Saving overlayed images without shift

I am trying to programmatically save overlayed images of controls: a mixture of transparent XY graph applied on a vectorized picture. Grouping those controls in the front panel, copy them and recover them from clipboard works fine. I would already have been glad to do that programmatically. Is there any way to use this group feature programmatically?
But as soon as I try to produce a picture combining both of them; I get into problems because they get shifted owing to their different origin on the front panel.
See attached small vi.
Thnaks for any simple solution.
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Simulate a key press: Print Screen
Then read the clipboard.
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