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How to set up Quality Profiles (French)

aka How to set up Custom Formats (French)

This guide is created and maintained by Someone Said "Nice"?

Cette page est aussi disponible en Français: Guide en Français.

So what is the best way to set up the Custom Formats and which one to use with which scores to get French and English Audio?

Keep in mind that most releases are MULTi (understand DUAL audio, original and French audio) and it will be difficult to only have French audio, unless you are willing to get 720p, or you are only looking for French movies.

Regarding quality there isn't a best setup, it depends on your setup (hardware devices) and your own personal preferences. Some prefer high-quality audio (HD Audio), others high-quality video. Many prefer both.

TRaSH created a flowchart to make your decision/choices 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.


Basics

It is quite important that you follow and understand what is envisioned by Trash's guide:


Mandatory

The only change that is needed and mandatory for French Custom Formats to work is to set the preferred language profile for your releases to Any.

Screenshot example - [Click to show/hide]

!cf-quality-profile-cf

Info

We do choose Any for the language profile, as otherwise an English movie identified with French audio in Radarr will not be grabbed and vice-versa.


I am only interested in French subs (VOSTFR)

There is two options:

Using TRaSH's guide and Bazarr

This is the preferred method.

Using the following examples and the VOSTFR Custom Format

  • Continue to read this page.
  • Ignore any mention of MULTi Custom Formats.
  • Add the VOSTFR Custom Format with a score of 1000.

Usages

There are two ways of using those French Custom Formats, with and without the Guide's original Group tiers (which can be found here: Collection of Custom Formats). To illustrate this, you will see an "Original mix (optional)" section in each of the examples below. You need to understand that if you add the Custom Formats from this optional section if Radarr does not find a MULTi you will still have a good scoring for single audio.

Attention

If you use the "Original mix (optional)". You need to understand that even if in the beginning the main focus of those French Custom Formats is to work alongside the original ones. You could end up with a single audio release when a MULTi release exists. This is because it was not scored high enough to trump the other scoring.


Examples of Quality Profile

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

Click For Support
Discord chat


French Audio Versions

Those are all optional and only there to rename your release or to avoid a certain type of French Audio. Examples:

  • You prefer VFF (including VFI and VF2) audio, in this case, you will put them at 101 instead of 0.
  • You only want VOSTFR, in this case, you will ignore any mention of MULTi Custom Formats and give the VOSTFR Custom Format a score of 1000.

Attention

It is not recommended to put any of the VF Custom Formats (VFF, VFQ, VQ, VFB, VFI, VF2) to a negative score. Instead, increase the score of your preferred audio.

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 equivalent 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 Canadian French Version
VOQ Version Original Québécoise (ex: Bon Cop, Bad Cop) Quebec Original Version (ex: Bon Cop, Bad Cop)
VQ Version Québécoise (accent Québécois important, ex: Les Simpsons le film) Quebec Version (strong Quebec accent, ex: The Simpsons movie)
VFB Version Francophone Belge Belgian French Version
VF[1-9] or FR[1-9] Indique le nombre de doublage présent (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. However, SUB often means that the subtitle was embedded inside the picture (hardcoded). French releases tend to mix the two, leading to some VOSTFR being labelled as SUBFRENCH and SUBFRENCH as VOSTFR.

Indexers renaming in Prowlarr

Some Indexers in Prowlarr can rename MULTi releases to MULTi.TRUEFRENCH or MULTi.FRENCH. It is not recommend to use such a feature along with those Custom Formats as it can lead to false positives from the VFF, VFQ and VQ Custom Formats.

MULTi definition per indexers

Some Indexers in Radarr will let you choose which audio is normally included inside a MULTi release as an option. You should choose only Original and French if you decide to use it. This option should only be used for French indexers where you are sure that MULTi does include both Original and French audio. Doing so in more "international" indexers can create to false positive with the French Audio CFs.

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

Releases you should avoid

This is a must-have for every Quality Profile you use. All these Custom Formats make sure you don't get low-quality Releases.

Unwanted - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
BR-DISK -10000 ed38b889b31be83fda192888e2286d83
3D -10000 b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6
LQ -10000 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8
FR LQ -10000 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc
x265 (HD) ⚠ -10000 dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc

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.
  • 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
  • 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.
  • 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/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.

    Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them ⚠

Optional - [Click to show/hide]

This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:

  • Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. I encourage you to not use it.
  • Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
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.

TRaSH recommendations

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

Click For Support
Discord chat

Getting the movie name in French in the file and/or folder name

Following the recommended naming scheme for your library, whether it's Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby, you can add the ISO-2 language code at the end of the movie name tag to display the movie name in the desired language. The tag should look like the following: {Movie CleanTitle:fr}. This works in both Folder and File name.


