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melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Hi! Last time I looked into adjusting WB it wasn't straight forward to get the controls working with Type D units in similar way as in...
Jul 10, 2026
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No further plans on modifying anything, unless new issues are covered. If it works, great! If there's issues, please report - and I'll...
Jul 7, 2026
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Another update on the Type D: Two things I've wanted for a while now work, so I'm calling this a release candidate (not final — needs...
Jul 4, 2026
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Welcome, and thanks for the kind words! Interesting serial — it's not on the known list yet. The last two digits look like the year...
Jul 2, 2026
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A couple of findings worth sharing. 1. "Recordings get cut short" — use FAT32 only Same 128GB card: as exFAT it truncated the clip at...
Jul 2, 2026
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Thanks so much for the detailed testing @Hook Line and Tinker. It's almost certainly the card, not the menu/playback timing. Both...
Jul 1, 2026
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Another version to try - this one has ~2× (~15 Mbps) bitrate. I captured a short 2 minute film without issues. Maybe also works better...
Jun 29, 2026
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Thanks for trying the firmware version reporting this @Hook Line and Tinker - I'll try to few longer recordings tonight to see what...
Jun 29, 2026
melw
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For anyone with a Type D Reels who wants to try what I've been tinkering with, here's a flashable build. It's built on top of...
Jun 28, 2026
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Type D Progress update: Got the font rendering working and that has been already helpful in many ways! 4. Font rendering I pulled...
Jun 27, 2026
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Hello all! New to the forum and tinkering. I recently purchased a Kodak Reels (type D) device, started capturing and was immediately...
Jun 25, 2026
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