J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit- now available on DVD/Bluray!

1/4/2016

**UPDATE: Bluray ISO files are now available via direct download!

Well, this is it! After a LOT of trial and error (emphasis on error), I've finally finished the DVD and Bluray builds of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. I apologize for the wait, but a lot can and will go wrong when building a project with this much content! Anyways, the ISO files are now available on the Downloads Page!

They are extremely large files...15GB for the DVD and 60GB for the Bluray. If you choose to download via torrent, it is imperative that you seed the file in order to speed the downloads up! I recently managed to make the Bluray ISOs available for direct download, so you now have that option available too.

I did end up fixing the color correction for the earlier parts of the film, since many of you thought I desaturated things a bit too much. I also managed to de-bloom much of the footage from The Battle of Five Armies too. Other than that, the film is pretty much the same as the version released last month.

Now before you start asking a million questions about what an ISO is or how to burn it to a disc, visit the FAQ page. Everything is spelled out clearly there, but once again keep in mind that The two ISO files will need to be burned to separate discs. YOU WILL NEED DUAL-LAYER DISCS IN ORDER TO FIT THE CONTENT...THEY WILL NOT FIT ON
REGULAR SINGLE-LAYER DISCS.

I'd suggest downloading a program called ImgBurn to actually burn the ISO files to your blank DVDs or Bluray discs. Here's the link to their website for your convenience.

I am very happy to present this final version of my fan edit with all of you. This is how J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is meant to be experienced! Enjoy and of course, please make sure you already legally own the original Hobbit films before downloading this fan edit!

67 Comments

John

1/4/2016 12:06:40 pm

is there any way to digitally download the updated version? (color recorrection,audio fixes,) thanks

Dustin

1/4/2016 12:15:50 pm

The only digital copy available is the one I released last month. I won't be re-releasing it since it would cause a bit of confusion with conflicting torrent files and links.

Sandro Algra

1/4/2016 01:44:01 pm

Wouldn't that mean that there is no way to watch the final version with subtitles?

Ryan

1/9/2016 01:33:19 am

That's what it looks like. I would love to have a srt file for the final version (the video itself that isn't split into two parts).

Daniel Tasayco

1/9/2016 06:26:36 pm

I have converted and merged the encore-txt subtitles into a single, corrected SRT sub. Download off my Dropbox: tinyurl.com/HobbitSRT

1/9/2016 07:06:06 pm

The subtitles you added work for the first half of the film but are off for the second half.

1/9/2016 07:16:20 pm

The issue with combining subtitles from Disc One and Two is that the timecodes reset for Disc Two. So you would need to re-do all the timecodes for Disc Two if you want to make them work for the digital version.

This is one of the many reasons why subtitles are such a nightmare. They are time-consuming and tedious to build.

Daniel

1/10/2016 09:39:22 am

Ow, yes, they are fixed now. I have made some more minor corrections.

GeckoTH

1/4/2016 09:49:34 pm

If you download the .iso file, you can mount it on your computer using a program such as Virtual CloneDrive. That way, you computer thinks you have the disc loaded, and will be able to play it. As a bonus, you can even copy the raw video file onto your harddrive for easy viewing later!

Joe

4/13/2016 07:35:51 am

FYI, an 8Gb perfect rip of the Maple Film edit blu discs is now up on kat.cr in HEVC x265 single MKV.

irmo322

4/15/2016 06:54:58 pm

Yes it is indeed a very good job.
I modified the subtitles files of dustin's digital version in order to fit this new version. They can be found at:
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-dutch/
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-english/
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-fin/
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-french/
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-german/
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-hebrew/
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-portuguese/
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-spanish/
http://www.petit-fichier.fr/2016/04/16/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit-dec-2015-final-swe/

Bye!

Peter

1/4/2016 12:24:11 pm

Thanks so much for this. Fantastic work and well worth the wait!

Jonathan link

1/4/2016 03:16:45 pm

Is there any way to use the Mega-file to seed, because as it is now I fear the torrent might just not get used by anyone because the other link is so superior at this stage (either way, I'll download it just to help with the seeding, feels like a good thing to do).
Whatever the case, congratulations on getting it finished, and thanks for all the work you've put into it ;)

1/4/2016 03:48:19 pm

Unfortunately no. The torrent will naturally start out slow, but as more people begin to download and seed, the speed will pick up. Thanks!

morgoth

1/6/2016 08:23:07 pm

Ben at this for 2 days and how the hell do you download the ISO's from the torrent? i get to the torrent and it does nothing from that point on the numbers do not move, zilch, nothing, notta. I'm an amateur when it comes to torrents so can someone please tell me how this works? I appreciate it as i really want to see this film!!

