diff --git a/app/cli/cliexport/cliexportmanager.cpp b/app/cli/cliexport/cliexportmanager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de0145729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/cli/cliexport/cliexportmanager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/***
+
+  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+  Copyright (C) 2019 Olive Team
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+***/
+
+#include "cliexportmanager.h"
+
+OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
+
+CLIExportManager::CLIExportManager()
+{
+
+}
+
+OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/cli/cliexport/cliexportmanager.h b/app/cli/cliexport/cliexportmanager.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d3fc346b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/cli/cliexport/cliexportmanager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/***
+
+  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+  Copyright (C) 2019 Olive Team
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+***/
+
+#ifndef CLIEXPORTMANAGER_H
+#define CLIEXPORTMANAGER_H
+
+#include "task/export/export.h"
+
+OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
+
+class CLIExportManager : public QObject
+{
+public:
+  CLIExportManager();
+};
+
+OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
+
+#endif // CLIEXPORTMANAGER_H
diff --git a/app/cli/cliprogress/cliprogressdialog.cpp b/app/cli/cliprogress/cliprogressdialog.cpp
index fa846c1ff..88c0cfd57 100644
--- a/app/cli/cliprogress/cliprogressdialog.cpp
+++ b/app/cli/cliprogress/cliprogressdialog.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 CLIProgressDialog::CLIProgressDialog(const QString& title, QObject *parent) :
   QObject(parent),
   title_(title),
-  progress_(0),
+  progress_(-1),
   drawn_(false)
 {
+  SetProgress(0);
 }
 
 void CLIProgressDialog::Update()
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ void CLIProgressDialog::Update()
   std::cout << "[";
 
   // Get UI bar progress
-  int bar_prog = qRound(progress_ * 0.01 * progress_bar_columns);
+  int bar_prog = qRound(progress_ * progress_bar_columns);
 
   // Draw filled in bar
   for (int i=0;i<bar_prog;i++) {
@@ -90,10 +91,10 @@ void CLIProgressDialog::Update()
     std::cout << " ";
   }
 
-  std::cout << progress_ << "% " << std::flush;
+  std::cout << qRound(progress_ * 100.0) << "% " << std::endl << std::flush;
 }
 
-void CLIProgressDialog::SetProgress(int p)
+void CLIProgressDialog::SetProgress(double p)
 {
   if (progress_ != p) {
     progress_ = p;
diff --git a/app/cli/cliprogress/cliprogressdialog.h b/app/cli/cliprogress/cliprogressdialog.h
index 94cf65c84..40ffea6e8 100644
--- a/app/cli/cliprogress/cliprogressdialog.h
+++ b/app/cli/cliprogress/cliprogressdialog.h
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ public:
   CLIProgressDialog(const QString &title, QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
 public slots:
-  void SetProgress(int p);
+  void SetProgress(double p);
 
 private:
   void Update();
 
   QString title_;
 
-  int progress_;
+  double progress_;
 
   bool drawn_;
 
diff --git a/app/cli/clitask/clitaskdialog.cpp b/app/cli/clitask/clitaskdialog.cpp
index 69bd9b4cf..bb567f586 100644
--- a/app/cli/clitask/clitaskdialog.cpp
+++ b/app/cli/clitask/clitaskdialog.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,15 @@
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
 CLITaskDialog::CLITaskDialog(Task *task, QObject* parent) :
-  CLIProgressDialog(task->GetTitle(), parent)
+  CLIProgressDialog(task->GetTitle(), parent),
+  task_(task)
 {
-  // FIXME: Still developing this, don't try to use
+  connect(task_, &Task::ProgressChanged, this, &CLITaskDialog::SetProgress);
+}
+
+bool CLITaskDialog::Run()
+{
+  return task_->Start();
 }
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/cli/clitask/clitaskdialog.h b/app/cli/clitask/clitaskdialog.h
index 6408b238e..c574b6011 100644
--- a/app/cli/clitask/clitaskdialog.h
+++ b/app/cli/clitask/clitaskdialog.h
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
 class CLITaskDialog : public CLIProgressDialog
 {
+  Q_OBJECT
 public:
   CLITaskDialog(Task *task, QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
+  bool Run();
+
+private:
+  Task* task_;
+
 };
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/codec/encoder.cpp b/app/codec/encoder.cpp
index 43e0ca1a6..388278525 100644
--- a/app/codec/encoder.cpp
+++ b/app/codec/encoder.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,63 @@ void EncodingParams::SetExportLength(const rational &export_length)
   export_length_ = export_length;
 }
 
