Rails - Mar 2008 - Having trouble with a remote-crop-then-resize using attachment fu =(

Basically, I''m trying to crop multiple images out of a remote/original
scene.. Think flickr ''tagging'', only, the pixs in the tagged
boxes
become their own unique images.. by way of simulating an upload from
the controller using attachment fu.. can''t quite figure out the
specific method in fu that would allow me to do this.. I''m so near the
edge right now!@ UGH =(

CONTROLLER:
SCENE.RB
    # POST /yings
    # POST /yings.xml
    def create
        @ying = Ying.new(params[:ying])
        scene = Scene.find(params[:ying][:scene_id])
        scene.yings << @ying
        @ying.scale_to_scene(params[:ying], scene)

        avatar = Avatar.create!(:uploaded_data => params[:ying]
[:uploaded_data],
            :content_type => ''image/png'',
            :filename=> "#{RAILS_ROOT}/public/images/avatars/yings/
#{@ying.id}_thing.png",
            :ying_id => self.id,
            :size =>  (@ying.width).to_i * (@ying.height).to_i
          )
        avatar.ying_id = @ying.id
        avatar.scene_id = nil
        avatar.user_id = nil
        @ying.avatar = avatar
        avatar.thumbnails.clear
      # avatar.save!

      respond_to do |format|
        if @ying.save_with_avatar(avatar)
            flash[:notice] = ''Ying was successfully created.''
            format.html { render :action => "show" }
            format.xml  { render :xml => @ying, :status
=> :created, :location => @ying }
          else
            format.html { render :action => "new" }
            format.xml  { render :xml => @ying.errors, :status
=> :unprocessable_entity }
        end
      end
    end

YING.rb
def scale_to_scene(params, scene)
  x1 = params[:x1].to_f*scene.wscale.to_f
  y1 = params[:y1].to_i*scene.hscale.to_f
  width = params[:width].to_f*scene.wscale.to_f
  height = params[:height].to_f*scene.hscale.to_f
  img = Magick::Image.read("#{RAILS_ROOT}/
public#{scene.avatar.public_filename}")[0]
  chopped = img.crop(Magick::ForgetGravity, x1, y1, width, height)
  path = "#{RAILS_ROOT}/public/images/avatars/yings/
#{self.id}_thing.png"
  chopped = chopped.write(path)
  #create_or_update_thumbnail(path, suffix, *size)
end


avatar_system.rb
  attr_accessor :uploaded_avatar_data

    def save_with_avatar(params)
     avatar = Avatar.new
      begin
        self.transaction do
             if params[:uploaded_avatar_data] &&
params[:uploaded_avatar_data].size > 0
              avatar.uploaded_data = (params[:uploaded_avatar_data])
               avatar.thumbnails.clear
               avatar.save!
               self.avatar = avatar
             end
           save!
        end
      rescue
        if avatar.errors.on(:size)
          errors.add_to_base("Uploaded image is too big (500-KB
max).")
        end
        if avatar.errors.on(:content_type)
          errors.add_to_base("Uploaded image content-type is not
valid.")
        end
        false
      end
    end

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