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Loader

File and image-sequence input

On the DaVinci Resolve Fusion page, Loader reads OpenEXR media directly from the file system, including multi-channel EXR sequences with timing and technical source controls.

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Loader

Overview

What Loader does

Loader turns an external OpenEXR file or sequence into an image stream inside the Resolve Fusion Flow, independent of MediaIn and the Media Pool.

File controls separate source range from composition placement: Trim In/Out chooses source frames, while Global In/Out decides where that range lives in comp time. Hold, Reverse and Loop add separate timing behavior.

Missing Frames policy matters for sequences. Fail exposes a gap immediately, Hold Previous can hide it as a repeated frame, Output Color makes it visually obvious, and Wait is appropriate only for specific pipeline conditions.

Import controls define fields, depth, pixel aspect, alpha/premultiplication and related source interpretation. They are technical read controls rather than creative image adjustments.

For multi-channel OpenEXR, Format controls expose embedded auxiliary channels and AOV data. That channel-preserving EXR workflow is the key Resolve-page use case.

Do not transfer the broader Fusion Studio Loader format list to the Resolve Fusion page. For normal project clips and other Resolve media, Timeline/Media Pool to MediaIn remains the standard path.

When to use it

Load a multi-channel OpenEXR sequence directly from disk
Read beauty, matte, Z, ID and other EXR/AOV passes
Read back an EXR precomp written by Saver
Control source range, placement and missing-frame policy for EXR sequences
Manage alpha, field, depth and color/gamma interpretation at the file boundary
Use Fusion Studio Loader as a separate broader file-I/O context

Loader in context

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