How to setup Quality Profiles French
aka How to setup Custom Formats (French)
This guide is created and maintained by Someone said "Nice"?
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 will be difficult to only have French audio, unless you are willing to get 720p, or you are only looking for French movies.
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.
Mandatory
The only change that is needed and mandatory for French Custom Formats to work is to set the preferred language profile for your releases to Any.
Screenshot example - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Info
We do choose Any for the language profile, as otherwise an English movie identified with French audio in Radarr will not be grabbed and vice-versa.
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 Radarr 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 movies.
- Enjoy your movies 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 Radarr 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.
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 avoid 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 | 404c08fd0bd67f39b4d8e5709319094e |
| VOF | 0 | 4cafa20d5584f6ba1871d1b8941aa3cb |
| VFI | 0 | 52772f1cad6b5d26c2551f79bc538a50 |
| VF2 | 0 | 29b5f7b1a5f20f64228786c3ab1bdc7d |
| VFQ | 0 | b6ace47331a1d3b77942fc18156f6df6 |
| VQ | 0 | 95aa50f71a01c82354a7a2b385f1c4d8 |
| VFB | 0 | b3fb499641d7b3c2006be1d9eb014cb3 |
| VOSTFR | 0 | 9172b2f683f6223e3a1846427b417a3d |
Releases you should avoid
This is a must-have for every Quality Profile you use. All these Custom Formats make sure you don't get Low Quality Releases.
Unwanted - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
x265 (HD)  |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
Breakdown and Why
- BR-DISK : 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.
- 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
- 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 the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
!!!! Danger "Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them
"
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:
- Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. I encourage you to not use it.
- Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Dual Groups | -10000 | b6832f586342ef70d9c128d40c07b872 |
| DV (WEBDL) |  |
923b6abef9b17f937fab56cfcf89e1f1 |
| EVO (no WEBDL) | -10000 | 90cedc1fea7ea5d11298bebd3d1d3223 |
| No-RlsGroup | -10000 | ae9b7c9ebde1f3bd336a8cbd1ec4c5e5 |
| Obfuscated | -10000 | 7357cf5161efbf8c4d5d0c30b4815ee2 |
| Retags | -10000 | 5c44f52a8714fdd79bb4d98e2673be1f |
| Scene | -10000 | f537cf427b64c38c8e36298f657e4828 |
| x265 (no HDR/DV) |
-10000 | 839bea857ed2c0a8e084f3cbdbd65ecb |
Breakdown and Why
- Bad Dual Groups: [Optional] 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. Also they often even rename the release name in to Portuguese.
-
DV (WEBDL): This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.
This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.
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.
Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.
Tip
[DV WEBDL]= This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
0or just don't add it. - 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
-10000.
- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
-
EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] 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.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)
- Retags: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)
- Scene: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike scene releases)
-
x265 (no HDR/DV): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
But it will allow x265 releases if they have HDR and/or DV
Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.
In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format:
-10000Don't use this together with x265 (HD), Only ever include one of them
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
HD Bluray + WEB
If you prefer High Quality HD Encodes (Bluray-720/1080p)
- Size: 6-15 GB for a Bluray-1080p depending on the running time.
Multi audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Audio | 300 | 72b1548df1ac3175ca105a9ce7043c91 |
| French Audio | 1 | 6d27683346c78d6a3f772e30877910a7 |
| Multi-French | 0 | d5f3a1afdb77e6b95e489f7654532d04 |
Breakdown and Why - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
-
Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr 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 Radarr 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 Radarr 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.
Movie Versions - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 100 | 0f12c086e289cf966fa5948eac571f44 |
| Remaster | 25 | 570bc9ebecd92723d2d21500f4be314c |
| 4K Remaster | 25 | eca37840c13c6ef2dd0262b141a5482f |
| Criterion Collection | 25 | e0c07d59beb37348e975a930d5e50319 |
| Masters of Cinema | 25 | 9d27d9d2181838f76dee150882bdc58c |
| Vinegar Syndrome | 25 | db9b4c4b53d312a3ca5f1378f6440fc9 |
| Special Edition | 125 | 957d0f44b592285f26449575e8b1167e |
| IMAX | 800 | eecf3a857724171f968a66cb5719e152 |
| IMAX Enhanced | 800 | 9f6cbff8cfe4ebbc1bde14c7b7bec0de |
IMAX Enhanced
IMAX Enhanced: Get More Picture Instead of Black Bars.
