public function createThumbsAction() {

      $post_data = $this->getRequest()->getPost();

      $session = Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session');


      //with session -- start your request
      $quote_products = $session->getQuote()->getAllItems();
      $product_count = count($quote_products);


      $product = $quote_products[$post_data['serial']]->getProduct();
      $options_array = $product->getTypeInstance(true)->getOrderOptions($product);


      //get the paper size to calculate the crop/bleed image
      //$out .= html_entity_decode(Zend_Debug::dump($options_array, 'session',false));
      foreach ( $options_array["options"] as $options){
        if ($options['label'] == 'Size'){
          $size = html_entity_decode($options['value']);
          break;
        }
      }

      $size_array = explode('x',$size);
      foreach ($size_array as &$number){ //filter out the bad stuff
        $number = str_replace(' ','',$number);
        $number = str_replace('"','',$number);
      }


      $filename = $product->getId()."_".time(). str_replace(" ","_",$_FILES['file']['name']);
      $file_ext = strrchr($filename, '.');
      $file_ext = strtolower($file_ext);
      $file_base = substr($filename, 0, -(strlen($file_ext)));

      $target_path = getcwd() . '/skin/frontend/printlion/default/checkoutimage';
      $target_file = $target_path . '/' . $filename;

      $large_file = $target_path . '/large_' . $file_base . '.png';
      $thumb_file = $target_path . '/thumbnail_' . $file_base . '.jpg';
      $crop_file  = $target_path . '/cropbleed_' . $file_base . '.png';
      //copy($tmpf,$target_file);
      move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],$target_file);

      if ($file_ext == '.pdf'){
        $tmp_pdf = $target_path . '/' . $file_base . '_firstpage_tmp.pdf';

        $cmd = "pdftk {$target_file} cat 1-1 output {$tmp_pdf}";
        exec($cmd);

        $cmd = "convert {$tmp_pdf} {$large_file}";
        exec($cmd);

        unlink($tmp_pdf);
      } elseif ($file_ext == '.eps'){
        $cmd = "convert {$target_file} {$large_file}";
        exec($cmd);
      }else {
        die('bad format');
      }

      $this->createCropBleedImage($large_file, $crop_file, $size_array);
      $this->resizeImages($large_file, $thumb_file, $crop_file);


      $result = $this->getOnepage()->saveUploadDesign($file_base, $post_data);

      $this->getResponse()->setBody('');

    }

    public function resizeImages($large_file, $thumb_file, $crop_file){
      $im = imagecreatefrompng($large_file);
      $input_w = imagesx($im);
      imagedestroy($im);

      if($input_w > 600){
        $cmd = "convert  -geometry 600 {$large_file}  {$large_file}";
        exec($cmd);
        $cmd = "convert -geometry 600 {$crop_file} {$crop_file}";
        exec($cmd);
      }else {
        $cmd = "convert  -quality 85 -geometry {$input_w} {$crop_file} {$crop_file}";
        exec($cmd);
      }

      $cmd = "convert   -quality 80 -geometry 250 {$large_file}  {$thumb_file}";
      exec($cmd);



    }

    public function createCropBleedImage($large_file, $crop_file, $size_array){

      // basing previews on the assumption that 72 dots per inch
      $print_w = $size_array[0] *  72;
      $print_h = $size_array[1] * 72;

      $bleed = 0.25 * 72; //pixels
      $bleed_img_h = ($print_h + (2*$bleed));
      $bleed_img_w = ($print_w + (2*$bleed));

      $uploaded_preview = imagecreatefrompng($large_file);
      $input_w = imagesx($uploaded_preview);
      $input_h = imagesy($uploaded_preview);

      $safe_zone = imagecreatefrompng('skin/frontend/printlion/default/checkoutimage/safe_zone_red.png');
      $trim_line = imagecreatefrompng('skin/frontend/printlion/default/checkoutimage/trim_line_blue.png');

      if (($input_w > $bleed_img_w) && ($input_h > $bleed_img_h)){
        //setup
        $canvas = imagecreatetruecolor($bleed_img_w+1, $bleed_img_h+1);
        $blue = imagecolorallocate($canvas, 0, 0, 255);
        $red = imagecolorallocate($canvas, 255, 0, 0);
        $bg  = imagecolorallocatealpha($canvas, 0, 0, 0, 127);
        $this->allow_alpha($canvas);
        imagesetthickness($canvas,3);

        $style_red = array($red, $red, $bg , $bg , $bg);
        $style_blue = array($blue, $blue, $bg, $bg, $bg);


        // create background transparent rectangle
        imagefilledrectangle($canvas, 0, 0, ($bleed_img_w+1), ($bleed_img_h+1), $bg);

        //create blue line and trim label
        imagesetstyle($canvas,  $style_blue);
        imagerectangle($canvas, 0, 0, ($bleed_img_w), ($bleed_img_h),  IMG_COLOR_STYLED);
        imagecopy($canvas,$trim_line, 0, 0, 0,0, 60, 15);