MABarracus

1/5/2016 10:49:33 am

Actually yes. If you start torrenting, then download the files via MEGA and then place in the torrent's folder and force recheck, you will count as a seed and start uploading. That's what I just did with the DVD version and things are going faster for everyone! I wish I could do that with the Blu-Ray version though.

Jonathan

1/6/2016 10:33:23 am

Thank you good sir, soon I will be doing the same myself ;)

Meliamsme

1/7/2016 01:44:13 am

I can't believe you did it! I have to say: Bravo! It's gonna be harsh to wait for the french subtitles now ;-)

Benjamin

1/12/2016 10:35:31 am

Hi Meliamsme,
I'm the guy working on french subtitles. I have made a first version that is almost complete. Are you interested in watching it with the film for checking? If yes, contact me on my email irmo322[at]gmail(dot)com.
Benjamin

Juuseri

1/7/2016 03:44:51 am

Thank you very much for your amazing work; can't wait to fire up that BD :) Will seed as long as possible.

1/7/2016 05:44:39 am

Anyone else having play issues? I finally got it on a blu ray disc and the film starts and stops endlessly with no flow; the film is un-watchable. Anyone know how to work these kinks out?

1/7/2016 06:58:42 am

Did you actually complete the download? I know you said you were having issues with the torrent. Also, are you burning to a DUAL-LAYER Bluray disc?

1/7/2016 10:43:24 am

Yes they are dual layer discs. I think the downloads were complete; they both showed up in the file folder. I had no reason to think that they were not complete. Like I said I'm new to the torrent thing.

1/7/2016 07:31:21 pm

Now that I look again I don't think the downloads were complete. It's still downloading lol.

Martin

1/7/2016 06:23:52 am

The subtitles are in .txt format, which is not a subtitle file format. They are also improperly formatted, so they cannot be converted to subtitles. I could perhaps help you format them correctly. Or do you have working subtitles anywhere?

Fantastic work, by the way.

Johan

1/9/2016 12:30:34 pm

Please do this, it would be very much appreciated!

1/9/2016 06:28:42 pm

I have converted and merged the encore-txt subtitles into a single, synced SRT sub.
· Fixed multiple long lines, unneeded spaces

Download off my Dropbox: tinyurl.com/HobbitSRT

1/10/2016 02:16:47 am

Hi Daniel,

I just mentioned this to Dustin. There's a little repetition in the subtitles.

952 01:19:20:12 01:19:22:12 Give me a moment, please.
953 01:19:22:12 01:19:23:00 I gave you a good long while.
Give me a moment, please.
954 01:19:23:00 01:19:24:12 I gave you a good long while.

It should be

952 01:19:20:12 01:19:23:00 Give me a moment, please.
954 01:19:23:00 01:19:24:12 I gave you a good long while.

I suggest you check your file to correct that part.

Thanks for your work! May I ask how you did this? I want to be able to merge and convert my own translation of these subtitles.

1/10/2016 09:45:58 am

Fixed now.
I have used Subtitle Edit, a free software, which has functions to merge, add or substract time, among other things. It's easy to use if you just want to translate lines also.

1/10/2016 11:12:55 pm

Here are the SRT files for disc 1 and disc 2 of the movie for those who want to use the ISOs. I used a simple python script to convert the text files to the proper srt format.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i6nxktnn4gddsrc/AABmPYbJvLMHe1C0RVcflA1Ya?dl=0

Simon Lydell

1/20/2016 12:58:17 pm

I have made a single .srt subtitle file as well. It is available for download here, along with the python script I used to create it so you can easily reproduce it at any time: https://gist.github.com/lydell/9a20ef60e64beee4ae24

1/20/2016 02:11:57 pm

The single srt sub I have posted is not a simple merge. It has dozens of fixes of long lines and punctuation marks along with some actual typos fixes.

tinyurl.com/HobbitSRT

This is in response to the lack of proper subs (and the lack of answer to my emails volunteering for translation)

1/21/2016 10:12:57 am

Daniel, thanks for sharing that .srt! I really like how you fixed the long lines, great job!

However, for me, all subtitles are almost one second off after the intermission. I compared our files:

Mine:
02:11:19,110 --> 02:11:21,060
What makes you think I would help you?

