diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/ArSession.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/ArSession.cpp
index b234af6..a87cc34 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/ArSession.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/ArSession.cpp
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR
 		return { nullptr, ArCreateResult::FAILED_UNKNOWN, "Unknown exception while initializing AR system." };
 	}
 
-	ArCreateResult ArSession::CreatePlayback(const std::string& recordingPath, bool autoAdvance)
+	ArCreateResult ArSession::CreatePlayback(const std::string& recordingPath, bool autoAdvance, bool loadImages, bool loadDepth)
 	{
 		try
 		{
-			const auto session = std::make_shared<Playback::ArSessionPlayback>(recordingPath, autoAdvance);
+			const auto session = std::make_shared<Playback::ArSessionPlayback>(recordingPath, autoAdvance, loadImages, loadDepth);
 			sessions.push_back(session);
 			return { session, ArCreateResult::SUCCESS, "" };
 		}
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/ArSession.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/ArSession.hpp
index 1cf1101..74f4a23 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/ArSession.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/ArSession.hpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR
 		 * @param autoAdvance If set to true the playback will advance based on the stored timestamps. If set to false it will only advance if a new frame is requested.
 		 * @return ArCreateResult about the status of the AR session creation. The session pointer will always be nullptr unless the status is SUCCESS.
 		 */
-		[[nodiscard]] static ArCreateResult CreatePlayback(const std::string& recordingPath, bool autoAdvance = true);
+		[[nodiscard]] static ArCreateResult CreatePlayback(const std::string& recordingPath, bool autoAdvance = true, bool loadImages = true, bool loadDepth = true);
 
 		/**
 		 * Creates a network streamed AR session. nullptr if failed to create session for given address. This will block till the connection with the remote host has been established.
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArFramePlayback.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArFramePlayback.cpp
index c7f4807..59f2cd3 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArFramePlayback.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArFramePlayback.cpp
@@ -16,21 +16,26 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::Playback
 		//BlockProfiler profile("Read_AR_Frame");
 		const auto data = frameReader.ReadMetadata();
 		frameMetadata = ArFrameMetadata::FromXML(data.Data(), data.Size());
-		colorImgData = frameReader.ReadColorImage();
-		auto depth = frameReader.ReadDepthImage();
-		confImgData = std::move(depth.confidence.image);
-		depthImgData = std::move(depth.depth.image);
-		depthImage.format = session->GetSessionMetadata().depthFormat;
-		depthImage.intrinsic = frameMetadata.intrinsic.GetForResolution({depth.depth.header.width, depth.depth.header.height});
-		depthImage.depth.data = depthImgData.get();
-		depthImage.depth.resolution = { depth.depth.header.width, depth.depth.header.height };
-		depthImage.confidence.data = confImgData.get();
-		depthImage.depth.resolution = { depth.confidence.header.width, depth.confidence.header.height };
-
-		colorImage.intrinsic = frameMetadata.intrinsic.GetForResolution({ colorImgData.cols, colorImgData.rows });
-		colorImage.format = ArImagePlanar::Format::RGB;
-		colorImage.luminescenceOrColor = { colorImgData.data, { colorImgData.cols, colorImgData.rows }};
-		colorImage.luminescenceOrColor.numChannels = colorImgData.channels;
+		if (session->GetCapabilities().IsDepthSupported())
+		{
+			auto depth = frameReader.ReadDepthImage();
+			confImgData = std::move(depth.confidence.image);
+			depthImgData = std::move(depth.depth.image);
+			depthImage.format = session->GetSessionMetadata().depthFormat;
+			depthImage.intrinsic = frameMetadata.intrinsic.GetForResolution({depth.depth.header.width, depth.depth.header.height});
+			depthImage.depth.data = depthImgData.get();
+			depthImage.depth.resolution = {depth.depth.header.width, depth.depth.header.height};
+			depthImage.confidence.data = confImgData.get();
+			depthImage.depth.resolution = {depth.confidence.header.width, depth.confidence.header.height};
+		}
+		if (session->IsLoadColorEnabled())
+		{
+			colorImgData = frameReader.ReadColorImage();
+			colorImage.intrinsic = frameMetadata.intrinsic.GetForResolution({colorImgData.cols, colorImgData.rows});
+			colorImage.format = ArImagePlanar::Format::RGB;
+			colorImage.luminescenceOrColor = {colorImgData.data, {colorImgData.cols, colorImgData.rows}};
+			colorImage.luminescenceOrColor.numChannels = colorImgData.channels;
+		}
 		SetSaved();
 	}
 
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArSessionPlayback.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArSessionPlayback.cpp
index 1ea63d8..0603463 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArSessionPlayback.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArSessionPlayback.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 namespace OpenVulkano::AR::Playback
 {
-	ArSessionPlayback::ArSessionPlayback(const std::string& recordingPath, bool autoAdvance)
-		: ArSession(ArSessionMetadata(recordingPath)), recordingPath(recordingPath), autoAdvance(autoAdvance), playbackReader(recordingPath)
+	ArSessionPlayback::ArSessionPlayback(const std::string& recordingPath, bool autoAdvance, bool loadImages, bool loadDepth)
+		: ArSession(ArSessionMetadata(recordingPath)), recordingPath(recordingPath), autoAdvance(autoAdvance)
+		, loadImages(loadImages), loadDepth(loadDepth), playbackReader(recordingPath)
 	{
-		capabilities = ArSessionCapabilities(metadata.type, ArSessionType::PLAYBACK, false, metadata.depthFormat != ArDepthFormat::UNAVAILABLE, false, false, false);
+		capabilities = ArSessionCapabilities(metadata.type, ArSessionType::PLAYBACK, false, metadata.depthFormat != ArDepthFormat::UNAVAILABLE && loadDepth, false, false, false);
 		constants = { Math::Matrix4f(1), metadata.confidenceRange };
 
 		m_playbackReaderThread = std::thread([this](){ReadWorker();});
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArSessionPlayback.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArSessionPlayback.hpp
index aa3c75e..971489c 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArSessionPlayback.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/Playback/ArSessionPlayback.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::Playback
 class ArSessionPlayback final : public ArSession, public std::enable_shared_from_this<ArSessionPlayback>
 	{
 	public:
-		ArSessionPlayback(const std::string& recordingPath, bool autoAdvance);
+		ArSessionPlayback(const std::string& recordingPath, bool autoAdvance, bool loadImages, bool loadDepth);
 
 		~ArSessionPlayback() override;
 
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ class ArSessionPlayback final : public ArSession, public std::enable_shared_from
 
 		[[nodiscard]] const std::string& GetPlaybackPath() const { return recordingPath; }
 
+		[[nodiscard]] bool IsLoadColorEnabled() const { return loadImages; }
+		[[nodiscard]] bool IsLoadDepthEnabled() const { return loadDepth; }
+
 		void SetRenderer(IRenderer* renderer) override;
 		
 		Event<double> OnPlaybackProgress;
 
 	protected:
-		Scene::Texture * MakeTexture(OpenVulkano::AR::ArFrame *frame) override;
+		Scene::Texture* MakeTexture(OpenVulkano::AR::ArFrame* frame) override;
 
 		void ReturnTexture(Scene::Texture *texture) override;
 
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ class ArSessionPlayback final : public ArSession, public std::enable_shared_from
 
 		Math::Timestamp lastTimestamp;
 		const std::string recordingPath;
-		const bool autoAdvance;
+		const bool autoAdvance, loadImages, loadDepth;
 		ArPlaybackReader playbackReader;
 		ArTrackingState m_lastTrackingState = ArTrackingState::UNKNOWN;