Digital Cinema Society

For virtual reality to really take off, it's going to need content.  Shooting 360-degree is highly challenging and posting it can be even more complex.  So, in order to solve the “Chicken and Egg” conundrum and have VR content they can show on YouTube, Google announced this week at their annual developer conference ... [ Read: Google and GoPro Team to Bring VR Content Creation Tools Mainstream ]

Digital Cinema Society member content contribution by Chris Chinnock, Owner of InSight Media and Organizer of upcoming Display Summit, (which takes place in Orlando June 15-16, just prior to InfoComm.) By now you have probably heard the buzz about high dynamic range, or HDR. But you may also be wondering if this ... [ Read: High Dynamic Range (HDR) is Coming, but How Will it Impact Your Business? ]

Dramatically reduced new pricing has been announced for the CION Production Camera, Ki Pro Quad, Ki Pro Mini and Ki Pro Recorders. Billed as the “Summer of Savings” promotion, the price for CION drops to $4995 US MSRP, which reflects a $4000 price reduction. Ki Pro Quad is now $2995 US MSRP, Ki Pro Mini is $1495 ... [ Read: AJA Cuts Prices of CION and Ki Pro with "Summer of Savings" Promotion ]

Panasonic, a late entry into the Large Single Sensor Digital Cinema Camera market, continues to build momentum for the VariCam 35 4K Camera. EVP of Global Sales & Marketing Bob Harvey has announced that Panavision will add 10 VariCam packages to their worldwide rental inventory. The versatile camera provides ... [ Read: Panavision Adds 10 New Panasonic VariCam 35 4K Cameras to their Rental Inventory ]

MEWShop’s one-day summit returns to New York on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the NYIT Auditorium on Broadway, NY Panels include the processes of editing documentaries and episodic television, and the challenging world of reality t.v. Their closing panel will highlight the career of award-winning editor William ... [ Read: Manhattan Edit Workshop Presents: Sight, Sound & Story ]

Blackmagic Design premiered their new camera line at NAB including a new sensor, the URSA Mini and their own EVF.  The new sensor is Super 35, 4.6K with a global shutter, and is said to reach up to 15 stops of dynamic range.  This sensor is available in the new URSA Mini which also features a compact and lightweight ... [ Read: BlackMagic Expands Camera Line with 4.6K URSA Mini ]

Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, May 2015 By James Mathers, Cinematographer and Founder of DCS -- Photos by Mark Forman, courtesy of Mark Forman Productions We survived NAB 2015! I think that’s the general sentiment of the folks who work the show as they wrapped up another year. Well over ... [ Read: We survived NAB 2015! ]

To kick off NAB 2015, AJA announced the launch of a promotion for their CION 4K production camera.  To be known as #TryCION, the new program entails sending 100 CION cameras out in the field to qualified users. Currently only available in North America, the program will provide filmmakers, cinematographers, and ... [ Read: AJA Announces #TryCION Camera Promotion at NAB 2015 ]

June 15-16 2015, just prior to InfoComm, Orlando, Florida Orange County Convention Center Display Summit brings together leading innovators in technologies for a pixel pipeline (a focus on how pixels are generated, processed, distributed and displayed,) to give presentations, share demos, and participate in panel ... [ Read: Display Summit June 15 &16, 2015 in Orlando, FL ]

Silent Auction Late Additions -- New Items Added April 11, 2015: Item #’s 29 & 30 — Dedolight DLOBML LEDZILLA On board LED Mini Light Head w/NP-F Battery Shoe We have two of Dedo’s Ledzilla (DLOBML) available. These are tiny, lightweight, robust high-powered LEDs that can be mounted atop the camera ... [ Read: DCS Silent Auction Late Additions -- Dedolights and Cam Caddie Scorpion Kits ]