Thread Subject: Colormap "wastes" picture

I have a GUI where I want to show a picture. In the same figure I want to do a contour plot, using the "jet" colormap.
The problem: If I change the colormap, the colormap of the picture is changed as well, the picture is wasted.

% Example
figure
[X,map] = imread('trees.tif');
imshow(X,map)
colormap(jet)

If I change the colormap before I show the image, the colormap is automatically changed to the pictures colormap.
Any suggestions?

"Stiphu " <schmutz@pyl.unibe.ch> wrote in message
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> I have a GUI where I want to show a picture. In the same figure I want to
> do a contour plot, using the "jet" colormap. The problem: If I change the
> colormap, the colormap of the picture is changed as well, the picture is
> wasted.
> % Example
> figure
> [X,map] = imread('trees.tif');
> imshow(X,map)
> colormap(jet)
>
> If I change the colormap before I show the image, the colormap is
> automatically changed to the pictures colormap.
> Any suggestions?

http://www.mathworks.com/support/tech-notes/1200/1215.html

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"Steven_Lord" <slord@mathworks.com> wrote in message <jbqodg$47p$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
>
>
> "Stiphu " <schmutz@pyl.unibe.ch> wrote in message
> news:jbqn5o$svk$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com...
> > I have a GUI where I want to show a picture. In the same figure I want to
> > do a contour plot, using the "jet" colormap. The problem: If I change the
> > colormap, the colormap of the picture is changed as well, the picture is
> > wasted.
> > % Example
> > figure
> > [X,map] = imread('trees.tif');
> > imshow(X,map)
> > colormap(jet)
> >
> > If I change the colormap before I show the image, the colormap is
> > automatically changed to the pictures colormap.
> > Any suggestions?
>
> http://www.mathworks.com/support/tech-notes/1200/1215.html
>
> --
> Steve Lord
> slord@mathworks.com
> To contact Technical Support use the Contact Us link on
> http://www.mathworks.com

OK, but now I want to do a contour plot with the colormap jet and display the picture. So far I didn't find a solution to make that, the contour plot now goes over the whole, self modified colormap.

> OK, but now I want to do a contour plot with the colormap jet and display the picture. So far I didn't find a solution to make that, the contour plot now goes over the whole, self modified colormap.

You can use ind2rgb to convert from indexed color to RGB color. Once you do that, the image display will no longer be affected by the figure's colormap setting:

figure
[X,map] = imread('trees.tif');
imshow(ind2rgb(X,map))
colormap jet