File exported as TextEdit Document

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RBoyum
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File exported as TextEdit Document

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Description of problem or question:
I select the source and enter the destination with standard presets. The format window shows mp4.
But when I go to the destination location the file type shows as TextEdit Document and it cannot be opened by iMovie.
Suggestions?



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HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):
Handbrake 1.3.3



Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):
MacbookAir Sierra 10.12.6



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Woodstock
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Re: File exported as TextEdit Document

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Without the encode log, we cannot make suggestions. The encode log would tell us what extension you set on the output file name, which would explain how the operating system treats the output file.
Rorchach91
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Re: File exported as TextEdit Document

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I wonder if it's a file accociation issue, check windows setting and find if you have associated .mp4 to some text editor maybe helpful
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Ritsuka
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Re: File exported as TextEdit Document

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Make sure your file name ends with .mp4.
KARINGRACEY
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Re: File exported as TextEdit Document

Post by KARINGRACEY »

I am having the same problem and cannot work out how to fix it
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