diff --git a/app/pluginSupport/OlivePlugin.cpp b/app/pluginSupport/OlivePlugin.cpp
index b0360367a..8395979f4 100644
--- a/app/pluginSupport/OlivePlugin.cpp
+++ b/app/pluginSupport/OlivePlugin.cpp
@@ -24,20 +24,192 @@ olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::~OlivePlugin()
 		free(p);
 	}
 }
-void olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setProp(QString key, int index, Value val)
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getProp(QString key, int index,
+													char **str)
 {
-	props[key][index]=std::move(val);
-}
-
-OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getProp(QString key, int index, Value &val)
-{
-	if (props.contains(key)) {
-		if (props[key].contains(index)) {
-			val = props[key][index];
+	*str=nullptr;
+	if (stringProps.contains(key)) {
+		if (stringProps[key].count()>index) {
+			*str=stringProps[key][index];
 			return kOfxStatOK;
 		}
 		return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrUnknown;
 }
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getPropN(QString key,
+													char ***str)
+{
+	*str=nullptr;
+	if (stringProps.contains(key)) {
+		*str=stringProps[key].data();
+		return kOfxStatOK;
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrUnknown;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getProp(QString key, int index,
+													void **str)
+{
+	*str=nullptr;
+	if (pointerProps.contains(key)) {
+		if (pointerProps[key].count()>index) {
+			*str=pointerProps[key][index];
+			return kOfxStatOK;
+		}
+		return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrUnknown;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getPropN(QString key,
+													void ***p)
+{
+	*p=nullptr;
+	if (pointerProps.contains(key)) {
+		*p=pointerProps[key].data();
+		return kOfxStatOK;
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrUnknown;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getProp(QString key, int index,
+													int* p)
+{
+	*p=0;
+	if (intProps.contains(key)) {
+		if (intProps[key].count()>index) {
+			*p=intProps[key][index];
+			return kOfxStatOK;
+		}
+		return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrUnknown;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getPropN(QString key,
+													int **p)
+{
+	*p=nullptr;
+	if (intProps.contains(key)) {
+		*p=intProps[key].data();
+		return kOfxStatOK;
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrUnknown;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getProp(QString key, int index,
+													double* p)
+{
+	*p=0;
+	if (doubleProps.contains(key)) {
+		if (doubleProps[key].count()>index) {
+			*p=doubleProps[key][index];
+			return kOfxStatOK;
+		}
+		return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrUnknown;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::getPropN(QString key,
+													double **p)
+{
+	*p=nullptr;
+	if (doubleProps.contains(key)) {
+		*p=doubleProps[key].data();
+		return kOfxStatOK;
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrUnknown;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setProp(QString key, int index, char *str)
+{
+	char *p=(char*)calloc(strlen(str)+1,sizeof(char));
+	strcpy(p,str);
+	if (stringProps.contains(key)) {
+		if (stringProps[key].count()>index) {
+			stringProps[key].insert(index, p);
+			return kOfxStatOK;
+		}
+		stringProps[key].emplace_back(p);
+		return kOfxStatOK;
+	}
+	QVector<char *> vec;
+	vec.emplace_back(str);
+	stringProps[key]=vec;
+	return kOfxStatOK;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setPropN(QString key, int count, char **strs)
+{
+	QVector<char *> vector;
+	for (int i=0;i<count;i++) {
+		char *p=(char*)calloc(strlen(strs[i])+1,sizeof(char));
+		strcpy(p,strs[i]);
+		vector.emplace_back(p);
+	}
+	stringProps[key]=vector;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setProp(QString key, int index, void *p)
+{
+	if (pointerProps.contains(key)) {
+		if (pointerProps[key].count()>index) {
+			pointerProps[key].insert(index, p);
+			return kOfxStatOK;
+		}
+		pointerProps[key].emplace_back(p);
+		return kOfxStatOK;
