diff --git a/dialogs/exportdialog.cpp b/dialogs/exportdialog.cpp
index 312a9eff4..9e89f85fb 100644
--- a/dialogs/exportdialog.cpp
+++ b/dialogs/exportdialog.cpp
@@ -351,13 +351,31 @@ void ExportDialog::on_pushButton_clicked()
 	case FORMAT_GIF:
 		ext = "gif";
 		break;
-	case FORMAT_IMG:
-		// ext_name = "";
-		// ext = "";
-		// ext is determined from codec, but we prevent the switch from going to 'default' here
-		qDebug() << "[INFO] Image export not implemented yet";
-        QMessageBox::information(this, "Image sequence support coming soon", "Sorry, image sequence exporting is currently unsupported. Check back soon (or hound GitHub issue #83).", QMessageBox::Ok);
-		return;
+    case FORMAT_IMG:
+        switch (format_vcodecs.at(ui->vcodecCombobox->currentIndex())) {
+        case AV_CODEC_ID_BMP:
+            ext = "bmp";
+            break;
+        case AV_CODEC_ID_MJPEG:
+            ext = "jpg";
+            break;
+        case AV_CODEC_ID_JPEG2000:
+            ext = "jp2";
+            break;
+        case AV_CODEC_ID_PSD:
+            ext = "psd";
+            break;
+        case AV_CODEC_ID_PNG:
+            ext = "png";
+            break;
+        case AV_CODEC_ID_TIFF:
+            ext = "tif";
+            break;
+        default:
+            qDebug() << "[ERROR] Invalid codec selection for an image sequence";
+            QMessageBox::critical(this, "Invalid codec", "Couldn't determine output parameters for the selected codec. This is a bug, please contact the developers.", QMessageBox::Ok);
+            return;
+        }
 		break;
 	case FORMAT_MP3:
 		ext = "mp3";
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 87530ebf2..7e15330de 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     connect(ui->menu_View, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(viewMenu_About_To_Be_Shown()));
     connect(ui->menu_Tools, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(toolMenu_About_To_Be_Shown()));
     connect(ui->menuEdit, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(editMenu_About_To_Be_Shown()));
+    connect(ui->menu_File, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(fileMenu_About_To_Be_Shown()));
 
     QString data_dir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
     if (!data_dir.isEmpty()) {
         QDir dir(data_dir);
         dir.mkpath(".");
         if (dir.exists()) {
+            // detect auto-recovery file
             autorecovery_filename = data_dir + "/autorecovery.ove";
             if (QFile::exists(autorecovery_filename)) {
                 if (QMessageBox::question(NULL, "Auto-recovery", "Olive didn't close properly and an autorecovery file was detected. Would you like to open it?", QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::Yes) {
@@ -110,6 +112,22 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
             autorecovery_timer.setInterval(60000);
             QObject::connect(&autorecovery_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(autorecover_interval()));
             autorecovery_timer.start();
+
+            // search for open recents list
+            recent_proj_file = data_dir + "/recents";
+            QFile f(recent_proj_file);
+            if (f.exists() && f.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text)) {
+                QTextStream text_stream(&f);
+                while (true) {
+                    QString line = text_stream.readLine();
+                    if (line.isNull()) {
+                        break;
+                    } else {
+                        recent_projects.append(line);
+                    }
+                }
+                f.close();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -556,3 +574,27 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionFolder_triggered()
 {
     panel_project->new_folder();
 }
+
+void MainWindow::fileMenu_About_To_Be_Shown() {
+    if (recent_projects.size() > 0) {
+        ui->menuOpen_Recent->clear();
+        ui->menuOpen_Recent->setEnabled(true);
+        for (int i=0;i<recent_projects.size();i++) {
+            QAction* action = ui->menuOpen_Recent->addAction(recent_projects.at(i));
+            action->setData(i);
+            connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(load_recent_project()));
+        }
+        ui->menuOpen_Recent->addSeparator();
+        QAction* clear_action = ui->menuOpen_Recent->addAction("Clear Recent List");
+        connect(clear_action, SIGNAL(triggered()), panel_project, SLOT(clear_recent_projects()));
+    } else {
+        ui->menuOpen_Recent->setEnabled(false);
+    }
+}
+
+void MainWindow::load_recent_project() {
+    if (can_close_project()) {
+        project_url = recent_projects.at(static_cast<QAction*>(sender())->data().toInt());
+        panel_project->load_project();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 55d8ba275..5df50b416 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 
 public:
 	explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
-	~MainWindow();
+    ~MainWindow();
 