HD Bluray + WEB

If you prefer High-Quality HD Encodes (Bluray-720/1080p)

  • Size: 6-15 GB for a Bluray-1080p depending on the running time.
Multi audio - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
Multi-Audio 300 72b1548df1ac3175ca105a9ce7043c91
French Audio 1 6d27683346c78d6a3f772e30877910a7
Multi-French 0 d5f3a1afdb77e6b95e489f7654532d04
Breakdown and Why - [Click to show/hide]
  • Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize MULTi audio releases.

    Tip

    You can safely replace the original Multi Custom Format from the Guide with it.

  • French Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize release with French audio. It is optional and only gives a small boost if the release indeed possesses French audio.

  • Multi-French: This is a custom format that will rename your file with Multi-French.

How it works

When Radarr finds a release with MULTi, it will allocate a 300 score to it thanks to the Multi-Audio custom format. If the release contains at least both the original audio and French audio, it will be renamed by the Multi-French. Allowing the release to keep the 300 score from the Multi-Audio Custom Format.

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

HQ Source Groups - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
FR HD Bluray Tier 01 1800 5322da05b19d857acc1e75be3edf47b3
FR HD Bluray Tier 02 1750 57f34251344be2e283fc30e00e458be6
FR WEB Tier 01 1700 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d
FR WEB Tier 02 1650 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9
FR Scene Groups ⚠ 1500 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b

Tip

⚠ French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want MULTi release despite a potential loss in quality. Either score the CF to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve.

Original mix (optional)
HQ Release Groups - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
HD Bluray Tier 01 1800 ed27ebfef2f323e964fb1f61391bcb35
HD Bluray Tier 02 1750 c20c8647f2746a1f4c4262b0fbbeeeae
HD Bluray Tier 03 1700 5608c71bcebba0a5e666223bae8c9227
WEB Tier 01 1700 c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e
WEB Tier 02 1650 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4
WEB Tier 03 1600 af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b
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.

!cf-mm-propers-repacks-disable

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
3D -10000 b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6
LQ -10000 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8
FR LQ -10000 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc
x265 (HD) ⚠ -10000 dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc

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.
  • 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
  • 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.
  • 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/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.

    Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them ⚠

Optional - [Click to show/hide]

This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:

  • Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. I encourage you to not use it.
  • Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
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.
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 0 is because they are mainly used for the naming scheme and other variables should decide for movies if a certain release if preferred.
  • BCore, CRiT and MA are the only ones with a score because of their better source material, or higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.

Audio Advanced Custom Formats are not included in the encode's profile, as you will hardly find HD audio with HD Bluray Encodes. With HD Bluray Encodes it is suggested to go for quality. If you also want HD audio formats you should go for the Remuxes or UHD Encodes.

Use the following main settings in your profile.

HD Bluray + WEB

Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.

The reason why WEB-DL 720p is not selected is that you will hardly find any releases that aren't done as 1080p WEB-DL.

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.

Source: Wiki Servarr

Workflow Logic - [Click to show/hide]
  • When the WEB-1080p is released it will download the WEB-1080p. (streaming services)
  • When the Bluray-1080p is released it will upgrade to the Bluray-1080p.
  • The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of 10000.

UHD Bluray + WEB

If you prefer High-Quality UHD Encodes (Bluray-2160p)

  • Size: 20-60 GB for a Bluray-2160p depending on the running time.

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 one.

Resulting in the following:

  • The quality of the audio in the release's title could not be the French one.
  • The French audio could be of lesser quality than the titled one.
  • Radarr will only score pre-import audio by the release title. Post-import by 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; it tries to get hold of the groups that tend to get 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 one.

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 check I've a 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've a AppleTV - [Click to show/hide]

!Audio Formats Flowchart

  • Passthrough: The preferred method if you have an audio setup (AVR/Soundbar). This mode will send the audio signals without any alteration or processing.
  • Direct Play: The client supports the container, video stream, and audio stream natively. The Plex server simply sends the media file as-is to the client. This uses very little CPU power.
  • Transcode: The client does not support the video stream and/or the audio stream. The Plex server re-encodes the video, audio, or both into a compatible format. Transcoding video uses a lot of 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]

If you have chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats, it's somewhat pointless to lower the scores or block certain audio formats since 95% of the Remuxes and UHD Encodes provide HD audio formats such as TrueHD Atmos, TrueHD, and DTS-X.

So you have 2 options.

