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Re: Using a jpg picture for a 2D plot background

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• Subject: [mg99018] Re: Using a jpg picture for a 2D plot background
• From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:46:24 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Uni Leipzig
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• Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de

Hi,


img = Import["http://blog.wolfram.com/images/people/sw.jpg";];

Graphics[
    {Image`ToGraphicsRaster[img][[1]], Line[{{0, 0}, {50, 60}}]}
  ]

in Mathematica 7, and

Graphics[
    {img[[1]], Line[{{0, 0}, {50, 60}}]}
  ]

in Mathematica 6.

Regards
   Jens


Bill wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> I would like to use a jpg picture as a background for a 2D plot in Mathematica 6.0.1, on a PC using Win XP. 
> I'm not sure if this can be done. If this can be done, can someone please give me the code to do this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> WDW
>