IMAX Enhanced exclusive expanded aspect ratio is 1:90:1, which offers up to 26% more picture for select sequences, meaning more of the action is visible on screen.
If you don't prefer IMAX Enhanced then don't add it or use a score of 0
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FR HD Bluray Tier 01 | 1800 | 5322da05b19d857acc1e75be3edf47b3 |
| FR HD Bluray Tier 02 | 1750 | 57f34251344be2e283fc30e00e458be6 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9 |
| FR Scene Groups | ?????? | 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b |
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 Release Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| HD Bluray Tier 01 | 1800 | ed27ebfef2f323e964fb1f61391bcb35 |
| HD Bluray Tier 02 | 1750 | c20c8647f2746a1f4c4262b0fbbeeeae |
| WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e |
| WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 |
| WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b |
Misc - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 11 | e7718d7a3ce595f289bfee26adc178f5 |
| Repack2 | 12 | ae43b294509409a6a13919dedd4764c4 |
Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr
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.
Unwanted - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
Breakdown and Why
- BR-DISK : 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.
- 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
- 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 the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
!!!! Danger "Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them
"
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:
- Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. I encourage you to not use it.
- Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Dual Groups | -10000 | b6832f586342ef70d9c128d40c07b872 |
| DV (WEBDL) | |
923b6abef9b17f937fab56cfcf89e1f1 |
| EVO (no WEBDL) | -10000 | 90cedc1fea7ea5d11298bebd3d1d3223 |
| No-RlsGroup | -10000 | ae9b7c9ebde1f3bd336a8cbd1ec4c5e5 |
| Obfuscated | -10000 | 7357cf5161efbf8c4d5d0c30b4815ee2 |
| Retags | -10000 | 5c44f52a8714fdd79bb4d98e2673be1f |
| Scene | -10000 | f537cf427b64c38c8e36298f657e4828 |
| x265 (no HDR/DV) |
-10000 | 839bea857ed2c0a8e084f3cbdbd65ecb |
Breakdown and Why
- Bad Dual Groups: [Optional] 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. Also they often even rename the release name in to Portuguese.
-
DV (WEBDL): This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.
This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.
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.
Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.
Tip
[DV WEBDL]= This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
0or just don't add it. - 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
-10000.
- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
-
EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] 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.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)
- Retags: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)
- Scene: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike scene releases)
-
x265 (no HDR/DV): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
But it will allow x265 releases if they have HDR and/or DV
Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.
In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format:
-10000Don't use this together with x265 (HD), Only ever include one of them
Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| BCORE | 15 | cc5e51a9e85a6296ceefe097a77f12f4 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HBO | 0 | 509e5f41146e278f9eab1ddaceb34515 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| MA | 20 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| Pathe | 0 | bf7e73dd1d85b12cc527dc619761c840 |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| STAN | 0 | c2863d2a50c9acad1fb50e53ece60817 |
Breakdown and Why
- These reason why these Custom Formats have a score of
0is because they are mainly used for the naming scheme and other variables should decide for movies if a certain release if preferred. MAis the only one with a score because of their higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.
Audio Advanced Custom Formats are not included to the encodes profile, as you will hardly find HD audio with HD Bluray Encodes. With HD Bluray Encodes it is suggested to go for quality. If you also want HD audio formats you should go for the Remuxes or UHD Encodes.
Use the following main settings in your profile.
Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.
The reason why WEB-DL 720p is not selected is because you will hardly find any releases that aren't done as 1080p WEB-DL.
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.
Workflow Logic - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
- When the WEB-1080p is released it will download the WEB-1080p. (streaming services)
- When the Bluray-1080p is released it will upgrade to the Bluray-1080p.
- The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of
10000.
UHD Bluray + WEB
If you prefer High Quality UHD Encodes (Bluray-2160p)
- Size: 20-60 GB for a Bluray-2160p depending on the running time.
Information regarding HD audio
It should be noted that many problems can arise from this profile if you use the HD audio Custom Formats, as:
- French Scene rules assert that the French audio should be the first (default) audio in a MULTi release.
