Quality Settings (File Size)
I often get the question "What's the best quality settings to use?" Well, it's actually personal preference so I will show you my recommendations.
But before you continue to read, as with all my guides:
If you don't care about quality then stop reading and see if the other tutorials are helpful for you.
These Quality Settings have been created and tested with info I got from others, and release comparisons from different sources.
I only do WEB-DL myself for TV shows because in my opinion WEB-DL is the sweet spot between quality and size and you often don't see big differences anyway for TV shows. (Except for shows like GOT, Vikings, etc)
FAQ
FAQ
Q: Why do you only show starting from HDTV720p?
A: With the big screens these days anything lower doesn't look watchable
Q: Why do you have some sizes set so high?
A: You probably didn't read the bold text above, I also need to keep in mind usenet releases that are often bigger than torrent releases.
Q: You noticed that some episodes don't grab because of these settings.
A: If you notice that some episodes won't be grabbed because of these size settings you can provide me a proof with a screenshot and the error it shows you when you do a interactive search (non redacted except the indexer/tracker if you want to).
- I will only accept changes that are international releases. No multi, or dubbed language releases.
- I won't accept mislabeled source releases like from MeGusta etc. (They should learn to name their stuff properly first)
- I won't accept changes for micro sized releases.
- Documentaries and cartoons are often much smaller so I probably won't edit those either.
Sonarr Quality Definitions
| Quality | Minimum (Megabytes Per Minute) | Maximum (Megabytes Per Minute) |
|---|---|---|
| HDTV-720p | 10 | 67.5 |
| HDTV-1080p | 15 | 137.3 |
| WEBRip-720p | 10 | 137.3 |
| WEBDL-720p | 10 | 137.3 |
| Bluray-720p | 17.1 | 137.3 |
| WEBRip-1080p | 15 | 137.3 |
| WEBDL-1080p | 15 | 137.3 |
| Bluray-1080p | 50.4 | 227 |
| Bluray-1080p Remux | 69.1 | 400 |
| HDTV-2160p | 50.4 | 350 |
| WEBRip-2160p | 50.4 | 350 |
| WEBDL-2160p | 50.4 | 350 |
| Bluray-2160p | 94.6 | 400 |
| Bluray-2160p Remux | 204.4 | 400 |
Sonarr Quality Definitions - Anime
| Quality | Minimum (Megabytes Per Minute) | Maximum (Megabytes Per Minute) |
|---|---|---|
| SDTV | 5 | 400 |
| WEBRip-480p | 5 | 400 |
| WEBDL-480p | 5 | 400 |
| DVD | 5 | 400 |
| Bluray-480p | 5 | 400 |
| HDTV-720p | 5 | 400 |
| HDTV-1080p | 5 | 400 |
| WEBRip-720p | 5 | 400 |
| WEBDL-720p | 5 | 400 |
| Bluray-720p | 5 | 400 |
| WEBRip-1080p | 5 | 400 |
| WEBDL-1080p | 5 | 400 |
| Bluray-1080p | 5 | 400 |
| Bluray-1080p Remux | 5 | 400 |
| HDTV-2160p | 5 | 400 |
| WEBRip-2160p | 5 | 400 |
| WEBDL-2160p | 5 | 400 |
| Bluray-2160p | 5 | 400 |
| Bluray-2160p Remux | 5 | 400 |
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