Insert a full page image

Question

How can I insert a full page image? No blank space left in the page.

Bonus: How can I add some text over the image?

Answer 1

Using background package:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum} %% gives dummy text for this file
\usepackage{background}
\backgroundsetup{
scale=1,
angle=0,
opacity=.4,  %% adjust
contents={\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]{pgfmanual}}
}
\begin{document}
\lipsum
\end{document}

Use keepaspectratio as the option to \includegraphics if you wish.

Using eso-pic:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum} %% gives dummy text for this file
\usepackage{eso-pic,graphicx}
\AddToShipoutPictureBG{%
  \AtPageLowerLeft{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]{pgfmanual}}
  }
\begin{document}
\lipsum
\end{document}

Using wallpaper:

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{lipsum} %% gives dummy text for this file
\usepackage{wallpaper}
\CenterWallPaper{1}{pgfmanual}
\begin{document}
\lipsum
\end{document}

Further, tikzpagenodes gives you additional hooks on the page using which one can insert the image with the help of tikz and its remember picture and overlay options. This will be left as a practice assignment :)

Answer 2

Simplest way I know:

1. convert image to PDF (easiest way: use program mogrify, part of imagemagick) e.g.

   mogrify -format pdf my_image.jpg

2. include the PDF in the document

   \documentclass{article}
   \usepackage{pdfpages}
   
   \begin{document}
   \includepdf{my_image.pdf}
   \end{document}
   

Disclaimer: answer based in http://www.bhalash.com/archives/13544791365

Answer 3

The package incgraph was made for such a purpose (among others). My example includes two pictures. In the first case, the paper is resized to the dimensions of the picture. In the second case, the picture is scaled to fit to the given page. For both cases, any tikz code can be overlayed; I used a text node.

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{incgraph,tikz}

\begin{document}

\incgraph[
  overlay={\node[red] at (page.center) {\Huge Paper sized to picture};}
  ]{example-image-a}

\incgraph[documentpaper,
  overlay={\node[red] at (page.center) {\Huge Picture sized to paper};}]
  [width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]{example-image-b}

\end{document}

Answer 4

Any image file (e.g. supper.png) will do.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphics}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage[screen,nopanel]{pdfscreen}

\margins{0pt}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt}
\screensize{4.5in}{6in}
\backgroundcolor{lightgray}

\begin{document}
\vspace*{-0.16in} % only needed for first page
\noindent
\resizebox{\textwidth}{\textheight}
 {\includegraphics{supper.png}}\hspace*{-\textwidth}
 \raisebox{3in}[0in][0in]{\color{red}
 \makebox[\textwidth][c]{\Huge Text over Image}}
\end{document}

The \vspace was determined by trial and error. I'm not sure why is is needed, but I suspect it has something to do with the title/author stuff.

A simpler solution uses \overlay{supper.png}, but then EVERY page would have the image.

Answer 5

This uses the stackengine package's \hsmash routine to overcome the l-r margin issue. The 9.35in is based on the textheight and asymmetric vertical margins of the article class on 11in paper (may need to be changed for other margins/classes). The insetting text is done with \stackinset from the same package.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{stackengine}[2013-09-11]
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\pagestyle{empty}\centering%
\stackinset{c}{}{c}{}{\smash{\parbox{6in}{
%INSET TEXT HERE
\parskip 1em\lipsum[1-5]%
}}}{\vphantom{\rule{0pt}{\textheight}}% 
\smash{\hsmash{\belowbaseline[-9.35in]{%
%IMAGE HERE
\includegraphics[width=8.5in,height=11in]{example-image}%
}}}}%
\end{document}

Answer 6

Read up on pstricks package. It can answer both of your questions.

\documentclass[12pt]{memoir}

\usepackage[paperheight=11in,paperwidth=8.5in,margin=0in]{geometry}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}
\pagestyle{empty}

\newsavebox\IBox
\sbox\IBox{\includegraphics[height=11in,width=8.5in]{cover/cover.png}}

\psset{unit=1in}
\pspicture(8.5in,11in)

\DeclareFixedFont{\PT}{T1}{ppl}{b}{n}{1in}

\rput[lb](-0.25,0){\usebox\IBox}

\rput[lb](2,2){\PT \color{white}{Your title here}}

\endpspicture

\end{document}