- The rules state that only the best audio (whether original or FR) should be mentioned in the title.
- Some movies (and TV shows, mostly from the pre-streaming era) lack an equivalent FR audio track to the original audio's highest one.
Resulting in the following:
- The quality of the audio in the release's title could not be the French one.
- The French audio could be of lesser quality than the titled one.
- Radarr will only score pre-import audio by the release title. Post-import by the release's first (default) audio (after ffprobe).
- The final score for the release can be lower than the pre-import.
Tip
This is why the Group tiers exist; it tries to get hold of the groups that tend to get the best original and French audio for a release. However, it is not infallible, and, once again, a movie may not have an equivalent FR audio track to the original audio's highest one.
Audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Add the audio custom formats only if
- You have a audio setup that supports ALL HD Audio (TrueHD, DTS-X, DTS-HD, etc). if you have a setup that only supports a few Audio formats or doesn't support certain audio formats (or you're using only your TV speakers) it's recommended not to add any audio custom formats, else you will limit your self to much what you're able to grab. Audio transcoding has a low impact on your server, if your server can't handle audio transcoding you might consider to choose another quality profile.
- You have a media player (hardware devices) that can passthrough HD audio.
- You don't have a AppleTV (Being it can't passthrough untouched audio).
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| TrueHD ATMOS | 5000 | 496f355514737f7d83bf7aa4d24f8169 |
| DTS X | 4500 | 2f22d89048b01681dde8afe203bf2e95 |
| ATMOS (undefined) | 3000 | 417804f7f2c4308c1f4c5d380d4c4475 |
| DD+ ATMOS | 3000 | 1af239278386be2919e1bcee0bde047e |
| TrueHD | 2750 | 3cafb66171b47f226146a0770576870f |
| DTS-HD MA | 2500 | dcf3ec6938fa32445f590a4da84256cd |
| FLAC | 2250 | a570d4a0e56a2874b64e5bfa55202a1b |
| PCM | 2250 | e7c2fcae07cbada050a0af3357491d7b |
| DTS-HD HRA | 2000 | 8e109e50e0a0b83a5098b056e13bf6db |
| DD+ | 1750 | 185f1dd7264c4562b9022d963ac37424 |
| DTS-ES | 1500 | f9f847ac70a0af62ea4a08280b859636 |
| DTS | 1250 | 1c1a4c5e823891c75bc50380a6866f73 |
| AAC | 1000 | 240770601cc226190c367ef59aba7463 |
| DD | 750 | c2998bd0d90ed5621d8df281e839436e |
All 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 | e23edd2482476e595fb990b12e7c609c |
| DV | 1500 | 58d6a88f13e2db7f5059c41047876f00 |
| DV HLG | 1500 | 55d53828b9d81cbe20b02efd00aa0efd |
| DV SDR | 1500 | a3e19f8f627608af0211acd02bf89735 |
| HDR10+ | 600 | b974a6cd08c1066250f1f177d7aa1225 |
| HDR10 | 500 | dfb86d5941bc9075d6af23b09c2aeecd |
| HDR | 500 | e61e28db95d22bedcadf030b8f156d96 |
| HDR (undefined) | 500 | 2a4d9069cc1fe3242ff9bdaebed239bb |
| PQ | 500 | 08d6d8834ad9ec87b1dc7ec8148e7a1f |
| HLG | 500 | 9364dd386c9b4a1100dde8264690add7 |
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 | 72b1548df1ac3175ca105a9ce7043c91 |
| French Audio | 1 | 6d27683346c78d6a3f772e30877910a7 |
| Multi-French | 0 | d5f3a1afdb77e6b95e489f7654532d04 |
Breakdown and Why - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
-
Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr 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 Radarr 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 Radarr 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.
