How to setup Quality Profiles French
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Cette page est aussi disponible en Français: Guide en Français.
So what is the best way to set up the Custom Formats and which one to use with which scores to get French and English Audio?
Keep in mind that most releases are MULTi (understand DUAL audio, original and French audio) and it can be difficult to only have French audio, unless you are willing to get 720p, or you are only looking for French TVShows.
Regarding quality there isn't a best setup, it depends on your setup (hardware devices) and your own personal preferences.
Some prefer high quality audio (HD Audio), others high quality video. Many prefer both.
TRaSH created a flowchart to make your decision/choices easier. Remember that this chart does not include any of the following Custom Formats and you will still need to read this guide to get MULTi releases.
Basics
It is quite important that you follow and understand what is envisioned by Trash's guide:
- Adding Custom Formats, as explained in How to import Custom Formats.
- Setting up a quality Profile to make use of the Custom Formats, as explained in How to setup Quality Profiles | Basics section.
I am only interested in French subs (VOSTFR)
There is two options:
Using TRaSH's guide and Bazarr
This is the preferred method.
- Set up Sonarr using How to setup Quality Profiles | Which Quality Profile should you choose.
- Set up Bazarr. It will do an amazing job for getting your subtitle on every shows.
- Enjoy your shows with subs.
- (Optional) Add the VOSTFR Custom Format with a score of
1000.
Using the following examples and the VOSTFR Custom Format
- Continue to read this page.
- Ignore any mention of MULTi Custom Formats.
- Add the VOSTFR Custom Format with a score of
1000.
Usages
There is two ways of using those French Custom Formats, with and without the Guide's original Group tiers (which can be found there: Collection of Custom Formats). To illustrate this, you will see an "Original mix (optional)" section in each of the examples below. You need to understand that if you add the Custom Formats from this optional section if Sonarr do not find a MULTi you will still have a good scoring for single audio.
Attention
If you use the "Original mix (optional)". You need to understand that even if in the beginning the main focus of those French Custom Formats is to work alongside the original ones. You could end up with a single audio release when a MULTi release exists. This is because it was not scored high enough to trump the other scoring.
An example for Anime in MULTi/VOSTFR is also provided at the end: Anime Example
Examples of Quality Profile
Attention
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.
From experience most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CF that work together they end up with undesired results.
If you're unsure or have questions do not hesitate to ask for help on Discord
French Audio Versions
Those are all optional and only there to rename your release or to prefer a certain type of French Audio. Examples:
- You prefer VFF (including VFI and VF2) audio, in this case you will put them at
101instead of0. - You only want VOSTFR, in this case you will ignore any mention of MULTi Custom Formats and give the VOSTFR Custom Format a score of
1000.
Attention
It is not really recommended to put any of the VF Custom Formats (VFF, VFQ, VQ, VFB, VFI, VF2) to a negative score. Instead increase the score of your preferred audio.
Explanation - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Acronyms | French Explanation | English Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| TRUEFRENCH or VFF | Version Francophone Française (doublage réalisé en France) | Full French version (dubbing done in France) |
| FRENCH or VF[1] | Version Francophone (normalement equivalent à la VFQ) | French version (normally equivalent to VFQ) |
| VOF | Version Originale Française | Original French Version |
| VFI | Version Francophone Internationale | International French Version |
| VFQ | Version Francophone Québécoise | Canadian French Version |
| VQ | Version Québécoise (accent Québécois important, ex: Les Simpsons le film) | Quebec Version (strong Quebec accent, ex: The Simpsons movie) |
| VFB | Version Francophone Belge | Belgian French Version |
| VF[1-9] or FR[1-9] | Indique le nombre de doublage présent (normalement VF2 soit VFF et VFQ) | Indicates the number of dubs present (normally VF2 being VFF and VFQ) |
| VOSTFR[2] | Indique que l'audio est dans la langue originale, avec des sous-titres en français. | Indicates soundtrack in the original language, with French subtitles |
- [1] VF is included under the VFQ Custom Format, but it should be noted that it was often mismatched with VFF instead of VFQ pre-2022.
