Custom Export Format

[jct]

I have a custom export preset I created that was based on one of the stock presets. The stock preset has mp4 as the default format but when I go to export a file using my custom preset I still have to add the format extension to the file name.

How do I get the format set for a custom export so that it will always be the same container format? e.g mp4 or mkv?

[sauron]

@jct

How do I get the format set for a custom export so that it will always be the same container format?

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