+void EncodingParams::Save(QXmlStreamWriter *writer) const
+{
+  writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("encode"));
+
+  writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("filename"), filename_);
+
+  writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("video"));
+
+  writer->writeAttribute(QStringLiteral("enabled"), QString::number(video_enabled_));
+
+  if (video_enabled_) {
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("codec"), QString::number(video_codec_));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("width"), QString::number(video_params_.width()));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("height"), QString::number(video_params_.height()));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("format"), QString::number(video_params_.format()));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("timebase"), video_params_.time_base().toString());
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("divider"), QString::number(video_params_.divider()));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("bitrate"), QString::number(video_bit_rate_));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("maxbitrate"), QString::number(video_max_bit_rate_));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("bufsize"), QString::number(video_buffer_size_));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("threads"), QString::number(video_threads_));
+
+    if (!video_opts_.isEmpty()) {
+      writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("opts"));
+
+      QHash<QString, QString>::const_iterator i;
+      for (i=video_opts_.constBegin(); i!=video_opts_.constEnd(); i++) {
+        writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("entry"));
+
+        writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("key"), i.key());
+        writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("value"), i.value());
+
+        writer->writeEndElement(); // entry
+      }
+
+      writer->writeEndElement(); // opts
+    }
+  }
+
+  writer->writeEndElement(); // video
+
+  writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("audio"));
+
+  writer->writeAttribute(QStringLiteral("enabled"), QString::number(audio_enabled_));
+
+  if (audio_enabled_) {
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("codec"), QString::number(audio_codec_));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("samplerate"), QString::number(audio_params_.sample_rate()));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("channellayout"), QString::number(audio_params_.channel_layout()));
+    writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("format"), QString::number(audio_params_.format()));
+  }
+
+  writer->writeEndElement(); // audio
+
+  writer->writeEndElement(); // encode
+}
+
 Encoder* Encoder::CreateFromID(const QString &id, const EncodingParams& params)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(id)
diff --git a/app/codec/encoder.h b/app/codec/encoder.h
index 8a60a75cc..260c735a3 100644
--- a/app/codec/encoder.h
+++ b/app/codec/encoder.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <QString>
+#include <QXmlStreamWriter>
 
 #include "codec/exportcodec.h"
 #include "codec/exportformat.h"
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ public:
   const rational& GetExportLength() const;
   void SetExportLength(const rational& GetExportLength);
 
+  virtual void Save(QXmlStreamWriter* writer) const;
+
 private:
   QString filename_;
 
diff --git a/app/core.cpp b/app/core.cpp
index 70fb71f6c..d737a0563 100644
--- a/app/core.cpp
+++ b/app/core.cpp
@@ -81,18 +81,17 @@ Core *Core::instance()
   return &instance_;
 }
 
-bool Core::Start()
+int Core::execute(QCoreApplication* a)
 {
-  // Reset config (Config sets to default on construction already, but we do it again here as a workaround that fixes
-  //               the fact that some of the config paths set by default rely on the app name having been set (in main())
-  Config::Current().SetDefaults();
+  int exit_code = 1;
+
+  // Start core
+  OLIVE_NAMESPACE::Core::instance()->Start();
 
   //
   // Parse command line arguments
   //
 
-  QCoreApplication* app = QCoreApplication::instance();
-
   QCommandLineParser parser;
   parser.addHelpOption();
   parser.addVersionOption();
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ bool Core::Start()
   parser.addOption(headless_export_option);
 
   // Parse options
-  parser.process(*app);
+  parser.process(*a);
 
   QStringList args = parser.positionalArguments();
 
@@ -120,6 +119,44 @@ bool Core::Start()
     startup_project_ = args.first();
   }
 
+  gui_active_ = !parser.isSet(headless_export_option);
+
+  if (gui_active_) {
+
+    // Start GUI
+    StartGUI(parser.isSet(fullscreen_option));
+
+    // If we have a startup
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "OpenStartupProject", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
+    // Run application loop and receive exit code
+    exit_code = a->exec();
+
+  } else {
+
+    if (parser.isSet(headless_export_option)) {
+      // Start a headless export
+      if (StartHeadlessExport()) {
+        exit_code = 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+
+
+  // Clear core memory
+  OLIVE_NAMESPACE::Core::instance()->Stop();
+
+  return exit_code;
+}
+
+void Core::Start()
+{
+  // Reset config (Config sets to default on construction already, but we do it again here as a workaround that fixes
+  //               the fact that some of the config paths set by default rely on the app name having been set (in main())
+  Config::Current().SetDefaults();
+
   // Declare custom types for Qt signal/slot system
   DeclareTypesForQt();
 