+	}
+	QVector<void *> vec;
+	vec.emplace_back(p);
+	pointerProps[key]=vec;
+	return kOfxStatOK;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setPropN(QString key,int count, void **ps)
+{
+	QVector<void *> vector;
+	vector.reserve(count);
+	memcpy(vector.data(), ps, sizeof(void *)*count);
+	pointerProps[key]=vector;
+	return kOfxStatOK;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setProp(QString key, int index, int p)
+{
+	if (intProps.contains(key)) {
+		if (intProps[key].count()>index) {
+			intProps[key].insert(index, p);
+			return kOfxStatOK;
+		}
+		intProps[key].emplace_back(p);
+		return kOfxStatOK;
+	}
+	QVector<int> vec;
+	vec.emplace_back(p);
+	intProps[key]=vec;
+	return kOfxStatOK;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setPropN(QString key,int count, int *ps)
+{
+	QVector<int> vector;
+	vector.reserve(count);
+	memcpy(vector.data(), ps, sizeof(int)*count);
+	intProps[key]=vector;
+	return kOfxStatOK;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setProp(QString key, int index, double p)
+{
+	if (doubleProps.contains(key)) {
+		if (doubleProps[key].count()>index) {
+			doubleProps[key].insert(index, p);
+			return kOfxStatOK;
+		}
+		doubleProps[key].emplace_back(p);
+		return kOfxStatOK;
+	}
+	QVector<double> vec;
+	vec.emplace_back(p);
+	doubleProps[key]=vec;
+	return kOfxStatOK;
+}
+OfxStatus olive::plugin::OlivePlugin::setPropN(QString key,int count, double *ps)
+{
+	QVector<double> vector;
+	vector.reserve(count);
+	memcpy(vector.data(), ps, sizeof(doubleProps)*count);
+	doubleProps[key]=vector;
+	return kOfxStatOK;
+}
 
diff --git a/app/pluginSupport/OlivePlugin.h b/app/pluginSupport/OlivePlugin.h
index 1a3f7de6c..6ccc9f4dd 100644
--- a/app/pluginSupport/OlivePlugin.h
+++ b/app/pluginSupport/OlivePlugin.h
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 
 #ifndef OLIVE_PLUGIN_H
 #define OLIVE_PLUGIN_H
+#include "OlivePlugin.h"
 #include "ofxCore.h"
-
+#include <QVariant>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QMap>
+#include <any>
 #include <list>
+#include <OpenImageIO/detail/fmt/chrono.h>
 namespace olive
 {
 namespace plugin
@@ -32,257 +35,6 @@ class Value;
 enum class Type {
 	FLOAT, STRING, INT, POINTER, ARRAY, NONE
 };
-class Array {
-private:
-	Type type;
-	int strSize=0;
-	char** strings;
-	QVector<void *> pointers;
-	QVector<int> ints;
-	QVector<double> floats;
-public:
-	Array()
-	{
-		type=Type::NONE;
-	}
-	Array(const int *data, size_t size)
-	{
-		this->type=Type::INT;
-		ints.reserve(size);
-		std::copy(data, data+size, ints.data());
-	}
-	Array(const double *data, size_t size)
-	{
-		this->type=Type::FLOAT;
-		floats.reserve(size);
-		std::copy(data, data+size, floats.data());
-	}
-	Array(void * const* data, size_t size)
-	{
-		this->type=Type::POINTER;
-		pointers.reserve(size);
-		std::copy(data, data+size, pointers.data());
-	}
-	Array(const char * const *data, size_t size)
-	{
-		strings=(char**)malloc(sizeof(char *)*size);
-		for (int i=0;i<size;i++) {
-			int len=strlen(data[i]);
-			strings[i]=(char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*len);
-			strncpy(strings[i], data[i], len);
-		}
-		strSize=size;
-	}
-	void setArray(int *data, size_t size)
-	{
-		this->type=Type::INT;
-		ints.clear();
-		ints.reserve(size);
-		std::copy(data, data+size, ints.data());
-	}
-	void setArray(double *data, size_t size)
-	{
-		this->type=Type::FLOAT;
-		floats.clear();
-		floats.reserve(size);
-		std::copy(data, data+size, floats.data());
-	}
-	void setArray(void *const*data, size_t size)
-	{
-		this->type=Type::POINTER;
-		pointers.reserve(size);
-		pointers.clear();
-		std::copy(data, data+size, pointers.data());
-	}
-	void setArray(const char * const *data, size_t size)
-	{
-		for (int i=0;i<this->strSize;i++) {
-			free(strings[i]);
-		}
-		free(strings);
-		strings=nullptr;
-		strings=(char**)malloc(sizeof(char *)*size);
-		for (int i=0;i<size;i++) {
-			int len=strlen(data[i]);
-			strings[i]=(char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*len);
-			strncpy(strings[i], data[i], len);
-		}
-		strSize=size;
-	}
-