Movie Versions - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 100 | 0f12c086e289cf966fa5948eac571f44 |
| Remaster | 25 | 570bc9ebecd92723d2d21500f4be314c |
| 4K Remaster | 25 | eca37840c13c6ef2dd0262b141a5482f |
| Criterion Collection | 25 | e0c07d59beb37348e975a930d5e50319 |
| Masters of Cinema | 25 | 9d27d9d2181838f76dee150882bdc58c |
| Vinegar Syndrome | 25 | db9b4c4b53d312a3ca5f1378f6440fc9 |
| Special Edition | 125 | 957d0f44b592285f26449575e8b1167e |
| IMAX | 800 | eecf3a857724171f968a66cb5719e152 |
| IMAX Enhanced | 800 | 9f6cbff8cfe4ebbc1bde14c7b7bec0de |
IMAX Enhanced
IMAX Enhanced: Get More Picture Instead of Black Bars.
IMAX Enhanced exclusive expanded aspect ratio is 1:90:1, which offers up to 26% more picture for select sequences, meaning more of the action is visible on screen.
If you don't prefer IMAX Enhanced then don't add it or use a score of 0
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FR UHD Bluray Tier 01 | 2300 | 64f8f12bbf7472a6ccf838bfd6b5e3e8 |
| FR UHD Bluray Tier 02 | 2200 | 0dcf0c8a386d82e3f2d424189af14065 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9 |
| FR Scene Groups | ?????? | 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b |
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 Release Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| UHD Bluray Tier 01 | 2300 | 4d74ac4c4db0b64bff6ce0cffef99bf0 |
| UHD Bluray Tier 02 | 2200 | a58f517a70193f8e578056642178419d |
| UHD Bluray Tier 03 | 2100 | e71939fae578037e7aed3ee219bbe7c1 |
| WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e |
| WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 |
| WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b |
Misc - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 11 | e7718d7a3ce595f289bfee26adc178f5 |
| Repack2 | 12 | ae43b294509409a6a13919dedd4764c4 |
Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr
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.
Unwanted - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
| Upscaled | -10000 | bfd8eb01832d646a0a89c4deb46f8564 |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
Breakdown and Why
- BR-DISK : 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.
- 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
- 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 the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
- Upscaled: A custom format to prevent Radarr from grabbing 4K upscaled releases.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
!!!! Danger "Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them
"
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:
- Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. I encourage you to not use it.
- Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Dual Groups | -10000 | b6832f586342ef70d9c128d40c07b872 |
| DV (WEBDL) | |
923b6abef9b17f937fab56cfcf89e1f1 |
| EVO (no WEBDL) | -10000 | 90cedc1fea7ea5d11298bebd3d1d3223 |
| No-RlsGroup | -10000 | ae9b7c9ebde1f3bd336a8cbd1ec4c5e5 |
| Obfuscated | -10000 | 7357cf5161efbf8c4d5d0c30b4815ee2 |
| Retags | -10000 | 5c44f52a8714fdd79bb4d98e2673be1f |
| Scene | -10000 | f537cf427b64c38c8e36298f657e4828 |
| x265 (no HDR/DV) |
-10000 | 839bea857ed2c0a8e084f3cbdbd65ecb |
Breakdown and Why
- Bad Dual Groups: [Optional] 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. Also they often even rename the release name in to Portuguese.
-
DV (WEBDL): This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.
This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.
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.
Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.
Tip
[DV WEBDL]= This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
0or just don't add it. - 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
-10000.
- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
-
EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] 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.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)
- Retags: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)
- Scene: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike scene releases)
-
x265 (no HDR/DV): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
But it will allow x265 releases if they have HDR and/or DV
Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.
In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format:
-10000Don't use this together with x265 (HD), Only ever include one of them
Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| BCORE | 15 | cc5e51a9e85a6296ceefe097a77f12f4 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HBO | 0 | 509e5f41146e278f9eab1ddaceb34515 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| MA | 20 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| Pathe | 0 | bf7e73dd1d85b12cc527dc619761c840 |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| STAN | 0 | c2863d2a50c9acad1fb50e53ece60817 |
Breakdown and Why
- These reason why these Custom Formats have a score of
0is because they are mainly used for the naming scheme and other variables should decide for movies if a certain release if preferred. MAis the only one with a score because of their higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.
Use the following main settings in your profile.
Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.
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.
Workflow Logic - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Depending what's released first and available the following Workflow Logic will be used:
- When the WEB-2160p is released it will download the WEB-2160p. (streaming services)
- When the Bluray-2160p is released it will upgrade to the Bluray-2160p.
- The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of
10000.