 protected:
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *);
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ private slots:
 
     void editMenu_About_To_Be_Shown();
 
+    void fileMenu_About_To_Be_Shown();
+
+    void load_recent_project();
+
 private:
 	Ui::MainWindow *ui;
 	void setup_layout();
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 04f5837e3..57503bb82 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@
      <addaction name="actionSequence"/>
      <addaction name="actionFolder"/>
     </widget>
+    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuOpen_Recent">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Open Recent</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
     <addaction name="menu_New"/>
     <addaction name="action_Open_Project"/>
+    <addaction name="menuOpen_Recent"/>
     <addaction name="action_Save_Project"/>
     <addaction name="actionSave_Project_As"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
@@ -589,6 +595,11 @@
     <string>Folder</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionClear_Recent_List">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Clear Recent List</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <resources>
diff --git a/panels/project.cpp b/panels/project.cpp
index 5c9ca4e25..d1f5864ae 100644
--- a/panels/project.cpp
+++ b/panels/project.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "project/effect.h"
 #include "effects/transition.h"
 #include "io/previewgenerator.h"
+#include "mainwindow.h"
 
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QString>
@@ -30,8 +31,12 @@ extern "C" {
 	#include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
 }
 
+#define MAXIMUM_RECENT_PROJECTS 10
+
 bool project_changed = false;
 QString project_url = "";
+QStringList recent_projects;
+QString recent_proj_file;
 
 Project::Project(QWidget *parent) :
 	QDockWidget(parent),
@@ -647,190 +652,6 @@ void Project::load_project() {
         cont = load_worker(file, stream, MEDIA_TYPE_SEQUENCE);
     }
 
