diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 61832fe..26f81b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -179,18 +179,6 @@ version = "3.16.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "79296716171880943b8470b5f8d03aa55eb2e645a4874bdbb28adb49162e012c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "bytemuck"
-version = "1.15.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5d6d68c57235a3a081186990eca2867354726650f42f7516ca50c28d6281fd15"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "byteorder"
-version = "1.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
 version = "1.6.0"
@@ -381,8 +369,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "fs2",
  "futures-util",
  "http",
- "image",
- "image_hasher",
  "indicatif",
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
@@ -391,6 +377,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "reqwest",
  "rustls-native-certs",
+ "rusty-chromaprint",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_plain",
@@ -951,32 +938,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-normalization",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "image"
-version = "0.25.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fd54d660e773627692c524beaad361aca785a4f9f5730ce91f42aabe5bce3d11"
-dependencies = [
- "bytemuck",
- "byteorder",
- "num-traits",
- "zune-core",
- "zune-jpeg",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "image_hasher"
-version = "2.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9481465fe767d92494987319b0b447a5829edf57f09c52bf8639396abaaeaf78"
-dependencies = [
- "base64 0.22.0",
- "image",
- "rustdct",
- "serde",
- "transpose",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "1.9.3"
@@ -1417,6 +1378,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "realfft"
+version = "3.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "953d9f7e5cdd80963547b456251296efc2626ed4e3cbf36c869d9564e0220571"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustfft",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_users"
 version = "0.4.5"
@@ -1531,21 +1501,24 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b833d8d034ea094b1ea68aa6d5c740e0d04bad9d16568d08ba6f76823a114316"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rubato"
+version = "0.14.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e6dd52e80cfc21894deadf554a5673002938ae4625f7a283e536f9cf7c17b0d5"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-complex",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "realfft",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc-demangle"
 version = "0.1.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d626bb9dae77e28219937af045c257c28bfd3f69333c512553507f5f9798cb76"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustdct"
-version = "0.7.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8b61555105d6a9bf98797c063c362a1d24ed8ab0431655e38f1cf51e52089551"
-dependencies = [
- "rustfft",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rustfft"
 version = "6.2.0"
@@ -1628,6 +1601,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "untrusted",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rusty-chromaprint"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1755646867c36ecb391776deaa0b557a76d3badf20c142de7282630c34b20440"
+dependencies = [
+ "rubato",
+ "rustfft",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
 version = "1.0.17"
@@ -2501,18 +2484,3 @@ name = "zeroize"
 version = "1.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "63381fa6624bf92130a6b87c0d07380116f80b565c42cf0d754136f0238359ef"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "zune-core"
-version = "0.4.12"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f423a2c17029964870cfaabb1f13dfab7d092a62a29a89264f4d36990ca414a"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "zune-jpeg"
-version = "0.4.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ec866b44a2a1fd6133d363f073ca1b179f438f99e7e5bfb1e33f7181facfe448"
-dependencies = [
- "zune-core",
-]
diff --git a/crunchy-cli-core/Cargo.toml b/crunchy-cli-core/Cargo.toml
index e31ef46..517284a 100644
--- a/crunchy-cli-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crunchy-cli-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ derive_setters = "0.1"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3", features = ["io"] }
 fs2 = "0.4"
 http = "1.1"
-image = { version = "0.25", features = ["jpeg"], default-features = false }
-image_hasher = "2.0"
 indicatif = "0.17"
 lazy_static = "1.4"
 log = { version = "0.4", features = ["std"] }
 num_cpus = "1.16"
 regex = "1.10"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["socks", "stream"] }
+rusty-chromaprint = "0.2"
 serde = "1.0"
 serde_json = "1.0"
 serde_plain = "1.0"
diff --git a/crunchy-cli-core/src/archive/filter.rs b/crunchy-cli-core/src/archive/filter.rs
index f638c50..b08fb6c 100644
--- a/crunchy-cli-core/src/archive/filter.rs
+++ b/crunchy-cli-core/src/archive/filter.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ impl Filter for ArchiveFilter {
                     .unwrap()
                     .push(episode.season_number)
             }
-            
+
             if episodes.is_empty() {
                 return Ok(None);
             }
diff --git a/crunchy-cli-core/src/utils/download.rs b/crunchy-cli-core/src/utils/download.rs
index e359bd1..cfec7b4 100644
--- a/crunchy-cli-core/src/utils/download.rs
+++ b/crunchy-cli-core/src/utils/download.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ impl Downloader {
                     format_id: i,
                     path,
                     locale: locale.clone(),
+                    sample_rate: stream_data.sampling_rate().unwrap(),
                     video_idx: i,
                 })
             }
diff --git a/crunchy-cli-core/src/utils/sync.rs b/crunchy-cli-core/src/utils/sync.rs
index 5dafcac..7535645 100644
--- a/crunchy-cli-core/src/utils/sync.rs
+++ b/crunchy-cli-core/src/utils/sync.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::process::Stdio;
 use std::{
     cmp,
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    mem,
     ops::Not,
     path::Path,
     process::Command,
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ use log::debug;
 use tempfile::TempPath;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use rusty_chromaprint::{Configuration, Fingerprinter};
 
 use super::fmt::format_time_delta;
 
