my $image = Image::Magick->new;
open(IMAGE,"$path") or upload_failed("Couldn't open $path for reading",$path);
$image->Read(file=>*IMAGE);
close(IMAGE);
            $image->Resize(width=>$conf->thumb_width,height=>$conf->thumb_height);
open(THUMB,">$thumbs/thumb_$filename") or upload_failed("Couldn't open thumbnail file: $!",$path);       $image->Write(file=>*THUMB,filename=>"$thumbs/thumb_$filename");
close(THUMB);

# no longer can write to STDOUT from this point on. works if # I delete the line $image->Write ....