- [2] It should be noted that SUBFRENCH is included in this Custom Format. However, SUB often means that the subtitle was embedded inside the picture (hardcoded). French releases tend to mix the two, leading to some VOSTFR being labelled as SUBFRENCH and SUBFRENCH as VOSTFR.
Indexers renaming in Prowlarr
Some Indexers in Prowlarr can rename MULTi releases to MULTi.TRUEFRENCH or MULTi.FRENCH. It is not recommend to use such a feature along with those Custom Formats as it can lead to false positives from the VFF, VFQ and VQ Custom Formats.
French Audio Versions - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| VFF | 0 | 2c29a39a4fdfd6d258799bc4c09731b9 |
| VOF | 0 | 7ae924ee9b2f39df3283c6c0beb8a2aa |
| VFI | 0 | b6816a0e1d4b64bf3550ad3b74b009b6 |
| VF2 | 0 | 34789ec3caa819f087e23bbf9999daf7 |
| VFQ | 0 | 7a7f4e4f58bd1058440236d033a90b67 |
| VQ | 0 | 82085412d9a53ba8d8e46fc624eb701d |
| VFB | 0 | 0ce1e39a4676c6692ce47935278dac76 |
| VOSTFR | 0 | 07a32f77690263bb9fda1842db7e273f |
French Speaking Streaming Services
Those are all optional and only there for information and does not have a score attached. This is due to the fact that few releases are tagged with them, so scoring them is difficult. Moreover, streaming services covered by TRaSH's guide are often of better quality than the following.
French Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Trash ID |
|---|---|
| CANAL+ | f27d46a831e6b16fa3fee2c4e5d10984 |
| SALTO | 0455d6519a550dbf648c97b56e7231d2 |
| RTBF | b0d6195c23ae254932da00512db7e8a8 |
Info - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
- CANAL+/MyCANAL: Canal+ (Canal Plus, sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted. The channel does not broadcast advertising, except when broadcasting on free-to-air slots. Almost all foreign films and series are broadcast in their original language with French subtitles. MyCANAL is its streaming service.
- SALTO: Salto (stylized as SⱯLTO) is a French subscription streaming service. A joint venture between France Télévisions, the TF1 Group and the Groupe M6, it was launched on October 20, 2020.
- RTBF: The Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Community of Belgium, in Wallonia and Brussels.
TRaSH recommendations
I suggest to follow the following Guides first.
For this Quality Profile we're going to make use of the following Custom Formats with the scores given in the table.
Attention
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.
From experience most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CF that work together they end up with undesired results.
If you're unsure or have questions do not hesitate to ask for help on Discord
WEBDL-1080p
If you prefer 720p/1080p WEBDL (WEB-1080p)
Multi Audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Audio | 300 | 2f6e84efc47246ec9071e311e71c4953 |
| French Audio | 1 | 4721382d9ee05f1b4967a25e75072911 |
| Multi-French | 0 | 7982e39789f17864f57b11f1996844f4 |
Breakdown and Why - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
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Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize MULTi audio releases.
Tip
You can safely replace the original Multi Custom Format from the Guide with it.
-
French Audio: This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize release with French audio. It is optional and only gives a small boost if the release indeed possesses French audio.
- Multi-French: This is a custom format that will rename your file with
Multi-French.
How it works
When Sonarr finds a release with MULTi, it will allocate a 300 score to it thanks to the Multi-Audio custom format. If the release contains at least both the original audio and French audio, it will be renamed by the Multi-French. Allowing the release to keep the 300 score from the Multi-Audio Custom Format.
