BUG: latest update (7.46) broke render preset output directory settings

jguitarguy27 · 09-19-2025, 11:39 AM

It seems the latest update is making it such that when I apply a render preset, it's changing the output directory to a path that was not previously part of the preset.

Justin · 09-22-2025, 06:43 PM

Can you post a copy of your reaper-render.ini, and tell us which preset you're loading?

jguitarguy27 · 09-23-2025, 05:12 AM

Messing around with this a little more....I think the issue is, if I save a preset and make sure "include output directory" is checked, even if the output directory is blank, it doesn't not save the fact it was blank for that preset, so it'll just keep whatever output directory is there from a previous render, if there is one, when you go to that preset.

OR, if you open render dialog and you have something sitting in the output directory, then switch to a preset that's supposed to have a blank output directory, it won't clear what's currently sitting in the output directory.

I'm pretty sure this behavior was not happening previously.

requested ini file:

Code:

<RENDERPRESET bg_tracks_master 44100 2 0 1 10 0 0
  ZXZhdxABAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT bg_tracks_master 5 13988.729 14202.259 3 0 $region_$track_$tempobpm 0 \\SuperDrive\111SuperDrive\_Audio\BGTrax\_BG_TRAX_MASTER 1000 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "coffee break" 48000 2 0 1 10 0 0
  UE1GRgMAAAAAAAAAuAsAAAAAAABAAQAAgAcAADgEAACPwu9BAQAAAF8AAAAAAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_EXT "coffee break" 65 0.125893 0.891251 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "coffee break" 2 5006.912 5275.844 0 0 jake_full 0 D:\__AUDIO\Sessions\coffee_break\renders 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected items render - to proj subfolder 48 16" 48000 2 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxABAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected items render - to proj subfolder 48 16" 4 11.565 16.968 64 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$item 0 "" 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected items render - to proj subfolder 48 16 MONO" 48000 1 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxABAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected items render - to proj subfolder 48 16 MONO" 4 11.565 16.968 64 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$item 0 "" 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected items render - to proj subfolder 48 24" 48000 2 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxgBAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected items render - to proj subfolder 48 24" 4 11.565 16.968 64 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$item 0 "" 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected items render - to proj subfolder 48 24 MONO" 48000 1 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxgBAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected items render - to proj subfolder 48 24 MONO" 4 11.565 16.968 64 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$item 0 "" 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected items render - to proj subfolder 96 24" 96000 2 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxgBAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected items render - to proj subfolder 96 24" 4 11.565 16.968 64 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$item 0 "" 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected items render - to proj subfolder 96 24 MONO" 96000 1 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxgBAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected items render - to proj subfolder 96 24 MONO" 4 11.565 16.968 64 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$item 0 "" 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected items render GENERAL SOURCE - 24 96" 96000 2 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxgBAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected items render GENERAL SOURCE - 24 96" 4 8 8 64 0 $item 0 \\superdrive\111SuperDrive\__SFX_DEPOT\All_SFX\Homegrown 0 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected regions render - to proj subfolder 48 16" 48000 2 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxABAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected regions render - to proj subfolder 48 16" 5 8 8 0 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$region 0 "" 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected regions render - to proj subfolder 48 16 MONO" 48000 1 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxABAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected regions render - to proj subfolder 48 16 MONO" 5 8 8 0 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$region 0 \\SuperDrive\111SuperDrive\__SFX_DEPOT\All_SFX\Homegrown\ 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected regions render - to proj subfolder 48 24" 48000 2 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxgBAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected regions render - to proj subfolder 48 24" 5 8 8 0 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$region 0 \\SuperDrive\111SuperDrive\__SFX_DEPOT\All_SFX\Homegrown\ 300 0 ""
<RENDERPRESET "selected regions render - to proj subfolder 48 24 MONO" 48000 1 0 1 10 0 512
  ZXZhdxgBAA==
>
RENDERPRESET_OUTPUT "selected regions render - to proj subfolder 48 24 MONO" 5 8 8 0 0 $projectdirectory/rendered_items/$region 0 \\SuperDrive\111SuperDrive\__SFX_DEPOT\All_SFX\Homegrown\ 300 0 ""

Justin · 09-23-2025, 05:25 AM

Thanks -- yes, confirmed that it doesn't set the render path to blank if the preset defines it as blank. I don't think this is new behavior, but I can see how it would be confusing. Will look at fixing.

09-19-2025, 11:39 AM	#1
jguitarguy27 Human being with feelings Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 147	BUG: latest update (7.46) broke render preset output directory settings It seems the latest update is making it such that when I apply a render preset, it's changing the output directory to a path that was not previously part of the preset.

09-22-2025, 06:43 PM	#2
Justin Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 16,810	Can you post a copy of your reaper-render.ini, and tell us which preset you're loading?

09-23-2025, 05:25 AM	#4
Justin Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 16,810	Thanks -- yes, confirmed that it doesn't set the render path to blank if the preset defines it as blank. I don't think this is new behavior, but I can see how it would be confusing. Will look at fixing.