@@ -141,53 +178,6 @@ bool Core::Start()
   //
 
   qInfo() << "Using Qt version:" << qVersion();
-
-  gui_active_ = !parser.isSet(headless_export_option);
-
-  if (gui_active_) {
-
-    // Start GUI
-    StartGUI(parser.isSet(fullscreen_option));
-
-    // Load startup project
-    if (!startup_project_.isEmpty() && !QFileInfo::exists(startup_project_)) {
-      QMessageBox::warning(main_window(),
-                           tr("Failed to open startup file"),
-                           tr("The project \"%1\" doesn't exist. A new project will be started instead.").arg(startup_project_),
-                           QMessageBox::Ok);
-
-      startup_project_.clear();
-    }
-
-    if (startup_project_.isEmpty()) {
-      // If no load project is set, create a new one on open
-      CreateNewProject();
-    } else {
-      OpenProjectInternal(startup_project_);
-    }
-
-    return true;
-
-  } else {
-
-    if (parser.isSet(headless_export_option)) {
-
-      if (startup_project_.isEmpty()) {
-        qCritical().noquote() << tr("You must specify a project file to export");
-      } else {
-        OpenProjectInternal(startup_project_);
-
-        qDebug() << "Ready for exporting!";
-
-        return true;
-      }
-
-    }
-
-    // Error fallback
-    return false;
-
-  }
 }
 
 void Core::Stop()
@@ -539,6 +529,106 @@ void Core::ProjectWasModified(bool e)
   }
 }
 
+bool Core::StartHeadlessExport()
+{
+  if (startup_project_.isEmpty()) {
+    qCritical().noquote() << tr("You must specify a project file to export");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!QFileInfo::exists(startup_project_)) {
+    qCritical().noquote() << tr("Specified project does not exist");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Start a load task and try running it
+  ProjectLoadTask plm(startup_project_);
+  CLITaskDialog task_dialog(&plm);
+
+  if (task_dialog.Run()) {
+    ProjectPtr p = plm.GetLoadedProjects().first();
+    QList<ItemPtr> items = p->get_items_of_type(Item::kSequence);
+
+    // Check if this project contains sequences
+    if (items.isEmpty()) {
+      qCritical().noquote() << tr("Project contains no sequences, nothing to export");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    SequencePtr sequence = nullptr;
+
+    // Check if this project contains multiple sequences
+    if (items.size() > 1) {
+      qInfo().noquote() << tr("This project has multiple sequences. Which do you wish to export?");
+      for (int i=0;i<items.size();i++) {
+        std::cout << "[" << i << "] " << items.at(i)->name().toStdString();
+      }
+
+      QTextStream stream(stdin);
+      QString sequence_read;
+      int sequence_index = -1;
+      QString quit_code = QStringLiteral("q");
+      std::string prompt = tr("Enter number (or %1 to cancel): ").arg(quit_code).toStdString();
+      forever {
+        std::cout << prompt;
+
+        stream.readLineInto(&sequence_read);
+
+        if (!QString::compare(sequence_read, quit_code, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        bool ok;
+        sequence_index = sequence_read.toInt(&ok);
+
+        if (ok && sequence_index >= 0 && sequence_index < items.size()) {
+          break;
+        } else {
+          qCritical().noquote() << tr("Invalid sequence number");
+        }
+      }
+
+      sequence = std::static_pointer_cast<Sequence>(items.at(sequence_index));
+    } else {
+      sequence = std::static_pointer_cast<Sequence>(items.first());
+    }
+
+    ExportParams params;
+    ExportTask export_task(sequence->viewer_output(), p->color_manager(), params);
+    CLITaskDialog export_dialog(&export_task);
+    if (export_dialog.Run()) {
+      qInfo().noquote() << tr("Export succeeded");
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      qInfo().noquote() << tr("Export failed: %1").arg(export_task.GetError());
+      return false;
+    }
+  } else {
+    qCritical().noquote() << tr("Project failed to load: %1").arg(plm.GetError());
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+void Core::OpenStartupProject()
+{
+  // Load startup project
+  if (!startup_project_.isEmpty() && !QFileInfo::exists(startup_project_)) {
+    QMessageBox::warning(main_window_,
+                         tr("Failed to open startup file"),
+                         tr("The project \"%1\" doesn't exist. A new project will be started instead.").arg(startup_project_),
+                         QMessageBox::Ok);
+
+    startup_project_.clear();
+  }
+
+  if (startup_project_.isEmpty()) {
+    // If no load project is set, create a new one on open
+    CreateNewProject();
+  } else {
+    OpenProjectInternal(startup_project_);
+  }
+}
+
 void Core::DeclareTypesForQt()
 {
   qRegisterMetaType<rational>();
@@ -559,6 +649,7 @@ void Core::DeclareTypesForQt()
   qRegisterMetaType<OLIVE_NAMESPACE::SampleJob>();
   qRegisterMetaType<OLIVE_NAMESPACE::ShaderJob>();
   qRegisterMetaType<OLIVE_NAMESPACE::GenerateJob>();
+  qRegisterMetaType<OLIVE_NAMESPACE::VideoParams>();
 }
 
