http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Foreground-image-over-Background-image-placement-tp5007101p5007104.html
Thank you Michael for that tip. That is something in-between ;-)
Works. Great!
> Hi Rainer,
>
> on the target image, can you create a selection with the exact dimensions of the image that you want to paste. Then it will determine the position of the pasted image.
>
> For doing it manually, after 'Select All' and 'Copy', select the target image, type Shift-E (Restore Selection), and move the selection to the desired location.
>
> This also works when only part of the overlay image is selected, even with non-rectangular selections.
>
> Michael
> ________________________________________________________________
> On Mar 27, 2014, at 11:12, Rainer M. Engel wrote:
>
>> I would like to know how to place a foreground image at the desired spot
>> above a background image.
>>
>> For example this seems to be the default result....
>>
>> newImage("BG", "8-bit white", 400, 300, 1);
>> newImage("FG", "8-bit black", 100, 50, 1);
>> run("Select All");
>> run("Copy");
>> selectWindow("BG");
>> run("Paste");
>> run("Select None");
>>
>> ... and my smaller foreground image is centered over the background image.
>>
>> Is this typically done via Overlay > Add Image?
>>
>> If yes I would think, that a single point selection (if existing in
>> target (BG)) could be used to position a foreground image when pasting.
>> By this the Overlay "detour" could be avoided.
>>
>> Any thoughts, tips are welcome.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Rainer
>>
>>
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