diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index bcbd3ed2d..563f6f5ba 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from frigate.const import (
     CLIPS_DIR,
     CONFIG_DIR,
     DEFAULT_DB_PATH,
+    EXPORT_DIR,
     MODEL_CACHE_DIR,
     RECORD_DIR,
 )
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class FrigateApp:
             os.environ[key] = value
 
     def ensure_dirs(self) -> None:
-        for d in [CONFIG_DIR, RECORD_DIR, CLIPS_DIR, CACHE_DIR, MODEL_CACHE_DIR]:
+        for d in [CONFIG_DIR, RECORD_DIR, CLIPS_DIR, CACHE_DIR, MODEL_CACHE_DIR, EXPORT_DIR]:
             if not os.path.exists(d) and not os.path.islink(d):
                 logger.info(f"Creating directory: {d}")
                 os.makedirs(d)
diff --git a/frigate/http.py b/frigate/http.py
index b94637976..6a768fae0 100644
--- a/frigate/http.py
+++ b/frigate/http.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from frigate.models import Event, Recordings, Timeline
 from frigate.object_processing import TrackedObject
 from frigate.plus import PlusApi
 from frigate.ptz import OnvifController
+from frigate.record.export import PlaybackFactorEnum, RecordingExporter
 from frigate.stats import stats_snapshot
 from frigate.storage import StorageMaintainer
 from frigate.util import (
@@ -1504,6 +1505,21 @@ def vod_event(id):
     )
 
 
+@bp.route("/export/<camera_name>/start/<start_time>/end/<end_time>")
+def export_recording(camera_name: str, start_time: int, end_time: int):
+    playback_factor = request.args.get("playback", type=str, default="realtime")
+    exporter = RecordingExporter(
+        camera_name,
+        int(start_time),
+        int(end_time),
+        PlaybackFactorEnum[playback_factor]
+        if playback_factor in PlaybackFactorEnum.__members__.values()
+        else PlaybackFactorEnum.real_time,
+    )
+    exporter.start()
+    return "Starting export of recording", 200
+
+
 def imagestream(detected_frames_processor, camera_name, fps, height, draw_options):
     while True:
         # max out at specified FPS
diff --git a/frigate/record/export.py b/frigate/record/export.py
index dcf5ac8f6..6713de55a 100644
--- a/frigate/record/export.py
+++ b/frigate/record/export.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
         end_time: int,
         playback_factor: PlaybackFactorEnum,
     ) -> None:
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self.camera = camera
         self.start_time = start_time
         self.end_time = end_time
@@ -35,21 +36,25 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
 
     def get_datetime_from_timestamp(self, timestamp: int) -> str:
         """Convenience fun to get a simple date time from timestamp."""
-        return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp).strftime("%Y/%m/%d %I:%M")
+        return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp).strftime("%Y_%m_%d_%I:%M")
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         logger.debug(
             f"Beginning export for {self.camera} from {self.start_time} to {self.end_time}"
         )
-        file_name = f"{EXPORT_DIR}/in_progress.{self.camera}_{self.get_datetime_from_timestamp(self.start_time)}-{self.get_datetime_from_timestamp(self.end_time)}.mp4"
-        final_file_name = f"{EXPORT_DIR}/{self.camera}_{self.get_datetime_from_timestamp(self.start_time)}-{self.get_datetime_from_timestamp(self.end_time)}.mp4"
+        file_name = f"{EXPORT_DIR}/in_progress.{self.camera}@{self.get_datetime_from_timestamp(self.start_time)}__{self.get_datetime_from_timestamp(self.end_time)}.mp4"
+        final_file_name = f"{EXPORT_DIR}/{self.camera}_{self.get_datetime_from_timestamp(self.start_time)}__{self.get_datetime_from_timestamp(self.end_time)}.mp4"
 
         if (self.end_time - self.start_time) <= MAX_PLAYLIST_SECONDS:
-            playlist_lines = f"http://127.0.0.1:5000/vod/start/{self.start_time}/end/{self.end_time}/index.m3u8"
+            playlist_lines = f"http://127.0.0.1:5000/vod/{self.camera}/start/{self.start_time}/end/{self.end_time}/index.m3u8"
             ffmpeg_cmd = [
                 "ffmpeg",
+                "-hide_banner",
+                "-y",
+                "-protocol_whitelist",
+                "pipe,file,http,tcp",
                 "-i",
-                "/dev/stdin",
+                playlist_lines,
             ]
         else:
             playlist_lines = []
@@ -57,15 +62,16 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
 
             while playlist_start < self.end_time:
                 playlist_lines.append(
-                    f"file http://127.0.0.1:5000/vod/start/{playlist_start}/end/{min(playlist_start + MAX_PLAYLIST_SECONDS, self.end_time)}/index.m3u8"
+                    f"file http://127.0.0.1:5000/vod/{self.camera}/start/{playlist_start}/end/{min(playlist_start + MAX_PLAYLIST_SECONDS, self.end_time)}/index.m3u8"
                 )
                 playlist_start += MAX_PLAYLIST_SECONDS
 
             ffmpeg_cmd = [
                 "ffmpeg",
+                "-hide_banner",
                 "-y",
                 "-protocol_whitelist",
-                "pipe,file",
+                "pipe,file,http,tcp",
                 "-f",
                 "concat",
                 "-safe",
@@ -92,5 +98,6 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
             logger.error(p.stderr)
             return
 
+        logger.error(f"Updating finalized export {file_name}")
         os.rename(file_name, final_file_name)
-        logger.debug("Finished exporting")
+        logger.error(f"Finished exporting {file_name}")