Digital Cinema Society

Thanks to Matt Duclos of Duclos Lenses for pointing out this fun and informative content from Canon.  It explains what constitutes a 4K lens and reminds us of how much technology goes into the glass coming out of Canon. It drives home the need for high resolution lenses for todays demanding sensors. https://vimeo.com/123891241   [ Read: The Science Behind 4K Optics -- Fun and Informative Content from Canon ]

We continue to catch up on our large backlog of streaming content with what is our biggest event of the year. This is our coverage of the annual Digital Cinema Society Lighting Expo held on March 21, 2015 at the IASTE Local 80 stage in Burbank. The event featured vendor presentations as well as practical lighting ... [ Read: New DCS Streaming: DCS 2015 Cinema Lighting Expo ]

Silent Auction -- Items Added April 10, 2015: Item #27 -- Rosco LitePad Vector CCT LED The LitePad Vector CCT is a new LED lighting fixture from Rosco that will be available for delivery to the auction winner in early June of 2015. The Vector CCT has variable color temperature (3000K – 6000K), in a compact ... [ Read: DCS 2015 NAB Internet Silent Auction Update with Added Items ]

Getting a jump on NAB announcements, Canon put out word today of two new 4K cameras: the Canon EOS C300 Mark II and the compact fixed-lens XC10. As the successor to the popular EOS C300, the C300 Mark II is said to have several major improvements possibly even surpassing their own C500. These include internal 4K and ... [ Read: New Canon Cameras - XC10 4K Camcorder and C300 Mark II Digital Cinema Camera ]

New DCS Streaming:  Aerial Cinematography With the help of Editor Christopher Knell, we are starting to catch up on a huge backlog of streaming content.  You can now check out the latest editions to the DCS streaming library.  The first is coverage of our event on Professional Aerial Cinematography which was held ... [ Read: New DCS Streaming:Aerial Cinematography Event and K-Tek Profile ]

The Digital Cinema Show...Coming Soon!

By DCS, Apr 6, 2015

Coming Soon…The Digital Cinema Show After twelve years of service to the Industry, we feel that now is the time to leverage the success of the Digital Cinema Society with a new effort to be known as the Digital Cinema Show.  Our mission of empowering Filmmakers with the knowledge of cinematic tools and techniques ... [ Read: The Digital Cinema Show...Coming Soon! ]

The DCS Silent Auction 2015 - Last Updated April 3rd, 6:00PM PST. Through the generosity of our supporters who have donated their products and services we are again holding our annual DCS Internet Silent Auction concurrently with NAB 2015.  We have gathered some great products, but are still accepting donations. ... [ Read: DCS 2015 NAB Internet Silent Auction - Now Open! ]

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 ]