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<p>There isn't a best setup, being that everyone has their own personal preferences. Some prefer high quality audio, others high quality video. Many prefer both.</p>
<p>Here I will try to explain with some personal used examples how to make the most use of Custom Formats that you can use to get an idea how to setup yours.</p>
<p>All the used scores and combination of Custom Formats in this Guide are tested to get the desired results and prevent download loops as much as possible.</p>
<p>From experience most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CF that work together they end up with undesired results.</p>
<p>If you're unsure or have questions do not hesitate to ask for help on Discord</p>
<p>After you've added the Custom Formats, as explained in <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-import-custom-formats/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">How to import Custom Formats</a>.
You will need to set it up in the quality Profile you want to use/prefer to make use of the Custom Formats.</p>
<li>Keep upgrading Custom Format until this score is reached. (setting this to <code>0</code> means no upgrades will happen based on Custom Formats)</li>
<li>Your preferred language profile for your releases. (Original is recommended)</li>
<p>These screenshots are just examples to show you how it should look and where you need to place the data that you need to add, they aren't always a 100% reflection of the actual data and not always 100% up to date with the actual data you need to add.</p>
<ul>
<li>Always follow the data described in the guide.</li>
<li>If you got any questions or aren't sure just click the chat badge to join the Discord Channel where you can ask your questions directly.</li>
<pclass="admonition-title">Keep in mind Custom Formats are made to fine tune your Quality Profile.<br>Generally, quality trumps all</p>
<p>Custom formats are controlled by Quality Profiles.</p>
<ul>
<li>The Upgrade Until score prevents upgrading once a release with this desired score has been downloaded.</li>
<li>A score of 0 results in the custom format being informational only.</li>
<li>The Minimum score requires releases to reach this threshold otherwise they will be rejected.</li>
<li>Custom formats that match with undesirable attributes should be given a negative score to lower their appeal.</li>
<li>Outright rejections should be given a negative score low enough that even if all of the other formats with positive scores were added, the score would still fall below the minimum.</li>
<summary>Radarr current logic- [CLICK TO EXPAND]</summary>
<p>As of 2021-11-06 the logic is as follows:</p>
<p>The Current logic on how downloads are compared is <strong>Quality Trumps All</strong><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
<p><ahref="https://wiki.servarr.com/radarr/faq#how-are-possible-downloads-compared"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">Source: Wiki Servarr</a></p>
<divclass="admonition attention">
<p>REPACKS and PROPERs are v2 of Qualities and thus rank above a non-repack of the same quality.</p>
<p><code>Settings</code> =><code>Media Management</code> =><code>File Management</code> =><code>Proper & Repacks</code> Change to <code>Do Not Prefer</code> and use the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#repack-proper"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">Repack/Proper Custom Format</a></p>
<p>Here I will explain how to make the most use of Custom Formats and show you some personal examples that I'm using. You can use these to get an idea on how to setup your own.</p>
<p>All these examples make use of the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">Collection of Custom Formats</a></p>
<p>All the used scores and combination of Custom Formats in this Guide are tested to get the desired results and prevent download loops as much as possible.</p>
<p>From experience most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CF that work together they end up with undesired results.</p>
<p>If you're unsure or have questions do not hesitate to ask for help on Discord</p>
<td><ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-no-hdrdv">x265 (no HDR/DV)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></td>
<li><strong>BR-DISK :</strong> This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize & ignore BR-DISK (ISO's and Blu-ray folder structure) in addition to the standard BR-DISK quality.</li>
<li><strong>EVO (no WEBDL):</strong> This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.</li>
<li><strong>LQ:</strong> A collection of known Low Quality groups that are often banned from the the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.</li>
<p><strong>x265 (HD):</strong> This blocks/ignores 720/1080p releases that are encoded in x265 - More info <ahref="/Misc/x265-4k/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<divclass="admonition danger">
<pclass="admonition-title">Don't use this together with the following Custom Format <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-no-hdrdv">x265 (no HDR/DV)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>x265 (no HDR/DV):</strong> This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info <ahref="/Misc/x265-4k/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<p><strong>but it will allow to exclude/bypass if it has HDR and/or DV</strong></p>
<p><em>Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.</em></p>
<p>In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format: <code>-10000</code></p>
<divclass="admonition danger">
<pclass="admonition-title">Don't use this together with the following Custom Format <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-hd">x265 (HD)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>3D:</strong> Is 3D still a thing for home use ?</p>
</li>
<li><strong>No-RlsGroup:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] Some indexers strip out the release group what could result in LQ groups getting a higher score. For example a lot of EVO releases end up stripping the group name, so they appear as "upgrades", and they end up getting a decent score if other things match.</li>
<li><strong>Obfuscated:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)</li>
<li><strong>Retags:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)</li>
<li><strong>Bad Dual Groups:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] These groups take the original release, then they add their own preferred language (ex. Portuguese) as the main audio track (AAC 2.0), What results after renaming and FFprobe that the media file will be recognized as Portuguese AAC audio. It's a common rule that you add the best audio as first.