-    /*int state = LOAD_STATE_IDLE;
-    while (!error && !stream.atEnd()) {
-        stream.readNext();
-        switch (state) {
-        case LOAD_STATE_IDLE:
-            if (stream.isStartElement()) {
-                if (stream.name() == "footage") {
-                    for (int j=0;j<stream.attributes().size();j++) {
-                        const QXmlStreamAttribute& attr = stream.attributes().at(j);
-                        if (attr.name() == "id") {
-                            temp_media_id = attr.value().toInt();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    state = LOAD_STATE_FOOTAGE;
-                } else if (stream.name() == "sequence") {
-                    temp_seq = new Sequence();
-                    state = LOAD_STATE_SEQUENCE;
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        case LOAD_STATE_FOOTAGE:
-            if (stream.isEndElement() && stream.name() == "footage") {
-                Media* m = import_file(temp_url);
-                if (m == NULL) {
-                    error = (QMessageBox::warning(this, "Source load error", "Couldn't load source file '" + temp_url + "'. This is unsupported and may lead to crashes. Do you wish to continue?", QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::No);
-                } else {
-                    m->save_id = temp_media_id;
-                    m->name = temp_name;
-                    temp_media_list.append(m);
-                }
-                state = LOAD_STATE_IDLE;
-            } else if (stream.isStartElement()) {
-                if (stream.name() == "name") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_name = stream.text().toString();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "url") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_url = stream.text().toString();
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        case LOAD_STATE_SEQUENCE:
-            if (stream.isEndElement() && stream.name() == "sequence") {
-                // correct IDs
-                for (int i=0;i<temp_seq->clip_count();i++) {
-                    Clip* clip = temp_seq->get_clip(i);
-
-                    // correct IDs in linked clips
-                    for (int j=0;j<clip->linked.size();j++) {
-                        bool found = false;
-                        for (int k=0;k<temp_seq->clip_count();k++) {
-                            if (temp_seq->get_clip(k)->load_id == clip->linked.at(j)) {
-                                clip->linked[j] = k;
-                                found = true;
-                                break;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        if (!found) {                            
-                            if (QMessageBox::warning(this, "Corrupt clip link", "Project contains a non-existent clip link. It may be corrupt. Would you like to load it anyway?", QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-                                clip->linked.removeAt(j);
-                            } else {
-                                error = true;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                temp_seq->reset_undo();
-                new_sequence(temp_seq, false);
-                state = LOAD_STATE_IDLE;
-            } else if (stream.isStartElement()) {
-                if (stream.name() == "name") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_seq->name = stream.text().toString();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "width") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_seq->width = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "height") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_seq->height = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "framerate") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_seq->frame_rate = stream.text().toFloat();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "afreq") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_seq->audio_frequency = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "alayout") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_seq->audio_layout = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "clip") {
-                    temp_clip = new Clip();
-                    temp_clip->sequence = temp_seq;
-                    state = LOAD_STATE_CLIP;
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        case LOAD_STATE_CLIP:
-            if (stream.isEndElement() && stream.name() == "clip") {
-                temp_seq->add_clip(temp_clip);
-                state = LOAD_STATE_SEQUENCE;
-            } else if (stream.isStartElement()) {
-                if (stream.name() == "name") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_clip->name = stream.text().toString();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "id") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_clip->load_id = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "clipin") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_clip->clip_in = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "in") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_clip->timeline_in = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "out") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_clip->timeline_out = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "track") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_clip->track = stream.text().toInt();
-                } else if (stream.name() == "opening") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_clip->opening_transition = create_transition(stream.text().toInt(), temp_clip);
-                } else if (stream.name() == "closing") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    temp_clip->closing_transition = create_transition(stream.text().toInt(), temp_clip);
-                } else if (stream.name() == "color") {
-                    for (int j=0;j<stream.attributes().size();j++) {
-                        const QXmlStreamAttribute& attr = stream.attributes().at(j);
-                        if (attr.name().toString() == QLatin1String("r")) {
-                            temp_clip->color_r = attr.value().toInt();
-                        } else if (attr.name().toString() == QLatin1String("g")) {
-                            temp_clip->color_g = attr.value().toInt();
-                        } else if (attr.name().toString() == QLatin1String("b")) {
-                            temp_clip->color_b = attr.value().toInt();
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else if (stream.name() == "media") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    for (int i=0;i<temp_media_list.size();i++) {
-                        Media* m = temp_media_list.at(i);
-                        if (m->save_id == stream.text().toInt()) {
-                            temp_clip->media = m;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else if (stream.name() == "stream") {
-                    stream.readNext();
-                    int stream_index = stream.text().toInt();
-                    if (temp_clip->media != NULL) {
-                        temp_clip->media_stream = temp_clip->media->get_stream_from_file_index(stream_index);
-                        if (temp_clip->media_stream == NULL) {
-                            if (QMessageBox::warning(this, "Source changed", "Source file '" + temp_clip->media->url + "' appears to have changed since last saving the project. This is unsupported and may lead to crashes. Do you wish to continue?", QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::No) {
-                                error = true;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else if (stream.name() == "linked") {
-                    state = LOAD_STATE_CLIP_LINKS;
-                } else if (stream.name() == "effect") {
-                    int effect_id = -1;
-                    for (int j=0;j<stream.attributes().size();j++) {
-                        const QXmlStreamAttribute& attr = stream.attributes().at(j);
-                        if (attr.name().toString() == QLatin1String("id")) {
-                            effect_id = attr.value().toInt();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (effect_id != -1) {
-                        Effect* e = create_effect(effect_id, temp_clip);
-                        e->load(&stream);
-                        temp_clip->effects.append(e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        case LOAD_STATE_CLIP_LINKS:
-            if (stream.name() == "linked" && stream.isEndElement()) {
-                state = LOAD_STATE_CLIP;
-            } else if (stream.isStartElement() && stream.name() == "link") {
-                stream.readNext();
-                temp_clip->linked.append(stream.text().toInt());
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }*/
     if (!cont) {
         QMessageBox::critical(this, "Project Load Error", "Error loading project: " + error_str, QMessageBox::Ok);
     } else if (stream.hasError()) {
@@ -845,6 +666,10 @@ void Project::load_project() {
     } else {
         new_project();
     }
+
+    file.close();
+
+    add_recent_project(project_url);
 }
 