Remux + WEB 1080p
If you prefer 1080p Remuxes (Remux-1080p)
- Size: 20-40 GB for a Remux-1080p depending on the running time.
Information regarding HD audio
It should be noted that many problems can arise from this profile if you use the HD audio Custom Formats, as:
- French Scene rules assert that the French audio should be the first (default) audio in a MULTi release.
- The rules state that only the best audio (whether original or FR) should be mentioned in the title.
- Some movies (and TV shows, mostly from the pre-streaming era) lack an equivalent FR audio track to the original audio's highest one.
Resulting in the following:
- The quality of the audio in the release's title could not be the French one.
- The French audio could be of lesser quality than the titled one.
- Radarr will only score pre-import audio by the release title. Post-import by the release's first (default) audio (after ffprobe).
- The final score for the release can be lower than the pre-import.
Tip
This is why the Group tiers exist; it tries to get hold of the groups that tend to get the best original and French audio for a release. However, it is not infallible, and, once again, a movie may not have an equivalent FR audio track to the original audio's highest one.
Audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Add the audio custom formats only if
- You have a audio setup that supports ALL HD Audio (TrueHD, DTS-X, DTS-HD, etc). if you have a setup that only supports a few Audio formats or doesn't support certain audio formats (or you're using only your TV speakers) it's recommended not to add any audio custom formats, else you will limit your self to much what you're able to grab. Audio transcoding has a low impact on your server, if your server can't handle audio transcoding you might consider to choose another quality profile.
- You have a media player (hardware devices) that can passthrough HD audio.
- You don't have a AppleTV (Being it can't passthrough untouched audio).
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| TrueHD ATMOS | 5000 | 496f355514737f7d83bf7aa4d24f8169 |
| DTS X | 4500 | 2f22d89048b01681dde8afe203bf2e95 |
| ATMOS (undefined) | 3000 | 417804f7f2c4308c1f4c5d380d4c4475 |
| DD+ ATMOS | 3000 | 1af239278386be2919e1bcee0bde047e |
| TrueHD | 2750 | 3cafb66171b47f226146a0770576870f |
| DTS-HD MA | 2500 | dcf3ec6938fa32445f590a4da84256cd |
| FLAC | 2250 | a570d4a0e56a2874b64e5bfa55202a1b |
| PCM | 2250 | e7c2fcae07cbada050a0af3357491d7b |
| DTS-HD HRA | 2000 | 8e109e50e0a0b83a5098b056e13bf6db |
| DD+ | 1750 | 185f1dd7264c4562b9022d963ac37424 |
| DTS-ES | 1500 | f9f847ac70a0af62ea4a08280b859636 |
| DTS | 1250 | 1c1a4c5e823891c75bc50380a6866f73 |
| AAC | 1000 | 240770601cc226190c367ef59aba7463 |
| DD | 750 | c2998bd0d90ed5621d8df281e839436e |
Multi audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Audio | 300 | 72b1548df1ac3175ca105a9ce7043c91 |
| French Audio | 1 | 6d27683346c78d6a3f772e30877910a7 |
| Multi-French | 0 | d5f3a1afdb77e6b95e489f7654532d04 |
Breakdown and Why - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
-
Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr 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 Radarr 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 Radarr 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.
Movie Versions - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 100 | 0f12c086e289cf966fa5948eac571f44 |
| Remaster | 25 | 570bc9ebecd92723d2d21500f4be314c |
| 4K Remaster | 25 | eca37840c13c6ef2dd0262b141a5482f |
| Criterion Collection | 25 | e0c07d59beb37348e975a930d5e50319 |
| Masters of Cinema | 25 | 9d27d9d2181838f76dee150882bdc58c |
| Vinegar Syndrome | 25 | db9b4c4b53d312a3ca5f1378f6440fc9 |
| Special Edition | 125 | 957d0f44b592285f26449575e8b1167e |
| IMAX | 800 | eecf3a857724171f968a66cb5719e152 |
| IMAX Enhanced | 800 | 9f6cbff8cfe4ebbc1bde14c7b7bec0de |
IMAX Enhanced
IMAX Enhanced: Get More Picture Instead of Black Bars.
