That is normal for the hacked firmware, playback is broken. To improve the image quality, more memory is used for capture, so on the unit playback suffered.
Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)
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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 work-in-progress firmware for Version D scanners, the frame rate change may not currently be supported or needs work.
Hello everyone,
I bought my device two weeks ago. I have a few questions, and I'm sure you're the best people to answer them!
I received it on April 17th, and everything was working fine. However, after performing some test scans, when I decided to proceed to the final scan, the scanner's flash/lamp completely stopped working. In other words, it's now unusable because no light reflects onto the strip.
I've already received a refund and was able to keep the device, but I'm now looking to fix this problem and possibly modding it!
Has anyone else encountered this issue? Were they able to resolve it?
The serial number is K2225148BK0xxxx, which doesn't seem to be listed, and therefore starts with a K.
I have a 64GB SanDisk SD card - 170MB/s currently formatted as exFAT.
I bought my device two weeks ago. I have a few questions, and I'm sure you're the best people to answer them!
I received it on April 17th, and everything was working fine. However, after performing some test scans, when I decided to proceed to the final scan, the scanner's flash/lamp completely stopped working. In other words, it's now unusable because no light reflects onto the strip.
I've already received a refund and was able to keep the device, but I'm now looking to fix this problem and possibly modding it!
Has anyone else encountered this issue? Were they able to resolve it?
The serial number is K2225148BK0xxxx, which doesn't seem to be listed, and therefore starts with a K.
I have a 64GB SanDisk SD card - 170MB/s currently formatted as exFAT.
Hello, I hope someone out there can help with this issue. I've got myself into a bit of a downward spiral having tried the firmware updates. Has anyone else experienced this screen before and if so what does it mean? All appears to be fine but this appears when "record" is selected and it's impossible to proceed beyond that. Grateful for any info! And could someone point me towards the link for the original Kodak firmware please; I think I want to try to restore the factory settings, make sure everything works and then start from the beginning again. It's a RODREELSEU model, Serial number is C1725148BK00614, which I assumed to be a "C" model but I'm wondering if this is correct, any thoughts?
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Don't you have a firmware file on the card? That's what happened to me with the forgotten file. Or a different card format, it should be FAT32.
Thanks for the reply. Strangely, several hours after installing the firmware, the problem seems to have resolved itself and that strange screen is no longer appearing, no idea why! I do have a few other issues and queries but I'll put these in a new post.
@0dan0, reporting a new issue. I'd describe what I'm seeing as a intermittent "wobble" 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 far makes me feel that it might be an artifact of the shutter speed setting, or some other Auto-Exposure related control. With the scanner set to Auto Exposure mode, I notice the wobble when the source image is inherently bright, which sets the ISO to a low value (50). However, when the image is very dark, and the Auto exposure adjusts a higher ISO (100, 200, 400) the wobble generally does NOT appear.
I have some further video that demonsrates what the on-screen display displays when the wobble happens, and when it doesn't. I'll share it with you if you like.
If it sounds like I'm on the right track, and if you have time, perhaps you could provide a test-build where a minimum ISO can be set, or a similar setting for the shutter (max speed or min speed). That could help validate what I'm seeing with bright footage.
As an alternative, I may purchase a lighting gel (netural density) and stack it on the LED light plate (under the film) to cut the brightness of the backlight illumination, which could force the ISO/Shutter into a range that doesn't result in wobble artifacts.
Thanks!
I'm currently running firmware 7.7.1 on a modified C scanner (8mm film with a 12mm lens).
Investigation so far makes me feel that it might be an artifact of the shutter speed setting, or some other Auto-Exposure related control. With the scanner set to Auto Exposure mode, I notice the wobble when the source image is inherently bright, which sets the ISO to a low value (50). However, when the image is very dark, and the Auto exposure adjusts a higher ISO (100, 200, 400) the wobble generally does NOT appear.
I have some further video that demonsrates what the on-screen display displays when the wobble happens, and when it doesn't. I'll share it with you if you like.
If it sounds like I'm on the right track, and if you have time, perhaps you could provide a test-build where a minimum ISO can be set, or a similar setting for the shutter (max speed or min speed). That could help validate what I'm seeing with bright footage.
As an alternative, I may purchase a lighting gel (netural density) and stack it on the LED light plate (under the film) to cut the brightness of the backlight illumination, which could force the ISO/Shutter into a range that doesn't result in wobble artifacts.
Thanks!