<p><strong>DV (WEBDL):</strong> This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.</p>
<p>This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.</p>
<p>Most WEBDL from Streaming Services don't have the fallback to HDR10, What can results in playback issues like weird colors if you want to play it on a not Dolby Vision compatible setup.</p>
<p>Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.</p>
<divclass="admonition hint">
<pclass="admonition-title">Hint</p>
<p><code>[DV WEBDL]</code> = This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of <code>0</code> or just don't add it.</li>
<li>If you (or family members you share your collection with) have a setup that doesn't support Dolby Vision then you should add this with a score of <code>-10000</code>.</li>
<p>If you (or family members you share your collection with) have a setup that doesn't support Dolby Vision then it's best to add <strong>ALL</strong> the HDR Metadata even the ones with DV in it, and then make sure you make use of the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#dv-webdl">DV (WEBDL)</a> Custom Format with a score of -10000</p>
<p>I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr <imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
<p>I suggest to first follow the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-Quality-Settings-File-Size/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">Quality Settings (File Size)</a>. If you think the sizes are too big to your preference then stop reading and see if the other tutorials are helpful for you. <imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
<td><ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-no-hdrdv">x265 (no HDR/DV)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></td>
<li><strong>BR-DISK :</strong> This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize & ignore BR-DISK (ISO's and Blu-ray folder structure) in addition to the standard BR-DISK quality.</li>
<li><strong>EVO (no WEBDL):</strong> This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.</li>
<li><strong>LQ:</strong> A collection of known Low Quality groups that are often banned from the the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.</li>
<p><strong>x265 (HD):</strong> This blocks/ignores 720/1080p releases that are encoded in x265 - More info <ahref="/Misc/x265-4k/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<divclass="admonition danger">
<pclass="admonition-title">Don't use this together with the following Custom Format <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-no-hdrdv">x265 (no HDR/DV)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>x265 (no HDR/DV):</strong> This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info <ahref="/Misc/x265-4k/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<p><strong>but it will allow to exclude/bypass if it has HDR and/or DV</strong></p>
<p><em>Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.</em></p>
<p>In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format: <code>-10000</code></p>
<divclass="admonition danger">
<pclass="admonition-title">Don't use this together with the following Custom Format <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-hd">x265 (HD)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>3D:</strong> Is 3D still a thing for home use ?</p>
</li>
<li><strong>No-RlsGroup:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] Some indexers strip out the release group what could result in LQ groups getting a higher score. For example a lot of EVO releases end up stripping the group name, so they appear as "upgrades", and they end up getting a decent score if other things match.</li>
<li><strong>Obfuscated:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)</li>
<li><strong>Retags:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)</li>
<li><strong>Bad Dual Groups:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] These groups take the original release, then they add their own preferred language (ex. Portuguese) as the main audio track (AAC 2.0), What results after renaming and FFprobe that the media file will be recognized as Portuguese AAC audio. It's a common rule that you add the best audio as first.