 void Project::save_folder(QXmlStreamWriter& stream, QTreeWidgetItem* parent, int type) {
@@ -970,5 +795,47 @@ void Project::save_project() {
 
     file.close();
 
+    add_recent_project(project_url);
+
     project_changed = false;
 }
+
+void Project::save_recent_projects() {
+    // save to file
+    QFile f(recent_proj_file);
+    if (f.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate | QFile::Text)) {
+        QTextStream out(&f);
+        for (int i=0;i<recent_projects.size();i++) {
+            if (i > 0) {
+                out << "\n";
+            }
+            out << recent_projects.at(i);
+        }
+        f.close();
+    } else {
+        qDebug() << "[WARNING] Could not save recent projects";
+    }
+}
+
+void Project::clear_recent_projects() {
+    recent_projects.clear();
+    save_recent_projects();
+}
+
+void Project::add_recent_project(QString url) {
+    bool found = false;
+    for (int i=0;i<recent_projects.size();i++) {
+        if (url == recent_projects.at(i)) {
+            found = true;
+            recent_projects.move(i, 0);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!found) {
+        recent_projects.insert(0, url);
+        if (recent_projects.size() > MAXIMUM_RECENT_PROJECTS) {
+            recent_projects.removeLast();
+        }
+    }
+    save_recent_projects();
+}
diff --git a/panels/project.h b/panels/project.h
index 2b31e1684..0bc4c4cc4 100644
--- a/panels/project.h
+++ b/panels/project.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Project;
 
 extern bool project_changed;
 extern QString project_url;
+extern QStringList recent_projects;
+extern QString recent_proj_file;
 
 class Project : public QDockWidget
 {
@@ -73,8 +75,11 @@ private:
     QVector<QTreeWidgetItem*> loaded_folders;
     QVector<Media*> loaded_media;
     QTreeWidgetItem* find_loaded_folder_by_id(int id);
+    void add_recent_project(QString url);
+    void save_recent_projects();
 private slots:
     void rename_media(QTreeWidgetItem* item, int column);
+    void clear_recent_projects();
 };
 
 #endif // PROJECT_H
diff --git a/playback/playback.cpp b/playback/playback.cpp
index ff75ff098..67df049b2 100644
--- a/playback/playback.cpp
+++ b/playback/playback.cpp
@@ -267,4 +267,5 @@ void set_sequence(Sequence* s) {
     sequence = s;
     panel_timeline->update_sequence();
     panel_viewer->update_sequence();
+    panel_timeline->setFocus();
 }
diff --git a/ui/sourcetable.cpp b/ui/sourcetable.cpp
index 6c125173a..ba28406b8 100644
--- a/ui/sourcetable.cpp
+++ b/ui/sourcetable.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void SourceTable::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
 }
 
 void SourceTable::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent* ) {
+    stop_rename_timer();
 	if (selectedItems().count() == 0) {
 		panel_project->import_dialog();
 	} else if (selectedItems().count() == 1) {
diff --git a/ui/timelinewidget.cpp b/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
index d3573dcd8..630ff39ff 100644
--- a/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -985,7 +985,6 @@ void TimelineWidget::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
             for (int i=0;i<track_size;i++) {
                 int clip_index = getClipIndexFromCoords(panel_timeline->drag_frame_start, panel_timeline->split_tracks[i]);
                 if (clip_index > -1) {
-                    Clip* c = sequence->get_clip(clip_index);
                     QVector<int> tracks = panel_timeline->get_tracks_of_linked_clips(clip_index);
                     for (int j=0;j<tracks.size();j++) {
                         // check if this track is already included