In a pixel mapping application, the user creates a pixel “map” by placing “fixtures” from the software’s internal fixture profile library into the display area. These fixture profiles, created according to the manufacturer’s DMX protocol, are much easier to drop into a layout than they would if you had to patch each pixel one at a time. And a big advantage of using the built-in profiles is that once the fixtures are added to the map, they can be arranged in the exact layout that appears on the stage with respect to the distance between each unit and the horizontal and vertical alignment.
—Vickie Claiborne, from Video Digerati, PLSN, May 2009
