Recommended naming scheme
On the Radarr Discord people often ask, "What's the recommended/best way to name your files?" First off, it's personal preference, but it's often recommended to add non-recoverable info.
Why?
If, for what ever reason, you ever need to do a re-install or re-import in the Starr Apps or Plex/Emby/Jellyfin it's nice to have all that info in the filename so it gets imported correctly and isn't incorrectly matched as HDTV or WEB-DL etc.
The Tokens not available in the release won't be used/shown.
Preparation
Go to Settings => Media Management and make sure that Show Advanced at the top is enabled.
Once you clicked on the button it should look like this and you should see all the advanced options.
Finally, enable Rename Movies to reveal the movie renaming options.
Standard Movie Format
This naming scheme is made to be compatible with the New Plex Agent that now supports IMDb and TMDb IDs in filenames, if you don't need it or want it just remove {imdb-{ImdbId}}
Starting from v4.2.2.6489, Radarr now supports Plex Multiple Edition tags in naming.
If you're using a lower version or don't need it replace:
{edition-{Edition Tags}} with {Edition Tags}
Only use {edition-{Edition Tags}} if you are prepared to have movies separated by edition
when using a merged Plex library - e.g., you keep both 1080p and 2160p versions of one movie.
For example if you have the Directors Cut and the Extended Cut for one movie, those will show up as two separate movies in your library.
Note that not using {edition-{Edition Tags}} will prevent Plex from recognizing the edition.
Plex
{Movie CleanTitle} {(Release Year)} {imdb-{ImdbId}} {edition-{Edition Tags}} {[Custom Formats]}{[Quality Full]}{[MediaInfo 3D]}{[MediaInfo VideoDynamicRangeType]}{[Mediainfo AudioCodec}{ Mediainfo AudioChannels]}{[Mediainfo VideoCodec]}{-Release Group}
RESULTS: - [Click to show/hide]
The Movie Title (2010) {imdb-tt0066921} {edition-Ultimate Extended Edition} [IMAX HYBRID][Bluray-1080p Proper][3D][DV HDR10][DTS 5.1][x264]-EVOLVE
Plex Anime
{Movie CleanTitle} {(Release Year)} {imdb-{ImdbId}} {edition-{Edition Tags}} {[Custom Formats]}{[Quality Full]}{[MediaInfo 3D]}{[MediaInfo VideoDynamicRangeType]}{[Mediainfo AudioCodec}{ Mediainfo AudioChannels]}{MediaInfo AudioLanguages}[{MediaInfo VideoBitDepth}bit]{[Mediainfo VideoCodec]}{-Release Group}
RESULTS: - [Click to show/hide]
The Movie Title (2010) {imdb-tt0066921} {edition-Ultimate Extended Edition} [Surround Sound x264][Bluray-1080p Proper][3D][DTS 5.1][DE][10bit][AVC]-EVOLVE
Emby
{Movie CleanTitle} {(Release Year)} [imdbid-{ImdbId}] - {Edition Tags }{[Custom Formats]}{[Quality Full]}{[MediaInfo 3D]}{[MediaInfo VideoDynamicRangeType]}{[Mediainfo AudioCodec}{ Mediainfo AudioChannels]}{[Mediainfo VideoCodec]}{-Release Group}
RESULTS: - [Click to show/hide]
The Movie Title (2010) [imdbid-tt0066921] - {edition-Ultimate Extended Edition} [IMAX HYBRID][Bluray-1080p Proper][3D][DV HDR10][DTS 5.1][x264]-EVOLVE
Emby Anime
{Movie CleanTitle} {(Release Year)} - {Edition Tags }{[Custom Formats]}{[Quality Full]}{[MediaInfo 3D]}{[MediaInfo VideoDynamicRangeType]}{[Mediainfo AudioCodec}{ Mediainfo AudioChannels]}{MediaInfo AudioLanguages}[{MediaInfo VideoBitDepth}bit]{[Mediainfo VideoCodec]}{-Release Group}
RESULTS: - [Click to show/hide]
The Movie Title (2010) [imdbid-tt0066921] - {edition-Ultimate Extended Edition} [Surround Sound x264][Bluray-1080p Proper][3D][DTS 5.1][DE][10bit][AVC]-EVOLVE
Jellyfin
