How to set up Quality Profiles (French)
aka How to Set Up Custom Formats to Get French Audio and/or Subs
This guide is created and maintained by Someone Said "Nice"?
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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.
Please read those two sections before continuing the guide as they hold important information. The rest of this guide will assume you did.
Tip
TRaSH created a flowchart to make your decision 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.
FAQ
I am not French from France but from Canada, does the guide still work?
Yes, the guide does accommodate for all types of French: VFF, VFQ, and VFB (even though this one is quite rare). Just make sure you check the scoring of the French Audio Versions section.
I am only interested in getting French subs (VOSTFR)
Please follow the Want Original with subs (VOSTFR) profile.
Can I get HDLight or 4KLight?
Probably not, this guide is not geared toward these specific types. If space is an issue for you, prefer Web-DL or 720p Blu-ray releases.
FlareSolverr?
Please refer to the How to set up FlareSolverr section.
Prowlarr specific settings
Indexers - Replace MULTi by another language in release name option
Prowlarr allows MULTi to be replaced by another language. This option is great in theory but will lead to false positives regarding the French audio CFs. Please prefer using the Radarr-specific settings "Indexers - Multi Languages option" below.
Indexers - Replace VOSTFR and SUBFRENCH with ENGLISH option
This option should not be used, mostly because you lose some information regarding the release.
Moreover, VOSTFR does not mean that the audio is in English but rather it is the Original audio, meaning it could be Spanish, Korean, etc.
Indexers - Replace VFQ with FRENCH
Same as for the MULTi option, this will lead to false positives regarding the French audio CFs. Keep it disabled.
Screenshot example - [Click to show/hide]
Radarr specific settings
Media Management - Standard Movie Format and Movie Folder Format
Please have a look there: Recommended naming scheme.
Movie format/folder with French movie name
Radarr supports the ISO-2 naming convention for naming a movie, so replacing {Movie CleanTitle} with {Movie CleanTitle:fr} will change the name to its French version.
Indexers - Multi Languages option
In Radarr, you can tell that MULTi in an indexer means that a release possesses at least certain audio. For the purpose of this guide, you will select Original and French.
This option should only be used for French indexers. Doing so in more "international" indexers can create false positives with the French Audio CFs.
If you do not see the option, it is because you need to activate the "Advanced Options" of Radarr.
Screenshot example - [Click to show/hide]
Score logic
Attention
All the used scores and combinations of Custom Formats in this Guide are tested to get the desired results while preventing download loops as much as possible.
From experience, most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CFs 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
Quality Profiles
Getting the Right Language Profile
- Want Original with subs, or VOSTFR: You only want
Originalaudio (English,Spanish,Korean, etc.) andFrenchsubtitles. - Want MULTi but will take French if unavailable, or MULTi.VF: You want
Original+Frenchaudio tracks, with a fallback toFrenchaudio if both are unavailable. - Want MULTi but will take Original if not available, or MULTi.VO: You want
Original+Frenchaudio tracks, with a fallback toOriginalaudio if both are not available.
| Profile | Both Original + French audio |
Only Original Audio |
Only French Audio |
English Subs |
French Subs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOSTFR |  |
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| MULTi.VF | |
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| MULTi.VO | |
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- What the profile is trying to get
- What the profile is trying to avoid
- Not the main purpose of the profile but can happen
For the VOSTFR profile, it is recommended to get Bazarr up and running
To do so, follow the Bazarr Setup Guide. Bazarr will help you get French subtitles when no VOSTFR releases are available.
French Audio Versions
Those are all optional and only there to rename your release or to avoid getting a certain type of French audio. Examples:
- You prefer to have both VFF and VFQ, known as VF2 audio; in this case, you will score VF2 at
101and keep the others at0(default). - You prefer VFF over VFQ; in this case, you will score VFF and VF2 at
101, set VFI to0(default), and VFQ to-101. - You prefer VFQ over VFF; in this case you will score VFQ and VF2 at
101, set VFI to0(default), and VFF to-101. - You absolutely do not want VQ audio; in this case, you will set it to
-10000.
Indexers
Not all indexers report the type of French Audio a release has. Therefore, you can still get unwanted French audio. Scoring these CFs can also create download loops; please read the warning below.
Attention
It has been proven that raising the score of an audio to more than 101 (except for VOSTFR) has a higher chance to lead to download loops and therefore is not recommended.
Similarly, lowering the score of an audio to less than -101 (unless absolutely not wanted as in the example) has a higher chance to lead to download loops and therefore is not recommended.
Explanation - [Click to show/hide]
| 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 équivalente 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 (doublage réalisé au Québec) | Canadian French Version (dubbing done in Quebec) |
| VOQ | Version originale québécoise (ex. : Bon Cop, Bad Cop) | Quebec Original Version (e.g., Bon Cop, Bad Cop) |
| VQ | Version québécoise (accent québécois important, ex. : Les Simpson, le film) | Quebec Version (strong Quebec accent, e.g., The Simpsons movie) |
| VFB | Version francophone belge | Belgian French Version |
| VF[1-9] or FR[1-9] | Indique le nombre de doublages présents (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.
French Audio Versions - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Trash ID |
|---|---|
| VFF | 404c08fd0bd67f39b4d8e5709319094e |
| VOF | 4cafa20d5584f6ba1871d1b8941aa3cb |
| VFI | 52772f1cad6b5d26c2551f79bc538a50 |
| VF2 | 29b5f7b1a5f20f64228786c3ab1bdc7d |
| VFQ | b6ace47331a1d3b77942fc18156f6df6 |
| VOQ | f7caa1942be5cc547c266bd3dbc2cda9 |
| VQ | 95aa50f71a01c82354a7a2b385f1c4d8 |
| VFB | b3fb499641d7b3c2006be1d9eb014cb3 |
| VOSTFR | 9172b2f683f6223e3a1846427b417a3d |
HD Bluray + WEB (1080p)
Basic Settings
Make sure you merge the Blu-ray and WEB qualities into one group under your Quality Profile's qualities. This is due to the fact that potential releases with French audio may not exist in WEB.
The reason why we didn't select the WEB-DL 720p is that you will hardly find any releases that aren't done as 1080p WEB-DL.