Unwanted - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | 85c61753df5da1fb2aab6f2a47426b09 |
| LQ | -10000 | 9c11cd3f07101cdba90a2d81cf0e56b4 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 3ba797e5dc13af4b8d9bb25e83d90de2 |
x265 (HD)  |
-10000 | 47435ece6b99a0b477caf360e79ba0bb |
Breakdown and Why
- BR-DISK : This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize & ignore BR-DISK (ISO's and Blu-ray folder structure) in addition to the standard BR-DISK quality.
- LQ: A collection of known Low Quality groups that are often banned from the the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
- FR LQ: A collection of known Low Quality French groups that are often banned from the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), Only ever include one of them
Type of FanSubs - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Those Custom Formats are optionals and allow to know which type of FanSubs your releases have. Only the FastSub is not wanted as it is often done too quickly and are often not well done. If you do not want FanSub either you should also score it to -10000.
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FanSUB | 0 | 84f0acbda9c0c9de783894fb66df25aa |
| FastSUB | -10000 | ea0bb4b6ba388992fad1092703b5ff7b |
Misc - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 11 | ec8fa7296b64e8cd390a1600981f3923 |
| Repack v2 | 12 | eb3d5cc0a2be0db205fb823640db6a3c |
| Repack v3 | 13 | 44e7c4de10ae50265753082e5dc76047 |
Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Sonarr
Media Management => File Management to Do Not Prefer and use the Repack/Proper Custom Format.
This way you make sure the Custom Formats preferences will be used and not ignored.
Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 100 | d660701077794679fd59e8bdf4ce3a29 |
| ATVP | 100 | f67c9ca88f463a48346062e8ad07713f |
| DCU | 75 | 36b72f59f4ea20aad9316f475f2d9fbb |
| DSNP | 90 | 89358767a60cc28783cdc3d0be9388a4 |
| HBO | 75 | 7a235133c87f7da4c8cccceca7e3c7a6 |
| HMAX | 90 | a880d6abc21e7c16884f3ae393f84179 |
| Max | 90 | 81d1fbf600e2540cee87f3a23f9d3c1c |
| HULU | 85 | f6cce30f1733d5c8194222a7507909bb |
| iT | 75 | 0ac24a2a68a9700bcb7eeca8e5cd644c |
| NF | 90 | d34870697c9db575f17700212167be23 |
| NLZ | 75 | b2b980877494b560443631eb1f473867 |
| PCOK | 85 | 1656adc6d7bb2c8cca6acfb6592db421 |
| PMTP | 75 | c67a75ae4a1715f2bb4d492755ba4195 |
| QIBI | 90 | 3ac5d84fce98bab1b531393e9c82f467 |
| RED | 75 | c30d2958827d1867c73318a5a2957eb1 |
| SHO | 95 | ae58039e1319178e6be73caab5c42166 |
| STAN | 75 | 1efe8da11bfd74fbbcd4d8117ddb9213 |
| VDL | 75 | 5d2317d99af813b6529c7ebf01c83533 |
| CC | 75 | 77a7b25585c18af08f60b1547bb9b4fb |
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | ddb8eaa9c85a549c50034d280539d54d |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | a4c51febd4d8b2a0db10a3c974f21d92 |
| FR WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | dbfc0a4b5cb4cbd693311c4482ae9683 |
| FR Scene Groups | ?????? | 2f3422339d185eb227a324644a2fbfca |
Tip
French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want MULTi release despite a potential loss in quality. Either score the CF to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve.
Original mix (optional)
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | e6258996055b9fbab7e9cb2f75819294 |
| WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 58790d4e2fdcd9733aa7ae68ba2bb503 |
| WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | d84935abd3f8556dcd51d4f27e22d0a6 |
WEB Scene  |
1800 | d0c516558625b04b363fa6c5c2c7cfd4 |
Info
= The reason why this Custom Format get's such a high score is because it's the only quality scene group that exist (till now) and scene groups don't add the Release Sources (Streaming Services) to their release name so they don't get the extra point of the Streaming Services.