IMAX Enhanced exclusive expanded aspect ratio is 1:90:1, which offers up to 26% more picture for select sequences, meaning more of the action is visible on screen.
If you don't prefer IMAX Enhanced then don't add it or use a score of 0
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FR Remux Tier 01 | 1900 | 5583260016e0b9f683f53af41fb42e4a |
| FR Remux Tier 02 | 1850 | 9019d81307e68cd4a7eb06a567e833b8 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9 |
| FR Scene Groups | ?????? | 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b |
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 Release Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Remux Tier 01 | 1900 | 3a3ff47579026e76d6504ebea39390de |
| Remux Tier 02 | 1850 | 9f98181fe5a3fbeb0cc29340da2a468a |
| WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e |
| WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 |
| WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b |
Misc - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 11 | e7718d7a3ce595f289bfee26adc178f5 |
| Repack2 | 12 | ae43b294509409a6a13919dedd4764c4 |
Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr
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.
Unwanted - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
Breakdown and Why
- BR-DISK : 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.
- 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
- 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 the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
!!!! Danger "Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them
"
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:
- Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. I encourage you to not use it.
- Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Dual Groups | -10000 | b6832f586342ef70d9c128d40c07b872 |
| DV (WEBDL) | |
923b6abef9b17f937fab56cfcf89e1f1 |
| EVO (no WEBDL) | -10000 | 90cedc1fea7ea5d11298bebd3d1d3223 |
| No-RlsGroup | -10000 | ae9b7c9ebde1f3bd336a8cbd1ec4c5e5 |
| Obfuscated | -10000 | 7357cf5161efbf8c4d5d0c30b4815ee2 |
| Retags | -10000 | 5c44f52a8714fdd79bb4d98e2673be1f |
| Scene | -10000 | f537cf427b64c38c8e36298f657e4828 |
| x265 (no HDR/DV) |
-10000 | 839bea857ed2c0a8e084f3cbdbd65ecb |
Breakdown and Why
- Bad Dual Groups: [Optional] 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. Also they often even rename the release name in to Portuguese.
-
DV (WEBDL): This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.
This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.
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.
Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.
Tip
[DV WEBDL]= This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
0or just don't add it. - 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
-10000.
- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
-
EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] 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.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)
- Retags: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)
- Scene: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike scene releases)
-
x265 (no HDR/DV): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
But it will allow x265 releases if they have HDR and/or DV
Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.
In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format:
-10000Don't use this together with x265 (HD), Only ever include one of them
Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| BCORE | 15 | cc5e51a9e85a6296ceefe097a77f12f4 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HBO | 0 | 509e5f41146e278f9eab1ddaceb34515 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| MA | 20 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| Pathe | 0 | bf7e73dd1d85b12cc527dc619761c840 |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| STAN | 0 | c2863d2a50c9acad1fb50e53ece60817 |
Breakdown and Why
- These reason why these Custom Formats have a score of
0is because they are mainly used for the naming scheme and other variables should decide for movies if a certain release if preferred. MAis the only one with a score because of their higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.
Use the following main settings in your profile.
Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.
The reason why I didn't select the WEB-DL 720p is because you will hardly find any releases that aren't done as 1080p WEB-DL.
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.
Workflow Logic - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
- When the WEB-1080p is released it will download the WEB-1080p. (streaming services)
- When the REMUX-1080p is released it will upgrade to the REMUX-1080p.
- The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of
10000.
Remux + WEB 2160p
If you prefer 2160p Remuxes (Remux-2160p)
- Size: 40-100 GB for a Remux-2160p depending on the running time.
Information regarding HD audio
It should be noted that many problems can arise from this profile if you use the HD audio Custom Formats, as:
- French Scene rules assert that the French audio should be the first (default) audio in a MULTi release.
- The rules state that only the best audio (whether original or FR) should be mentioned in the title.
- Some movies (and TV shows, mostly from the pre-streaming era) lack an equivalent FR audio track to the original audio's highest one.
Resulting in the following:
- The quality of the audio in the release's title could not be the French one.
- The French audio could be of lesser quality than the titled one.
- Radarr will only score pre-import audio by the release title. Post-import by the release's first (default) audio (after ffprobe).
- The final score for the release can be lower than the pre-import.
