Only an amateur does not communicate with the client about format requirements. If your client created the files, then they would have the original assets that they could share with you. If they did not create the original file, they should pay you for your time and effort to create a usable asset from what they have. Talking to the client about your requirements is the farthest thing I can think of from a "fool's errand."
If I had the time, I'd explore OBS and see what I could find. I'd even take a look at one of your files with the black background. Maybe there is an easy way to create a procedural matte. Maybe you should drop your rendered file into OBS and do the composite there. Getting all hung up on one solution is only going to add to the frustration.
I've been making movies since 1970, running my own production company since 1978. I've worked with everyone from the major studios and award-winning directors, to high school students. I learned from one of the best. In my first 6 months, he taught me to figure out what I needed and how to ask for everything I needed to complete the job. If you cannot get what you need in the correct form you have to charge for the time and expense required to acquire get it.
Any client that would have a problem discussing your needs is a client you don't want to work with. I call them grinders. If I end up working for one, I fire them and encourage them to find someone else.
I'm not saying that you should not make a feature request for expanded format compatibility. Do that. If enough people do, someday, someone will assign a team to the problem and spend the money and time necessary to make it work. A 3rd party may also think you have a good idea and develop their own solution. That's how Boris FX, Red Giant, Video Copilot, AE Scripts, Digital Anarchy, and a bunch of other companies that support Adobe Products got into the business.
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