I've set the picture in MED, but the problem I'm having now is the picture isn't in the background on the views I set. I've done a few searches on this and can't find anything that specifically addresses this. I either need it to actually be in the background, or I need it to be transparent. Any ideas?

ok... a little update on this... the verts don't show up in any pane but the 3d view. I can select a vert and lock the selection so when I go to move it it's no problem, but I still can't see what I'm doing as I do it. Any ideas?

never mind.

For some reason the '3s vertices ticks' option didn't seem like it should control the 2d views....

Thanks for looking, anyway!