Audio Advanced Custom Formats are not included to the WEB profile, as you will hardly find HD audio with WEB-DL (only newer WEBDL will have Atmos). If you also want HD audio formats it is suggested to go for the Remuxes.
Use the following main settings in your profile.
For some older shows you might want to enable the WEB 720p or even the HDTV 1080p.
Tip
The order listed in the profile matters even if a quality is not checked, for example if you have a 1080p version but wanted the SD version, Radarr will reject all SD results because 1080p is listed higher than SD even though 1080p was not checked.
Qualities at the top of the list will appear first in manual searches.
- Qualities higher in the list are more preferred even if not checked.
- Qualities within the same group are equal.
- Only checked qualities are wanted.
This is why it's recommended to move the selected quality to the top of the list.
The following workflow will be applied:
- It will download WEB-DL 1080p. (If you also enabled
WEB 720pand/orHDTV 1080pit will upgrade tillUpgrade Until) - The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of 10000.
WEBDL-2160p
If you prefer 2160p WEBDL (WEB-2160p)
The only deal breaker with 2160p is when you get them with DV/HDR, 2160p without DV/HDR is a minimal profit.
HDR Formats - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Dolby Vision is available in several profiles
- Profile 5 (1) - This is what comes with WEB-DL Dolby Vision release without HDR10 fallback.
(Incompatible devices will playback with blown out pinks and greens) - Profile 7 (2) - This is what comes with UHD Bluray Remuxes and UHD BluRay releases.
These files will play on an Nvidia Shield Pro (2019), but on most other players will revert to the HDR10 fallback. - Profile 8 (3) - This is what comes with (Hybrid) WEB-DL releases (HULU), Hybrid UHD Remux and UHD BluRay releases all of which have HDR10 fallback.
This works with several mainstream media players.
- (1) On PLEX for AppleTV, It has been confirmed that with the latest build of Plex, Profile 5 MKV files now play correctly!
On an AppleTV 4K 1st gen and up, files are direct streamed (not transcoded) to an MP4 container and play using the native AVPlayer instead of Plex’s MPV. - (2) Neither Infuse nor PLEX for AppleTV will deliver real Dolby Vision with Profile 7.
- (3) On PLEX for AppleTV it won't deliver real Dolby Vision with Profile 8, And will only play the HDR10 fallback.
“although your TV will incorrectly say that it is playing DV”.
With infuse it will convert it on the fly to Profile 5 and deliver real Dolby Vision.
“Make sure you set the Extended Dolby Vision settings to Limited (prefer accuracy) - Convert P8 to P5 (when possible), and play other P8 as HDR (output will switch to either DoVi or HDR depending on the video)”
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| DV HDR10 | 1500 | 7878c33f1963fefb3d6c8657d46c2f0a |
| DV | 1500 | 6d0d8de7b57e35518ac0308b0ddf404e |
| DV HLG | 1500 | 1f733af03141f068a540eec352589a89 |
| DV SDR | 1500 | 27954b0a80aab882522a88a4d9eae1cd |
| HDR10+ | 600 | a3d82cbef5039f8d295478d28a887159 |
| HDR10 | 500 | 3497799d29a085e2ac2df9d468413c94 |
| HDR | 500 | 3e2c4e748b64a1a1118e0ea3f4cf6875 |
| HDR (undefined) | 500 | bb019e1cd00f304f80971c965de064dc |
| PQ | 500 | 2a7e3be05d3861d6df7171ec74cad727 |
| HLG | 500 | 17e889ce13117940092308f48b48b45b |
Tip
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 ALL the HDR Formats listed above (including ALL the DV ones (with and without HDR in it), It is important to also add the DV (WEBDL) Custom Format with a score of -10000
Multi Audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Audio | 300 | 2f6e84efc47246ec9071e311e71c4953 |
| French Audio | 1 | 4721382d9ee05f1b4967a25e75072911 |
| Multi-French | 0 | 7982e39789f17864f57b11f1996844f4 |
Breakdown and Why - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
-
Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize MULTi audio releases.
