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

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melw, your type-D firmware from #695 is running well on our H2825.

A few things for anyone else doing this with an H2825:
  • Standard install worked first try! (FAT32 with FWDV280.BIN in the root, with an empty NVTDELFW folder for good luck)
  • The 32 GB limit: For the first run I tried a 128 GB Lexar V30 and it stalled within a few minutes every time (CARD STALLED / AUTO-STOPPED / FILE SAVED) but everything was saved automatically and the same reel on a 32 GB card ran fine.
  • Film jammed partway through one reel, so auto-stop was triggered and saved the file
After comparing earlier scan, I'm very happy with this! There's noticeably better tonal range, and it's less mushy for sure.

No freezing so far and I've done a reel and a half. Thank you Hook Line and Tinker and melw!!

A still from a dark Kodak Tri-X B&W scan:

BEFORE (I believe this was set to -1.0 exposure, -2.0 sharpness, not sure of the tint, it seems to be reduced. If you've adjusted your image settings, I recommend before updating your firmware making a note of what they were):
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AFTER (-0.5 exposure, -2.0 sharpness, 0 tint):
D-post-firmware-update.png

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