# Attachment\_fu - convert an image to 8-bit text

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-convert-an-image-to-8-bit-text/157105>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 7, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-convert-an-image-to-8-bit-text/157105 "2009-01-07T12:14:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-convert-an-image-to-8-bit-text/157105/1 "2009-01-07T12:14:40Z")

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hi all

I’m using attachment\_fu to handle a bunch of uploaded images (jpgs). I  
have a controller where i want to send two images in the response,  
converted to 8 bit text, all in one string, like

render :text =\> “LOGO1=,LOGO2=”

Can i do this conversion in a simple way with attachment\_fu? Or by some  
other method?

thanks  
max