<p><strong>DV (WEBDL):</strong> This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.</p>
<p>This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.</p>
<p>Most WEBDL from Streaming Services don't have the fallback to HDR10, What can results in playback issues like weird colors if you want to play it on a not Dolby Vision compatible setup.</p>
<p>Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.</p>
<divclass="admonition hint">
<pclass="admonition-title">Hint</p>
<p><code>[DV WEBDL]</code> = This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of <code>0</code> or just don't add it.</li>
<li>If you (or family members you share your collection with) have a setup that doesn't support Dolby Vision then you should add this with a score of <code>-10000</code>.</li>
<summary>Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]</summary>
<p>I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr</p>
<p><code>Media Management</code> =><code>File Management</code> to <code>Do Not Prefer</code> and use the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#repack-proper">Repack/Proper</a> Custom Format.</p>
<p>I decided not to add <code>Audio Advanced</code> Custom Formats to the encodes profile, being with encodes I prefer higher video quality. If you also want HD audio formats I would suggest to go for the Remuxes.</p>
<p>If you (or family members you share your collection with) have a setup that doesn't support Dolby Vision then it's best to add <strong>ALL</strong> the HDR Metadata even the ones with DV in it, and then make sure you make use of the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#dv-webdl">DV (WEBDL)</a> Custom Format with a score of -10000</p>
<p>I suggest to first follow the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-Quality-Settings-File-Size/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">Quality Settings (File Size)</a>
If you think the sizes are too big to your preference then stop reading and see if the other tutorials are helpful to you. <imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
<td><ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-no-hdrdv">x265 (no HDR/DV)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></td>
<li><strong>BR-DISK :</strong> This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize & ignore BR-DISK (ISO's and Blu-ray folder structure) in addition to the standard BR-DISK quality.</li>
<li><strong>EVO (no WEBDL):</strong> This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.</li>
<li><strong>LQ:</strong> A collection of known Low Quality groups that are often banned from the the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.</li>
<p><strong>x265 (HD):</strong> This blocks/ignores 720/1080p releases that are encoded in x265 - More info <ahref="/Misc/x265-4k/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<divclass="admonition danger">
<pclass="admonition-title">Don't use this together with the following Custom Format <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-no-hdrdv">x265 (no HDR/DV)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>x265 (no HDR/DV):</strong> This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info <ahref="/Misc/x265-4k/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<p><strong>but it will allow to exclude/bypass if it has HDR and/or DV</strong></p>
<p><em>Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.</em></p>
<p>In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format: <code>-10000</code></p>
<divclass="admonition danger">
<pclass="admonition-title">Don't use this together with the following Custom Format <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-hd">x265 (HD)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>3D:</strong> Is 3D still a thing for home use ?</p>
</li>
<li><strong>No-RlsGroup:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] Some indexers strip out the release group what could result in LQ groups getting a higher score. For example a lot of EVO releases end up stripping the group name, so they appear as "upgrades", and they end up getting a decent score if other things match.</li>
<li><strong>Obfuscated:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)</li>
<li><strong>Retags:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)</li>
<li><strong>Bad Dual Groups:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] These groups take the original release, then they add their own preferred language (ex. Portuguese) as the main audio track (AAC 2.0), What results after renaming and FFprobe that the media file will be recognized as Portuguese AAC audio. It's a common rule that you add the best audio as first.
<p><strong>DV (WEBDL):</strong> This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.</p>
<p>This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.</p>
<p>Most WEBDL from Streaming Services don't have the fallback to HDR10, What can results in playback issues like weird colors if you want to play it on a not Dolby Vision compatible setup.</p>
<p>Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.</p>
<divclass="admonition hint">
<pclass="admonition-title">Hint</p>
<p><code>[DV WEBDL]</code> = This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of <code>0</code> or just don't add it.</li>
<li>If you (or family members you share your collection with) have a setup that doesn't support Dolby Vision then you should add this with a score of <code>-10000</code>.</li>
<summary>Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]</summary>
<p>I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr</p>
<p><code>Media Management</code> =><code>File Management</code> to <code>Do Not Prefer</code> and use the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#repack-proper">Repack/Proper</a> Custom Format.</p>
<p>I suggest to first follow the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-Quality-Settings-File-Size/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">Quality Settings (File Size)</a>
If you think the sizes are too big to your preference then stop reading and see if the other tutorials are helpful to you. <imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
<p>If you (or family members you share your collection with) have a setup that doesn't support Dolby Vision then it's best to add <strong>ALL</strong> the HDR Metadata even the ones with DV in it, and then make sure you make use of the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#dv-webdl">DV (WEBDL)</a> Custom Format with a score of -10000</p>
