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Yep! The images are certainly able to be modified. Attached is an example of me putting my logo on a screen. It's funny that all the menu options are actually images - you think it would be easier to build it with text for multiple languages... As far as the white balance and exposure - yes...

I'd like to share a special preview of my Kodak 8mm Reels video saga. This is only half of the video, and not all the shots and bits are complete. But I wanted to share it because I show and discuss the sharpness settings and the results of them. Later in the video I go into the resolution...

That's a good idea, however it would requite quite a bit of modification due to the way the camera and plastics are seated. Furthermore, I think when you are zooming the image via the menu it just performs a crop. I don't think it's performing any digital zoom. I've confirmed this (in my eyes...

Thanks for sharing your examples! Great work - I'm glad you were successful in your mod. And yes (at least in my tests) it doesn't seem you get too much of a quality increase if you go beyond a certain bitrate. However, it certainly improves things and reduces compression artifacts from the...

Yes, sadly the "About" screen is pretty useless. It has only displayed 1.0 (in very early units) and now displays 2.0. Externally the only difference is the number on the serial number sticker, and perhaps the LCD hardware inside the device. It appears (assuming the serial numbers are going...

I'm currently working on a video about this whole saga, including new comparison videos, etc. But in that process I'm re-scanning some film with higher settings. I thought I'd share an example. You can sadly see that the auto exposure and white balance put a blue tint to the opening shot here...

Here's a capture of a black and white New York City promotional film from 1956. This was captured with the 1440x1920 @ 12,600 kbps option. The first few min of the film were zoomed out, but I corrected that after. It didn't come out too bad for being a mass produced copy.

Great! With the serial wires soldered to the UART adapter, I can see options for auto exposure and auto white balance. However, I have been unable to figure out how, or if, these settings can be toggled or modified during the usage of the projector. Here's a list of the serial monitor controls...

Sorry, I got delayed. Here are two versions of the firmware for "C" versions of the Kodak reels hardware. One has the 1920x1440 resolution and a bitrate of 12,600 The other uses the original resolution, but a higher bitrate of 12,600.

Great news!! Thanks to the great efforts of @wnt2fly - we now have a fix for users who were experiencing weird screen issues! This firmware file should solve those problems, 🥳 It seems any model with a serial number that begins with H2324148BK.....has some different hardware inside which...

Please be mindful, there's a newer revision of the devices out there that this firmware is NOT COMPATIBLE WITH. Flashing the firmware to the device is a one-way-path which can lead to success or you bricking your device. Until we can preserve the original firmware on these NEW models, there is...

That would be great! Feel free to direct message me for a better description and walk through of the steps below. If your serial number is higher than the one I tried, maybe it'll be helpful. There are two ways you can dump the firmware. Both require some tools and tinkering and careful steps...

Sorry for the late reply, here are some tips: Focus: If you remove the front "hood"/ overhang covering the camera (which is easily done once the system is split open), you'll see a dab of glue on the camera lens and the plastic adjustment knob. If you think your lens is out of focus (one of the...

About the risk: There is certainly a risk involved. The company producing these units use different internal parts (for the screen, etc) that require different firmware versions. Sadly, the official updated on the Kodak website is problematic, in that it isn't updated to take into account all...

Ah, gotcha. Sorry for assuming things! They should certainly provide a more compatible firmware, or at least not say you're model works with the update. I have a friend locally who may have a newer unit. If I can dump their vanilla firmware, I can maybe revert yours. I'll know sometime next...

Sadly, there is no known fix at this time. I'm sorry you are experiencing this issue. :cry: This is why there is a paragraph of red text on the first page of this thread on the risks of this procedure. I've added more to this text now to try and inform others. However, it's pretty crummy for...

I'm working on a more public-friendly video with better explanation, better comparisons, and updated information. A lot has changed since I made that video. In addition, I need to caution people with newer units, apparently there are still some hardware revisions that don't like firmware updates...

This probably is likely caused by Kodak (or rather, the Chinese company they licensed their name to) using different LCD screen parts and panels in these systems. As some users experienced this before, but I was hopeful that their recent firmware update worked as a solution for this. Originally...

The pre-built firmware files (with updated resolution) are displayed once you enter your serial number into the new tool. I've built and tested these and they've worked great on my three models. With the official Kodak firmware downloaded, that's your safety belt. If after flashing your...

Yes, I think what you're seeing are the compression artifacts from the low bit rate, plus the sharpening filter being set to a high level. Even without a firmware modification, you should see a bit of improvement with the Sharpness filter set to "-1.5". However, the modified firmware with the...