# API Support for the new OpenColorIO features

**URL:** https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-support-for-the-new-opencolorio-features/8520
**Category:** UXP Plugin API
**Tags:** feature-request
**Created:** [October 15, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-support-for-the-new-opencolorio-features/8520 "2024-10-15T16:01:32Z")
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### Author: ![dotproduct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@dotproduct](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/dotproduct)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/api-support-for-the-new-opencolorio-features/8520/1 "2024-10-15T16:01:33Z")

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Howdy!

Photoshop just added support for [OpenColorIO (in version 26.0)](https://helpx.adobe.com/africa/photoshop/using/opencolorio-transform.html), a feature that was long-awaited by the VFX/Animation community and industry.

The integration of OCIO into Photoshop apparently meant introducing a new dedicated file type/mode, representing OCIO-based Photoshop files opposed to regular ones. Another necessity of the implementation was to rely more heavily on smart layers. You can follow the corresponding discussion/reasoning in the responses [here](https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-beta-discussions/new-feature-opencolorio-and-32-bit-editing-now-available-in-photoshop-beta/td-p/14767506).

It would be fantastic if the Photoshop UXP API (and documentation) could be updated to support the new OCIO features. For proper pipeline integration it would help to have at least a way to find out if a document is of type OpenColorIO and to access/change the corresponding color settings. As a bonus point it would be amazing if better support for placing and editing smart layers could be added. (Yes, I know that a lot of this can be accessed via batchPlay 🙂 ).

Thanks a lot!