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t_nito

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The Hobbit Rankin/Bass Animated Film..... (Released)
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Is anyone still working on updating the audio?

I found a new “v2” Hi-Fi audio with 2001 DVD video uploaded to archive.org that was taken from a VHS source that’s also uploaded on archive.org. It sounds clearer than the old Hi-Fi audio that was floating around years ago, but it also has lots of random static and pops that I did my best to repair with Audacity. Some of the crackling in the final few minutes was so bad that I just replaced those milliseconds with dvd audio instead.

However, I noticed an issue that I’m having difficulty fixing. The audio goes noticeably out of sync around 00:07:15 until after the opening credits, as if some of the pauses between dialogue are shorter on the VHS. The old Hi-Fi VHS audio synced perfectly, though. And this audio syncs back up after the opening credits. If it was just silence between the dialogue, it would be easier to fix, but it’s the sound of wind and horses in the background. I might try removing the background drone in the old Hi-Fi audio and trying to use that for the pause sections instead.

If someone has a better audio source, then fixing this v2 source probably isn’t even worth the effort. It’s the best I’ve found so far though.