VOSTFR + MULTi.VO Profile Screenshot - [Click to show/hide]
MULTi.VF Profile Screenshot - [Click to show/hide]
Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.
Info
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.
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 combinations of Custom Formats in this Guide are tested to get the desired results while preventing download loops as much as possible.
From experience, most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CFs 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
The following Custom Formats are required:
Language Profiles Related Custom Formats Scoring - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Trash ID | VOSTFR Profile Score | MULTi.VF Profile Score | MULTi.VO Profile Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language: Original + French | 0542a48746585dc4444bbbb8a6bdf6ea | 0 | 500 | 500 |
| Language: Not Original | d6e9318c875905d6cfb5bee961afcea9 | -10000 | 0 | -10000 |
| Language: Not French | 533f782474f0819643c2ec0c1eeeb0ac | 0 | -10000 | 0 |
| VOSTFR | 9172b2f683f6223e3a1846427b417a3d | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| MULTi | 4b900e171accbfb172729b63323ea8ca | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FR HD Bluray Tier 01 | 5322da05b19d857acc1e75be3edf47b3 | 0 | 1800 | 1800 |
| FR HD Bluray Tier 02 | 57f34251344be2e283fc30e00e458be6 | 0 | 1750 | 1750 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d | 0 | 1700 | 1700 |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9 | 0 | 1650 | 1650 |
| FR Scene Groups | 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b | 0 | 1500 | 1500 |
| HD Bluray Tier 01 | ed27ebfef2f323e964fb1f61391bcb35 | 1800 | 0 | 1800 |
| HD Bluray Tier 02 | c20c8647f2746a1f4c4262b0fbbeeeae | 1750 | 0 | 1750 |
| HD Bluray Tier 03 | 5608c71bcebba0a5e666223bae8c9227 | 1700 | 0 | 1700 |
| WEB Tier 01 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e | 1700 | 0 | 1700 |
| WEB Tier 02 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 | 1650 | 0 | 1650 |
| WEB Tier 03 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b | 1600 | 0 | 1600 |
Note: French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want their releases despite a potential loss in quality. Either set the CF score to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve. Not including them may hinder your capacity to get releases with French audio.
Note: The MULTi CF is not really needed for the VOSTFR profile, as it is only used for renaming your file in order to keep the Language: Original + French CF's scoring.
Miscellaneous (Required) - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 5 | e7718d7a3ce595f289bfee26adc178f5 |
| Repack2 | 6 | ae43b294509409a6a13919dedd4764c4 |
| Repack3 | 7 | 5caaaa1c08c1742aa4342d8c4cc463f2 |
Proper and Repacks - [Click to show/hide]
We also suggest changing 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 show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| LQ (Release Title) | -10000 | e204b80c87be9497a8a6eaff48f72905 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| Extras | -10000 | 0a3f082873eb454bde444150b70253cc |
| AV1 | -10000 | cae4ca30163749b891686f95532519bd |
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 top trackers due to their releases' lack of quality or other reasons.
- LQ (Release Title): A collection of terms seen in the titles of low-quality releases that are not captured by using a release group name.
- FR LQ: A collection of known low-quality French groups that are often banned from the top trackers due to their releases' lack of quality or other reasons.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265.
If you have also added x265 (no HDR/DV) to your Radarr,
then one of them should be scored as0in your quality profile. -
3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use?
- Extras: Blocks releases that only contain extras
-
AV1: This blocks all releases encoded in AV1.
AV1 encodes are currently targeting small file sizes, rather than good visual quality.
- This is a new codec and you need modern devices that support it.
- We also had reports of playback/transcoding issues.
- No main group is actually using it (yet).
- It's better to ignore this new codec to prevent compatibility issues
General Streaming Services - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| BCORE | 15 | cc5e51a9e85a6296ceefe097a77f12f4 |
| CRiT | 20 | 16622a6911d1ab5d5b8b713d5b0036d4 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HBO | 0 | 509e5f41146e278f9eab1ddaceb34515 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| iT | 0 | e0ec9672be6cac914ffad34a6b077209 |
| MAX | 0 | 6a061313d22e51e0f25b7cd4dc065233 |
| MA | 20 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| STAN | 0 | c2863d2a50c9acad1fb50e53ece60817 |
Breakdown and Why
- The 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. BCore,CRiTandMAare the only ones with a score because of their better source material, or higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.
The following Custom Formats are optional:
Miscellaneous (Optional) - [Click to show/hide]
| 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 and add their own language track (e.g. AAC 2.0 Portuguese) as the first track. Afterward, FFprobe would determine that the media file is Portuguese. It's a common rule that you only add the best audio as the main track. Also they often even rename the release name into Portuguese.
- EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for low-quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DLs are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] Some indexers strip out the release group which could result in LQ groups being scored incorrectly. For example, a lot of EVO releases end up with a stripped group name. These releases would appear as "upgrades" and could end up getting a decent score after other CFs are scored.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] Use these only if you wish to avoid renamed releases.
- Retags: [Optional] Use this if you want to avoid retagged releases. Retagged releases often are not consistent with the quality of the original group's release.
- Scene: [Optional] Use this only if you want to avoid SCENE releases.
Movie Versions - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Note: The Advanced Audio Custom Formats aren't used in the HD Bluray + WEB profile, as HD Bluray Encodes do not often come with HD audio. If you want HD audio, we would suggest going with a Remux or UHD Encode.
HD Remux (1080p)
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 quality one.
Resulting in the following:
- The quality of the audio indicated in the release's title might not refer to the French audio.
- The French audio could be of lesser quality than the one mentioned in the title.
- Radarr will only score pre-import audio based on the release title, and post-import based on 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; they try to get hold of the groups that tend to provide 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 quality one.
Basic Settings
Make sure you merge the Blu-ray and WEB qualities into one group under your Quality Profile's qualities. This is due to the fact that potential releases with French audio may not exist in WEB.
The reason why we didn't select the WEB-DL 720p is that you will hardly find any releases that aren't done as 1080p WEB-DL.
VOSTFR + MULTi.VO Profile Screenshot - [Click to show/hide]
MULTi.VF Profile Screenshot - [Click to show/hide]
Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.
Info
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.
