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# Hello!
Welcome to Dictionarry! This project aims to wiki-fy and simplify media automation in Radarr / Sonarr through extensive, data driven documentation, custom formats and quality profiles.
Welcome to Dictionarry! This project aims to wiki-fy and **simplify media automation** in Radarr / Sonarr through extensive, data driven documentation, custom formats and quality profiles.
## Motivation
Navigating the world of **niche quality terms** like "Remux", or "HEVC" or "Dolby Vision" can be quite daunting when all you want to do is setup a media server to watch some content. If often **feels like you need a masters in audio / video just to grab the latest blockbuster.** Dictionarry aims not to explain these concepts in detail, but **abstract them into more approachable ideas** that don't require extensive knowledge or experience.
### How?
Navigating the world of media automation and coming across quality terms like "Remux", or "HEVC" or "Dolby Vision" can be quite daunting when all you want to do is setup a media server to watch some content. If often **feels like you need a masters in audio / video just to grab the latest blockbuster.** Dictionarry aims not to explain these concepts in detail, but **abstract them into more approachable ideas** that don't require extensive knowledge or experience.
Dictionarry leverages two key features of Radarr and Sonarr to simplify media automation:
1. **Custom Formats** - Think of these as smart filters that scan release titles for specific patterns. They help identify important characteristics of your media, such as:
1. Custom Formats - Think of these as smart filters that scan release titles for specific patterns. They help **identify important characteristics** of your media, such as:
- Video quality (4K, HDR, Dolby Vision)
- Audio formats (Atmos, DTS, TrueHD)
- Source types (Remux, Web-DL, Blu-ray)
- Potential issues (upscaled content, poor encodes)
2. **Quality Profiles** - These act like a scoring system that ranks releases based on their Custom Format matches. You can:
2. Quality Profiles - These act like a scoring system that **ranks releases** based on their Custom Format matches. You can:
- Prioritize what matters most to you
- Automatically upgrade to better versions
- Avoid problematic releases
Think of Dictionarry as your personal car-buying expert: Instead of researching every technical specification and test-driving dozens of vehicles, you get access to a curated showroom of pre-vetted options that match what you're looking for. Whether you want:
- **2160p Remux** - Maximum quality 4K HDR remuxes with lossless audio and Dolby Vision
- **2160p Quality** - Transparent 4K HDR encodes selected using the Encode Efficiency Index
- **1080p Quality** - Transparent 1080p encodes optimized using the Golden Popcorn Performance Index
- **1080p Efficient** - Efficient x265 1080p Encodes optimized to save space using the Encode Efficiency Index
- 2160p Remux - _Maximum quality_ 4K HDR remuxes with lossless audio and Dolby Vision
- 2160p Quality - _Transparent 4K_ HDR encodes selected using the Encode Efficiency Index
- 1080p Quality - _Transparent 1080p_ encodes optimized using the Golden Popcorn Performance Index
- 1080p Efficient - _Efficient x265 1080p_ Encodes optimized to save space using the Encode Efficiency Index
- And More....
Dictionarry's database of tested profiles and formats handles the technical decisions for you.
### Profilarr
## Profilarr
The database by itself, does nothing. Custom Formats and Quality Profiles need to be imported and configured in your individual arr installations. Rather than leaving you to manually create everything yourself based on this site, we've created **Profilarr** to automate this process.
The database by itself does nothing. Custom Formats and Quality Profiles **need to be imported** and configured in your individual arr installations. Rather than leaving you to manually create everything yourself based on our guides, we've created **Profilarr** to automate this process.
Profilarr is a configuration management tool for Radarr and Sonarr that can interface with ANY remote configuration database (not just Dictionarry's!). It automatically:
Profilarr is a **configuration management tool** for Radarr and Sonarr that can interface with **ANY remote configuration database** (not just Dictionarry's!). It automatically:
- Pulls new updates from your chosen database
- Compiles the database format into specific arr formats
- Imports them to your arr installations
- _Pulls_ new updates from your chosen database
- _Compiles_ the database format into specific arr formats
- _Imports_ them to your arr installations
- Manages version control of your configurations
Built on top of git, Profilarr treats your configurations like code, allowing you to:
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- Maintain your own customizations while still receiving database updates
- Resolve conflicts between local / remote changes when they arise
The architecture was specifically built like this to put user choice first. We believe that:
The architecture was specifically built like this to **put user choice first**. We believe that:
- Your media setup should reflect your needs, not our opinions
- **Your media setup should reflect your needs, not our opinions**
- Updates should enhance your configuration, not override it
- Different users have different requirements (storage constraints, hardware capabilities, quality preferences)
- The ability to customize should never be sacrificed for convenience
Profilarr empowers you to use Dictionarry's database (or anyone elses!) as a foundation while maintaining the freedom to adapt it to your specific needs.
## Getting Started
From here you have multiple options:
- You can browse the wiki articles / development logs to learn more about our process / philosophy
- You can head to the Profile Recommender to find a profile that suits you
- You can view the Profile master list to look at all our profiles
- You can get started with setting up Profilarr / connecting to a database / importing configs