC ]

SIGGRAPH and its MVP Exhibitor: NVIDIA (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, August 2015) by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society I try never to miss the annual interdisciplinary educational experience of computer graphics technology known as SIGGRAPH, ... [ Read: SIGGRAPH and its MVP Exhibitor: NVIDIA ]

Streaming coverage is now available from the Digital Cinema Society’s in-depth look at DPS Cinema’s Enhanced Environments. We also got a detailed update on the Panasonic VariCam 35 as well as the new Codex V-RAW Recorder. The Enhanced Environments system developed by DPS's Cinema Division is extremely impressive, ... [ Read: New DCS Streaming -- DPS Cinema Enhanced Environments - VariCam 35 - Codex V-RAW ]

SmallHD announced that it is giving away a free set of color grades that recreate the unique look of seven different iconic films. The company is also publishing free video tutorials explaining how to get the most out of these looks during both production and post.  Designed to help teach filmmakers who are not yet ... [ Read: SmallHD Giving Away Color Grades that Recreate Looks from Seven Iconic Films ]

DCS Supporter, Libec is excited to inform members of several new products coming to market. There are significant improvements to their Allex series which started shipping this summer. The versatile system offers vertical, horizontal and diagonal movement via a freely adjustable rail system that acts as more than a ... [ Read: New Camera Support Product Announcements from LIBEC ]

I have been under NDA, restricted from commenting, but now it is official and I’m excited to report about the new Canon ME20F-SH.  It delivers exceptionally high sensitivity for the capture of Full HD resolution with a minimum illumination of less than 0.0005 lux, equivalent to an ISO sensitivity of over 4,000,000.  ... [ Read: New Canon Ultra-High Sensitivity HD Camera Capable of 4 Million ISO ]