<td><ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-no-hdrdv">x265 (no HDR/DV)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></td>
<li><strong>BR-DISK :</strong> This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize & ignore BR-DISK (ISO's and Blu-ray folder structure) in addition to the standard BR-DISK quality.</li>
<li><strong>EVO (no WEBDL):</strong> This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.</li>
<li><strong>LQ:</strong> A collection of known Low Quality groups that are often banned from the the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.</li>
<p><strong>x265 (HD):</strong> This blocks/ignores 720/1080p releases that are encoded in x265 - More info <ahref="/Misc/x265-4k/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<divclass="admonition danger">
<pclass="admonition-title">Don't use this together with the following Custom Format <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-no-hdrdv">x265 (no HDR/DV)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>x265 (no HDR/DV):</strong> This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info <ahref="/Misc/x265-4k/"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<p><strong>but it will allow to exclude/bypass if it has HDR and/or DV</strong></p>
<p><em>Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.</em></p>
<p>In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format: <code>-10000</code></p>
<divclass="admonition danger">
<pclass="admonition-title">Don't use this together with the following Custom Format <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-hd">x265 (HD)</a><imgalt="‼"class="twemoji"src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/203c.svg"title=":bangbang:"/></p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>3D:</strong> Is 3D still a thing for home use ?</p>
</li>
<li><strong>No-RlsGroup:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] Some indexers strip out the release group what could result in LQ groups getting a higher score. For example a lot of EVO releases end up stripping the group name, so they appear as "upgrades", and they end up getting a decent score if other things match.</li>
<li><strong>Obfuscated:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)</li>
<li><strong>Retags:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)</li>
<li><strong>Bad Dual Groups:</strong> [<em>Optional</em>] These groups take the original release, then they add their own preferred language (ex. Portuguese) as the main audio track (AAC 2.0), What results after renaming and FFprobe that the media file will be recognized as Portuguese AAC audio. It's a common rule that you add the best audio as first.
<p><strong>DV (WEBDL):</strong> This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.</p>
<p>This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.</p>
<p>Most WEBDL from Streaming Services don't have the fallback to HDR10, What can results in playback issues like weird colors if you want to play it on a not Dolby Vision compatible setup.</p>
<p>Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.</p>
<divclass="admonition hint">
<pclass="admonition-title">Hint</p>
<p><code>[DV WEBDL]</code> = This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of <code>0</code> or just don't add it.</li>
<li>If you (or family members you share your collection with) have a setup that doesn't support Dolby Vision then you should add this with a score of <code>-10000</code>.</li>
<summary>Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]</summary>
<p>I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr</p>
<p><code>Media Management</code> =><code>File Management</code> to <code>Do Not Prefer</code> and use the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#repack-proper">Repack/Proper</a> Custom Format.</p>
<summary>Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]</summary>
<p>I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr</p>
<p><code>Media Management</code> =><code>File Management</code> to <code>Do Not Prefer</code> and use the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#repack-proper">Repack/Proper</a> Custom Format.</p>
<h3id="custom-formats-to-avoid-certain-releases">Custom Formats to avoid certain releases<aclass="headerlink"href="#custom-formats-to-avoid-certain-releases"title="Permanent link"></a></h3>
<p>For Custom Formats you really want to avoid, set it to something really low like <code>-10000</code> and not something like <code>-10</code>.
Being when you add a Custom Format what you prefer and you set it to something like <code>+10</code> it could happen that for example the <code>BR-DISK</code> will be downloaded (-10)+(+10)=0 and if your <code>Minimum Custom Format Score</code> is set at <code>0</code>.</p>
<h3id="custom-formats-with-a-score-of-0">Custom Formats with a score of 0<aclass="headerlink"href="#custom-formats-with-a-score-of-0"title="Permanent link"></a></h3>
<p>Personally I wouldn't add the audio channels Custom Formats being you could limit yourself in the amount of releases you're able to get. Only use this if you got specific reasons that you need them.</p>
<p>Using it with any kind of Remuxes Quality Profile is useless in my opinion being that 99% of all remuxes are multi audio anyway. You can get better scores using the <code>Audio Advanced</code> Custom Formats.</p>
<h3id="avoid-using-the-x264x265-custom-format">Avoid using the x264/x265 Custom Format<aclass="headerlink"href="#avoid-using-the-x264x265-custom-format"title="Permanent link"></a></h3>
<p>Avoid using the x264/x265 Custom Format with a score if possible, it's smarter to use the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-hd"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">x265 (HD)</a> Custom Format.</p>
<p>Something like 95% of video files are x264 and have much better direct play support. If you have more than a of couple users, you will notice much more transcoding.</p>
<p>Use x265 only for 4k releases and the <ahref="/Radarr/Radarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-hd"rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank">x265 (HD)</a> makes sure you still get the x265 releases.</p>
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