Digital Cinema Society

NAB 2014 Conferences: April 5-10, 2014 / Exhibits: April 7-10, 2014, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV www.nabshow.com Panasonic's "LIVE @ NAB" Interactive Webcasts Monday, April 7th, See below for times. Panasonic will host a global, interactive webcast featuring expert panelists, titled ... [ Read: NAB 2014 Happenings ]

Firefly has announced FirePlay, what they are describing as "the first free universal player able to read all digital file formats in real time, up to a resolution of 4K and UHD". FirePlay is said to have the ability to play in real time such file formats as RED, ARRIRAW, Apple QuickTime®, ProRes, Canon and ... [ Read: Firefly launches FirePlay -- Free Universal Player for Popular Digital Cinema Formats ]

CORTEX CarryOn is an all-new, portable, all-in-one on-set dailies solution featuring compact, lightweight and rugged ergonomics at a lower price-point than anything in its class.  The system is capable of processing dailies at any resolution up to 6K from all popular digital cinema cameras (ARRI, Sony, Canon and RED).  ... [ Read: MTI Film Announces CORTEX CarryOn -- New Portable On-Set All-In-One Dailies Solution ]

DCS Internet Silent Auction 2014 Through the generosity of our supporters who have donated their products and services we are again holding our annual DCS Internet Silent Auction. It starts today and will run throughout NAB 2014.  We have gathered some great values, but are still accepting donations.  This can be ... [ Read: The DCS 2014 Internet Silent Auction Is On! ]

1000 to 1, a movie shot and co-produced by James Mathers is available on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Vudu, Sony Entertainment Network, Target Ticket, Xbox, and Cinema Now.  Also available for purchase as a DVD at Amazon and at national retailers including Walmart and Target.  Please see this little ... [ Read: “1000 to 1, The Cory Weissman Story” Released as VOD and DVD ]

Sony announced this week that they will be supporting both on-board ProRes and DNxHD codecs as a future hardware upgrade option for their F5 and F55 cameras.  We assume that dual simultaneous codec recording options will be available as with their other recording formats, although there wasn’t much detail in the ... [ Read: Sony to support ProRes and DNxHD codecs for F5 and F55 cameras ]

In another blow to the infrastructure necessary to shoot on celluloid, Deluxe Laboratories announced today that that they are closing their Hollywood film laboratory effective May 9th.   Although Film acquisition made a good showing at the Academy Awards this year with the Best Picture, “12 Years a Slave” and ... [ Read: Deluxe to Close Hollywood Film Lab ]

“Life After Pi” is a short documentary about Rhythm & Hues Studios, the L.A. based Visual Effects company that won an Academy Award for its groundbreaking work on “Life of Pi”– just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy. The film explores rapidly changing forces impacting the global VFX community, and ... [ Read: Hollywood Ending Movie - "Life After Pi" ]

One DP’s Perspective Our Need for Speed...And The Whole InterWeb of Things By James Mathers, Cinematographer and President of DCS The essays I write for our DCS eNewsletter usually revolve around how digital technology is impacting Cinematography, a subject I like to think  I know a little something about ... [ Read: Our Need for Speed... And The Whole InterWeb of Things ]

DCS Supporter, Dolby Labs has agreed to acquire Digital Cinema server vendor Doremi for $92.5 million in cash, plus up to another $20 million over a four year period.  Dolby was a pioneer in this market, but the addition of the Doremi products are said to complement Dolby’s current offerings.  Dolby may have ... [ Read: Dolby to acquire Digital Cinema Server Manufacturer Doremi ]