I set my image sequence naming conventions up incorrectly and nether DaVinci resolve or ShotCut would recognise the sequence so I manually renamed each file and when that didn’t work I renamed all the files a second time. (I hope to find a automated method of doing this for the future)
I only rendered 25% of the frames because found this video interpolation software called Flow Frame. that fills in the missing frames using AI/ machine learning. However, due to the fast movement of the camera, the interpolation isn’t without the occasional visual bug. especially in the background. This probably wouldn’t pass for an absolute final render but for a project that I’m quickly running out of time on. cutting render times in half for a little visual weirdness when I’m already unable to get the fire particle volume to render its a no-brainer.