Audio Sync is WAY Off after Conversion with Freemake

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I have a WMV video that I have legally downloaded and am trying to convert it with Freemake to get rid of the vertical black bars. Typically, Freemake works amazingly well and I have converted hundreds of videos to get rid of the bars. With this particular video, after conversion the audio sync is off by about 10 seconds. The original plays fine. I have version 4.1.5.4 of Freemake. The video is converted to 1920 x 1080 with the Auto setting. The audio settings are:

Codec: WMA Pro
Channels: Original
Sample rate: Original (44 khz)
Bitrate: Auto (original: 64 kbps)

I just did a conversion to MP4 and the sync is just as bad. I am using WMP 11 and the pre-converted file is in sync. When I play the video with VLC after conversion the sync is still off. These are one-pass conversions, btw.

Many thanks!

[Baldrick]

Variable framerate? Check with mediainfo.

Or just try another converter like handbrake, vidcoder. You can crop with them.

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Hi Baldrick,

Thanks for the MediaInfo suggestion. I tried converting the file (and others) with Any Video Converter Free and, after experimenting with the settings, the audio is now sync'd with the video.

I will look into HandBrake and VidCoder in a bit (thank you for the suggestions ). Is there a comparison "chart" or something similar (I have been using CNET's Download.com)?

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Spoke too soon - while there is an improvement with the AVC Free conversion the sync is still noticeably off. I just checked the original file with MediaInfo and it says:

Overall bit rate: 5 194 Kbps
Maximum overall bit rate: 5 209
First audio stream: 256 Kpbs, 44.1 KHz, 16 Bits, 2 channels, WMA (Pro)

The video stream is VC-1 and audio is WMA. I just want to experiment with Freemake one more time. If I set the Sample rate to 48000 and the Bit rate to 191 would that be close to the original?

Edit:
Freemake just finished the conversion and it is the closest to the original that I have gotten so far. If I use HandBrake & VidCoder could I get an exact (or closer) match to the original file's audio? I suspect that part of the problem is due the original's source: VHS-NTSC.