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melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Thanks for the detailed report and the screenshots, they made this easy to track down! I could reproduce it on my unit, and it also...
Oct 23, 2026
melw
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Hi @JohnCT - thanks for testing this. I just realized there was a clear UX bug in the OSD. Editing is only possible in Recording mode...
Oct 13, 2026
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Hacking the Reflecta DigitDia Evolution (Novatek NT96660) Slide Scanner
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6. JPEG quality: Q95 → Q100 Correction to my first post: the JPEG buffer is not "what is left in the memory pool". The stock app sets...
Oct 10, 2026
melw
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Thanks for sharing the screenshots. Now I see the issue: WB gains are reset to 000,000,000 - which are minimum accepted values for Red...
Oct 10, 2026
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Hello all! After the Kodak Reels tinkering I got back to my other digitizing device: a Reflecta DigitDia Evolution magazine slide...
Oct 9, 2026
melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Videos saved with custom firmware are using higher bitrate than the stock firmware. Built-in playback likely can't handle this. 64GB...
Oct 9, 2026
melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Type D — FW 271: build number on the start-up screen Firmware version added to start-up screen ("Type-D - FW 271") No other changes...
Oct 9, 2026
melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Ok, that's another report on the same topic. Let me share a new build that prints the firmware version also in the splash screen to be...
Oct 9, 2026
melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Thanks for reporting! On my unit, "FW 270" in yellow at the top right is visible all the time, so if nothing appeared at all, I'd like...
Oct 9, 2026
melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Sorry the reset didn't help. I still doubt it's a newer type. I interpret the serial H2825 as week 28 of 2025, which would match your...
Oct 8, 2026
melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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I compared with my own unit: fully zoomed out, mine looks very similar to yours (see attached picture). So your optics are fine, and...
Oct 8, 2026
melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Thanks for the detailed testing, that's really useful. My build (FW 270) is based on the stock Type D firmware. Button handling there...
Oct 8, 2026
melw
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Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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Thanks for testing! Since the stock firmware has the same problem and the flash clearly ran, it doesn't sound likely this would be a...
Oct 8, 2026
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