{Movie CleanTitle} {(Release Year)} [imdbid-{ImdbId}] - {Edition Tags }{[Custom Formats]}{[Quality Full]}{[MediaInfo 3D]}{[MediaInfo VideoDynamicRangeType]}{[Mediainfo AudioCodec}{ Mediainfo AudioChannels]}{[Mediainfo VideoCodec]}{-Release Group}
RESULTS: - [Click to show/hide]
The Movie Title (2010) [imdbid-tt0066921] - {edition-Ultimate Extended Edition} [IMAX HYBRID][Bluray-1080p Proper][3D][DV HDR10][DTS 5.1][x264]-EVOLVE
Jellyfin Anime
{Movie CleanTitle} {(Release Year)} [imdbid-{ImdbId}] - {Edition Tags }{[Custom Formats]}{[Quality Full]}{[MediaInfo 3D]}{[MediaInfo VideoDynamicRangeType]}{[Mediainfo AudioCodec}{ Mediainfo AudioChannels]}{MediaInfo AudioLanguages}[{MediaInfo VideoBitDepth}bit]{[Mediainfo VideoCodec]}{-Release Group}
RESULTS: - [Click to show/hide]
The Movie Title (2010) [imdbid-tt0066921] - {edition-Ultimate Extended Edition} [Surround Sound x264][Bluray-1080p Proper][3D][DTS 5.1][DE][10bit][AVC]-EVOLVE
Original Title vs Original Filename
Original Title
Another option is to use {Original Title} rather than the recommended naming scheme outlined above. {Original Title} will use the title of the release which will contain all of the information included in the release itself. The benefit of this naming scheme is to prevent download loops which can occur on import when there is a discrepancy in the release title compared to the contents of the file itself (for example, if the release title says DTS-ES but the contents are actually DTS). The downside is less flexibility with how the files are named.
If using this alternate naming scheme I suggest using {Original Title} over {Original Filename}
Why?
The filename can be Obscured where the Release naming isn't, especially when you use Usenet.
{Original Title} => The.Movie.Title.2010.REMASTERED.1080p.BluRay.x264-GROUP
{Original Filename} => group-karatekid-1080p or lchd-tkk1080p or t1i0p3s7i8yuti
Movie Folder Format
Please note that folder names are created (in the database) whenever the movie is added to Radarr, and it may be missing or incorrect at that time and your folder would have a blank ID!!!
If you instead add it in the filename, the IMDb ID will be freshly pulled for any download or upgrade.
Another potential negative of using it in the folder is that folder renames are complex, lengthy, and potentially destructive in Radarr compared to file renames.
Minimal needed and recommended
{Movie CleanTitle} ({Release Year})
RESULT: The Movie Title (2010)
Note
Keep in mind adding anything more after the release year could give issues during a fresh import in to Radarr, but it helps for movies that have the same release name and year.
Radarr supports IMDb ID and TMDb ID in the folder name.
Quote from a developer
TMDb is usually better as it guarantees a match, IMDb only gets matched if the TMDb entry has the correct IMDb ID association. We don't actually talk to IMDb.
Optional Movies Folder Format
This naming scheme is made to be compatible with the new Plex TV Series Scanner that now support IMDB and TVDB IDs in file names.
Optional Plex
{Movie CleanTitle} ({Release Year}) {imdb-{ImdbId}}
RESULT: The Movie Title (2010) {imdb-tt1520211}
Optional Emby
{Movie CleanTitle} ({Release Year}) [imdbid-{ImdbId}]
RESULT: The Movie Title (2010)
Optional Jellyfin
{Movie CleanTitle} ({Release Year}) [imdbid-{ImdbId}]
RESULT: The Movie Title (2010) [imdbid-tt1520211]
Tip
IMDb IDs are going to be very accurate and rarely change, TVDB/TMDB IDs, on the other hand, do change or are removed more frequently.
Thanks:
A big Thanks to fryfrog and rg9400 for the suggestions.
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