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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    I will give this a try tomorrow. Switching form QP 32 (firmware default) to 0 is overkill, really anything below 15 is. If this a fixed QP, or just a starting point, or a threshold? As the data is modulated, the QP is typically changed within limits. Re: white balance. I had some success...
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Custom boot and shutdown images. So firmware is changeable is more ways:
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Nice video, I look forward to part two. I'm auto interested in disabling the auto white balance. In the decompressed firmware, the .rbn file I can see the function names related to white balance. If we could find the offset to the AWB_IsLock() function (auto white balance is locked?), it...
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Adding back to your hacking options. I found I could push the bit-rate a lot more if I dropped to the resolution only slightly to 1600x1200, still plenty for an oversampled 1080p scan. I was running 24Mb/s. I scanned a 5" Super-8 reel twice, once with stock firmware, and again with these...
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    I braved it. Firmware C works on serial K3124148BKXXXXX hardware. I have tried original resolution, high bitrate, and got and output of 17698kbps vs 8736kbps of the stock firmware. Both at sharpness -1.5. Stock: high bitrate: Clearly more texture not compressed away in the HBR version. I...
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Did version C work on K312 hardware?
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    Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack)

    Also looking to try this. My brand new unit (version 2.0) has also has a K serial in form K3124148BKXXXXX. No stock firmware image from these new units yet?