Sonarr Prefer X265 (PRO)

The x265 ecosystem contains variations in release quality. Because x265 can shrink low-quality sources into tiny files, some release groups upload heavily compressed, washed-out media. You can refine your Custom Formats or Release Profiles to filter out these files. 1. Filter by Release Groups

Each time Sonarr evaluates a release, it adds the total score from all matching preferred terms. The release with the highest score within a given quality level gets selected. sonarr prefer x265

Sonarr organizes content using a strict hierarchy. To make Sonarr prefer x265, you must understand how it evaluates files. The x265 ecosystem contains variations in release quality

: Create a format that looks for x264 releases and assign it a large negative score (e.g., -10000) to effectively blacklist them. some release groups upload heavily compressed