 void Core::StartGUI(bool full_screen)
@@ -877,6 +968,11 @@ bool Core::SaveProjectAs(ProjectPtr p)
                                             GetProjectFilter());
 
   if (!fn.isEmpty()) {
+    QString extension(QStringLiteral(".ove"));
+    if (!fn.endsWith(extension, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+      fn.append(extension);
+    }
+
     p->set_filename(fn);
 
     SaveProjectInternal(p);
@@ -927,7 +1023,7 @@ void Core::OpenProjectInternal(const QString &filename)
 
     //connect(plm, &ProjectLoadManager::ProjectLoaded, this, &Core::AddOpenProject);
 
-    CLITaskDialog task_dialog(plm);
+
 
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/core.h b/app/core.h
index 07aeccb08..9b3d25728 100644
--- a/app/core.h
+++ b/app/core.h
@@ -66,12 +66,14 @@ public:
    */
   static Core* instance();
 
+  int execute(QCoreApplication *a);
+
   /**
    * @brief Start Olive Core
    *
    * Main application launcher. Parses command line arguments and constructs main window (if entering a GUI mode).
    */
-  bool Start();
+  void Start();
 
   /**
    * @brief Stop Olive Core
@@ -405,11 +407,6 @@ private:
    */
   void PushRecentlyOpenedProject(const QString &s);
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Internal project open
-   */
-  void OpenProjectInternal(const QString& filename);
-
   /**
    * @brief Declare custom types/classes for Qt's signal/slot system
    *
@@ -507,6 +504,15 @@ private slots:
 
   void ProjectWasModified(bool e);
 
+  bool StartHeadlessExport();
+
+  void OpenStartupProject();
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Internal project open
+   */
+  void OpenProjectInternal(const QString& filename);
+
 };
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index e87f1fd34..0026395f0 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -86,23 +86,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   avfilter_register_all();
 #endif
 
-  int exit_code;
-
-  // Start core
-  if (OLIVE_NAMESPACE::Core::instance()->Start()) {
-
-    // Run application loop and receive exit code
-    exit_code = a.exec();
-
-  } else {
-
-    // Core failed to start, exit now
-    exit_code = 1;
-
-  }
-
-  // Clear core memory
-  OLIVE_NAMESPACE::Core::instance()->Stop();
-
-  return exit_code;
+  return OLIVE_NAMESPACE::Core::instance()->execute(&a);
 }
diff --git a/app/task/export/exportparams.cpp b/app/task/export/exportparams.cpp
index a603735ee..299c1fca3 100644
--- a/app/task/export/exportparams.cpp
+++ b/app/task/export/exportparams.cpp
@@ -100,4 +100,26 @@ QMatrix4x4 ExportParams::GenerateMatrix(ExportParams::VideoScalingMethod method,
   return preview_matrix;
 }
 
+void ExportParams::Save(QXmlStreamWriter *writer) const
+{
+  writer->writeStartElement(QStringLiteral("export"));
+
+  writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("encoder"), encoder_id_);
+
+  writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("vscale"), QString::number(video_scaling_method_));
+
+  writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("range"), QString::number(has_custom_range_));
+
+  writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("customrangein"), custom_range_.in().toString());
+
+  writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("customrangeout"), custom_range_.out().toString());
+
+  // FIXME: Change this when color chains are implemented
+  writer->writeTextElement(QStringLiteral("color"), color_transform_.output());
+
+  EncodingParams::Save(writer);
+
+  writer->writeEndElement(); // export
+}
+
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/task/export/exportparams.h b/app/task/export/exportparams.h
index a74ea3c5d..ed6106d67 100644
--- a/app/task/export/exportparams.h
+++ b/app/task/export/exportparams.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
                                    int source_width, int source_height,
                                    int dest_width, int dest_height);
 
+  virtual void Save(QXmlStreamWriter* writer) const override;
+
 private:
   QString encoder_id_;
 
diff --git a/app/task/project/load/load.cpp b/app/task/project/load/load.cpp
index 20d05ce7d..932a94c74 100644
--- a/app/task/project/load/load.cpp
+++ b/app/task/project/load/load.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ bool ProjectLoadTask::Run()
 
     project_file.close();
 
+    emit ProgressChanged(1);
+
     if (reader.hasError()) {
       SetError(reader.errorString());
       return false;