Streaming Optimized (SQP-1)
Info
Keep in mind this SQP is a WIP, Changes are done when needed.
It uses Custom Formats and specific needed settings that probably will never make it to the guide, being the guide is used by the masses and what's used here is made for specific needs.
This also means some Custom Formats needs manual updating or you can use one of the 3rd party automation tools.
Why choose this quality profile
Why choose this quality profile? - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
- You want maximum compatibility between all devices and still a HQ releases.
- You run 2 instances of Radarr and want both version or just for the 1080p ones.
- You want to have minimum till none transcoding for low powered devices or remote streaming.
- If available for you Streaming optimized. (Optimized for PLEX, emby, Jellyfin, and other streaming platforms)
- Small sizes.
Workflow Logic
Workflow Logic - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Depending what's released first and available the following Workflow Logic will be used:
- When a HD WEBDL is released it will download the HD WEB-DL. (streaming services)
- When a BHDStudio is released it will download the BHDStudio releases.
- If no BHDStudio can be found (not existing or limited sources) it will prefer HQ WEB-DL.
Possible Variables
When no BHDStudio or HD WEBDL exist (or limited sources) it will grab the following:
- Get other Bluray Encodes (less or not streaming optimized)
- Prefer HQ Encodes (Bluray-720/1080)
- When the IMAX-E is released it will upgrade to the IMAX-E.
- When there is no BHDStudio release or WEBDL it will get a HQ Encode
BHDStudio
BHDStudio does HQ 1080p Encodes with the following features
- Streaming optimized (Optimized for PLEX, emby, Jellyfin, and other streaming platforms)
- AC3 Audio (Downmixed Lossless audio track to Dolby Digital 5.1 for optimal compatibility)
- Small sizes
- Good quality
- No Dolby Vision
Biggest drawback if you don't have access to the top tier indexers you won't have access to all BHDStudio releases, and in that case you might need to choose a few of the optional variables.
Important Notice
Important Notice
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.
Instructions
- Follow every steps below.
- Don't skip any steps.
- Changing the tested recommended scores could result in undesired results.
- Adding CF not in this guide could result in undesired results.
Create a new Quality Profile
Settings => Profiles
Create a new profile and name it what ever you want I used: Bluray|WEB-1080p
Merge Qualities
First we're going to merge a couple of qualities.
If you don't know how to merge qualities take a look at the following Guide:
Merge the following Qualities together
- Bluray-720p
- Bluray-1080p
- WEBDL-1080p
- WEBRip-1080p
- WEBDL-720p
- WEBRip-720p
and name it what ever you want I used: Bluray|WEB-1080p
Select the following qualities
- The merged quality profile:
Bluray|WEB-1080p
Move selected quality to top
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.
Quality Profile Settings
- Enable:
Upgrades Allowed - Upgrade Until Quality:
Bluray|WEB-1080p - Minimum Custom Format Score:
10001 - Upgrade Until Custom Format Score:
10000
example - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Attention
These screenshots are just examples to show you how it should look and where you need to place the data that you need to add, they aren't always a 100% reflection of the actual data and not always 100% up to date with the actual data you need to add.
- Always follow the data described in the guide.
- If you got any questions or aren't sure just click the chat badge to join the Discord Channel where you can ask your questions directly.
Custom Formats and scores
Audio - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
The CF with 0 you can choose to add with a score of 0 or just don't add them.
The reason why we score them this low is to prevent transcoding as much as possible
The reason why DTS has a score of 0 is to make sure you don't limit your self to much.