  1. Choose another quality profile that doesn't include audio formats such as HD Bluray + WEB or 2160p WEB-DL.
  2. 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]

!Audio Formats Flowchart

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
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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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).

  3. 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:

  1. Ensure your TV or hardware media player device is Dolby Vision compatible and up-to-date with the latest firmware.
  2. Verify that your TV or display device is set up correctly and has the necessary Dolby Vision settings enabled.
  3. Check the HDMI cables and ensure they are capable of transmitting 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 that allows 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]

!HDR Formats Flowchart

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

Flowchart

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

Flowchart

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
Multi audio - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
Multi-Audio 300 72b1548df1ac3175ca105a9ce7043c91
French Audio 1 6d27683346c78d6a3f772e30877910a7
Multi-French 0 d5f3a1afdb77e6b95e489f7654532d04
Breakdown and Why - [Click to show/hide]
  • Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize MULTi audio releases.

    Tip

    You can safely replace the original Multi Custom Format from the Guide with it.

  • French Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize release with French audio. It is optional and only gives a small boost if the release indeed possesses French audio.

  • Multi-French: This is a custom format that will rename your file with Multi-French.

How it works

When Radarr finds a release with MULTi, it will allocate a 300 score to it thanks to the Multi-Audio custom format. If the release contains at least both the original audio and French audio, it will be renamed by the Multi-French. Allowing the release to keep the 300 score from the Multi-Audio Custom Format.

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

HQ Source Groups - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
FR UHD Bluray Tier 01 1800 64f8f12bbf7472a6ccf838bfd6b5e3e8
FR UHD Bluray Tier 02 1750 0dcf0c8a386d82e3f2d424189af14065
FR WEB Tier 01 1700 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d
FR WEB Tier 02 1650 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9
FR Scene Groups ⚠ 1500 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b

Tip

⚠ French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want MULTi release despite a potential loss in quality. Either score the CF to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve.

Original mix (optional)
HQ Release Groups - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
UHD Bluray Tier 01 1800 4d74ac4c4db0b64bff6ce0cffef99bf0
UHD Bluray Tier 02 1750 a58f517a70193f8e578056642178419d
UHD Bluray Tier 03 1700 e71939fae578037e7aed3ee219bbe7c1
WEB Tier 01 1700 c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e
WEB Tier 02 1650 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4
WEB Tier 03 1600 af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b
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.

!cf-mm-propers-repacks-disable

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
3D -10000 b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6
LQ -10000 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8
FR LQ -10000 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc
Upscaled -10000 bfd8eb01832d646a0a89c4deb46f8564
x265 (HD) ⚠ -10000 dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc

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.
  • 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Upscaled: A custom format to prevent Radarr from grabbing 4K upscaled releases.
  • x265 (HD): This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.

    !!!! Danger "Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them ⚠"

Optional - [Click to show/hide]

This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:

  • Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. We encourage you to not use it.
  • Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
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.
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 0 is because they are mainly used for the naming scheme and other variables should decide for movies if a certain release if preferred.
  • BCore, CRiT and MA are the only ones with a score because of their better source material, or higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.

Use the following main settings in your profile.

UHD Bluray + WEB

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.

Source: Wiki Servarr

Workflow Logic - [Click to show/hide]

Depending on what's released first and available the following Workflow Logic will be used:

  • When the WEB-2160p is released it will download the WEB-2160p. (streaming services)
  • When the Bluray-2160p is released it will upgrade to the Bluray-2160p.
  • The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of 10000.

Remux + WEB 1080p

If you prefer 1080p Remuxes (Remux-1080p)

  • Size: 20-40 GB for a Remux-1080p depending on the running time.

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 one.

Resulting in the following:

  • The quality of the audio in the release's title could not be the French one.
  • The French audio could be of lesser quality than the titled one.
  • Radarr will only score pre-import audio by the release title. Post-import by 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; it tries to get hold of the groups that tend to get 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 one.

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 check I've a 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've a AppleTV - [Click to show/hide]

!Audio Formats Flowchart

  • Passthrough: The preferred method if you have an audio setup (AVR/Soundbar). This mode will send the audio signals without any alteration or processing.
  • Direct Play: The client supports the container, video stream, and audio stream natively. The Plex server simply sends the media file as-is to the client. This uses very little CPU power.
  • Transcode: The client does not support the video stream and/or the audio stream. The Plex server re-encodes the video, audio, or both into a compatible format. Transcoding video uses a lot of 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]

If you have chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats, it's somewhat pointless to lower the scores or block certain audio formats since 95% of the Remuxes and UHD Encodes provide HD audio formats such as TrueHD Atmos, TrueHD, and DTS-X.