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 combinations of Custom Formats in this Guide are tested to get the desired results while preventing download loops as much as possible.
From experience, most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CFs 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
The following Custom Formats are required:
Language Profiles Related Custom Formats Scoring - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Trash ID | VOSTFR Profile Score | MULTi.VF Profile Score | MULTi.VO Profile Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language: Original + French | 0542a48746585dc4444bbbb8a6bdf6ea | 0 | 500 | 500 |
| Language: Not Original | d6e9318c875905d6cfb5bee961afcea9 | -10000 | 0 | -10000 |
| Language: Not French | 533f782474f0819643c2ec0c1eeeb0ac | 0 | -10000 | 0 |
| VOSTFR | 9172b2f683f6223e3a1846427b417a3d | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| MULTi | 4b900e171accbfb172729b63323ea8ca | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FR Remux Tier 01 | 5583260016e0b9f683f53af41fb42e4a | 0 | 1950 | 1950 |
| FR Remux Tier 02 | 9019d81307e68cd4a7eb06a567e833b8 | 0 | 1900 | 1900 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d | 0 | 1700 | 1700 |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9 | 0 | 1650 | 1650 |
| FR Scene Groups | 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b | 0 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Remux Tier 01 | 3a3ff47579026e76d6504ebea39390de | 1950 | 0 | 1950 |
| Remux Tier 02 | 9f98181fe5a3fbeb0cc29340da2a468a | 1900 | 0 | 1900 |
| Remux Tier 03 | 8baaf0b3142bf4d94c42a724f034e27a | 1850 | 0 | 1850 |
| WEB Tier 01 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e | 1700 | 0 | 1700 |
| WEB Tier 02 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 | 1650 | 0 | 1650 |
| WEB Tier 03 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b | 1600 | 0 | 1600 |
Note: French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want their releases despite a potential loss in quality. Either set the CF score to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve. Not including them may hinder your capacity to get releases with French audio.
Note: the bluray CFs are note included as the main fallback for this profile is web. However, feel free to add them if needed.
Note: The MULTi CF is not really needed for the VOSTFR profile, as it is only used for renaming your file in order to keep the Language: Original + French CF's scoring.
Miscellaneous (Required) - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 5 | e7718d7a3ce595f289bfee26adc178f5 |
| Repack2 | 6 | ae43b294509409a6a13919dedd4764c4 |
| Repack3 | 7 | 5caaaa1c08c1742aa4342d8c4cc463f2 |
Proper and Repacks - [Click to show/hide]
We also suggest changing 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 show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| LQ (Release Title) | -10000 | e204b80c87be9497a8a6eaff48f72905 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| Extras | -10000 | 0a3f082873eb454bde444150b70253cc |
| AV1 | -10000 | cae4ca30163749b891686f95532519bd |
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 top trackers due to their releases' lack of quality or other reasons.
- LQ (Release Title): A collection of terms seen in the titles of low-quality releases that are not captured by using a release group name.
- FR LQ: A collection of known low-quality French groups that are often banned from the top trackers due to their releases' lack of quality or other reasons.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265.
If you have also added x265 (no HDR/DV) to your Radarr,
then one of them should be scored as0in your quality profile. -
3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use?
- Extras: Blocks releases that only contain extras
-
AV1: This blocks all releases encoded in AV1.
AV1 encodes are currently targeting small file sizes, rather than good visual quality.
- This is a new codec and you need modern devices that support it.
- We also had reports of playback/transcoding issues.
- No main group is actually using it (yet).
- It's better to ignore this new codec to prevent compatibility issues
General Streaming Services - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| BCORE | 15 | cc5e51a9e85a6296ceefe097a77f12f4 |
| CRiT | 20 | 16622a6911d1ab5d5b8b713d5b0036d4 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HBO | 0 | 509e5f41146e278f9eab1ddaceb34515 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| iT | 0 | e0ec9672be6cac914ffad34a6b077209 |
| MAX | 0 | 6a061313d22e51e0f25b7cd4dc065233 |
| MA | 20 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| STAN | 0 | c2863d2a50c9acad1fb50e53ece60817 |
Breakdown and Why
- The 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. BCore,CRiTandMAare the only ones with a score because of their better source material, or higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.
The following Custom Formats are optional:
Audio - [Click to show/hide]
Why should I choose All Audio formats?
-
You have a hardware media player device and an audio setup that supports ALL HD Audio (TrueHD, DTS-X, DTS-HD, etc).
AppleTV doesn't passthrough HD-audio, If you use infuse, it's still limited!
Please checkI have an AppleTV -
You've chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats. You should use all the Audio formats with Remuxes/UHD Encodes.
- You should add ALL the Audio formats - don't leave any of them out!
- Audio transcoding has a low impact on your server. If your server can't handle audio transcoding, consider choosing another quality profile.
I have an AppleTV - [Click to show/hide]
- Passthrough: The preferred method if you have an audio setup (AVR/Soundbar). This mode sends the audio signals without any alteration or processing.
- Direct Play: The client natively supports the container, video, and audio streams. The Plex server sends the media file as-is to the client, using very little CPU power.
- Transcode: The client does not support the video and/or audio streams. The Plex server re-encodes the video, audio, or both into a compatible format. Transcoding video uses much CPU power, but transcoding audio uses little to moderate CPU power.
- Decodes: Decompresses the audio before sending it to your AVR/Soundbar.
partial used source: Infuse FAQ
Am I losing any quality by using LPCM? - [Click to show/hide]
- No. Since LPCM is a lossless format, using it will result in no loss of quality. What your ears hear will be exactly the same. The only difference is your receiver will recognize the audio stream as PCM instead of Dolby/DTS.
- LPCM will discard object and spatial metadata. (TrueHD Atmos, DTS-X)
source: Infuse FAQ
Should I block certain audio formats because something in my setup doesn't support it? - [Click to show/hide]
Suppose you have chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats. In that case, lowering the scores or blocking certain audio formats is somewhat pointless since 95% of the Remuxes and UHD Encodes provide HD audio formats such as TrueHD Atmos, TrueHD, and DTS-X.
So you have two options.