Yours:
02:11:20,136 --> 02:11:21,927
What makes you think I would help you?

Perhaps we have different versions of the .mp4 video file? This is the md5 checksum of my file:
d469fe8efe677ca7208de446cc4a16e7

Would you like to talk more via email? You can find my email address by going to my github profile via the link in my previous comment.

Carl

1/10/2016 05:02:01 pm

Hi everyone. Great work on the film Dustin, makes the film much more coherent! I was wondering, besides the most recent corrections, how much improvement there is in visual fidelity compared to the digital download versions? I imagine the blu-Ray version's bitrate is exceptionally higher than the digital version, but what's the biggest difference you can observe between the two masters?

dannylongshanks

1/11/2016 05:18:01 pm

Any suggestions on software to burn the ISOs to blu-ray or play the ISOs on a mac?

Thanks for the hard work!

1/11/2016 07:55:05 pm

Try this...

http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/11/how-to-burn-an-iso-on-your-mac/

Primmulla

1/12/2016 09:27:21 am

The DVD ISO files can also be played on the computer using VLC Player. I am not sure whether my laptop can record dual layer DVDs, but at least I can watch your fanedit :)
Have you thought perhaps about posting the fanedit to Internet Archive (www.archive.org)? There are fanfilms such as "Born of Hope" there, so maybe there is a place for your fanedit also? At least it would give people, who cannot use torrents for legal reasons, a chance to get acquainted with your work.

1/12/2016 10:09:47 am

As long as you have a standard DVD burning drive and a couple of dual-layer DVDs, you should be able to burn them just fine.

I haven't thought about posting to www.archive.org. Because of the copyright issues surrounding fan edits, I don't think it would be a great idea. Born of Hope was a fan film...this is a fan edit which I have no legal right over.

Dale Pease link

1/12/2016 01:38:15 pm

So, I don't have a DVD, or Bluray burner, or player, for that matter. Can I just download this and watch it on my Amazon FireTV, or at least just my laptop? I don't see that option.

1/12/2016 01:40:52 pm

Sure, there is a digital download available on the Downloads Page.

http://www.maple-films.com/downloads

Vinny

1/13/2016 08:44:02 am

Hi, Dustin!
I have following your webpage time ago, and I am very happy and glad to yo hobbit fan edit. I think that the work that you that is impressive and very, very good.

The matter of my comment is that, in my free time, I decided to do a mix audio in spanish, using your hobbit edit, with the last version, with the file in 1080 (about both files, the hobbit edit and the durin´s folk) and I finishe my work recently.

I want to share this with you because I think that the merit is you.
So, to make this more easy, I going to create a torrent file, that contain only the audio file. This way, when it´s done, I send you the link/name of the torrent, and when you download you can add the file to the your version.

What do you think? Are you agree?

abnog

2/27/2017 05:07:01 am

Hi Vinny.

Great work making a spanish mix! :) Do you think you could share it somehow?

Thanks in advance.

1/14/2016 04:26:04 am

I finally got the torrent downloaded and burned onto disc and I must say that you have done an exquisite job Dustin! This is exactly the way the movie should have been shown in theaters. The box art, the disc art and the menu's and extra features are superb. I cannot thank you enough for this! Bravo!!

Gerry Blue

1/14/2016 07:17:17 pm

Thanks! Will you do a The Force Awakens fan edit? It needs it!

1/14/2016 08:20:34 pm

Ha, I have my own opinions on The Force Awakens. Probably not going to tackle that film!

1/14/2016 08:27:45 pm

What could you possibly cut out of the Force Awakens? I've seen it several times and I feel that none of the screen time was wasted on unnecessary or uninteresting elements.

1/15/2016 07:33:29 am

I think The Force Awakens suffers from the exact opposite problem of the Hobbit...not enough material. I was disappointed that there was little to no time spent explaining what had happened in the galaxy since Return of the Jedi. The film glosses over certain plot lines and characters, and I can't tell if this was deliberate or just lazy filmmaking.

Either way, there are rumors of 30-40 minutes worth of deleted scenes for The Force Awakens, and I'm sure someone will try to add them to the film as soon as the Bluray comes out!

1/15/2016 02:00:39 pm

I think this was deliberate. The Force Awakens was trying to distance itself from backstory, politics, and the like to avoid being like the prequels. The original Star Wars just dropped you into a world and let you see characters and a journey they went on and The Force Awakens does that.

