# Eyesy Set Background as Image?

**URL:** <https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-set-background-as-image/9039>\
**Category:** EYESY\
**Created:** [December 15, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-set-background-as-image/9039 "2022-12-15T01:06:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![hgreene](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/hgreene/32/5171_2.png) [@hgreene](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/hgreene)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-set-background-as-image/9039/1 "2022-12-15T01:06:55Z")

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Is there a way to set the background as an image rather than a solid color?

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-set-background-as-image/9039/2 "2022-12-15T18:17:55Z")

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> [@Beginner question about how to load image files onto an EYESY step by step for anxious noob](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/beginner-question-about-how-to-load-image-files-onto-an-eyesy-step-by-step-for-anxious-noob/6987/7):
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> Thanks @jjdeprisco and @brothervsrobot ! @80sforever and @Dcomplex: With modes that have images, graphics, and motion there can be a lot to parse in a given mode’s code. To simplify how to use images, I have attached an example mode below that only displays .png files, centered on the screen that can be resized by knob1 and cycled through with a trigger. To load .jpg files change the end of line 17 from .png to .jpg : for filepath in sorted(glob.glob(etc.mode\_root + ‘/Images/\*.png’)): [Bac…](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/uploads/short-url/nFNC3dfbYKhAIChnszyGY7ZvD1R.zip)

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**Author:** ![hgreene](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/hgreene/32/5171_2.png) [@hgreene](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/hgreene)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-set-background-as-image/9039/3 "2022-12-15T22:07:50Z")

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Hi Chris,

Thanks for your reply. I can already load and display images in the draw loop. What I would like to do is load an image as the background so that even when persist is not on it will be on the background layer rather than just setting a solid color.

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-set-background-as-image/9039/4 "2022-12-15T23:35:28Z")

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Unfortunately there isn’t a function written yet for using an image on the background layer.

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**Author:** ![hgreene](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/hgreene/32/5171_2.png) [@hgreene](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/hgreene)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-set-background-as-image/9039/5 "2022-12-16T01:40:38Z")

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Didnt think so. Worth a try though. Thanks!