Search for movies

HolyArrs finds each movie you want by itself. Here you search on demand, pick a release by hand, and read why one won. Only the owner and admins see these screens.

A release is one copy of a movie offered by a Source, such as Heat.1995.1080p.BluRay. Each movie’s Pick rules decide which releases are good enough and which one wins.

Search for one movie

1. Open the movie.
2. If it has more than one Version, for example HD and 4K, pick the Version.
3. Press Search now.

You should see the movie on Downloads within a minute. If nothing passes the Pick rules, the movie keeps looking.

Choose a release yourself

1. Open the movie and press Choose a release. HolyArrs searches every Source and picks nothing.

2. Read the list, best first. Each release has a label:

   Label	Means
   Would be chosen	The one HolyArrs would pick.
   Passed over	Passed the Pick rules, lost to a better one.
   Turned away by the rules	Failed the Pick rules, or matched no movie.
   Turned down	Someone said never to pick it for this movie.

3. Press Choose on the one you want, then confirm.

You should see the movie on Downloads. Each release lists its Source, size, seeders, points and the reasons that decided it.

Tip

A search you start from the movie page skips the wait set in the Pick rules. The reasons say so.

What HolyArrs does by itself

When	What happens
Every 15 min	Reads the newest releases from each Source with its feed on. A release that fits a movie you want is judged by its Pick rules, then chosen or held. Releases for other movies are dropped.
Each night	Searches up to 20 missing titles, longest unsearched first. Skips movies not out yet, movies already downloading, and movies with Keep up to date off.
Always	A copy below Good enough keeps looking. A better release replaces it.

To search every missing title now, open Library, filter to Missing and press Search all missing. HolyArrs says how many titles it will search and asks first.

Choices

Confirm warnings

The confirm box warns you when the release failed the Pick rules or was turned down. The button then says Choose anyway. It also warns when the movie is not out yet, or when the Version already has a good enough copy that this one would replace.

Turn down a release

Press Turn down on a release so HolyArrs never picks it for this movie. You can add a reason.

Held and Turned down lists

Open Library, then Held or Turned down.

• Held lists picked releases waiting out the wait in their Pick rules. A better release found meanwhile takes the place. Stop holding sends the movie back to looking.
• Turned down lists releases never picked again for that movie, with the reason. Take one off the list to allow it again.

Both lists have Clear all, which asks first.

Fake and early releases

HolyArrs turns these away with a plain reason and takes the next good release.

Check	Turned away when
Early	Posted before the movie’s first date, beyond 24 h of grace for time zones. When you search yourself, you get a warning and decide.
Too small	Under 1 MB per minute of the movie, or under 20 MB when the length is unknown.
File kind	A program in the name (movie.mkv.exe), a password-locked archive, a sample or a disc image.
At import	An empty file, a file far too small for its length, or a download much smaller than its release said. The release is turned down and the next one taken.

A file HolyArrs cannot read is not called a fake. It waits for you on Downloads.

Some Sources give no size or post date. Automatic searches then show “size unknown” or “date unknown” and may still take the release. To decide on those yourself, turn on Hold Releases of unknown size or date for you.

If it does not work

Nothing is found. Cause: a Source is down, or the Pick rules turn everything away. Fix: test your Sources on Settings > Sources, then use Choose a release to read why each release failed.

The movie is never searched at night. Cause: Keep up to date is off, or the movie is not out. Fix: turn Keep up to date on for its Version.

A good release was turned away as early. Fix: raise Hours a Release may be early, or choose it yourself.

HolyArrs keeps picking a bad release. Fix: press Turn down on it.

For downloads that fail or stall, see Movie downloads.

Settings

Settings reference: Settings > Search

The page also has Check feeds now and Find a better copy for all, which start at once.

Setting	What it does	Default	Change it when
Titles to search each night	Longest unsearched first, 0 to 500. 0 turns it off.	20	Your Sources limit searches, or you have a large backlog.
Also find better copies each night	The nightly search also covers titles below Good enough.	Off	You want upgrades without waiting for feeds.
Check Source feeds every (minutes)	10 to 120. 0 turns them off.	15	A Source limits requests.
Turn down Releases posted before release	The early check.	On	Rarely.
Hours a Release may be early	Grace for time zones, 0 to 720.	24	Good releases get turned away as early.
Turn down fakes by size and file type	Size and file kind checks, and the empty file check at import.	On	Rarely.
Check file sizes at import	Smallest sizes and the release size check at import.	On	Rarely.
Smallest video file to place (MB)	0 uses 1 MB per minute of the movie. Any other value replaces that.	0	Short films get refused.
Hold Releases of unknown size or date for you	Automatic searches keep such releases for your choice.	Off	Your Sources often omit size or date.

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