Tip
You can safely replace the original Multi Custom Format from the Guide with it.
-
French Audio: This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize release with French audio. It is optional and only gives a small boost if the release indeed possesses French audio.
- Multi-French: This is a custom format that will rename your file with
Multi-French.
How it works
When Sonarr finds a release with MULTi, it will allocate a 300 score to it thanks to the Multi-Audio custom format. If the release contains at least both the original audio and French audio, it will be renamed by the Multi-French. Allowing the release to keep the 300 score from the Multi-Audio Custom Format.
Unwanted - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | 85c61753df5da1fb2aab6f2a47426b09 |
| LQ | -10000 | 9c11cd3f07101cdba90a2d81cf0e56b4 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 3ba797e5dc13af4b8d9bb25e83d90de2 |
Breakdown and Why
- BR-DISK : This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize & ignore BR-DISK (ISO's and Blu-ray folder structure) in addition to the standard BR-DISK quality.
- LQ: A collection of known Low Quality groups that are often banned from the the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
- FR LQ: A collection of known Low Quality French groups that are often banned from the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
Type of FanSubs - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Those Custom Formats are optionals and allow to know which type of FanSubs your releases have. Only the FastSub is not wanted as it is often done too quickly and are often not well done. If you do not want FanSub either you should also score it to -10000.
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FanSUB | 0 | 84f0acbda9c0c9de783894fb66df25aa |
| FastSUB | -10000 | ea0bb4b6ba388992fad1092703b5ff7b |
Optional UHD - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
The SDR is a MUST for this Quality Profile
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| SDR | -10000 | 2016d1676f5ee13a5b7257ff86ac9a93 |
Breakdown and Why
- SDR: This will help to prevent to grab UHD/4k releases without HDR Formats.
Misc - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 11 | ec8fa7296b64e8cd390a1600981f3923 |
| Repack v2 | 12 | eb3d5cc0a2be0db205fb823640db6a3c |
| Repack v3 | 13 | 44e7c4de10ae50265753082e5dc76047 |
Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Sonarr
Media Management => File Management to Do Not Prefer and use the Repack/Proper Custom Format.
This way you make sure the Custom Formats preferences will be used and not ignored.
Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 100 | d660701077794679fd59e8bdf4ce3a29 |
| ATVP | 100 | f67c9ca88f463a48346062e8ad07713f |
| DCU | 75 | 36b72f59f4ea20aad9316f475f2d9fbb |
| DSNP | 90 | 89358767a60cc28783cdc3d0be9388a4 |
| HBO | 75 | 7a235133c87f7da4c8cccceca7e3c7a6 |
| HMAX | 90 | a880d6abc21e7c16884f3ae393f84179 |
| Max | 90 | 81d1fbf600e2540cee87f3a23f9d3c1c |
| HULU | 85 | f6cce30f1733d5c8194222a7507909bb |
| iT | 75 | 0ac24a2a68a9700bcb7eeca8e5cd644c |
| NF | 90 | d34870697c9db575f17700212167be23 |
| NLZ | 75 | b2b980877494b560443631eb1f473867 |
| PCOK | 85 | 1656adc6d7bb2c8cca6acfb6592db421 |
| PMTP | 75 | c67a75ae4a1715f2bb4d492755ba4195 |
| QIBI | 90 | 3ac5d84fce98bab1b531393e9c82f467 |
| RED | 75 | c30d2958827d1867c73318a5a2957eb1 |
| SHO | 95 | ae58039e1319178e6be73caab5c42166 |
| STAN | 75 | 1efe8da11bfd74fbbcd4d8117ddb9213 |
| VDL | 75 | 5d2317d99af813b6529c7ebf01c83533 |
| CC | 75 | 77a7b25585c18af08f60b1547bb9b4fb |
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | ddb8eaa9c85a549c50034d280539d54d |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | a4c51febd4d8b2a0db10a3c974f21d92 |
| FR WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | dbfc0a4b5cb4cbd693311c4482ae9683 |
| FR Scene Groups | ?????? | 2f3422339d185eb227a324644a2fbfca |
Tip
French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want MULTi release despite a potential loss in quality. Either score the CF to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve.
