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# How to setup Quality Profiles
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*aka How to setup Custom Formats*<br><br>
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So what's the best way to setup the Custom Formats and which ones to use with which scores to setup your quality profiles?
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There isn't a best setup, it depends on your setup (hardware devices) and your own personal preferences.
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Some prefer high quality audio (HD Audio), others high quality video. Many prefer both.
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Here I will try to explain how to make the most use of Custom Formats to help you to setup your quality profiles for your personal needs.
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I created a [flowchart](#which-quality-profile-should-you-choose) to make your decision/choices easier.
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## Basics
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After you've added the Custom Formats, as explained in [How to import Custom Formats](/Sonarr/sonarr-import-custom-formats/){:target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}.
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You will need to set it up in the quality Profile you want to use/prefer to make use of the Custom Formats.
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`Settings` => `Profiles`
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!!! info "Sonarr Custom Formats can be set per profile and isn't global"
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Select the profile that you want to use/prefer.
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1. Profile name.
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1. Allow upgrades. Sonarr will stop upgrading quality once (3) is met.
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1. Upgrade until the selected quality.
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1. The `Minimum Custom Format Score` allowed to download. [More Info](#minimum-custom-format-score)
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1. Keep upgrading Custom Format until this score is reached. (setting this to `0` means no upgrades will happen based on Custom Formats)
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At the bottom in your chosen profile you will see the added Custom Formats where you can start setting up the scores.
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??? success "Screenshot example - [Click to show/hide]"
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!!! warning
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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.
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- Always follow the data described in the guide.
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- 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.
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!!! info "Keep in mind Custom Formats are made to fine tune your Quality Profile.<br>Generally, quality trumps all"
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Custom formats are controlled by Quality Profiles.
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- The Upgrade Until score prevents upgrading once a release with this desired score has been downloaded.
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- A score of 0 results in the custom format being informational only.
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- The Minimum score requires releases to reach this threshold otherwise they will be rejected.
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- Custom formats that match with undesirable attributes should be given a negative score to lower their appeal.
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- Outright rejections should be given a negative score low enough that even if all of the other formats with positive scores were added, the score would still fall below the minimum.
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------
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/merge-quality/sonarrv4-current-logic.md" !}
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## Which Quality Profile should you choose
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??? abstract "Which Quality Profile should you choose - [Click to show/hide]"
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If you're unsure or have questions do not hesitate to ask for help on Discord
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[{ .off-glb }](https://trash-guides.info/discord){:target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
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## TRaSH Quality Profiles
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### WEB-1080p
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If you prefer 720p/1080p WEBDL (WEB-1080p)
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-suggest-attention.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-unwanted.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-misc.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-streaming-services.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-hq-source-group.md" !}
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I decided not to add `Audio Advanced` Custom Formats to the WEB profile, You will hardly find HD audio with WEB-DL (Most newer WEBDL will have Atmos). If you also want HD audio formats I would suggest to go for the Remuxes.
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Use the following main settings in your profile.
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!!! info ""
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For some older shows you might want to enable the `WEB 720p` or even the `HDTV 1080p`.
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/starr/move-quality-to-top.md" !}
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??? abstract "Workflow Logic - [Click to show/hide]"
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- It will download WEB-DL 1080p. (If you also enabled `WEB 720p` and/or `HDTV 1080p` it will upgrade till `Upgrade Until`)
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- The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of 10000.
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So why such a ridiculously high `Upgrade Until Custom` and not a score of `100`?
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Because I'm too lazy to calculate the maximum for every Quality Profile I use, and I want it to upgrade to the highest possible score anyway.
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### WEB-2160p
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If you prefer 2160p WEBDL (WEB-2160p)
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The only deal breaker with 2160p is when you get them with DV/HDR, 2160p without DV/HDR is a minimal profit.
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-suggest-attention.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-hdr-formats.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-unwanted.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-optional-uhd.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-misc.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-uhd-streaming-services.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-hq-source-group.md" !}
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I decided not to add `Audio Advanced` Custom Formats to the WEB profile, You will hardly find HD audio with WEB-DL (Most newer WEBDL will have Atmos). If you also want HD audio formats I would suggest to go for the Remuxes.
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Use the following main settings in your profile.
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/starr/move-quality-to-top.md" !}
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??? abstract "Workflow Logic - [Click to show/hide]"
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- It will download WEB-2160p with HDR/DV.
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- The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of 10000.
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So why such a ridiculously high `Upgrade Until Custom` and not a score of `100`?
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Because I'm too lazy to calculate the maximum for every Quality Profile I use, and I want it to upgrade to the highest possible score anyway.
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### HDR Formats
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- You have a setup that supports Dolby Vision.
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- You share your media library with other family members that also have have Dolby Vision compatible devices.