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| TrueHD ATMOS |  -10000 |
496f355514737f7d83bf7aa4d24f8169 |
| DTS X | -10000 |
2f22d89048b01681dde8afe203bf2e95 |
| ATMOS (undefined) | 0 |
417804f7f2c4308c1f4c5d380d4c4475 |
| DD+ ATMOS | 0 |
1af239278386be2919e1bcee0bde047e |
| TrueHD | -10000 |
3cafb66171b47f226146a0770576870f |
| DTS-HD MA | -10000 |
dcf3ec6938fa32445f590a4da84256cd |
| FLAC | 0 |
a570d4a0e56a2874b64e5bfa55202a1b |
| PCM | 0 |
e7c2fcae07cbada050a0af3357491d7b |
| DTS-HD HRA | -10000 |
8e109e50e0a0b83a5098b056e13bf6db |
| DD+ | 0 |
185f1dd7264c4562b9022d963ac37424 |
| DTS-ES | -10000 |
f9f847ac70a0af62ea4a08280b859636 |
| DTS | 0 |
1c1a4c5e823891c75bc50380a6866f73 |
| AAC | 0 |
240770601cc226190c367ef59aba7463 |
| DD | 0 |
c2998bd0d90ed5621d8df281e839436e |
Movie Versions - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Adding IMAX/IMAX Enhanced will replace the BHDStudio release
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 100 | 0f12c086e289cf966fa5948eac571f44 |
| Remaster | 25 | 570bc9ebecd92723d2d21500f4be314c |
| 4K Remaster | 25 | eca37840c13c6ef2dd0262b141a5482f |
| Criterion Collection | 25 | e0c07d59beb37348e975a930d5e50319 |
| 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 Release Groups - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
Adding HD Bluray Tier xx means you get less or not streaming optimized
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BHDStudio | 1800 | 5153ec7413d9dae44e24275589b5e944 |
| WEB Tier 01 | 1700 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e |
| WEB Tier 02 | 1650 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 |
| WEB Tier 03 | 1600 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b |
| HD Bluray Tier 01 | 1100 |
ed27ebfef2f323e964fb1f61391bcb35 |
| HD Bluray Tier 02 | 1050 |
c20c8647f2746a1f4c4262b0fbbeeeae |
- Don’t use HQ-xxx or UHD (xxx) and Tiers together
- Remux Tier 01-02 replaces HQ-Remux
- UHD Bluray Tier 01-03 replaces UHD (xxx)
- Web Tier 01-03 replaces HQ-WEBDL
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 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
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.
- 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.
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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
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3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
Optional - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Dual Groups | -10000 | b6832f586342ef70d9c128d40c07b872 |
| EVO (no WEBDL) | -10000 | 90cedc1fea7ea5d11298bebd3d1d3223 |
| No-RlsGroup | -10000 | ae9b7c9ebde1f3bd336a8cbd1ec4c5e5 |
| Obfuscated | -10000 | 7357cf5161efbf8c4d5d0c30b4815ee2 |
| Retags | -10000 | 5c44f52a8714fdd79bb4d98e2673be1f |
| Scene | -10000 | f537cf427b64c38c8e36298f657e4828 |
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.
- 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)
Resolution - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 50 | 820b09bb9acbfde9c35c71e0e565dad8 |
| 720p | 5 | b2be17d608fc88818940cd1833b0b24c |
Streaming Services - [CLICK TO EXPAND]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| MA | 15 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
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.
Quality Size
Settings => Quality
| Quality | Min | Preferred | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBDL-720p | 12.5 | 84.7 | 85.7 |
| WEBRip-720p | 12.5 | 84.7 | 85.7 |
| WEBDL-1080p | 12.5 | 84.7 | 85.7 |
| WEBRip-1080p | 12.5 | 84.7 | 85.7 |
| Bluray-720p | 25.2 | 101 | 102 |
| Bluray-1080p | 33.8 | 153 | 154 |
The reason why you don't see the Preferred score in the table above is because we want max quality anyway. So set it as high as possible.
The highest preferred quality you can manually enter is 1 less than the Maximum quality. If you use the slider, the preferred quality can be up to 5 lesser than the Maximum quality.
Make sure you have enabled Show Advanced in Radarr, if you don't see a provision to enter the scores, under the Quality settings.
Questions or Suggestions?
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If you're limited to public indexers then you could lower this score to 10. ↩