Original mix (optional)
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | e6258996055b9fbab7e9cb2f75819294 |
| WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 58790d4e2fdcd9733aa7ae68ba2bb503 |
| WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | d84935abd3f8556dcd51d4f27e22d0a6 |
| WEB Scene |
1800 | d0c516558625b04b363fa6c5c2c7cfd4 |
Info
= The reason why this Custom Format get's such a high score is because it's the only quality scene group that exist (till now) and scene groups don't add the Release Sources (Streaming Services) to their release name so they don't get the extra point of the Streaming Services.
Use the following main settings in your profile.
The reason why WEB 1080p is merged with the 2160p is because some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but DV/HDR releases are still wanted. If you want to do the same make sure you replace x265 (HD) with x265 (no HDR/DV).
The following workflow will be applied:
- It will download WEB-1080p with HDR/DV.
- It will upgrade to WEB-2160p when available.
- The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of 10000.
Anime Example
If you are looking to grab Anime with either French sub or MULTi audio (original + French).
Important
In a first time you should follow the original Anime Guide following sections:
- How to setup Quality Profiles Anime | Media Management.
- How to setup Quality Profiles Anime | Quality Settings.
- How to setup Quality Profiles Anime | Quality Profile.
Do not continue before you read those three sections and you followed their instructions.
Original Scoring
Those are the original scoring from the Anime Guide and need to be followed depending what you want to achieve. It will unsure that if a VOSTFR or MULTi releases is not found you will still have a good quality releases:
- Default Scoring: Default scoring that will insure that you have good English subbed releases at least.
- Dual Audio: If you want to have Dual Audio releases (original and English audio) in case Sonarr does not find a VOSTFR or MULTi release.
- Uncensored Scoring: If you prefer uncensored releases.
Careful to not add the VOSTFR Custom Format with a score of -10000 as stated in the original guide. Otherwise, you will hinder your chance to get "French" releases.
Only want VOSTFR anime
For this example if you prefer VOSTFR over potential MULTi/DUAL (original and French) audio releases, you should score the VOSTFR to 101, and disregard all the Multi and French version Custom Formats.
(Optional) You can also try to set up Bazarr to get French Sub. This is less preferred as fewer anime subs can be found online than from normal TV shows. However, it can be still a great backup.
Multi Audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Audio | 300 | 2f6e84efc47246ec9071e311e71c4953 |
| French Audio | 1 | 4721382d9ee05f1b4967a25e75072911 |
| Multi-French | 0 | 7982e39789f17864f57b11f1996844f4 |
Breakdown and Why - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
-
Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize MULTi audio releases.
Tip
You can safely replace the original Multi Custom Format from the Guide with it.
-
French Audio: This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize release with French audio. It is optional and only gives a small boost if the release indeed possesses French audio.
- Multi-French: This is a custom format that will rename your file with
Multi-French.
How it works
When Sonarr finds a release with MULTi, it will allocate a 300 score to it thanks to the Multi-Audio custom format. If the release contains at least both the original audio and French audio, it will be renamed by the Multi-French. Allowing the release to keep the 300 score from the Multi-Audio Custom Format.
Unwanted - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | 85c61753df5da1fb2aab6f2a47426b09 |
| LQ | -10000 | 9c11cd3f07101cdba90a2d81cf0e56b4 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 3ba797e5dc13af4b8d9bb25e83d90de2 |
Breakdown and Why
- BR-DISK : This is a custom format to help Sonarr recognize & ignore BR-DISK (ISO's and Blu-ray folder structure) in addition to the standard BR-DISK quality.
