Downloading/Manipulating/Uploading Images

[FMDuck]

Although the answer may lie in the use of multiple plug-ins, I'm posting this here because it's more of a web problem and I don't know if there are any php functions or anything else that may smooth the process.

I'm using FX-PHP for the site.

I'm trying to allow users to upload multiple files of a controlled size to their FM record. They will then be cleaned up (resized, etc.) by us and sent back to a folder on the web. The container field is then emptied and the filenames are stored in a text field within that persons record and sent to the page as a path via php.

I've found a slew of plug-ins for uploading, moving from container fields and then ftp-ing, but I'm trying to identify a smoother solution. Either less plug-ins, a function or some combination thereof.

Thanks.