-	int size()
-	{
-		switch (type) {
-		case Type::INT: {
-			return ints.size();
-		}
-		case Type::FLOAT: {
-			return floats.size();
-		}
-		case Type::POINTER: {
-			return pointers.size();
-		}
-		case Type::STRING: {
-			return strSize;
-		}
-		}
-	}
-	int *getInts(int *size)
-	{
-		*size=ints.size();
-		return ints.data();
-	}
-	double *getFLoats(int *size)
-	{
-		*size=floats.size();
-		return floats.data();
-	}
-	void **getPointers(int *size)
-	{
-		*size=pointers.size();
-		return pointers.data();
-	}
-	char **getStrings(int *size)
-	{
-		*size=strSize;
-		return strings;
-	}
-	bool isInt()
-	{
-		return type==Type::INT;
-	}
-	bool isFloat()
-	{
-		return type==Type::FLOAT;
-	}
-	bool isString()
-	{
-		return type==Type::STRING;
-	}
-	bool isPointer()
-	{
-		return type==Type::POINTER;
-	}
-};
-class Value {
-private:
-	int valueInt=0;
-	double valueDouble=0;
-	QString valueString;
-	void *valuePointer;
-	Type type=Type::NONE;
-	Array array;
-public:
-
-	Value()=default;
-	Value(int val)
-	{
-		valueInt=val;
-		type=Type::INT;
-	}
-	Value(double val)
-	{
-		valueDouble=val;
-		type=Type::FLOAT;
-	}
-	Value(QString val)
-	{
-		valueString=val;
-		type=Type::STRING;
-	}
-	Value(void *val)
-	{
-		valuePointer=val;
-		type=Type::POINTER;
-	}
-	Value(Array val)
-	{
-		array=val;
-		type=Type::ARRAY;
-	}
-	void setValue(int64_t val)
-	{
-		valueInt=val;
-		type=Type::INT;
-	}
-	void setValue(double val)
-	{
-		valueDouble=val;
-		type=Type::FLOAT;
-	}
-	void setValue(QString val)
-	{
-		valueString=val;
-		type=Type::STRING;
-	}
-	void setValue(void *val)
-	{
-		valuePointer=val;
-		type=Type::POINTER;
-	}
-	void setValue(nullptr_t val)
-	{
-		valueInt=0;
-		valueDouble=0;
-		valueString=QString();
-		type=Type::NONE;
-	}
-	void setValue(Array val)
-	{
-		valueInt=0;
-		valueDouble=0;
-		valueString=QString();
-		array=val;
-		type=Type::ARRAY;
-	}
-	int getInt() const
-	{
-		if (type==Type::INT)
-			return valueInt;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	double getFloat() const
-	{
-		if (type==Type::FLOAT)
-			return valueDouble;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	Array getArray() const
-	{
-		if (type==Type::ARRAY)
-			return array;
-		return Array();
-	}
-	QString getString()
-	{
-		return valueString;
-	}
-	bool isInt()
-	{
-		return type==Type::INT;
-	}
-	bool isFloat()
-	{
-		return type==Type::FLOAT;
-	}
-	bool isString()
-	{
-		return type==Type::STRING;
-	}
-	bool isPointer()
-	{
-		return type==Type::POINTER;
-	}
-	bool isArray()
-	{
-		return type==Type::ARRAY;
-	}
-	bool isNull()
-	{
-		return type==Type::NONE;
-	}
-};
-
 struct plugin_mem_ptr {
 	void *mem;
 	int32_t count=0;
@@ -291,8 +43,22 @@ class OlivePlugin {
 public:
 	OlivePlugin()=default;
 	~OlivePlugin();
-	void setProp(QString key, int index, Value val);
-	OfxStatus getProp(QString key, int index, Value &val);
+	OfxStatus getProp(QString key, int index, char **str);
+	OfxStatus getPropN(QString key, char *** strs);
+	OfxStatus getProp(QString key, int index, void **p);
+	OfxStatus getPropN(QString key, void ***ps);
+	OfxStatus getProp(QString key, int index, int *p);
+	OfxStatus getPropN(QString key, int **ps);
+	OfxStatus getProp(QString key, int index, double *p);
+	OfxStatus getPropN(QString key, double **ps);
+	OfxStatus setProp(QString key, int index, char *str);
+	OfxStatus setPropN(QString key,int count, char ** strs);
+	OfxStatus setProp(QString key, int index, void *p);
+	OfxStatus setPropN(QString key,int count, void **ps);
+	OfxStatus setProp(QString key, int index, int p);
+	OfxStatus setPropN(QString key,int count, int *ps);
+	OfxStatus setProp(QString key, int index, double p);
+	OfxStatus setPropN(QString key, int count, double *ps);
 	void addMem(void *mem)
 	{
 		mems.emplace_back(mem);
@@ -301,7 +67,10 @@ private:
 	uint64_t id;
 	QString name;
 	QString version;
-	QMap<QString, QMap<int, Value>> props;
+	QMap<QString, QVector<char *>> stringProps;
+	QMap<QString, QVector<int>> intProps;
+	QMap<QString, QVector<double>> doubleProps;
+	QMap<QString, QVector<void *>> pointerProps;
 	std::list<void *> mems;
 };
