@PalmerStudios
"I am trying to load a sequence of images 10,000 to be exact into a bitmap on the slate material editor. Every time I try to load it regardless of whether I use .png or .jpg it crashes."
Your screenshot shows the .ifl loaded into the bitmap slot and the machine hasn't crashed at this point. So does the crash happen a few moments later or do you mean it crashes only when you try to render?
"Is there a limitation on the dimensions or size?"
No limitation on size that I am aware of and certainly not 4096 x 4096; your machine seems beefy enough to handle that.
Some things to try (if you haven't already) to troubleshoot your problem:
1. Try switching to compact material editor and then loading the image sequence. if that avoids crash, then problem is somehow connected with Slate material editor.
2. Try switching the renderer to Arnold and for test purpose loading the sequence into a Physical Material instead of a vray material. This could determine whether this is Vray specific.
Regarding image file format, image sequences are the preferred way to load animations into bitmap slots with max, so .png or .jpg sequences should be fine.
