Fusion 8 Beta on trashcan mac

Hi

I am trying to load image sequences into Fusion 8 Beta on a trashcan mac. These are Nikon .NEF files converted in Lightroom to .DNG - but the same thing happens with JPGs. It seems only .mov files load properly.

Images seem to load up but then do not display:

Loader1 failed to load file "/Volumes/8TB_Drive/160119_Dubai/originals/DNG/642738077.dng" (clip "/Volumes/8TB_Drive/160119_Dubai/originals/DNG/1601181923300652.dng" at frame 0) : No such file or directory
Loader1 failed at time 0

The same thing happens whether I use Loader or Import. This is not happening on my 15" Retina MBP with exactly the same files.

I am a newbie to this, but it's a brand-new install on both machines. I've fixed permissions on the trashcan mac.

Thanks in advance!

Is it possible that you have the wrong frame ranges set or something?
From my undrstanding, Fusion will take the number in the name as frame number; so your Loader fails at frame 0 because there is no data, it first comes up at frame 642738077

I tried to mimic this, however Fusion on my trashcan Mac can not even load a sequence of 2,8K DPX frames how it looks. Huh.

In any case, I wouldn't work with DNGs inside Fusion, it's not really good for that. Rather convert it to linear EXR with DaVinci Resolve.

//edit
So I found the error why I couldn't load the DPX, Fusion isn't capable of 12bit ones, downer.
Anyways, the frame-number thing I mentioned is wrong, it reads them at 0.

I also tried to open normal DNGs, I can't open them on the MacPro either, same error as you get. Maybe it's a GPU issue, which ones do you got in the MacBook? I have no idea how Fusion handles DNGs; not well, I know so far

Thanks Rick

Is it possible that you have the wrong frame ranges set or something?
From my undrstanding, Fusion will take the number in the name as frame number; so your Loader fails at frame 0 because there is no data, it first comes up at frame 642738077

Sorry, I should have been clearer. Landing on any frame in the sequence comes up with this error.

I tried to mimic this, however Fusion on my trashcan Mac can not even load a sequence of 2,8K DPX frames how it looks. Huh.

In any case, I wouldn't work with DNGs inside Fusion, it's not really good for that. Rather convert it to linear EXR with DaVinci Resolve.

I need to get image sequences in to Fusion with as few conversion steps as possible. If it would take it in as NEFs that would be great. All we do is time lapse, so it's image sequences all the way! I will try EXR conversion though and let you know how I get on.

I also tried to open normal DNGs, I can't open them on the MacPro either, same error as you get. Maybe it's a GPU issue, which ones do you got in the MacBook? I have no idea how Fusion handles DNGs; not well, I know so far

The card in the macbook is GeForce GT 650M, if that helps.

I need to get image sequences in to Fusion with as few conversion steps as possible. If it would take it in as NEFs that would be great. All we do is time lapse, so it's image sequences all the way! I will try EXR conversion though and let you know how I get on.

Fusion just handles raw not very well. So what gives if you have the least amount of conversion, but the debayer and whole raw-development in Fusion is crap?

If the images are big, you can of course run into a severe problem if you don't have the full version of DaVinci Resolve which only renders files up to 4K UHD in 3840x2160.
Still, Fusion will be most happy if you give it the kinda files it works best with, and that clearly isn't raw; linear EXRs will fit much better

Call up Nikon and ask them for a license to decrypt NEF files.
They're not being very user friendly about it.

An alternative is to add WIC support to Fusion. That way you let the OS handle it.

But Rick is right, unless you use Studio, won't help anyway unless you have a 6MP camera.

Rick, Chad,

Thanks for your replies. I came to Fusion because (a) After Effects runs like a dog on my shiny trashcan mac and Adobe don't seem to be addressing this, (b) because I used to be a Shake user in the dim and distant past before Apple bought it and drove it into a hedge, and (c) because I have an Ursa Mini on order.

I am a complete newbie to Resolve - I presume it's a matter of loading images as single frames, making a timeline then exporting the same? images seem to have a default setting of 5s.

Robbie

[Haryanto]

I am a complete newbie to Resolve - I presume it's a matter of loading images as single frames, making a timeline then exporting the same? images seem to have a default setting of 5s.

If you want to make a quick conversion to EXR (in Resolve), I believe you don't even have to make a timeline; you can simply do it in Media Page.
You can do the following:
1. In Media Page, drag the file to the Media Pool (where you see the "Master" bin)
2. Click on the clip you have just added (in Media Pool) to display it in the viewer
3. Right click on the clip (in Media Pool) -> Camera RAW Codec Settings -> Edit
4. Adjust the settings (Hint: set "Decode Using: Clip" to enable the controls to adjust the settings)
5. Click on File (in Menu Bar) -> Media Management -> Transcode -> transcode it to EXR

[Haryanto]

Images seem to load up but then do not display:

Loader1 failed to load file "/Volumes/8TB_Drive/160119_Dubai/originals/DNG/642738077.dng" (clip "/Volumes/8TB_Drive/160119_Dubai/originals/DNG/1601181923300652.dng" at frame 0) : No such file or directory
Loader1 failed at time 0

Hmm...
After looking at the error message in more detail, I suspect your clip name is "1601181923300652.dng" and therefore Fusion cannot load it. Try changing the file name to something else (e.g. clip1.dng) and see whether Fusion can now load it.

Yeah, if the images aren't sequential, it's going to rightly complain.

Thanks so much for the guide to make EXRs - I'll give that a try later today.

I changed the sequence so the names are just 0001, 0002, etc - and it works, the DNG sequence appears. Odd then that the MBP had no problem with the long filenames?

Robbie

Thanks so much for the guide to make EXRs - I'll give that a try later today.

I changed the sequence so the names are just 0001, 0002, etc - and it works, the DNG sequence appears. Odd then that the MBP had no problem with the long filenames?

Robbie

It's not the long filenames, those are fine. They just weren't sequential.