Broadcast term: OpenEXR
OpenEXR is an image-sequence format for high-dynamic-range frames, using half-float or float values, and is standard in visual effects and colour grading. From 3 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Three vendors on the sheet name EXR output, as 16-bit frames, as a finishing format, or as half-float sequences in linear BT.2020 light.
An EXR delivery is a folder of frames, not a playable video.
1Vendors whose figures use it
| Tool | Figure as printed |
|---|---|
| LTX Studio | Native HDR footage, with EXR named for finishing |
| Luma | Native 16-bit HDR generation, exported as 16-bit EXR frames |
| Runway | Gen-4.5 renders true HDR graded into BT.2020 with HDR10 metadata; HDR10, HLG, 12-bit PQ master, ProRes and OpenEXR deliveries |
Inclusion rule. Tools on the sheet whose recorded figure uses the term or its usual shorthand. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
- LTX-2.5Native HDR footage, with EXR named for finishingnative HDR
- Ray3Native 16-bit HDR generation, exported as 16-bit EXR framesHDR and EXR export
- HDR and high bit-depth (Gen-4.5 only)Gen-4.5 renders true HDR graded into BT.2020 with HDR10 metadata; HDR10, HLG, 12-bit PQ master, ProRes and OpenEXR deliveries
2Adjacent terms
3How one pipeline outputs it
For a delivery question like “OpenEXR”, SceneMixer states the following about what it produces:
A serialized vertical-video show (typically 60–120 seconds per episode, 9:16) where the cast, scenes, and footage are AI-generated.
SceneMixer, The AI Micro Drama Production Pipeline — “What is an AI micro drama?” (read 2026-10-13)
Image and video models take a description as a list of things to put in the frame.
SceneMixer, Describe the Cause, Not the Result: The One Rule Behind Good Sheets and Good Shots (read 2026-10-13)