- Choose another quality profile that doesn't include audio formats, such as
HD Bluray + WEBor2160p WEB-DL. - Accept the limitations of your audio setup (AVR/Soundbar) and/or your hardware media player device.
Which Audio Format should I choose? - [Click to show/hide]
| 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 |
Miscellaneous (Optional) - [Click to show/hide]
| 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 and add their own language track (e.g. AAC 2.0 Portuguese) as the first track. Afterward, FFprobe would determine that the media file is Portuguese. It's a common rule that you only add the best audio as the main track. Also they often even rename the release name into Portuguese.
- EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for low-quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DLs are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] Some indexers strip out the release group which could result in LQ groups being scored incorrectly. For example, a lot of EVO releases end up with a stripped group name. These releases would appear as "upgrades" and could end up getting a decent score after other CFs are scored.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] Use these only if you wish to avoid renamed releases.
- Retags: [Optional] Use this if you want to avoid retagged releases. Retagged releases often are not consistent with the quality of the original group's release.
- Scene: [Optional] Use this only if you want to avoid SCENE releases.
Movie Versions - [Click to show/hide]
| 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
UHD Bluray + WEB (2160p)
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 quality one.
Resulting in the following:
- The quality of the audio indicated in the release's title might not refer to the French audio.
- The French audio could be of lesser quality than the one mentioned in the title.
- Radarr will only score pre-import audio based on the release title, and post-import based on 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; they try to get hold of the groups that tend to provide 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 quality one.
Basic Settings
Make sure you merge the Blu-ray and WEB qualities into one group under your Quality Profile's qualities. This is due to the fact that potential releases with French audio may not exist in WEB.
VOSTFR + MULTi.VO Profile Screenshot - [Click to show/hide]
MULTi.VF Profile Screenshot - [Click to show/hide]
Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.
Info
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.
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 combinations of Custom Formats in this Guide are tested to get the desired results while preventing download loops as much as possible.
From experience, most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CFs 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
The following Custom Formats are required:
Language Profiles Related Custom Formats Scoring - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Trash ID | VOSTFR Profile Score | MULTi.VF Profile Score | MULTi.VO Profile Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language: Original + French | 0542a48746585dc4444bbbb8a6bdf6ea | 0 | 500 | 500 |
| Language: Not Original | d6e9318c875905d6cfb5bee961afcea9 | -10000 | 0 | -10000 |
| Language: Not French | 533f782474f0819643c2ec0c1eeeb0ac | 0 | -10000 | 0 |
| VOSTFR | 9172b2f683f6223e3a1846427b417a3d | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| MULTi | 4b900e171accbfb172729b63323ea8ca | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FR Remux Tier 01 | 5583260016e0b9f683f53af41fb42e4a | 0 | 1950 | 1950 |
| FR Remux Tier 02 | 9019d81307e68cd4a7eb06a567e833b8 | 0 | 1900 | 1900 |
| FR UHD Bluray Tier 01 | 64f8f12bbf7472a6ccf838bfd6b5e3e8 | 0 | 1800 | 1800 |
| FR UHD Bluray Tier 02 | 0dcf0c8a386d82e3f2d424189af14065 | 0 | 1750 | 1750 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d | 0 | 1700 | 1700 |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9 | 0 | 1650 | 1650 |
| FR Scene Groups | 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b | 0 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Remux Tier 01 | 3a3ff47579026e76d6504ebea39390de | 1950 | 0 | 1950 |
| Remux Tier 02 | 9f98181fe5a3fbeb0cc29340da2a468a | 1900 | 0 | 1900 |
| Remux Tier 03 | 8baaf0b3142bf4d94c42a724f034e27a | 1850 | 0 | 1850 |
| UHD Bluray Tier 01 | 4d74ac4c4db0b64bff6ce0cffef99bf0 | 1800 | 0 | 1800 |
| UHD Bluray Tier 02 | a58f517a70193f8e578056642178419d | 1750 | 0 | 1750 |
| UHD Bluray Tier 03 | e71939fae578037e7aed3ee219bbe7c1 | 1700 | 0 | 1700 |
| WEB Tier 01 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e | 1700 | 0 | 1700 |
| WEB Tier 02 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 | 1650 | 0 | 1650 |
| WEB Tier 03 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b | 1600 | 0 | 1600 |
Note: French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want their releases despite a potential loss in quality. Either set the CF score to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve. Not including them may hinder your capacity to get releases with French audio.
Note: The MULTi CF is not really needed for the VOSTFR profile, as it is only used for renaming your file in order to keep the Language: Original + French CF's scoring.
All HDR Formats - [Click to show/hide]
Why would I choose All HDR formats?
-
You have a 4K/2160p TV and a hardware media player device (such as Roku, AppleTV, Shield, SmartTV App, etc.) that supports several HDR formats (such as Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, etc.).
Plex for Apple TV and Plex with Infuse is only capable of playing Dolby Vision profiles 5 and 8 correctly if CMv2.9 is being used.
This is something that cannot be determined beforehand.
So whether you are using an Apple TV, with or without Infuse, it will always be hit or miss whether the content is compatible.
Additionally, it is uncertain whether the Dolby Vision layer will play, fall back to HDR10, or encounter a black screen. -
You've chosen a profile that includes 4K/2160p releases. You must use all the HDR formats with 4k/2160p profiles.
- You must add ALL the HDR formats - don't leave any of them out!
Why am I getting purple or green colors? - [Click to show/hide]
Why am I getting purple or green colors?
There are several possible reasons why your TV would show purple or green colors when playing Dolby Vision content.
-
Unsupported Hardware: Your TV or hardware media player device (Roku, AppleTV, etc) doesn't support Dolby Vision or your hardware media player device doesn't support all the Dolby Vision Profiles. As a result, the device might struggle to produce accurate colors, leading to a purple or green tint.
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Incorrect Display Settings: Dolby Vision content often requires specific settings to be enabled on your TV or display device in order to deliver the intended visual experience. If these settings are not configured properly, it can result in the device showing distorted colors (including purple or green hues).
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HDMI Compatibility Issues: Sometimes, HDMI cables or ports may not be fully compatible with Dolby Vision. If the media player device is not recognizing the Dolby Vision signal properly, it may fail to process the content correctly, resulting in abnormal color rendering.
