# Picture

> Insert and access pictures created in memory using Aspose.Slides for Python via Java, with examples for PowerPoint and OpenDocument presentations.

Source: https://docs.aspose.com/slides/python-java/examples/elements/picture/
Updated: 2026-09-07


This article demonstrates how to insert and access pictures from in-memory images using **Aspose.Slides for Python via Java**. The examples below create an image in memory, place it on a slide, and then retrieve the picture frame.

Install the package as described in [Installation](/slides/python-java/installation/). Each example imports `asposeslides` before starting the JVM, then imports the API after the JVM is running.

## **Add a Picture**

This code generates a small bitmap, converts it to a stream, and inserts it as a picture frame on the first slide.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from java.awt import Color
from java.awt.image import BufferedImage
from java.io import ByteArrayInputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream
from javax.imageio import ImageIO
from asposeslides.api import Presentation, SaveFormat, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    # Create a simple in-memory image.
    bitmap = BufferedImage(100, 100, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB)
    graphics = bitmap.createGraphics()
    try:
        color = Color(144, 238, 144)
        graphics.setPaint(color)
        graphics.fillRect(0, 0, 100, 100)
    finally:
        graphics.dispose()

    # Convert the bitmap to a byte array.
    bitmap_stream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
    ImageIO.write(bitmap, "png", bitmap_stream)
    png_bytes = bitmap_stream.toByteArray()

    # Add the image to the presentation.
    image_stream = ByteArrayInputStream(png_bytes)
    image = presentation.getImages().addImage(image_stream)

    # Insert a picture frame showing the image on the first slide.
    slide.getShapes().addPictureFrame(ShapeType.Rectangle, 50, 50, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(), image)

    presentation.save("picture.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```

## **Access a Picture**

This example ensures a slide contains a picture frame and then accesses the first one it finds.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from java.awt.image import BufferedImage
from java.io import ByteArrayInputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream
from javax.imageio import ImageIO
from asposeslides.api import PictureFrame, Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    bitmap = BufferedImage(40, 40, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB)
    bitmap_stream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
    ImageIO.write(bitmap, "png", bitmap_stream)
    png_bytes = bitmap_stream.toByteArray()

    image_stream = ByteArrayInputStream(png_bytes)
    image = presentation.getImages().addImage(image_stream)
    slide.getShapes().addPictureFrame(ShapeType.Rectangle, 0, 0, 40, 40, image)

    picture_frame = None
    for shape in slide.getShapes():
        if isinstance(shape, PictureFrame):
            picture_frame = shape
            break

    if picture_frame is None:
        print("The slide contains no picture frames.")
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```