EXR Not Showing Up in After Effects / Nuke / Fusion? Read Multi-Layer EXR Correctly
Multi-layer EXR files often import as black or with incorrect color in compositing software like After Effects, Nuke, or Fusion.
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The problem usually isn’t the render. It’s how your software is interpreting Linear EXR data from Blender.
This tutorial shows how to:
• Fix EXR color and gamma in After Effects
• Access EXR render passes
• Use Shuffle nodes in Nuke
• Convert EXR color spaces in ACES workflows
• Set up OCIO Color Space in Fusion
• Work with Cryptomatte in multi-layer EXR
If your EXR looks black, too dark, or different from Blender when imported, this walkthrough explains how to view and composite it correctly across all three programs.
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— CONTENTS OF VIDEO —
00:00 - What is a Multi-layer EXR?
00:32 - Multi-Layer EXR in After Effects
01:59 - Multi-Layer EXR in Nuke
04:11 - A note on cryptomattes in Nuke
04:53 - Multi-Layer EXR in Fusion