To resolve the purple or green color issues when playing Dolby Vision content, you can try the following troubleshooting steps:
- Ensure your TV or hardware media player device is Dolby Vision compatible and up-to-date with the latest firmware.
- Verify that your TV or display device is set up correctly and has the necessary Dolby Vision settings enabled.
- Check the HDMI cables and ensure they can transmit Dolby Vision signals.
Dolby Vision Profiles - [Click to show/hide]
Dolby Vision Profiles
- Profile 5 (1) - This is what comes with WEB-DL Dolby Vision releases 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 (HULU), Hybrid UHD Remux, and UHD BluRay releases (all of which have HDR10 fallback).
This works with several mainstream media players.
Plex for Apple TV and Plex with Infuse is only capable of playing Dolby Vision profiles 5 and 8 correctly if CMv2.9 is being used.
This is something that cannot be determined beforehand.
So whether you are using an Apple TV, with or without Infuse, it will always be hit or miss whether the content is compatible.
Additionally, it is uncertain whether the Dolby Vision layer will play, fall back to HDR10, or encounter a black screen.
- (1) PLEX for AppleTV and Plex with Infuse will only play profile 5 correctly if CMv2.9 is used
- (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 if CM2.9 is used. Otherwise, you will end up with a black screen
“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 if CMv2.9 is used. Otherwise, you will end up with a black screen
“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)”
Dolby Vision Versions - CMv2.9 and CMv4.0 - [Click to show/hide]
It is too technical to explain in detail, so I'll keep it short with tested facts:
PLEX for AppleTV and Plex with Infuse only support CMv2.9.
There are two versions of Dolby Vision, namely CMv2.9 and CMv4.0. CMv4.0 uses an improved algorithm and a superior tone curve, allowing for better mapping and more controls during the Dolby Vision trim pass process.
More info about the different Dolby Vision Versions: Dolby Vision Versions - CMv2.9 vs. CMv4.0
Which HDR Format should I choose? - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| DV HDR10+ | 1500 | c53085ddbd027d9624b320627748612f |
| 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 |
Add Custom Format DV (WEBDL) with a score of -10000 - [Click to show/hide]
Why would I add this Custom Format?
- Not all devices in your chain support Dolby Vision.
- You share your media library with other family members that don't have Dolby Vision compatible devices.
- According the flowchart I should add this Custom Format
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| DV (WEBDL) | -10000 | 923b6abef9b17f937fab56cfcf89e1f1 |
Add the Custom Formats DV HDR10+ Boost and HDR10+ Boost - [Click to show/hide]
Why would I add this Custom Format?
- You have a (Samsung) TV that supports HDR10+.
- According the flowchart I should add this Custom Format
If you use this Custom Format then 99% of the time you also need to add the following Custom Format DV (WEBDL) with a score of -10000
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| HDR10+ Boost | 901 | b17886cb4158d9fea189859409975758 |
| DV HDR10+ Boost | 100 | 55a5b50cb416dea5a50c4955896217ab |
Miscellaneous (Required) - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 5 | e7718d7a3ce595f289bfee26adc178f5 |
| Repack2 | 6 | ae43b294509409a6a13919dedd4764c4 |
| Repack3 | 7 | 5caaaa1c08c1742aa4342d8c4cc463f2 |
Proper and Repacks - [Click to show/hide]
We also suggest changing 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 show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| LQ (Release Title) | -10000 | e204b80c87be9497a8a6eaff48f72905 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| Extras | -10000 | 0a3f082873eb454bde444150b70253cc |
| AV1 | -10000 | cae4ca30163749b891686f95532519bd |
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 top trackers due to their releases' lack of quality or other reasons.
- LQ (Release Title): A collection of terms seen in the titles of low-quality releases that are not captured by using a release group name.
- FR LQ: A collection of known low-quality French groups that are often banned from the top trackers due to their releases' lack of quality or other reasons.
-
x265 (HD): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265.
If you have also added x265 (no HDR/DV) to your Radarr,
then one of them should be scored as0in your quality profile. -
3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use?
- Extras: Blocks releases that only contain extras
-
AV1: This blocks all releases encoded in AV1.
AV1 encodes are currently targeting small file sizes, rather than good visual quality.
- This is a new codec and you need modern devices that support it.
- We also had reports of playback/transcoding issues.
- No main group is actually using it (yet).
- It's better to ignore this new codec to prevent compatibility issues
General Streaming Services - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| BCORE | 15 | cc5e51a9e85a6296ceefe097a77f12f4 |
| CRiT | 20 | 16622a6911d1ab5d5b8b713d5b0036d4 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HBO | 0 | 509e5f41146e278f9eab1ddaceb34515 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| iT | 0 | e0ec9672be6cac914ffad34a6b077209 |
| MAX | 0 | 6a061313d22e51e0f25b7cd4dc065233 |
| MA | 20 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| STAN | 0 | c2863d2a50c9acad1fb50e53ece60817 |
Breakdown and Why
- The 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. BCore,CRiTandMAare the only ones with a score because of their better source material, or higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.
The following Custom Formats are optional:
Audio - [Click to show/hide]
Why should I choose All Audio formats?
-
You have a hardware media player device and an audio setup that supports ALL HD Audio (TrueHD, DTS-X, DTS-HD, etc).
AppleTV doesn't passthrough HD-audio, If you use infuse, it's still limited!
Please checkI have an AppleTV -
You've chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats. You should use all the Audio formats with Remuxes/UHD Encodes.
- You should add ALL the Audio formats - don't leave any of them out!
- Audio transcoding has a low impact on your server. If your server can't handle audio transcoding, consider choosing another quality profile.
I have an AppleTV - [Click to show/hide]
- Passthrough: The preferred method if you have an audio setup (AVR/Soundbar). This mode sends the audio signals without any alteration or processing.
- Direct Play: The client natively supports the container, video, and audio streams. The Plex server sends the media file as-is to the client, using very little CPU power.
- Transcode: The client does not support the video and/or audio streams. The Plex server re-encodes the video, audio, or both into a compatible format. Transcoding video uses much CPU power, but transcoding audio uses little to moderate CPU power.
