Explore Pixel Map Buddy

Everything you need to make visuals move

Discover the tools for building, mapping and running your visual performance. Each feature page explains the workflow and the editions that include it.

Video/Still Playback

Bring video clips and still images into a visual performance with per-layer playback, a thumbnail media library and a live programme preview.

Free · Standard · Pro

Colour Changes

Adjust red, green, blue, brightness and contrast on each layer to match your media to the mood of your show.

Standard · Pro

Transform Controls

Position, zoom and rotate your video layers in Pixel Map Buddy to build a composition from the media in your show.

Free · Standard · Pro

Pixel Map Buddy FX rack with the supplied show’s kaleidoscope, blur and feedback controls

Effects

Shape the look of each layer with an FX chain you can reorder. Start with Blur and Strobe, then unlock the full rack in Standard or Pro.

Blur & Strobe in Free · All FX in Standard and Pro

Pixel Map Buddy main workspace with Control Map learning mode and highlighted controls

Control Mapping

Put your visual controls on the hardware and software you already use. Map MIDI, OSC and DMX inputs to supported parameters in the workspace.

Free · Standard · Pro

Beat Map

Give your visuals a musical pulse. Beat Map connects parameters to tempo-driven movement so your mix can change with the beat.

Standard · Pro

AB Mixing

Assign layers to A and B groups and use the A/B crossfader to move between visual looks during your performance.

Free · Standard · Pro

Output Mapping

Route your composition to output screens and choose source and destination regions to fit the visuals to your display layout.

Free · Standard · Pro

Composition settings with LED fixture layouts and Art-Net controls

Pixel Mapping

Turn your LED fixtures into a canvas. Place pixel layouts over your composition and send sampled colour to the rig over Art-Net.

Standard · Pro

NDI Input/Output

Receive live NDI video into your layers and send your composition as an NDI stream with Pixel Map Buddy Pro.

Pro

Cue Stacks

Record visual looks as cues, organise them in stacks and run repeatable sequences with Pixel Map Buddy Pro.

Pro

Timeline

Programme timed events and parameter automation on a timeline for repeatable visual performances in Pixel Map Buddy Pro.

Pro

Songs & Sets

Organise songs, cue stacks and set orders in Pixel Map Buddy Pro so the whole performance is ready to run.

Pro

Pixel Map Buddy layer deck, media library and live preview

Live video mixing

Build a visual mix around the way you perform. Keep your media library, layer controls and live preview together in one workspace.

Free · Standard · Pro

Advanced output editor and warp grid for the supplied show

Advanced output warping and masking

Fit the output to your projection surface. Pro adds advanced geometry and masking tools to the composition mapping workflow.

Pro

Pixel Map Buddy cue stack with recorded looks and show transport controls

Cue stacks, timelines and songs/sets

Turn your visual mix into a performance you can run again. Pro brings cue stacks, timelines and songs/sets into the same workspace as your layers.

Pro