diff --git a/Base/include/IPixel.h b/Base/include/IPixel.h
index 4b83437..a9bb547 100644
--- a/Base/include/IPixel.h
+++ b/Base/include/IPixel.h
@@ -54,23 +54,21 @@
 #define BASE_INCLUDE_IPIXEL_H_
 
 #include "TexCompTypes.h"
+#include "VectorBase.h"
 
 namespace FasTC {
 
-class IPixel {
- private:
-  float m_Intensity;
-
+class IPixel : public VectorBase<float, 1> {
  public:
-  IPixel() : m_Intensity(0.0f) { }
-  IPixel(float f) : m_Intensity(f) { }
+  IPixel() : VectorBase<float, 1>() { vec[0] = 0.0f; }
+  IPixel(float f) : VectorBase<float, 1>(&f) { }
 
   operator float() const {
-    return m_Intensity;
+    return vec[0];
   }
 
   IPixel operator=(const float &f) {
-    return m_Intensity = f;
+    return vec[0] = f;
   }
 
   // Take all of the components, transform them to their 8-bit variants,
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@ class IPixel {
   uint32 Pack() const;
   void Unpack(uint32 rgba);
 };
+REGISTER_VECTOR_TYPE(IPixel);
 
 }  // namespace FasTC
 
diff --git a/Base/src/IPixel.cpp b/Base/src/IPixel.cpp
index e0fc71f..9919a85 100644
--- a/Base/src/IPixel.cpp
+++ b/Base/src/IPixel.cpp
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ namespace FasTC {
   uint32 IPixel::Pack() const {
     uint32 ret = 0xFF << 24;
     for(uint32 i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-      ret |= static_cast<uint32>((255.0 * m_Intensity) + 0.5f) << i*8;
+      ret |= static_cast<uint32>((255.0 * vec[0]) + 0.5f) << i*8;
     }
     return ret;
   }
 
   void IPixel::Unpack(uint32 rgba) {
     Pixel p(rgba);
-    m_Intensity = p.ToIntensity();
+    vec[0] = p.ToIntensity();
   }
 
 }  // namespace FasTC