Which plugin to use for (image) files

Rails
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Hi.

I hope I don’t start a religiuos war now.

I am looking for a plugin to handle files (images actually).
Here is a list of features that I would like

  1. I would like many images for a single model. (has_many)
  2. I would like to store images in several resolutions (automatically)
  3. I would like the images to be stored in DB.

I hage looked at attachment_fu and paperclip.

It seems like attachment_fu will do the work. It seems like paperclip
cannot satisfy requirement (1) and (3).

Any comments?

Any other plugins that I should investigate?

Jarl

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Any comments?

I’ve used them both and like paperclip for image handling better. It
handles #2 quite well. It can also handle #1. Just create an Image
model that uses paperclip and then your other Model can
“have_many :images”.

I’d rethink the need to put the images in the database, but that’s
just me. I don’t know how hard it would be to write a DB
implementation for Paperclip… probably wouldn’t be too bad as it’s
already setup with multiple backends…

-philip

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Thanks for your comment Philip.

Philip H. [email protected] writes:

Any comments?

I’ve used them both and like paperclip for image handling better. It
handles #2 quite well. It can also handle #1. Just create an Image
model that uses paperclip and then your other Model can
“have_many :images”.

I now also see that it can store in DB:
http://patshaughnessy.net/2009/2/19/database-storage-for-paperclip

Do you have any hints on good tutorials and documentation for
Paperclip.

Jarl