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One more incremental test build for Type D with diagnostics. What's new Sz: <current>/<max>K — the per-frame encoded size in KB. Everything else same as before. If you hit a freeze, please take a photo of the frozen screen. The Qp: cur/low and Sz: cur/max values (+ the frame count) could...

Sorry to hear this. :( Could you try the latest build (shared above in post #660) and see if it makes any difference? The Qp floor is now adjustable and higher than before and could help with the occasional freezes.

Progress update! Another Type D test build. What's new Reel-end auto-stop — the device detects when the film runs out (or a snapped/broken splice mid-reel) and automatically stops recording, finalises and saves the file, and halts the motor. The auto-stop uses the exact same finalise path as...

Another Type D test build. What's new since the previous build: Selectable frame rate (16 / 18 fps). Toggle it in the recording menu. Date-setting. Set the recording date (YYYY-MM-DD). Works for 1980–2100 (per FAT32 filesystem limit) Using the menu (while recording): press Up/Down to move...

Sorry for slow response - been on the road and just today got back to this. I'm tempted to try also the large SD card + FAT32 combo - large cards with exFAT are not working well, and 32GB FAT32 should work without issues. I just shared an updated Type D build (#645) that has improved stall...

Posting a new Type D build for anyone who wants to try it. Same base as the last one, two main changes: Manual white balance. While recording, use the arrows to pick R/G/B and +/- to adjust (±16 coarse, left/right for ±1 fine). The setting is saved and restored automatically after a power...

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 A/B/C patched firmwares. But yes, it's a fixed preset WB - so not auto-WB as with the factory firmware. The WB gains are overwritable in 0x80F9075C / 60 / 64...

No further plans on modifying anything, unless new issues are covered. If it works, great! If there's issues, please report - and I'll have a look when I can. Also planning to do a bigger recording session when I have time.

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 more testing). Flicker-free OSD while recording The HUD used to flicker badly during capture. It turned out to be simply a buffer problem: The O1 OSD pool —...

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, and that roughly tracks the type era: A = 2021-22, B = 2023-24, C = 2024-25, D = 2025. Yours is …26… → 2026, i.e. newer than every catalogued unit so far. Best...

A couple of findings worth sharing. 1. "Recordings get cut short" — use FAT32 only Same 128GB card: as exFAT it truncated the clip at higher bitrate; reformatted the same card to FAT32 and it recorded a full reel. The firmware's exFAT write path is too slow to keep up, so the buffer fills and...

Thanks so much for the detailed testing @Hook Line and Tinker. It's almost certainly the card, not the menu/playback timing. Both truncations were on the 128GB card. A 128GB card is formatted exFAT by default, and this firmware seems to write to exFAT / large cards a lot slower. During capture...

Another version to try - this one has ~2× (~15 Mbps) bitrate. I captured a short 2 minute film without issues. Maybe also works better with big/slower SD cards?

Thanks for trying the firmware version reporting this @Hook Line and Tinker - I'll try to few longer recordings tonight to see what happens. Few theories: Buffer overrun due to higher bitrate or file system not being able to keep up with the increased writes. If it's about this, VBR and/or...

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 videodoctor's D firmware (1600×1200 / ~18 fps base). What it does Better image quality — recording bitrate bumped ~4× (~31 Mbps), less blocky. On-screen HUD...