diff --git a/vtk/src/layers/BackgroundImage.cpp b/vtk/src/layers/BackgroundImage.cpp
index 6aa63f6..46b0b0f 100644
--- a/vtk/src/layers/BackgroundImage.cpp
+++ b/vtk/src/layers/BackgroundImage.cpp
@@ -62,32 +62,32 @@ void BackgroundImage::updateImage() {
   this->ren->AddActor(imageActor);
 
 
-  // camera stuff
-  // essentially sets the camera to the middle of the background, and points it at the background
-  // TODO: extract this to its own function, separate from the background class.
-  double origin[3], spacing[3];
-  int extent[6];
-  imageData->GetOrigin(origin);
-  imageData->GetSpacing(spacing);
-  imageData->GetExtent(extent);
-
-  printf("%lf, %lf, %lf\n", origin[0], origin[1], origin[2]);
-  printf("%lf, %lf, %lf\n", spacing[0], spacing[1], spacing[2]);
-  printf("%d, %d, %d, ", extent[0], extent[1], extent[2]);
-  printf("%d, %d, %d\n", extent[3], extent[4], extent[5]);
-
-  vtkCamera *camera = this->ren->GetActiveCamera();
-  camera->ParallelProjectionOn();
-
-  double xc = origin[0] + 0.5 * (extent[0] + extent[1]) * spacing[0];
-  double yc = origin[1] + 0.5 * (extent[2] + extent[3]) * spacing[1];
-  double yd = (extent[3] - extent[2] + 1) * spacing[1];
-
-  printf("%lf, %lf, %lf\n", xc, yc, yd);
-
-  camera->SetParallelScale(0.5 * yd); // sets to 330; should be 1 ->  transform
-  camera->SetFocalPoint(xc, yc, 0.0); // sets to 0,0,0; isnice
-  camera->SetPosition(xc, yc, 1000); // sets to 0,0,1000; isnice
+  // // camera stuff
+  // // essentially sets the camera to the middle of the background, and points it at the background
+  // // TODO: extract this to its own function, separate from the background class.
+  // double origin[3], spacing[3];
+  // int extent[6];
+  // imageData->GetOrigin(origin);
+  // imageData->GetSpacing(spacing);
+  // imageData->GetExtent(extent);
+  //
+  // printf("%lf, %lf, %lf\n", origin[0], origin[1], origin[2]);
+  // printf("%lf, %lf, %lf\n", spacing[0], spacing[1], spacing[2]);
+  // printf("%d, %d, %d, ", extent[0], extent[1], extent[2]);
+  // printf("%d, %d, %d\n", extent[3], extent[4], extent[5]);
+  //
+  // vtkCamera *camera = this->ren->GetActiveCamera();
+  // camera->ParallelProjectionOn();
+  //
+  // double xc = origin[0] + 0.5 * (extent[0] + extent[1]) * spacing[0];
+  // double yc = origin[1] + 0.5 * (extent[2] + extent[3]) * spacing[1];
+  // double yd = (extent[3] - extent[2] + 1) * spacing[1];
+  //
+  // printf("%lf, %lf, %lf\n", xc, yc, yd);
+  //
+  // camera->SetParallelScale(0.5 * yd); // sets to 330; should be 1 ->  transform
+  // camera->SetFocalPoint(xc, yc, 0.0); // sets to 0,0,0; isnice
+  // camera->SetPosition(xc, yc, 1000); // sets to 0,0,1000; isnice
 }