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-suggest-attention.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-all-hdr-formats.md" !}
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------
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### HDR Formats + DV (WEBDL)
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- Not all devices in your chain support Dolby Vision.
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- You share your media library with other family members that don't have Dolby Vision compatible devices.
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-suggest-attention.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-all-hdr-formats-dv-web.md" !}
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### HDR Formats + DV (WEBDL) + HDR10+ Boost
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- Not all devices in your chain support Dolby Vision.
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- You share your media library with other family members that don't have Dolby Vision compatible devices.
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- You have a (Samsung) TV that supports HDR10+.
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-suggest-attention.md" !}
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-all-hdr-formats-dv-web-hdr10plus-boost.md" !}
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## FAQ & INFO
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### Why only WEB-DL
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??? question "Why do you only have a release profile for WEB-DL - [Click to show/hide]"
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I only do WEB-DL my self 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)
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### Why prefer P2P groups
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??? question "Why do you prefer P2P groups over scene groups - [Click to show/hide]"
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Scene groups always release in a rush to bring it out as fast as possible.
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So I noticed often that I got Repacks/Proper releases from them or from different groups and quality. P2P releases are a bit smarter and work sort of together by not doing the same release. Also, I noticed that with some scene releases the 5.1 audio was stripped out or converted to AAC audio.
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In my opinion the P2P releases are of better quality. There's one scene group that does bring out quality releases `-deflate`/`-inflate`.
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### Why so many repacks/propers
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??? question "Why do I see so many repacks/propers of Amazon WEB-DLs lately - [Click to show/hide]"
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A large portion of Amazon WEB-DLs in the last week have only had 192Kbps DD+5.1, because that's all Amazon made available initially. The proper 640Kbps DD+5.1 audio might appear a few hours later or a few months, but when they get updated, the episodes will be REPACKED.
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### Proper and Repacks
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??? tip "Proper and Repacks - [Click to show/hide]"
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I also suggest to change the Propers and Repacks settings in Sonarr
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`Media Management` => `File Management` to `Do Not Prefer` and use the [Repack/Proper](/Sonarr/sonarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#repackproper) Custom Format.
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This way you make sure the Custom Format preferences will be used instead.
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### Custom Formats to avoid certain releases
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??? question "How to use a Custom Format to avoid certain releases? - [Click to show/hide]"
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For Custom Formats you really want to avoid, set it to something really low like `-10000` and not something like `-10`.
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Being when you add a Custom Format what you prefer and you set it to something like `+10` it could happen that for example the `BR-DISK` will be downloaded (-10)+(+10)=0 and if your `Minimum Custom Format Score` is set at `0`.
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### Releases you should avoid
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This is a must have for every Quality Profile you use in my opinion. All these Custom Formats make sure you don't get Low Quality Releases.
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{! include-markdown "../../includes/cf/sonarr-unwanted.md" !}
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### Custom Formats with a score of 0
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??? question "What do Custom Formats with a score of 0 do? - [Click to show/hide]"
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All Custom Formats with a score of 0 are pure informational and don't do anything.
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### Minimum Custom Format Score
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??? info "Minimum Custom Format Score - [Click to show/hide]"
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Some people suggest not to use negative scores for your Custom Formats and set this option to a higher score then 0.
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The reason why I don't prefer/use this is because you could limit yourself when some new groups or whatever will be released.
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Also it makes it much more clear what you prefer and what you want to avoid.
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### Audio Channels
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??? info "Audio Channels - [Click to show/hide]"
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Elsewhere in the guide, you will find a separate group of custom formats called `Audio Channels`. These will match the number of audio channels in a release, for example 2.0 (stereo) or 5.1/7.1 (surround sound). Personally I wouldn't add the audio channels Custom Formats as you could limit yourself in the amount of releases you're able to get. Only use them if you have a specific need for them.
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Using it with any kind of Remuxes Quality Profile is useless in my opinion being that 99% of all remuxes are multi audio anyway. You can get better scores just using the `Audio Advanced` Custom Formats.
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### Avoid using the x264/x265 Custom Format
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??? tip "Avoid using the x264/x265 Custom Format - [Click to show/hide]"
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Avoid using the x264/x265 Custom Format with a score if possible, it's smarter to use the [{{ sonarr['cf']['x265-hd']['name'] }}](/Sonarr/sonarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-hd){:target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} Custom Format.
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Something like 95% of video files are x264 and have much better direct play support. If you have more than a of couple users, you will notice much more transcoding.
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Use x265 only for 4k releases and the [{{ sonarr['cf']['x265-hd']['name'] }}](/Sonarr/sonarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#x265-hd){:target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} makes sure you still get the x265 releases.
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## Thanks
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Special thanks to everyone that helped testing and creating these Custom Formats.
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--8<-- "includes/support.md"
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