Download/sync with selective resolution

[computerprep 148]

I keep only a few television series in 1080p + 2160p formats simultaneously. Personally, I keep them in the same library, albeit different folders. And Emby merges the results so I can see one episode with multiple streaming formats.

 

Works great.

 

Until I go to download them or set a series-level sync. At first, I wasn't sure how it would handle the multiple resolutions. I set my series sync to auto download all episodes in original quality regardless of watched flag. And it appears to have downloaded them all in 1080p only.

 

A selector to "mask" only episodes of certain resolution would be nice. I know this could be a rabbit hole of personalized download settings, but there are times I would want the 4k version downloaded, and I don't think there a way for me to do that. Without adding the 4k version to a separate library of course. Or splitting the versions apart, which I really don't want to do.

 

I can see this living as a "maximum resolution" drop down set at the time of sync.

Edited November 26, 2019 by computerprep

[Luke 42085]

Did you set a download quality?

[computerprep 148]

Not with this example. Specified initial quality, and it only downloaded 1080p versions of each episode despite both versions being available

[Luke 42085]

Why didn't you specify a quality? I would try doing that.

[computerprep 148]

Testing now with a quality setting of 30Mbps, higher than the 4k versions.

[computerprep 148]

I assumed "original quality" setting would not exclude the 4k version. Settings described above began a download the same size as the 4k version file.

[Luke 42085]

Thanks for the feedback.