I just modified the file_column plugin a bit to do a quick check and make sure the mime-type is image before it goes ahead and creates the thumbnails, even if the :versions attribute is passed. I added a is_image method to the RealUploadedFile class (file_column.rb): def is_image? @file_path = absolute_path @content_type = get_content_type if @content_type and @options[:mime_extensions][@content_type] !@content_type.index(''image'').nil? and @content_type.index(''image'') >= 0 end end And moved the "def get_content_type(fallback=nil) ..." from the TempUploadedFile class into the RealUploadedFile class. I then added a an additional check within the BaseUploadedFile (magick_file_column.rb) needs_resize method for "is_image?": def needs_resize? @options[:magick] and just_uploaded? and is_image? and (@options[:magick][:geometry] or @options[:magick][:versions]) end Now when I have my model file which has: file_column :path, :magick => { :versions => { "thumb" => "75x75", "medium" => "640x480>" } } If the file is not an image, it will just skip it, and go onto the next one. The only time it needs to fail is if it really is a corrupt image and it''s unable to resize it. Now all that needs to be done for the file_column list is have some logic that uses the is_image check to see whether or not to use the image_tag within the view to use the path of the generated from the url_for_file_column, or use my own custom thumbnail for file types which are not images such as a text file or mp3 file. - Nathan -------------------------------------------------------------- Nathaniel S. H. Brown Toll Free 1.877.4.INIMIT Inimit Innovations Phone 604.724.6624 www.inimit.com Fax 604.444.9942