[GH-ISSUE #848] [Feature Request] Smarter default export location & smarter filename #2564

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opened 2026-03-01 18:59:29 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @Garfounkel on GitHub (Apr 26, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/848

The editor always defaults the exported file location to the last exported folder, which makes sense when using ScreenToGif as a recorder, but I find myself often importing mp4 files directly into the editor instead. In that case, it would make more sense to default the export folder to the location of the imported mp4. This would remove the unnecessary back and forth when working on multiple projects at the same time.
With the same idea in mind, the name of the output file could also be made smarter by allowing the use of the imported file as a special symbol similar to #282. Maybe %i% for input file.

For instance if I import Somefolder/my_video.mp4 into the editor, %i%.gif would output a file named my_video.gif located in Somefolder by default.

If the template name use %i% while no file was imported (for instance when using the Screen recorder directly), just give a warning that %i% will be blank in that case.

Originally created by @Garfounkel on GitHub (Apr 26, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/848 1. The editor always defaults the exported file location to the last exported folder, which makes sense when using ScreenToGif as a recorder, but I find myself often importing mp4 files directly into the editor instead. In that case, it would make more sense to default the export folder to the location of the imported mp4. This would remove the unnecessary back and forth when working on multiple projects at the same time. 2. With the same idea in mind, the name of the output file could also be made smarter by allowing the use of the imported file as a special symbol similar to #282. Maybe `%i%` for input file. For instance if I import `Somefolder/my_video.mp4` into the editor, `%i%.gif` would output a file named `my_video.gif` located in `Somefolder` by default. If the template name use `%i%` while no file was imported (for instance when using the Screen recorder directly), just give a warning that `%i%` will be blank in that case.

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