File output auto-destination

[Lodee]

Please describe what you would like to see added to HandBrake:
File output auto-destination: save converted file in the same folder as the source.

Why would you like to see this added:
Ease of use

What version of HandBrake are you currently running:
1.0.2; 2017012200

What operating system and version and you currently running (e.g. OSX 10.11, Windows 7, Ubuntu 14):
OSX 10.8.5

[Woodstock]

"Same as source" in the GUI has been asked for many times. It has, so far, been universally rejected as it is highly dangerous. It is far too simple to overwrite your source file with the output.

I know - I used to have the t-shirt franchise for that.

[rollin_eng]

"Same as source" in the GUI has been asked for many times. It has, so far, been universally rejected

Evidently not.

In the nightly {source_path} is valid as an output path in the preferences.

[Lodee]

"Same as source" in the GUI has been asked for many times. It has, so far, been universally rejected as it is highly dangerous. It is far too simple to overwrite your source file with the output.

Well, it's 21st Century. Technology should make your life easier.
I'm sure there are several plain simple ways to make this perfectly safe

[JohnAStebbins]

Well, it's 21st Century. Technology should make your life easier.
I'm sure there are several plain simple ways to make this perfectly safe

Yes, there are. And some user somewhere is going to ignore every warning dialog and popup you give them because "they know what they are doing". I've seen a good number of unhappy and irate posts and emails from users that overwrote their source file, even though the GUI pops up a dialog asking if they are sure they want to overwrite the file when the job is added to the queue.

[Lodee]

Well, it's 21st Century. Technology should make your life easier.
I'm sure there are several plain simple ways to make this perfectly safe

Yes, there are. And some user somewhere is going to ignore every warning dialog and popup you give them because "they know what they are doing". I've seen a good number of unhappy and irate posts and emails from users that overwrote their source file, even though the GUI pops up a dialog asking if they are sure they want to overwrite the file when the job is added to the queue.

It happens, but then even in present setup.

Anyway, you can always make this a Preference option, under "output files", e.g.:
Checkbox - "Auto source folder output"

Also, option to automatically name output file:
filename+"converted".mp4
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[rollin_eng]

In the nightly {source_path} is valid as an output path in the preferences.

Does this work for you?

[Ritsuka]

HandBrake on Mac will be sandboxed in the future. And the sandbox doesn't let you write randomly on the disk, so don't get your hope up on this.