 }
diff --git a/app/pluginSupport/Property.cpp b/app/pluginSupport/Property.cpp
index 68a1f8d5d..fad450e9e 100644
--- a/app/pluginSupport/Property.cpp
+++ b/app/pluginSupport/Property.cpp
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
 #include "node/plugins/Plugin.h"
 
 #include <ofxProperty.h>
+#include <OpenImageIO/simd.h>
+#include <oneapi/tbb/detail/_template_helpers.h>
 
 OfxStatus propSetPointer(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
 	const char *property, int index, void *value)
 {
-	olive::plugin::Value val;
 	if (properties->plugin) {
 		if (index<0) {
 			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 		}
-		properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, value);
-		return kOfxStatOK;
+		return properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, value);
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
 }
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ OfxStatus propSetPointer(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
 OfxStatus propSetString(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
 	const char *property, int index, const char *value)
 {
-	olive::plugin::Value val;
 	if (properties->plugin) {
 		if (index<0) {
 			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 		}
-		properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, QString(value));
-		return kOfxStatOK;
+		return properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, const_cast<char *>(value));
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
 }
@@ -50,13 +48,12 @@ OfxStatus propSetString(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
 OfxStatus propSetDouble(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
 	const char *property, int index, double value)
 {
-	olive::plugin::Value val;
+
 	if (properties->plugin) {
 		if (index<0) {
 			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 		}
-		properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, static_cast<double>(value));
-		return kOfxStatOK;
+		return properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, value);
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
 }
@@ -64,29 +61,24 @@ OfxStatus propSetDouble(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
 OfxStatus propSetInt(OfxPropertySetHandle properties, const char *property,
 					 int index, int value)
 {
-	olive::plugin::Value val;
+
 	if (properties->plugin) {
 		if (index<0) {
 			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 		}
-		properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, value);
-		return kOfxStatOK;
+		return properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, value);
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
 }
 
 OfxStatus propSetPointerN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
-	const char *property, int index, int count, void * const*value)
+	const char *property, int count, void * const*value)
 {
-	olive::plugin::Value val;
-	olive::plugin::Array array(value,count);
-	val.setValue(array);
 	if (properties->plugin) {
-		if (index<0) {
+		if (count<0) {
 			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 		}
-		properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, val);
-		return kOfxStatOK;
+		return properties->plugin->setPropN(property, count, const_cast<void**>(value));
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
 }
@@ -94,47 +86,132 @@ OfxStatus propSetPointerN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
 OfxStatus propSetStringN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
 	const char *property, int index, int count,const char *const *value)
 {
-	olive::plugin::Value val;
-	olive::plugin::Array array(value,count);
-	val.setValue(array);
 	if (properties->plugin) {
-		if (index<0) {
+		if (count<0) {
 			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 		}
-		properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, val);
-		return kOfxStatOK;
+		return properties->plugin->setPropN(property, count, const_cast<char**>(value));
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
 }
 
