diff --git a/backend/bucket_lambdas/minio_image_preview/main.go b/backend/bucket_lambdas/minio_image_preview/main.go
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+++ b/backend/bucket_lambdas/minio_image_preview/main.go
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+package main
+
+func init() {
+
+}
+
+func transformImage() {
+
+	// imgtransform.ResizeImage(,10, 10)
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+}
diff --git a/backend/bucket_lambdas/plan.txt b/backend/bucket_lambdas/plan.txt
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+++ b/backend/bucket_lambdas/plan.txt
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+Will use minio or s3 lambda object transform functions. This can be used to get thumbnail or other sized images so that the full s3 doesn't have to be used.
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diff --git a/backend/bucket_lambdas/s3_image_preview/main.go b/backend/bucket_lambdas/s3_image_preview/main.go
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+++ b/backend/bucket_lambdas/s3_image_preview/main.go
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+package main
+
diff --git a/backend/shared/image_transform/imgtransform.go b/backend/shared/image_transform/imgtransform.go
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+++ b/backend/shared/image_transform/imgtransform.go
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+package imgtransform
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"image"
+
+	"github.com/nfnt/resize"
+)
+
+func BytesToImage(data []byte) (image.Image, error) {
+	image, _, err := image.Decode(bytes.NewReader(data))
+	return image, err
+}
+
+func ResizeImage(img image.Image, width uint, height uint) image.Image {
+	return resize.Resize(width, height, img, resize.Lanczos3)
+}