Tip
This is why the Group tiers exist; it tries to get hold of the groups that tend to get the best original and French audio for a release. However, it is not infallible, and, once again, a movie may not have an equivalent FR audio track to the original audio's highest one.
Audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Add the audio custom formats only if
- You have a audio setup that supports ALL HD Audio (TrueHD, DTS-X, DTS-HD, etc). if you have a setup that only supports a few Audio formats or doesn't support certain audio formats (or you're using only your TV speakers) it's recommended not to add any audio custom formats, else you will limit your self to much what you're able to grab. Audio transcoding has a low impact on your server, if your server can't handle audio transcoding you might consider to choose another quality profile.
- You have a media player (hardware devices) that can passthrough HD audio.
- You don't have a AppleTV (Being it can't passthrough untouched audio).
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| TrueHD ATMOS | 5000 | 496f355514737f7d83bf7aa4d24f8169 |
| DTS X | 4500 | 2f22d89048b01681dde8afe203bf2e95 |
| ATMOS (undefined) | 3000 | 417804f7f2c4308c1f4c5d380d4c4475 |
| DD+ ATMOS | 3000 | 1af239278386be2919e1bcee0bde047e |
| TrueHD | 2750 | 3cafb66171b47f226146a0770576870f |
| DTS-HD MA | 2500 | dcf3ec6938fa32445f590a4da84256cd |
| FLAC | 2250 | a570d4a0e56a2874b64e5bfa55202a1b |
| PCM | 2250 | e7c2fcae07cbada050a0af3357491d7b |
| DTS-HD HRA | 2000 | 8e109e50e0a0b83a5098b056e13bf6db |
| DD+ | 1750 | 185f1dd7264c4562b9022d963ac37424 |
| DTS-ES | 1500 | f9f847ac70a0af62ea4a08280b859636 |
| DTS | 1250 | 1c1a4c5e823891c75bc50380a6866f73 |
| AAC | 1000 | 240770601cc226190c367ef59aba7463 |
| DD | 750 | c2998bd0d90ed5621d8df281e839436e |
All 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 | e23edd2482476e595fb990b12e7c609c |
| DV | 1500 | 58d6a88f13e2db7f5059c41047876f00 |
| DV HLG | 1500 | 55d53828b9d81cbe20b02efd00aa0efd |
| DV SDR | 1500 | a3e19f8f627608af0211acd02bf89735 |
| HDR10+ | 600 | b974a6cd08c1066250f1f177d7aa1225 |
| HDR10 | 500 | dfb86d5941bc9075d6af23b09c2aeecd |
| HDR | 500 | e61e28db95d22bedcadf030b8f156d96 |
| HDR (undefined) | 500 | 2a4d9069cc1fe3242ff9bdaebed239bb |
| PQ | 500 | 08d6d8834ad9ec87b1dc7ec8148e7a1f |
| HLG | 500 | 9364dd386c9b4a1100dde8264690add7 |
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 | 72b1548df1ac3175ca105a9ce7043c91 |
| French Audio | 1 | 6d27683346c78d6a3f772e30877910a7 |
| Multi-French | 0 | d5f3a1afdb77e6b95e489f7654532d04 |
Breakdown and Why - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
-
Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr 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 Radarr 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 Radarr 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.
Movie Versions - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 100 | 0f12c086e289cf966fa5948eac571f44 |
| Remaster | 25 | 570bc9ebecd92723d2d21500f4be314c |
| 4K Remaster | 25 | eca37840c13c6ef2dd0262b141a5482f |
| Criterion Collection | 25 | e0c07d59beb37348e975a930d5e50319 |
| Masters of Cinema | 25 | 9d27d9d2181838f76dee150882bdc58c |
| Vinegar Syndrome | 25 | db9b4c4b53d312a3ca5f1378f6440fc9 |
| Special Edition | 125 | 957d0f44b592285f26449575e8b1167e |
| IMAX | 800 | eecf3a857724171f968a66cb5719e152 |
| IMAX Enhanced | 800 | 9f6cbff8cfe4ebbc1bde14c7b7bec0de |
IMAX Enhanced
IMAX Enhanced: Get More Picture Instead of Black Bars.