- Decodes: Decompresses the audio before sending it to your AVR/Soundbar.
partial used source: Infuse FAQ
Am I losing any quality by using LPCM? - [Click to show/hide]
- No. Since LPCM is a lossless format, using it will result in no loss of quality. What your ears hear will be exactly the same. The only difference is your receiver will recognize the audio stream as PCM instead of Dolby/DTS.
- LPCM will discard object and spatial metadata. (TrueHD Atmos, DTS-X)
source: Infuse FAQ
Should I block certain audio formats because something in my setup doesn't support it? - [Click to show/hide]
Suppose you have chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats. In that case, lowering the scores or blocking certain audio formats is somewhat pointless since 95% of the Remuxes and UHD Encodes provide HD audio formats such as TrueHD Atmos, TrueHD, and DTS-X.
So you have two options.
- Choose another quality profile that doesn't include audio formats, such as
HD Bluray + WEBor2160p WEB-DL. - Accept the limitations of your audio setup (AVR/Soundbar) and/or your hardware media player device.
Which Audio Format should I choose? - [Click to show/hide]
| 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 |
Miscellaneous (Optional) - [Click to show/hide]
| 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 and add their own language track (e.g. AAC 2.0 Portuguese) as the first track. Afterward, FFprobe would determine that the media file is Portuguese. It's a common rule that you only add the best audio as the main track. Also they often even rename the release name into Portuguese.
- EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for low-quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DLs are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] Some indexers strip out the release group which could result in LQ groups being scored incorrectly. For example, a lot of EVO releases end up with a stripped group name. These releases would appear as "upgrades" and could end up getting a decent score after other CFs are scored.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] Use these only if you wish to avoid renamed releases.
- Retags: [Optional] Use this if you want to avoid retagged releases. Retagged releases often are not consistent with the quality of the original group's release.
- Scene: [Optional] Use this only if you want to avoid SCENE releases.
Miscellaneous UHD (Optional) - [Click to show/hide]
I recommend using the following Custom Formats
- For details on "Why" and a potential warning please see the notes below.
x265 (no HDR/DV)over thex265 (HD)SDR (no WEBDL)over theSDR
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| SDR | -10000 | 9c38ebb7384dada637be8899efa68e6f |
| SDR (no WEBDL) |
-10000 | 25c12f78430a3a23413652cbd1d48d77 |
| x265 (no HDR/DV) |
-10000 | 839bea857ed2c0a8e084f3cbdbd65ecb |
Breakdown and Why
- SDR: This will prevent grabbing UHD/4k releases without HDR Formats.
-
SDR (no WEBDL): This will prevent grabbing UHD/4k Remux and Bluray encode releases without HDR Formats. - i.e., SDR WEB releases will still be allowed since 4K SDR WEB releases can often look better than the 1080p version due to the improved bitrate.
If you have also added SDR to your Radarr,
then one of them should be scored as0in your quality profile. -
x265 (no HDR/DV): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265, But it will allow x265 releases if they have HDR and/or DV
If you have also added x265 (HD) to your Radarr,
then one of them should be scored as0in your quality profile.
Movie Versions - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| 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
UHD Remux (2160p)
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 quality one.
Resulting in the following:
- The quality of the audio indicated in the release's title might not refer to the French audio.
- The French audio could be of lesser quality than the one mentioned in the title.
- Radarr will only score pre-import audio based on the release title, and post-import based on 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; they try to get hold of the groups that tend to provide 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 quality one.
Basic Settings
Make sure you merge the Blu-ray and WEB qualities into one group under your Quality Profile's qualities. This is due to the fact that potential releases with French audio may not exist in WEB.
VOSTFR + MULTi.VO Profile Screenshot - [Click to show/hide]
MULTi.VF Profile Screenshot - [Click to show/hide]
Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.
Info
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.
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 combinations of Custom Formats in this Guide are tested to get the desired results while preventing download loops as much as possible.
From experience, most of the time when people change scores or leave out certain CFs 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
The following Custom Formats are required:
Language Profiles Related Custom Formats Scoring - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Trash ID | VOSTFR Profile Score | MULTi.VF Profile Score | MULTi.VO Profile Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language: Original + French | 0542a48746585dc4444bbbb8a6bdf6ea | 0 | 500 | 500 |
| Language: Not Original | d6e9318c875905d6cfb5bee961afcea9 | -10000 | 0 | -10000 |
| Language: Not French | 533f782474f0819643c2ec0c1eeeb0ac | 0 | -10000 | 0 |
| VOSTFR | 9172b2f683f6223e3a1846427b417a3d | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| MULTi | 4b900e171accbfb172729b63323ea8ca | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FR Remux Tier 01 | 5583260016e0b9f683f53af41fb42e4a | 0 | 1950 | 1950 |
| FR Remux Tier 02 | 9019d81307e68cd4a7eb06a567e833b8 | 0 | 1900 | 1900 |
| FR WEB Tier 01 | 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d | 0 | 1700 | 1700 |
| FR WEB Tier 02 | 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9 | 0 | 1650 | 1650 |
| FR Scene Groups | 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b | 0 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Remux Tier 01 | 3a3ff47579026e76d6504ebea39390de | 1950 | 0 | 1950 |
| Remux Tier 02 | 9f98181fe5a3fbeb0cc29340da2a468a | 1900 | 0 | 1900 |
| Remux Tier 03 | 8baaf0b3142bf4d94c42a724f034e27a | 1850 | 0 | 1850 |
| WEB Tier 01 | c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e | 1700 | 0 | 1700 |
| WEB Tier 02 | 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4 | 1650 | 0 | 1650 |
| WEB Tier 03 | af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b | 1600 | 0 | 1600 |
Note: French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want their releases despite a potential loss in quality. Either set the CF score to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve. Not including them may hinder your capacity to get releases with French audio.
Note: the bluray CFs are note included as the main fallback for this profile is web. However, feel free to add them if needed.
Note: The MULTi CF is not really needed for the VOSTFR profile, as it is only used for renaming your file in order to keep the Language: Original + French CF's scoring.
All HDR Formats - [Click to show/hide]
Why would I choose All HDR formats?
-
You have a 4K/2160p TV and a hardware media player device (such as Roku, AppleTV, Shield, SmartTV App, etc.) that supports several HDR formats (such as Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, etc.).
