Optimizing your media library often comes down to balancing high quality with efficient storage. For many users, that means telling Sonarr to over the older h.264 (AVC) standard.
Add a condition with a regex that captures common tags: /\b([hx]\.?265|hevc)\b/i . Save the format. Step 2: Assign a Score in Your Quality Profile
As the weeks went by, John's media server became the envy of his friends, with its impressive collection of H.265-encoded TV shows. And John was happy to have made the switch, enjoying his favorite shows in the best possible quality.
Sonarr does not have a "prefer x265" checkbox. Instead, you use (in Sonarr v4) or Preferred Words (in v3) to assign a higher "score" to x265 releases. Step 1: Create the Custom Format (Sonarr v4) Navigate to Settings > Custom Formats . Click the + (Plus) button to add a new format. Name it x265 .
Over the next few days, John noticed that his downloads were taking a bit longer than usual. But when he started playing back his favorite shows, he was blown away by the improved video quality. The H.265 encodes were not only smaller in file size but also looked amazing, with crisp details and vibrant colors.