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When melw says to check the reel type in post #605, he's saying to verify whether you have type A, B, C, or D against the list of known types. His firmware drops to date are for type D. reel type = Kodak Reels type. The prompt you're seeing after you press record is simply a warning to manually...

I think you nailed it with the formatting theory. I had forgotten that I had a 128GB SD that I formatted with FAT32 and was using an exFAT formatted 128GB card for the failed captures. I switched to the FAT32 128GB with the post #594 4X firmware and it worked. Both 128GB SD cards and the 16GB...

Not sure if my piecemeal feedback is helpful but I tried the post #597 drop. Again, I have a confirmed D unit. The flash to this release also worked as expected and I ran a 50ft reel through which seemed to run as expected. At the end of the reel, I clicked OK to end, and the close or playback...

Wow, thank you for picking this back up! My serial number is H2825 and I've been using videodoctor's firmware so I have a confirmed D unit. The flash to the melw release in post 594 worked as expected and I ran a 50ft reel through which seemed to run as expected. At the end of the reel, I...

I think the concern here is that it was suggested that since this is an unknown serial number, there is a possibility that it could be a 5th variant and if he flashes to "D" and it's really "E" (assuming that exists), he would brick his unit. If you go back to post 215 and prior posts, you can...

Could you have unknowingly caused some minor damage while the unit was opened up for the mod that got worse after some use? I'd open it back up and inspect for loose wires, cracked solder joints, missing components, etc. I doubt this is related to firmware if it's behaving the same way with...

@StevieB I'm new as well and the experts will jump in with an answer but since the stock firmware is available for A, B, C, and D versions, there is no risk in trying one since you can always revert back as long as you don't have an unknown E version, assuming that exists. When you type your...

There are experts on here that can probably confirm but I'd say yours is a D version based on the 4th & 5th digits being 25. *** EDIT 7/4/2026 - I'm not sure J2925 is confirmed to be type "D" yet. There is speculation of the possibility that a new "E" could be out there. If you flash to the...

What are the first 5 digits of your serial number?

I apologize if my last few posts confused some. For clarification, I have a type D unit, serial number H2825 and I'm trying the @videodoctor new drops. This post is to report on the drop from post #513 For this drop, after initialization, the expected screen displays but the unit is...

I wanted to take another shot at the post #509 firmware to make sure what I saw wasn't operator error on my part. For the load I did in my post #510, I used a 128GB SD formatted to FAT32 which has been working for me but the guidance here recommends 32GB or less formatted to FAT32. I...

I'm a little hesitant to post because I might not be able to get back on for another day but I hope this helps. I downloaded the firmware in post #509 and followed the procedure to update the reels unit. Firmware loaded and looked normal but the control buttons did not scroll through any...

Thank you for pointing this out! I've been following the thread but somehow missed that there was a relatively stable test branch of the Type D firmware. I had been using the stock firmware and then using ffmpeg as suggested in an earlier post to adjust the frame rate back to 18 frames per...

I have a feeling time is a bigger hurdle than not having the D unit but I'm willing to contribute to the fund. The 20% off sale is back on for the time being on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4c8GFbb Not sure how to guarantee we'd get a D unit though.

Hello. I stumbled onto this thread while looking for a place to have super 8 movies digitized and I decided to get the Kodak Reels and try it myself. I selected an actual storefront instead of a strictly online vendor thinking I might get an older unit but I ended up with the "D" version...