Plex for Apple TV and Plex with Infuse is only capable of playing Dolby Vision profiles 5 and 8 correctly if CMv2.9 is being used.
This is something that cannot be determined beforehand.
So whether you are using an Apple TV, with or without Infuse, it will always be hit or miss whether the content is compatible.
Additionally, it is uncertain whether the Dolby Vision layer will play, fall back to HDR10, or encounter a black screen. -
You've chosen a profile that includes 4K/2160p releases. You must use all the HDR formats with 4k/2160p profiles.
- You must add ALL the HDR formats - don't leave any of them out!
Why am I getting purple or green colors? - [Click to show/hide]
Why am I getting purple or green colors?
There are several possible reasons why your TV would show purple or green colors when playing Dolby Vision content.
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Unsupported Hardware: Your TV or hardware media player device (Roku, AppleTV, etc) doesn't support Dolby Vision or your hardware media player device doesn't support all the Dolby Vision Profiles. As a result, the device might struggle to produce accurate colors, leading to a purple or green tint.
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Incorrect Display Settings: Dolby Vision content often requires specific settings to be enabled on your TV or display device in order to deliver the intended visual experience. If these settings are not configured properly, it can result in the device showing distorted colors (including purple or green hues).
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HDMI Compatibility Issues: Sometimes, HDMI cables or ports may not be fully compatible with Dolby Vision. If the media player device is not recognizing the Dolby Vision signal properly, it may fail to process the content correctly, resulting in abnormal color rendering.
To resolve the purple or green color issues when playing Dolby Vision content, you can try the following troubleshooting steps:
- Ensure your TV or hardware media player device is Dolby Vision compatible and up-to-date with the latest firmware.
- Verify that your TV or display device is set up correctly and has the necessary Dolby Vision settings enabled.
- Check the HDMI cables and ensure they can transmit Dolby Vision signals.
Dolby Vision Profiles - [Click to show/hide]
Dolby Vision Profiles
- Profile 5 (1) - This is what comes with WEB-DL Dolby Vision releases 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 (HULU), Hybrid UHD Remux, and UHD BluRay releases (all of which have HDR10 fallback).
This works with several mainstream media players.
Plex for Apple TV and Plex with Infuse is only capable of playing Dolby Vision profiles 5 and 8 correctly if CMv2.9 is being used.
This is something that cannot be determined beforehand.
So whether you are using an Apple TV, with or without Infuse, it will always be hit or miss whether the content is compatible.
Additionally, it is uncertain whether the Dolby Vision layer will play, fall back to HDR10, or encounter a black screen.
- (1) PLEX for AppleTV and Plex with Infuse will only play profile 5 correctly if CMv2.9 is used
- (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 if CM2.9 is used. Otherwise, you will end up with a black screen
“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 if CMv2.9 is used. Otherwise, you will end up with a black screen
“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)”
Dolby Vision Versions - CMv2.9 and CMv4.0 - [Click to show/hide]
It is too technical to explain in detail, so I'll keep it short with tested facts:
PLEX for AppleTV and Plex with Infuse only support CMv2.9.
There are two versions of Dolby Vision, namely CMv2.9 and CMv4.0. CMv4.0 uses an improved algorithm and a superior tone curve, allowing for better mapping and more controls during the Dolby Vision trim pass process.
More info about the different Dolby Vision Versions: Dolby Vision Versions - CMv2.9 vs. CMv4.0
Which HDR Format should I choose? - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| DV HDR10+ | 1500 | c53085ddbd027d9624b320627748612f |
| 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 |
Add Custom Format DV (WEBDL) with a score of -10000 - [Click to show/hide]
Why would I add this Custom Format?
- Not all devices in your chain support Dolby Vision.
- You share your media library with other family members that don't have Dolby Vision compatible devices.
- According the flowchart I should add this Custom Format
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| DV (WEBDL) | -10000 | 923b6abef9b17f937fab56cfcf89e1f1 |
Add the Custom Formats DV HDR10+ Boost and HDR10+ Boost - [Click to show/hide]
Why would I add this Custom Format?
- You have a (Samsung) TV that supports HDR10+.
- According the flowchart I should add this Custom Format
If you use this Custom Format then 99% of the time you also need to add the following Custom Format DV (WEBDL) with a score of -10000
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| HDR10+ Boost | 901 | b17886cb4158d9fea189859409975758 |
| DV HDR10+ Boost | 100 | 55a5b50cb416dea5a50c4955896217ab |
Miscellaneous (Required) - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| Repack/Proper | 5 | e7718d7a3ce595f289bfee26adc178f5 |
| Repack2 | 6 | ae43b294509409a6a13919dedd4764c4 |
| Repack3 | 7 | 5caaaa1c08c1742aa4342d8c4cc463f2 |
Proper and Repacks - [Click to show/hide]
We also suggest changing 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 show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DISK | -10000 | ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83 |
| LQ | -10000 | 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8 |
| LQ (Release Title) | -10000 | e204b80c87be9497a8a6eaff48f72905 |
| FR LQ | -10000 | 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc |
| x265 (HD) |
-10000 | dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc |
| 3D | -10000 | b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6 |
| Extras | -10000 | 0a3f082873eb454bde444150b70253cc |
| AV1 | -10000 | cae4ca30163749b891686f95532519bd |
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 top trackers due to their releases' lack of quality or other reasons.
- LQ (Release Title): A collection of terms seen in the titles of low-quality releases that are not captured by using a release group name.
- FR LQ: A collection of known low-quality French groups that are often banned from the top trackers due to their releases' lack of quality or other reasons.
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x265 (HD): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265.
If you have also added x265 (no HDR/DV) to your Radarr,
then one of them should be scored as0in your quality profile. -
3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use?
- Extras: Blocks releases that only contain extras
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AV1: This blocks all releases encoded in AV1.
AV1 encodes are currently targeting small file sizes, rather than good visual quality.
- This is a new codec and you need modern devices that support it.
- We also had reports of playback/transcoding issues.
- No main group is actually using it (yet).