Eric Odmyr

2/1/2016 05:59:25 am

Swedish subtitles in SRT format for both "J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit" and "Durin's Folk and the Hill of Sorcery". Download here:
http://tinyurl.com/TheHobbitSweSub

Svenska undertexter i SRT-format till både "J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit" och "Durin's Folk and the Hill of Sorcery". Ladda ner här:
http://tinyurl.com/TheHobbitSweSub

Jon

2/4/2016 11:21:06 am

Tack så mycket!

red

2/1/2016 01:28:21 pm

Here's my merging of the CD1 and CD2 subtitles in SRT format: http://redlan.co/JRR%20Tolkien's%20The%20Hobbit%20DEC%202015%20FINAL.srt

Fixes: Long lines, typos & visually syncing the cd2 part (instead of simply appending).

George

2/1/2016 03:46:37 pm

Thank you so much Dustin. To see all of the work you've done for the past two plus years on this - between listing the edits, posting clips, initial movie drafts, allowing for feedback, the trailer, the short, the side quest, the digital release (acting as our own theatrical edition of the film), the disc art, dvd case art, subtitles, and finally, the ISO files, DVD and bluray, all in one place, easy to burn onto dual layer discs. Burning copies to dual layer dvds was so easy. And now people have given subtitles for the digital release if you want those. I'm blown away by how thoroughly and professionally done this entire journey has been! As someone who has been following your site for over a year now, I say, thank you, thank you, and a thousand more times, THANK YOU!

Chris

2/1/2016 03:49:36 pm

Dustin, such a good job all the way around. Props! I am wondering what the purpose of the subtitles in the download section is? I can't add them to the ISO files. How am i suppose to use them for adding to the dvd? Help appreciated!

2/1/2016 08:16:11 pm

does anyone know how to burn the subtitles with the iso file together?

PuppetM@ster

2/2/2016 06:11:16 am

Extract the ISO
Remux with Tsmuxer
Burn structure

2/3/2016 02:45:09 pm

Hi everyone,

You can download the Dutch subtitles from this link. It's available as a single file and also as two separate files.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5jrvi4a42t82g6h/AACkkwxWQGvmmlTYRt2oLDaTa?dl=0

Greetings,

Sandro

Deshi

2/25/2016 01:21:22 am

Hi everyone,
Thanks Dustin for all your great work !
My humble contribution, french subtitles v1 for Durin's Folk :

https://www.dropbox.com/s/11w6vrmaw3jyyzo/Durin%27s%20Folk%20and%20the%20Hill%20of%20Sorcery.DigitalCopy.French.srt?dl=0

2/25/2016 01:23:51 am

Bug in link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mkhytjwohdvuwig/Durin%27s%20Folk%20and%20the%20Hill%20of%20Sorcery.DigitalCopy.French.srt?dl=0

Ryan Rouse

2/25/2016 01:53:58 am

Do you have the English subtitles for Durin's Folk? I can't seem to find them anywhere.

2/25/2016 04:49:58 am

Just like Eric Odmyr said, the subtitles don't exist he had to make them from scratch.
For my version I just made the harassing job of picking in the 3 Hobbit french subtitles the lines matching the one in the swedish version.

By the way, sorry Eric I forgot to thank you for your pain. Without your file it would have taken me at least thrice as long. Thanks again !

Ron

4/20/2016 08:08:29 am

Thank you, Dustin, for making the film I couldn't. THIS is what the Hobbit SHOULD have been. I've seen nearly a half dozen fan edits, and yours is the only one I agree with all the decisions 98%. If you were to make a version 2, however, I would urge you to cut the 'goblin mutant' line from Legolas in Mirkwood--as it is completely out of place in a Tolkienesque dialogue, and only acts as a set-up for LotR ("hey, Legolas insults Gimli, then they become friends"). Also, since you wisely cut the hot gold bath scene for Smaug, the scene of him smashing out of Erebor covered in gold is a bit of a head scratcher. I'd cut the exit from the mountain and go directly to "I am Fire, I am Death". Just for continuity. Otherwise, a near perfect edit. This is my go-to for The Hobbit viewing from now on. Thanks again!!

4/21/2016 07:47:24 am

Thank you Ron! You're right about the "goblin mutant" line, definitely wasn't very Tolkien-like. I may have had a tough time cutting around it, I can't recall.

I tried my best to reduce the gold coating on Smaug when he bursts out of Erebor, but it was a tough job. That shot of him flying out of the gate is critical however...otherwise the audience never sees how or why the mountain is sealed off at the front!

