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    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    I think I’ve spotted a bug. The capture quality looks fine when starting from a blank movie strip (the white section), but if you begin capturing with existing footage beyond the white area, even with QP set to 16, you can end up with high-bandwidth media that doesn’t match in quality. Film...
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    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    I just captured a reel and I’m getting 41.1 Mbits! No crashes!
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    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    Switching back to ISO 50 seems to be improving encoding by cutting down noise, which usually gets in the way of encoders. In the next update, hitting 45 Mbits sustained might not happen, but landing around 28–30 Mbits would still be fine. After that, Topaz can help enhance the image and fill in...
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    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    This is with Topaz Video AI enhancement applied.
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    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    Yeah, I noticed that too.
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    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    Yes. I forgot to mention that Qp is set to the lowest value.
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    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    @0dan0 Quick update on version 7.6: I’m now getting a steady 25–27 Mbps with the stock lens. Sharpness set to -0.5. There’s still a bit of jitter at the bottom of the screen occasionally, but overall the capture quality is pretty good. This is using version A of Kodak Reel. Thx
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    With the new lens, does it maintain a bitrate of over 30 Mbps? If so, would this Lens and Extension ring do the trick? Can it be mounted without modification, or will I need a custom 3D-printed mount? Thx.
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    @0dan0 Thanks for your hard work! I was achieving 27 Mbps with the 7.1 firmware, but it has suddenly dropped to 22 Mbps. Is there a way to adjust the bitrate? The difference is quite noticeable. Additionally, post-processing the captured video in Topaz Video AI enhances it even further. This is...
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    My latest test with the 6.9 firmware.
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Sometimes, people used tungsten film outdoors, and if they forgot to use the orange filter, it caused a strong blue tint. My father has some footage with that noticeable blue tint, and the white balance setting can't fix it. Some cameras automatically applied the orange filter, while with...
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    With larger reels, the histogram disappears at some point, and horizontal lines shows up.
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Yes. It's better. Much better. Same upload that i use with Youtube. (Prores 422 HQ master) And the other one.
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Vimeo. I almost fogot about it. My account still exist and i uploaded videos 14 years ago. Gonna try with my lastest test. I'm really impress by the grain.
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Another test with 6.6 firmware. Sadly, Youtube does not optimize compression with grain.
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Don't forget the 24p upscaling. It's really good. It really make a difference when i playback a video with Infuse on Apple TV. My TV switch to 24p playback.