- It's better to ignore this new codec to prevent compatibility issues
General Streaming Services - [Click to show/hide]
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | 0 | b3b3a6ac74ecbd56bcdbefa4799fb9df |
| ATVP | 0 | 40e9380490e748672c2522eaaeb692f7 |
| BCORE | 15 | cc5e51a9e85a6296ceefe097a77f12f4 |
| CRiT | 20 | 16622a6911d1ab5d5b8b713d5b0036d4 |
| DSNP | 0 | 84272245b2988854bfb76a16e60baea5 |
| HBO | 0 | 509e5f41146e278f9eab1ddaceb34515 |
| HMAX | 0 | 5763d1b0ce84aff3b21038eea8e9b8ad |
| Hulu | 0 | 526d445d4c16214309f0fd2b3be18a89 |
| iT | 0 | e0ec9672be6cac914ffad34a6b077209 |
| MAX | 0 | 6a061313d22e51e0f25b7cd4dc065233 |
| MA | 20 | 2a6039655313bf5dab1e43523b62c374 |
| NF | 0 | 170b1d363bd8516fbf3a3eb05d4faff6 |
| PMTP | 0 | e36a0ba1bc902b26ee40818a1d59b8bd |
| PCOK | 0 | c9fd353f8f5f1baf56dc601c4cb29920 |
| STAN | 0 | c2863d2a50c9acad1fb50e53ece60817 |
Breakdown and Why
- The 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. BCore,CRiTandMAare the only ones with a score because of their better source material, or higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.
The following Custom Formats are optional:
Audio - [Click to show/hide]
Why should I choose All Audio formats?
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You have a hardware media player device and an audio setup that supports ALL HD Audio (TrueHD, DTS-X, DTS-HD, etc).
AppleTV doesn't passthrough HD-audio, If you use infuse, it's still limited!
Please checkI have an AppleTV -
You've chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats. You should use all the Audio formats with Remuxes/UHD Encodes.
- You should add ALL the Audio formats - don't leave any of them out!
- Audio transcoding has a low impact on your server. If your server can't handle audio transcoding, consider choosing another quality profile.
I have an AppleTV - [Click to show/hide]
- Passthrough: The preferred method if you have an audio setup (AVR/Soundbar). This mode sends the audio signals without any alteration or processing.
- Direct Play: The client natively supports the container, video, and audio streams. The Plex server sends the media file as-is to the client, using very little CPU power.
- Transcode: The client does not support the video and/or audio streams. The Plex server re-encodes the video, audio, or both into a compatible format. Transcoding video uses much CPU power, but transcoding audio uses little to moderate CPU power.
- Decodes: Decompresses the audio before sending it to your AVR/Soundbar.
partial used source: Infuse FAQ
Am I losing any quality by using LPCM? - [Click to show/hide]
- No. Since LPCM is a lossless format, using it will result in no loss of quality. What your ears hear will be exactly the same. The only difference is your receiver will recognize the audio stream as PCM instead of Dolby/DTS.
- LPCM will discard object and spatial metadata. (TrueHD Atmos, DTS-X)
source: Infuse FAQ
Should I block certain audio formats because something in my setup doesn't support it? - [Click to show/hide]
Suppose you have chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats. In that case, lowering the scores or blocking certain audio formats is somewhat pointless since 95% of the Remuxes and UHD Encodes provide HD audio formats such as TrueHD Atmos, TrueHD, and DTS-X.
So you have two options.
- Choose another quality profile that doesn't include audio formats, such as
HD Bluray + WEBor2160p WEB-DL. - Accept the limitations of your audio setup (AVR/Soundbar) and/or your hardware media player device.
Which Audio Format should I choose? - [Click to show/hide]
| 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 |
Miscellaneous (Optional) - [Click to show/hide]
| 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 and add their own language track (e.g. AAC 2.0 Portuguese) as the first track. Afterward, FFprobe would determine that the media file is Portuguese. It's a common rule that you only add the best audio as the main track. Also they often even rename the release name into Portuguese.
- EVO (no WEBDL): This group is often banned for low-quality Blu-ray releases, but their WEB-DLs are okay.
- No-RlsGroup: [Optional] Some indexers strip out the release group which could result in LQ groups being scored incorrectly. For example, a lot of EVO releases end up with a stripped group name. These releases would appear as "upgrades" and could end up getting a decent score after other CFs are scored.
- Obfuscated: [Optional] Use these only if you wish to avoid renamed releases.
- Retags: [Optional] Use this if you want to avoid retagged releases. Retagged releases often are not consistent with the quality of the original group's release.
- Scene: [Optional] Use this only if you want to avoid SCENE releases.
Miscellaneous UHD (Optional) - [Click to show/hide]
I recommend using the following Custom Formats
- For details on "Why" and a potential warning please see the notes below.
x265 (no HDR/DV)over thex265 (HD)SDR (no WEBDL)over theSDR
| Custom Format | Score | Trash ID |
|---|---|---|
| SDR | -10000 | 9c38ebb7384dada637be8899efa68e6f |
| SDR (no WEBDL) |
-10000 | 25c12f78430a3a23413652cbd1d48d77 |
| x265 (no HDR/DV) |
-10000 | 839bea857ed2c0a8e084f3cbdbd65ecb |
Breakdown and Why
- SDR: This will prevent grabbing UHD/4k releases without HDR Formats.
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SDR (no WEBDL): This will prevent grabbing UHD/4k Remux and Bluray encode releases without HDR Formats. - i.e., SDR WEB releases will still be allowed since 4K SDR WEB releases can often look better than the 1080p version due to the improved bitrate.
If you have also added SDR to your Radarr,
then one of them should be scored as0in your quality profile. -
x265 (no HDR/DV): This blocks 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265, But it will allow x265 releases if they have HDR and/or DV
If you have also added x265 (HD) to your Radarr,
then one of them should be scored as0in your quality profile.
Movie Versions - [Click to show/hide]
| 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
Advanced Audio and HDR Formats
TRaSH provides great guides and explanations about them at the following links:
Other Infos
A FAQ regarding most of the questions you could have is provided by TRaSH: FAQ & Info
Acknowledgements
- A big thanks to all the people who helped me make and test those profiles and formats (and continue to do so).
- A special thanks to MySuperChef and PrL for their time and explanations.
- A special thanks 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.
Questions or Suggestions?