 OfxStatus propSetDoubleN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
-	const char *property, int index, int count, const double* value)
+	const char *property,int count, const double* value)
 {
-	olive::plugin::Value val;
-	olive::plugin::Array array(value,count);
-	val.setValue(array);
 	if (properties->plugin) {
-		if (index<0) {
+		if (count<0) {
 			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 		}
-		properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, val);
-		return kOfxStatOK;
+		return properties->plugin->setPropN(property, count, const_cast<double *>(value));
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
 }
 
 OfxStatus propSetIntN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties, const char *property,
-					 int index, int count, const int *value)
+					 int count, const int *value)
+{
+	if (properties->plugin) {
+		if (count<0) {
+			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+		}
+		return properties->plugin->setPropN(property, count, const_cast<int *>(value));
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
+}
+
+OfxStatus propGetPointer(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
+	const char *property, int index, void **value)
 {
-	olive::plugin::Value val;
-	olive::plugin::Array array(value, count);
-	val.setValue(array);
 	if (properties->plugin) {
 		if (index<0) {
 			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
 		}
-		properties->plugin->setProp(property, index, val);
-		return kOfxStatOK;
+		return properties->plugin->getProp(property, index, value);
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
+}
+
+OfxStatus propGetString(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
+	const char *property, int index, char **value)
+{
+	std::any val;
+	if (properties->plugin) {
+		if (index<0) {
+			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+		}
+		return properties->plugin->getProp(property, index, value);
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
+}
+
+OfxStatus propGetDouble(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
+	const char *property, int index, double *value)
+{
+	if (properties->plugin) {
+		if (index<0) {
+			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+		}
+		return properties->plugin->getProp(property, index, value);
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
+}
+
+OfxStatus propGetInt(OfxPropertySetHandle properties, const char *property,
+					 int index, int *value)
+{
+	if (properties->plugin) {
+		if (index<0) {
+			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+		}
+		return properties->plugin->getProp(property, index, value);
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
+}
+
+OfxStatus propGetPointerN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
+	const char *property, int count, void ***value)
+{
+	if (properties->plugin) {
+		if (count<0) {
+			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+		}
+		return properties->plugin->getPropN(property, value);
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
+}
+
+OfxStatus propGetStringN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
+	const char *property, int count, char ***value)
+{
+	if (properties->plugin) {
+		if (count<0) {
+			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+		}
+		return properties->plugin->getPropN(property, value);
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
+}
+
+OfxStatus propSetDoubleN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties,
+	const char *property, int index, int count, double** value)
+{
+	if (properties->plugin) {
+		if (count<0) {
+			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+		}
+		return properties->plugin->getPropN(property, value);
+	}
+	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
+}
+
+OfxStatus propSetIntN(OfxPropertySetHandle properties, const char *property,
+					 int index, int count, int **value)
+{
+	if (properties->plugin) {
+		if (count<0) {
+			return kOfxStatErrBadIndex;
+		}
+		return properties->plugin->getPropN(property, value);
 	}
 	return kOfxStatErrBadHandle;
 }