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@0dan0, reporting a new issue. I'd describe what I'm seeing as a intermittent "wobble" or waviness where vertical lines from subsequent frames are not consistently straight/vertical. I'm currently running firmware 7.7.1 on a modified C scanner (8mm film with a 12mm lens). Investigation so...

Playback function from the scanner has been broken in the recent firmware mod efforts. It is documented in the user guide: As to the frame rate setting (while using 0dan0's firmware for A,B, and C units) have you tried this during capture? However, if you are attempting to use VideoDoctor's...

Thanks edale, I have revised the firmware user guide to suggest using the scanner to format the card properly. I too have seen some strange behavior that seemed to resolve after formatting with the scanner.

What format (NTFS, ExFat, Fat32, etc) were they formatted under "Partition Magic"?

I remember seeing that before. It could be that you simply need to power it off after the successful firmware update, and power it back on to use it normally. Or if it's not that, please report on what size and format you're using for your SD card for capturing?

Deano has in this post what is probably the most comprehensive report on the process. From the firmware guide, here's a running list of links to such posts: User ChrisTheChiller has documented his unique modification of lowering the original lens which is easier and cheaper than the other lens...

The manual for your model matches what the manual for my older scanner (B version) states. I believe in the earlier (locked) thread, 0dan0 and others validate that the stated resolution is both misleading and also factually innacurate. Maybe an earlier scanner version had a sensor with those...

As a public service announcement for those who are relatively new here and trying out 0dan0's custom firmware (hardware units A, B, and C), please review the User Guide posted here as it is a helpful resource...

Appreciate the report and activity here to keep the thread alive. Just as a note, changing the playback frame rate shouldn’t add to the file size or change the length. For those using 0dan0’s custom firmware you should be able to do this even while capturing (the playback frame rate is added to...

In the time between now and then, would you be open to a crowd-funded effort to provide you a new D unit? I think the community here would be able to make that happen in support your work?

I think PEC pads are still okay for cleaning when applying FilmRenew or similar cleaner/lubricant and using the "fold, gentle pinch and wind" technique. On the scanner, I suspect the film was snagging fibers from the PEC-wrapped post when a splice in the film (press tape or overlapped segments...

After some use of wrapping PEC tissue around the existing posts, I've decided against it because after some time, individual fibers from the tissue shed off and then ride on the film and get stuck somewhere in the gate, ruining a bunch of scans. I've moved to a similar wrapping of the posts with...

One of the features of 0dan0's modified firmware (which will hopefully be forked to Model D scanners) is the ability to digitally Zoom out wider than the stock firmware supports. This way, if you desire, you can scan the entirety of the film frame and then crop it precisely in post/editing. I do...

Hi Claus, thanks for sharing these! With the stock firmware and your 12mm lens, how far wide you are able to zoom out? Your samples don't show the edges of the frame or sprocket holes. Would you be willing to Zoom all the out as far as you can and post an image of the result (from a capture)...

Back in firmware update v7.6, 0dan0 added that resolution readout on the preview window to reference the "active" sensor resolution. The way I understand it is that when you use your in-menu frame controls to digitally zoom in or out, you are affectively using more or less of the sensor's...

As a counterpoint to this advice, I will probably explore aperture reduction to help improve focus when scanning film that is not perfectly flat. Some of my old footage (1940s) has unfortunately warped (cupping) so that the sides of the film bend upward. Through use of aperture caps to hopefully...

Hi Larry, Here are some of my thoughts regarding a few of your bullet points: 2. Davinci Resolve does bug me almost everytime I open it up that a new update is available. (20.3.2 as of this post). I keep old versions of the installer available just in case there's a significant flaw. 4...

Hi Stellan. My 2 cents is to scan a reel or two with the stock lens & firmware so you can get comfortable with the basics of scanning (especially handling the film, and any gentle physical cleaning you may need to do). Some of that knowledge will carry over to an eventual modified hardware and...

In case I run out, or am not able to send out screws to those who request it, here is the eBay listing I used to purchase: https://ebay.us/m/vcuELd Be sure to select the M1.7 x 12mm size option in whatever quantity suits your need: 100 or 500 :LOL:

@Deano, thanks again for sharing this! I was able to incorporate several components of this (including your spacer design, lens cover, and your recomendations for lens tube & locking ring) into my already-modified scanner. I am now able to get much better focus with my 12mm lens! Now I just need...