Patrick

4/24/2016 06:57:35 am

Just watched this all the way through with my 8yr old and absolutely loved the pacing and faithfulness to the books. This will be what I put on whenever we want to revisit the Hobbit. I was hoping you'd find a way to include the Enchanted River of mirkwood scene which I enjoy a lot, it explained why they are carrying Bombor on a stretcher in the background and has great Bilbo moments. Mostly I just wanted to thank you, so thanks!

Matthew

5/24/2016 08:10:16 am

Amazing job Dustin. I just finished watching the first half with my children and it is incredible. Please don't take this as a criticism, as I am very grateful for what you did, but I just had couple questions so far; why did you leave out the introduction of the dwarves to Beorn? I know it wasn't exactly like the book. But it as it is Beorn's appearance making breakfast seems a little jarring. Also, I was curious why you left out the enchanted stream sequence in Mirkwood. Those things aside I loved how you handled the eagles rescue sequence, in particular how they attacked the wargs. My son literally screamed with excitement during this scene and was almost overwhelmed with tears. He loved it and has not stopped talking about it. Your version was far superior than Jackson's. Also I might add that you did an excellent job keeping in certain tense moments that where not in the book but added to the overall atmosphere. For example Bilbo slipping off the edge of the trail while crossing the mountains was a create moment a lot of fan editions tend to cut but I'm glad you left it in. Thank you to you sir!

5/24/2016 01:56:35 pm

Hi Matthew, I really appreciate the comments and I'm so glad you've enjoyed the edit so far with your kids! In answer to your questions...I decided to cut Beorn's intro because it was too long, and it was unnecessary to re-introduce the dwarves to the audience like that. Instead, I inserted the scene into my side quest film "Durin's Folk and the Hill of Sorcery," where it makes sense to introduce the dwarves in the context of that story.

The enchanted river scene was removed because I felt it dragged the pace of the film down. Nothing in this sequence really moves the story forward, nor does it add much to the characters. I also hated the way the company's delirium is portrayed in Mirkwood...the entire sequence was just annoyingly assembled. Hope that answers your questions!

7/5/2016 11:47:45 am

Hi. I just found out about this. Would love to watch Tolkien's Hobbit how it should have been, and not Jackson's awful adaptation of the book. Just have to figure out how to play it on my Mac. Thank you so much for doing this. I'm reading some reviews and it sounded like you did a great job. Excited to see this!

Aran

1/6/2022 04:53:08 am

Hey,
Sir Dustin Lee and Crew from Maple Films.

We would like to ask you a question about the ONE and ONLY The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, the go-to fan-edit fixing The Hobbit Trilogy. We can not thank you enough for this. Really, we can not thank you enough for this.

There were and probably still are hopes for Sir Peter Robert Jackson to step in to re-edit The Hobbit Trilogy, which the studios destroyed very brutally, unfortunately, but after so many years since the release of the last Hobbit film, this has not happened, most likely due to the studios not being interested in another "Snyder Cut" and Sir Peter not too tempted to return back to Middle-Earth after the hell He and the Crew went through.

This prequel fits very good with The Lord of the Rings films - the ONE and ONLY book and film series to rule them all, forever - and feels much more what The Hobbit should feel like. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciated.

Alright, to our question - we think we know what your answer will be though, but maybe there is another way, like your re-edit of The Hobbit? -, is there any way for us - we are family of 5, who all LOVE the world of Arda, its books and film adaptations (TLOTR EE and your re-edit of The Hobbit) - to get one copy of your beautifully made Blu-Ray box set of the two thematic Blu-Ray discs of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, aka. your fan-edit? Is there any possibility for that? We know you can not sell it, because it is supposed to be for private use and not profit. Does shipping count as selling, if we pay you the shipping, wherever you are? We are unsure - any thoughts and/or possibility for something like this?

We are located in Norway and have difficulties with getting all of the needed gear to make it ourselves, even though we would love to do it by our own. Believe us, we researched A LOT before we decided to attempt this.

One more thing, if you end up with that there is no possibility for getting what we asked about above done, then perhaps we could buy it for ourselves from this website?: https://showtownapparel.com/j-r-r-tolkiens-the-hobbit-fan-edit-navy-cover-2-disc-blu-ray-set-starring-martin-freeman-richard-armitage-ian-mckellen

We will be grateful for an answer, Sir! For now, take care, and I hope to hear from you all soon 🙂. Happy New Year.

Best Regards 😉

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