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct SyncAudio {
     pub format_id: usize,
     pub path: TempPath,
     pub locale: Locale,
+    pub sample_rate: u32,
     pub video_idx: usize,
 }
 
@@ -43,11 +48,12 @@ pub fn sync_audios(
             continue;
         }
         formats.insert(audio.format_id);
-        sync_audios.push((audio.format_id, &audio.path));
+        sync_audios.push((audio.format_id, &audio.path, audio.sample_rate));
         chromaprints.insert(
             audio.format_id,
             generate_chromaprint(
                 &audio.path,
+                audio.sample_rate,
                 &TimeDelta::zero(),
                 &TimeDelta::zero(),
                 &TimeDelta::zero(),
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@ pub fn sync_audios(
     for sync_audio in &sync_audios {
         let chromaprint = generate_chromaprint(
             sync_audio.1,
+            sync_audio.2,
             &start,
             &end,
             initial_offsets.get(&sync_audio.0).unwrap(),
@@ -127,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn sync_audios(
         );
         chromaprints.insert(
             base_audio.0,
-            generate_chromaprint(base_audio.1, &start, &end, &base_offset)?,
+            generate_chromaprint(base_audio.1, base_audio.2, &start, &end, &base_offset)?,
         );
         for audio in &sync_audios {
             let initial_offset = initial_offsets.get(&audio.0).copied().unwrap();
@@ -207,6 +214,7 @@ fn find_offset(
 
 fn generate_chromaprint(
     input_file: &Path,
+    sample_rate: u32,
     start: &TimeDelta,
     end: &TimeDelta,
     offset: &TimeDelta,
@@ -218,6 +226,9 @@ fn generate_chromaprint(
         offset_argument = offset;
     };
 
+    let mut printer = Fingerprinter::new(&Configuration::preset_test1());
+    printer.start(sample_rate, 2)?;
+
     let mut command = Command::new("ffmpeg");
     command
         .arg("-hide_banner")
@@ -232,30 +243,42 @@ fn generate_chromaprint(
         .args(["-itsoffset", format_time_delta(offset_argument).as_str()])
         .args(["-i", input_file.to_string_lossy().to_string().as_str()])
         .args(["-ac", "2"])
-        .args(["-f", "chromaprint"])
-        .args(["-fp_format", "raw"])
+        .args([
+            "-f",
+            if cfg!(target_endian = "big") {
+                "s16be"
+            } else {
+                "s16le"
+            },
+        ])
         .arg("-");
 
-    let extract_output = command.output()?;
+    let mut handle = command
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()?;
 
-    if !extract_output.status.success() {
-        bail!(
-            "{}",
-            String::from_utf8_lossy(extract_output.stderr.as_slice())
-        );
+    // the stdout is read in chunks because keeping all the raw audio data in memory would take up
+    // a significant amount of space
+    let mut stdout = handle.stdout.take().unwrap();
+    let mut buf: [u8; 32_000] = [0; 32_000];
+    while handle.try_wait()?.is_none() {
+        loop {
+            let read_bytes = stdout.read(&mut buf)?;
+            if read_bytes == 0 {
+                break;
+            }
+            let data: [i16; 16_000] = unsafe { mem::transmute(buf) };
+            printer.consume(&data[0..(read_bytes / 2)])
+        }
     }
-    let raw_chromaprint = extract_output.stdout.as_slice();
-    let length = raw_chromaprint.len();
-    if length % 4 != 0 {
-        bail!("chromaprint bytes should be a multiple of 4");
+
+    if !handle.wait()?.success() {
+        bail!("{}", std::io::read_to_string(handle.stderr.unwrap())?)
     }
-    let mut chromaprint = Vec::with_capacity(length / 4);
-    for i in 0..length / 4 {
-        chromaprint.push(as_u32_le(
-            raw_chromaprint[i * 4..i * 4 + 4].try_into().unwrap(),
-        ));
-    }
-    Ok(chromaprint)
+
+    printer.finish();
+    return Ok(printer.fingerprint().into());
 }
 
 fn compare_chromaprints(
@@ -407,11 +430,3 @@ fn timestamps_to_ranges(mut timestamps: Vec<f64>) -> Option<Vec<TimeRange>> {
         None
     }
 }
-
-fn as_u32_le(array: &[u8; 4]) -> u32 {
-    #![allow(arithmetic_overflow)]
-    (array[0] as u32)
-        | ((array[1] as u32) << 8)
-        | ((array[2] as u32) << 16)
-        | ((array[3] as u32) << 24)
-}