I also echo this, I would go for VIPS first unless there are certain things that imagemagic can do that VIPS can't. You'll cut down on your memory usage signifi

I also echo this, I would go for VIPS first unless there are certain things that imagemagic can do that VIPS can't. You'll cut down on your memory usage significantly (like 500mb down to 20mb) and also use much less CPU.