# Matchbox color space

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062>\
**Category:** Matchbox\
**Created:** [October 13, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062 "2026-10-13T04:09:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Stefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/stefan/32/631_2.png) [@Stefan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Stefan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062/1 "2026-10-13T04:09:14Z")

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If a matchbox doesn’t have a side xml, it autodetects color space.  
I have matchboxes that don’t alter colors (spacial manipulations only) and would like to just pass the color space through.  
Is there something tweak-able in the xml that overrides this ‘autodetect’?

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**Author:** ![ALan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@ALan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ALan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062/2 "2026-10-13T05:05:58Z")

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I have several similar shaders. I just used one of ADSK examples as a template and never had a color issue. AI can hook you up though.

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**Author:** ![Stefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/stefan/32/631_2.png) [@Stefan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Stefan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062/3 "2026-10-13T05:18:35Z")

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Thanks Alan. I’ll look at the examples again. Do you remember which one you used?

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**Author:** ![ALan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@ALan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ALan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062/4 "2026-10-13T05:26:00Z")

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I’m sorry I don’t, but probably the UI one, since I just needed simple A/B drop downs, and integer value boxes.

Also, don’t be afraid to use AI to make OFX plugins. They have way more potential use cases and functionality. Almost no limits.

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**Author:** ![ALan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@ALan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ALan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062/5 "2026-10-13T05:26:34Z")

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> [@Stefan](#):
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> spacial

spatial or special ?

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**Author:** ![Stefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/stefan/32/631_2.png) [@Stefan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Stefan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062/6 "2026-10-13T05:59:15Z")

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spatial 🙂  
Not able to direct Claude sonnet in the right direction so far.  
Yeah, I’ve done one useful (and hopefully ‘safe’ on the C++ side) OFX so far, and could look into it for this utility, but the matchbox way seems well suited for it (we only need to set the color space manually from the drop down currently, but working as it should otherwise)

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**Author:** ![Stefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/stefan/32/631_2.png) [@Stefan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Stefan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/matchbox-color-space/15062/7 "2026-10-13T18:38:54Z")

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NoInput=“Error” instead of NoInput=“Black”  
Did the trick