# V-Ray appends frame number to the file name even when rendering single frame

**URL:** <https://forums.chaos.com/t/v-ray-appends-frame-number-to-the-file-name-even-when-rendering-single-frame/113910>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [February 11, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/v-ray-appends-frame-number-to-the-file-name-even-when-rendering-single-frame/113910 "2023-02-11T14:20:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ka\_Hassa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Ka\_Hassa](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Ka_Hassa)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/v-ray-appends-frame-number-to-the-file-name-even-when-rendering-single-frame/113910/1 "2023-02-11T14:20:39Z")

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Hello,

Is there a way to prevent V-Ray from appending the frame number to the output file names when rendering a single frame ?  
I find it a bit silly to have those “.0000” at the end of each file when I’m not doing animation.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![hermit.crab](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/hermit.crab/32/46825_2.png) [@hermit.crab](https://forums.chaos.com/u/hermit.crab)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/v-ray-appends-frame-number-to-the-file-name-even-when-rendering-single-frame/113910/2 "2023-02-13T17:50:59Z")

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I’m not aware of a method, unless when saving separate files (which happens through 3ds Max). However, it seems like the safest thing to do when outputting.