So you have 2 options.

  1. Choose another quality profile that doesn't include audio formats such as HD Bluray + WEB or 2160p WEB-DL.
  2. 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]

!Audio Formats Flowchart

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
Multi audio - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
Multi-Audio 300 72b1548df1ac3175ca105a9ce7043c91
French Audio 1 6d27683346c78d6a3f772e30877910a7
Multi-French 0 d5f3a1afdb77e6b95e489f7654532d04
Breakdown and Why - [Click to show/hide]
  • Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize MULTi audio releases.

    Tip

    You can safely replace the original Multi Custom Format from the Guide with it.

  • French Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize release with French audio. It is optional and only gives a small boost if the release indeed possesses French audio.

  • Multi-French: This is a custom format that will rename your file with Multi-French.

How it works

When Radarr finds a release with MULTi, it will allocate a 300 score to it thanks to the Multi-Audio custom format. If the release contains at least both the original audio and French audio, it will be renamed by the Multi-French. Allowing the release to keep the 300 score from the Multi-Audio Custom Format.

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

HQ Source Groups - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
FR Remux Tier 01 1950 5583260016e0b9f683f53af41fb42e4a
FR Remux Tier 02 1900 9019d81307e68cd4a7eb06a567e833b8
FR WEB Tier 01 1700 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d
FR WEB Tier 02 1650 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9
FR Scene Groups ⚠ 1500 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b

Tip

⚠ French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want MULTi release despite a potential loss in quality. Either score the CF to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve.

Original mix (optional)
HQ Release Groups - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
Remux Tier 01 1950 3a3ff47579026e76d6504ebea39390de
Remux Tier 02 1900 9f98181fe5a3fbeb0cc29340da2a468a
Remux Tier 03 1850 8baaf0b3142bf4d94c42a724f034e27a
WEB Tier 01 1700 c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e
WEB Tier 02 1650 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4
WEB Tier 03 1600 af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b
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.

!cf-mm-propers-repacks-disable

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
3D -10000 b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6
LQ -10000 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8
FR LQ -10000 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc
x265 (HD) ⚠ -10000 dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc

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.
  • 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
  • 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.
  • 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/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.

    Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them ⚠

Optional - [Click to show/hide]

This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:

  • Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. I encourage you to not use it.
  • Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
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.
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 0 is because they are mainly used for the naming scheme and other variables should decide for movies if a certain release if preferred.
  • BCore, CRiT and MA are the only ones with a score because of their better source material, or higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.

Use the following main settings in your profile.

Remux + WEB 1080p

Make sure you don't check the BR-DISK.

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.

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.

Source: Wiki Servarr

Workflow Logic - [Click to show/hide]
  • When the WEB-1080p is released it will download the WEB-1080p. (streaming services)
  • When the REMUX-1080p is released it will upgrade to the REMUX-1080p.
  • The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of 10000.

Remux + WEB 2160p

If you prefer 2160p Remuxes (Remux-2160p)

  • Size: 40-100 GB for a Remux-2160p depending on the running time.

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 one.

Resulting in the following:

  • The quality of the audio in the release's title could not be the French one.
  • The French audio could be of lesser quality than the titled one.
  • Radarr will only score pre-import audio by the release title. Post-import by 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; it tries to get hold of the groups that tend to get 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 one.

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 check I've a 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've a AppleTV - [Click to show/hide]

!Audio Formats Flowchart

  • Passthrough: The preferred method if you have an audio setup (AVR/Soundbar). This mode will send the audio signals without any alteration or processing.
  • Direct Play: The client supports the container, video stream, and audio stream natively. The Plex server simply sends the media file as-is to the client. This uses very little CPU power.
  • Transcode: The client does not support the video stream and/or the audio stream. The Plex server re-encodes the video, audio, or both into a compatible format. Transcoding video uses a lot of 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]

If you have chosen a profile that includes Audio Formats, it's somewhat pointless to lower the scores or block certain audio formats since 95% of the Remuxes and UHD Encodes provide HD audio formats such as TrueHD Atmos, TrueHD, and DTS-X.

So you have 2 options.

  1. Choose another quality profile that doesn't include audio formats such as HD Bluray + WEB or 2160p WEB-DL.
  2. 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]

!Audio Formats Flowchart

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
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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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).