        //create red line and safe label
        imagesetstyle($canvas,  $style_red);
        imagerectangle($canvas, $bleed, $bleed, ($bleed_img_w-$bleed), ($bleed_img_h-$bleed), IMG_COLOR_STYLED);
        imagecopy($canvas,$safe_zone, $bleed, $bleed, 0, 0, 60, 15);

        $overlay = imagecreatetruecolor($input_w,$input_h);
        $this->allow_alpha($overlay);
        $x1 = (($input_w/2)-($bleed_img_w/2));
        $y1 = (($input_h/2)-($bleed_img_h/2));

        $x2 = (($input_w/2)+($bleed_img_w/2));
        $y2 = (($input_h/2)+($bleed_img_h/2));

        $bg = imagecolorallocatealpha($overlay, 0, 0, 0, 64);
        $transparent = imagecolorallocatealpha($overlay, 0, 0, 0, 127);

        //$bg
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, 0,0, $input_w, $input_h,$transparent);
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, 0,0, $x1, $input_h,$bg);
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, $x1,0, $input_w, $y1,$bg);
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, $x1,$y2, $input_w, $input_h,$bg);
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, $x2,$y1, $input_w, $input_h,$bg);

        imagecopy($overlay, $canvas, $x1, $y1, 0, 0, $bleed_img_w+1, $bleed_img_h+1);
        imagecopy($uploaded_preview, $overlay, 0, 0, 0, 0, $input_w, $input_h);
        imagedestroy($canvas);
        imagedestroy($overlay);

        $out = &$uploaded_preview;
      } else {

        $w = $bleed_img_w;
        $h = $bleed_img_h;

        if ($input_h > $bleed_img_h){
          $h = $input_h;
        }
        if ($input_w > $bleed_img_w){
          $w = $input_w;
        }

        //create blank canvas large enough in which we will center the uploaded image
        $canvas = imagecreatetruecolor($w+1, $h+1);
        $bg  = imagecolorallocate($canvas, 255, 255, 255);
        imagefilledrectangle($canvas, 0, 0, $w+1, $h+1, $bg); // create background
        imagecopy($canvas, $uploaded_preview, (($w/2)-($input_w/2)), (($h/2)-($input_h/2)), 0, 0, $input_w, $input_h);




        //create the opacaque overlay inwhich we draw some darkness and the bleed/cut lines
        $overlay = imagecreatetruecolor($w+1,$h+1);
        $this->allow_alpha($overlay);
        $bg = imagecolorallocatealpha($overlay, 0, 0, 0, 64);
        $transparent = imagecolorallocatealpha($overlay, 0, 0, 0, 127);
        $blue = imagecolorallocate($overlay, 0, 0, 255);
        $red = imagecolorallocate($overlay, 255, 0, 0);

        $style_red = array($red, $red, $transparent , $transparent , $transparent);
        $style_blue = array($blue, $blue, $transparent, $transparent, $transparent);


        //$bg
        $x1_postion = ($w-$bleed_img_w)/2;
        $y1_postion = ($h-$bleed_img_h)/2;

        //color in the darkness surrounding the crop bleed marks
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, 0,0, $w, $h,$transparent);
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, 0,0, $w, $y1_postion,$bg);
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, 0,($y1_postion+$bleed_img_h), $w, $h,$bg);
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, 0,$y1_postion, $x1_postion, ($y1_postion+$bleed_img_h),$bg);
        imagefilledrectangle($overlay, ($x1_postion+$bleed_img_w),0, $w, $h,$bg);

        imagesetthickness($overlay,3);

        //draw the lines
        imagesetstyle($overlay,  $style_blue);
        imagerectangle($overlay, $x1_postion,$y1_postion,($x1_postion+$bleed_img_w),($y1_postion+$bleed_img_h), IMG_COLOR_STYLED);
        imagecopy($overlay,$trim_line, $x1_postion,$y1_postion, 0,0, 60, 15);

        imagesetstyle($overlay,  $style_red);
        imagerectangle($overlay, $x1_postion+$bleed,$y1_postion+$bleed,($x1_postion+$bleed_img_w)-$bleed,($y1_postion+$bleed_img_h)-$bleed, IMG_COLOR_STYLED);
        imagecopy($canvas,$safe_zone, $x1_postion+$bleed, $y1_postion+$bleed, 0, 0, 60, 15);

        //put the overlay on top of the canvas so that we have the uploaded image inside of the crop/bleed marks
        imagecopy($canvas, $overlay, 0, 0, 0, 0, $w+1,$h+1);

        $out = &$canvas;
      }

      //save the image to the predetermined file name
      // Set the content type header - in this case image/jpeg

      imagejpeg($out, $crop_file,100);

      //free the memory taken up by all of these images
      imagedestroy($safe_zone);
      imagedestroy($trim_line);
      imagedestroy($out);
      imagedestroy($uploaded_preview);
    }