IMAX Enhanced exclusive expanded aspect ratio is 1:90:1, which offers up to 26% more picture for select sequences, meaning more of the action is visible on screen.
If you don't prefer IMAX Enhanced then don't add it or use a score of 0
HQ Source Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| FR Remux Tier 01 | 1900 | 5583260016e0b9f683f53af41fb42e4a |
| FR Remux Tier 02 | 1850 | 9019d81307e68cd4a7eb06a567e833b8 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9 |
| FR Scene Groups | ?????? | 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b |
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 Release Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Remux Tier 01 | 1900 | 3a3ff47579026e76d6504ebea39390de |
| Remux Tier 02 | 1850 | 9f98181fe5a3fbeb0cc29340da2a468a |
| WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e |
| WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 |
| WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b |
Misc - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 11 | e7718d7a3ce595f289bfee26adc178f5 |
| Repack2 | 12 | ae43b294509409a6a13919dedd4764c4 |
Proper and Repacks - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Radarr
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.
Unwanted - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
| Upscaled | -10000 | bfd8eb01832d646a0a89c4deb46f8564 |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
Breakdown and Why
- BR-DISK : 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.
- 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
- 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 the top trackers because the lack of quality or other reasons.
- Upscaled: A custom format to prevent Radarr from grabbing 4K upscaled releases.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
!!!! Danger "Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them
"
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:
- Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. I encourage you to not use it.
- Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Dual Groups | -10000 | b6832f586342ef70d9c128d40c07b872 |
| DV (WEBDL) | |
923b6abef9b17f937fab56cfcf89e1f1 |
| EVO (no WEBDL) | -10000 | 90cedc1fea7ea5d11298bebd3d1d3223 |
| No-RlsGroup | -10000 | ae9b7c9ebde1f3bd336a8cbd1ec4c5e5 |
| Obfuscated | -10000 | 7357cf5161efbf8c4d5d0c30b4815ee2 |
| Retags | -10000 | 5c44f52a8714fdd79bb4d98e2673be1f |
| Scene | -10000 | f537cf427b64c38c8e36298f657e4828 |
| x265 (no HDR/DV) |
-10000 | 839bea857ed2c0a8e084f3cbdbd65ecb |
Breakdown and Why
- Bad Dual Groups: [Optional] 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. Also they often even rename the release name in to Portuguese.
-
DV (WEBDL): This is a special Custom Format that Block WEBDL with Dolby Vision but without HDR10 fallback.
This Custom Format works together with the normal DV Custom Format that you can use to prefer Dolby Vision.
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.
Remuxes and Bluray have a fallback to HDR10.
Tip
[DV WEBDL]= This custom format you need to score depending of your personal use and setup.- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
0or just don't add it. - 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
-10000.
- If you only watch your movies on a setup that completely supports Dolby Vision from start to end then give it a score of
-
EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for the low quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DL are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] 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.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike renamed releases)
- Retags: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike retagged releases)
- Scene: [Optional] (use these only if you dislike scene releases)
-
x265 (no HDR/DV): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.
But it will allow x265 releases if they have HDR and/or DV
Being that some NF releases won't be released as 4k, but you want to have DV/HDR releases.
In your quality profile use the following score for this Custom Format:
-10000Don't use this together with x265 (HD), Only ever include one of them
Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| BCORE | 15 | cc5e51a9e85a6296ceefe097a77f12f4 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HBO | 0 | 509e5f41146e278f9eab1ddaceb34515 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| MA | 20 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| Pathe | 0 | bf7e73dd1d85b12cc527dc619761c840 |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| STAN | 0 | c2863d2a50c9acad1fb50e53ece60817 |
Breakdown and Why
- These reason why these Custom Formats have a score of
0is because they are mainly used for the naming scheme and other variables should decide for movies if a certain release if preferred. MAis the only one with a score because of their higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.
Use the following main settings in your profile.
Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.
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.
Workflow Logic - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
- When the WEB-2160p is released it will download the WEB-2160p. (streaming services)
- When the REMUX-2160p is released it will upgrade to the REMUX-2160p.
- The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of
10000.
Advanced Audio and HDR Formats
TRaSH provides great guides and explanations about them at the following links:
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 and PrL for their time and explanations.
- 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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