> Yes, but not with Tempfile.

There wont be any conflicts?

> Hash the video data, store your thumbnail as $HASH.png, keep a reference to 
> this file

Can you give me an example of how I would $HASH a file? How do you
mean "keep a reference to this file"?

On Nov 12, 4:31 am, Brian Troutwine <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, but not with Tempfile. Hash the video data, store your thumbnail
> as $HASH.png, keep a reference to this file and be sure to delete it
> when the user performs such actions as make the thumbnail no longer
> necessary.
>
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Christian Fazzini
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Basically I need to create a new tempfile with a png extension. Is
> > this possible?
>
> > On Nov 12, 4:21 am, Christian Fazzini <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >> No, the following saves the temp file.
>
> >> @video.attachment_thumbnail =
> >> File.open(File.expand_path(tmp.path))
>
> >> However, File.expand_path(tmp.path) saves the file in the file system
> >> as thumb.png20101111-989-1pt72my
>
> >> Ideally, I would like it to save it as thumb20101111-989-1pt72my.png
> >> or, better, just thumb.png
>
> >> On Nov 12, 4:12 am, Brian Troutwine <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > I'm confused. You're creating a tempfile and then keeping a reference
> >> > to it in your database?
>
> >> > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Christian Fazzini
>
> >> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > > Ok that makes sense. Thanks Brian.
>
> >> > > On the same topic...
>
> >> > > How would I create a temp file with .png extension in the end.
>
> >> > > tmp = Tempfile.new([ 'thumb', 'png' ].compact.join("."))
>
> >> > You can't use Tempfile to do this. Well, you _can_ but you'll need to
> >> > close the file--without unlinking it!--and then move the file created
> >> > to the new location you want. At that points, you're better off just
> >> > giving thumbnails a sequential identifier, or use their hash. Destroy
> >> > the thumbnail file once you no longer need it.
>
> >> > > Whenever it creates a temp file, it creates it as such:
> >> > > thumb.png20101111-989-1pt72my, instead of
> >> > > thumb20101111-989-1pt72my.png
>
> >> > > If I try to save this via Active Record, with
>
> >> > > @video.attachment_thumbnail =
> >> > > File.open("#{File.expand_path(tmp.path)}"),
>
> >> > > It will save the file in the file system without the extension, which
> >> > > makes it impossible to read on the browser, unless I explicitly set
> >> > > the extension.
>
> >> > > On Nov 12, 3:54 am, Brian Troutwine <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >> Hi Christian,
>
> >> > >> Not by the end of the day, no. Each tempfile will be unlinked as soon
> >> > >> as you close it. Your example code didn't have the line
>
> >> > >> > dst.close(unlink_now=true)
>
> >> > >> in it. You may also use dst.close!() to the same effect.
>
> >> > >> --
> >> > >> Brian
>
> >> > >> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Christian Fazzini
>
> >> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >> > Hi Brian,
>
> >> > >> > Just to keep things clear. By the end of the day, /var/folders/uL/
> >> > >> > uL0bYOOZEZaJH5E+BmDJVE+++TI/-Tmp-/  <-- temp dir _IS_ supposed to be
> >> > >> > empty. Is this correct?
>
> >> > >> > On Nov 12, 3:35 am, Brian Troutwine <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >> >> When you close the Tempfile, be sure to pass true for unlink_now.
>
> >> > >> >>http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/tempfile/rdoc/classes/Tempfile.html...
>
> >> > >> >> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Christian Fazzini
>
> >> > >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >> >> > In video controller, create action. I am using FFMPEG to 
> >> > >> >> > generate a
> >> > >> >> > thumbnail of videos that are uploaded.
>
> >> > >> >> > The tempfile is created as such:
>
> >> > >> >> > def create
> >> > >> >> >  ......
> >> > >> >> >  dst = Tempfile.new(basename)
> >> > >> >> >  dst.binmode
>
> >> > >> >> >  system("ffmpeg -itsoffset -4 -i #{file.path} -y -vcodec mjpeg -
> >> > >> >> > vframes 1 -an -f rawvideo #{File.expand_path(dst.path)}.png")
> >> > >> >> >  ....
> >> > >> >> > end
>
> >> > >> >> > As you can see from above, ffmpeg outputs a file to the var dst 
> >> > >> >> > which
> >> > >> >> > is an instance of Tempfile. In console, when I do:
>
> >> > >> >> > ls /var/folders/uL/uL0bYOOZEZaJH5E+BmDJVE+++TI/-Tmp-/
>
> >> > >> >> > thumb20101111-989-1gflwhr.png
> >> > >> >> > thumb20101111-989-1pt72my.png
> >> > >> >> > thumb20101111-989-kjcsgd.png
> >> > >> >> > thumb20101111-989-3ocf15.png
> >> > >> >> > thumb20101111-989-10azwnn.png
> >> > >> >> > thumb20101111-989-7x11w7.png
>
> >> > >> >> > I see a bunch of files in the directory. It seems that rails did 
> >> > >> >> > not
> >> > >> >> > automatically delete these temp files. Should I manually delete 
> >> > >> >> > these
> >> > >> >> > files?
>
> >> > >> >> > I am worried that, if my temp dir fills up with temp files, it'll
> >> > >> >> > eventually take up most of the server space...
>
> >> > >> >> > Your thoughts on this matter?
>
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