- LQ: A collection of known Low Quality groups that are often banned from the the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
- FR LQ: A collection of known Low Quality French groups that are often banned from the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
Type of FanSubs - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Those Custom Formats are optionals and allow to know which type of FanSubs your releases have. Only the FastSub is not wanted as it is often done too quickly and are often not well done. If you do not want FanSub either you should also score it to -10000.
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FanSUB | 0 | 84f0acbda9c0c9de783894fb66df25aa |
| FastSUB | -10000 | ea0bb4b6ba388992fad1092703b5ff7b |
Anime Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 1 | d660701077794679fd59e8bdf4ce3a29 |
| B-Global | 0 | 7dd31f3dee6d2ef8eeaa156e23c3857e |
| Bilibili | 0 | 4c67ff059210182b59cdd41697b8cb08 |
| CR | 3 | 3e0b26604165f463f3e8e192261e7284 |
| DSNP | 4 | 89358767a60cc28783cdc3d0be9388a4 |
| FUNi | 3 | 1284d18e693de8efe0fe7d6b3e0b9170 |
| HIDIVE | 0 | 570b03b3145a25011bf073274a407259 |
| NF | 2 | d34870697c9db575f17700212167be23 |
| VRV | 3 | 44a8ee6403071dd7b8a3a8dd3fe8cb20 |
French Anime Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| ADN | 3 | d54cd2bf1326287275b56bccedb72ee2 |
| WKN | 0 | e5e6405d439dcd1af90962538acd4fe0 |
Info - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
- ADN: Animation Digital Network, abbreviated ADN, formerly Anime Digital Network, is a VoD and simulcast platform born from the merger between KZPlay, belonging to Kazé, and Genzai, belonging to Kana Home Video, with the theme of broadcasting series and features Japanese and Franco-Belgian animated films.
- WKN (or Wakanim): Wakanim was a French subscription video on-demand streaming service owned by U.S.-based Funimation. The service was specialized in the online streaming and simulcasting of Japanese anime series. It was also the first company to offer videos for download without digital rights management on anime series in Europe. The service was consolidated into Crunchyroll in March 2022.
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FR Anime Tier 01 | 1600 | db13a377f7afb29975ea39470434d2ef |
| FR Anime Tier 02 | 1550 | 4e6134a384dbc0ef166234cc0e45d26d |
| FR Scene Groups | 1500 | 2f3422339d185eb227a324644a2fbfca |
| FR Anime FanSub | 1400 or 1000 |
44b6c964dad997577d793fd004a39224 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | (optional) 1100 |
ddb8eaa9c85a549c50034d280539d54d |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | (optional) 1100 |
a4c51febd4d8b2a0db10a3c974f21d92 |
| FR WEB Tier 03 | (optional) 1100 |
dbfc0a4b5cb4cbd693311c4482ae9683 |
Tip
French Scene groups are included and should be always added as some of the biggest releaser of French subbed and/or dubbed are from the French Scene.
FanSUB groups can either be scored either 1400 (default) or 1000 depending if you want to prefer FanSUB or SeaDex releases.
Original French Web Tiers
French Web tiers are optional and can be included or not. This is due because some of them tend to release some Dubbed anime. Only add them if you are looking for MULTi releases as their VOSTFR releases are easily trumped by either the original Anime guide or by the French Anime tiers.
HDR Formats
TRaSH provides great guides and explanations about them at the following links:
FAQ & INFO
A FAQ regarding most of the questions you could have is provided by TRaSH: FAQ & Info
Acknowledgements
- A big thanks to all the people that helped me to test those profiles and formats (and continue to do so).
- A special one to MySuperChef, PrL and KoUiGnAmAnN for their time and explanations.
- A special one to SeiyaGame, TheFrenchNaruto and Maxence which provided all of the Anime information.
- A special one to Piou and Wikoul who are potentially both now in asylums due to the amount of testing.
- TRaSH, for granting me a small space on his guide for this, his knowledge, and his friendliness.
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