  3. 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:

  1. Ensure your TV or hardware media player device is Dolby Vision compatible and up-to-date with the latest firmware.
  2. Verify that your TV or display device is set up correctly and has the necessary Dolby Vision settings enabled.
  3. Check the HDMI cables and ensure they are capable of transmitting 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 that allows 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]

!HDR Formats Flowchart

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

Flowchart

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

Flowchart

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
Multi audio - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
Multi-Audio 300 72b1548df1ac3175ca105a9ce7043c91
French Audio 1 6d27683346c78d6a3f772e30877910a7
Multi-French 0 d5f3a1afdb77e6b95e489f7654532d04
Breakdown and Why - [Click to show/hide]
  • Multi-Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize MULTi audio releases.

    Tip

    You can safely replace the original Multi Custom Format from the Guide with it.

  • French Audio: This is a custom format to help Radarr recognize release with French audio. It is optional and only gives a small boost if the release indeed possesses French audio.

  • Multi-French: This is a custom format that will rename your file with Multi-French.

How it works

When Radarr finds a release with MULTi, it will allocate a 300 score to it thanks to the Multi-Audio custom format. If the release contains at least both the original audio and French audio, it will be renamed by the Multi-French. Allowing the release to keep the 300 score from the Multi-Audio Custom Format.

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

HQ Source Groups - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
FR Remux Tier 01 1950 5583260016e0b9f683f53af41fb42e4a
FR Remux Tier 02 1900 9019d81307e68cd4a7eb06a567e833b8
FR WEB Tier 01 1700 9790a618cec1aeac8ce75601a17ea40d
FR WEB Tier 02 1650 3c83a765f84239716bd5fd2d7af188f9
FR Scene Groups ⚠ 1500 0d94489c0d5828cd3bf9409d309fb32b

Tip

⚠ French Scene groups are included as a fallback if you really want MULTi release despite a potential loss in quality. Either score the CF to 1500 (default) or 0 depending on what you want to achieve.

Original mix (optional)
HQ Release Groups - [Click to show/hide]
Custom Format Score Trash ID
Remux Tier 01 1950 3a3ff47579026e76d6504ebea39390de
Remux Tier 02 1900 9f98181fe5a3fbeb0cc29340da2a468a
Remux Tier 03 1850 8baaf0b3142bf4d94c42a724f034e27a
WEB Tier 01 1700 c20f169ef63c5f40c2def54abaf4438e
WEB Tier 02 1650 403816d65392c79236dcb6dd591aeda4
WEB Tier 03 1600 af94e0fe497124d1f9ce732069ec8c3b
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.

!cf-mm-propers-repacks-disable

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
3D -10000 b8cd450cbfa689c0259a01d9e29ba3d6
LQ -10000 90a6f9a284dff5103f6346090e6280c8
FR LQ -10000 48f031e76111f17ea94898f4cdc34fdc
Upscaled -10000 bfd8eb01832d646a0a89c4deb46f8564
x265 (HD) ⚠ -10000 dc98083864ea246d05a42df0d05f81cc

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.
  • 3D: Is 3D still a thing for home use ?
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Upscaled: A custom format to prevent Radarr from grabbing 4K upscaled releases.
  • x265 (HD): This blocks/ignores 720/1080p (HD) releases that are encoded in x265. - More info HERE.

    !!!! Danger "Don't use this together with x265 (no HDR/DV), only ever include one of them ⚠"

Optional - [Click to show/hide]

This includes optional Custom Formats made by Trash for the original guide. Please be sure to understand what those do before adding them. Moreover, it includes two Custom Formats you may use at your own risk if you want MULTi:

  • Bad Dual Groups, which can be controversial for people looking for MULTi release. We encourage you to not use it.
  • Scene, it may include Scene groups already in FR Scene Groups Custom Format. Which is used for fallback to be sure to get a MULTi release.
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.
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 0 is because they are mainly used for the naming scheme and other variables should decide for movies if a certain release if preferred.
  • BCore, CRiT and MA are the only ones with a score because of their better source material, or higher bitrate and quality compared to other streaming services.

Use the following main settings in your profile.

Remux + WEB 2160p

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.

Source: Wiki Servarr

Workflow Logic - [Click to show/hide]
  • When the WEB-2160p is released it will download the WEB-2160p. (streaming services)
  • When the REMUX-2160p is released it will upgrade to the REMUX-2160p.
  • The downloaded media will be upgraded to any of the added Custom Formats until a score of 10000.

Advanced Audio and HDR Formats

TRaSH provides great guides and explanations about them at the following links:


Acknowledgements

  • A big thanks to all the people who helped me to test those profiles and formats (and continue to do so).
  • A special one to MySuperChef and PrL for their time and explanations.
  • A special one 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.

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