diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 543859b4..38f430f1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4395,6 +4395,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/image-size/-/image-size-0.6.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-47xSUiQioGaB96nqtp5/q55m0aBQSQdyIloMOc/x+QVTDZLNmXE892IIDrJ0hM1A5vcNUDD5tDffkSP5lCaIIA=="
     },
+    "imagemagick": {
+      "version": "0.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/imagemagick/-/imagemagick-0.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-dIPOoJO02fLi85aFetyIIbU3xWo="
+    },
     "import-lazy": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/import-lazy/-/import-lazy-2.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85da362c..545741e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "get-video-dimensions": "^1.0.0",
     "helmet": "^3.8.1",
     "image-size": "^0.6.3",
+    "imagemagick": "^0.1.3",
     "module-alias": "^2.0.6",
     "mysql2": "^1.3.5",
     "passport": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/server/models/utils/createFileRecordData.js b/server/models/utils/createFileRecordData.js
index d74f7242..aa0802cf 100644
--- a/server/models/utils/createFileRecordData.js
+++ b/server/models/utils/createFileRecordData.js
@@ -1,36 +1,4 @@
-const logger = require('winston');
-const sizeOfImage = require('image-size');
-const sizeOfVideo = require('get-video-dimensions');
-
-async function getFileDimensions (fileType, filePath) {
-  let height = 0;
-  let width = 0;
-  switch (fileType) {
-    case 'image/jpeg':
-    case 'image/jpg':
-    case 'image/png':
-    case 'image/gif':
-      logger.debug('creating File data for an image');
-      const imageDimensions = sizeOfImage(filePath);
-      height = imageDimensions.height;
-      width = imageDimensions.width;
-      break;
-    case 'video/mp4':
-      logger.debug('creating File data for a video');
-      const videoDimensions = await sizeOfVideo(filePath);
-      logger.debug('video dimensions', videoDimensions);
-      height = videoDimensions.height;
-      width = videoDimensions.width;
-      break;
-    default:
-      logger.error('unable to create File data for unspported file type:', fileType);
-      break;
-  }
-  return {
-    height,
-    width,
-  };
-}
+const getMediaDimensions = require('../../utils/getMediaDimensions.js');
 
 async function createFileRecordDataAfterGet (resolveResult, getResult) {
   const {
@@ -48,7 +16,7 @@ async function createFileRecordDataAfterGet (resolveResult, getResult) {
   const {
     height: fileHeight,
     width: fileWidth,
-  } = await getFileDimensions(fileType, filePath);
+  } = await getMediaDimensions(fileType, filePath);
 
   return {
     name,
@@ -77,7 +45,7 @@ async function createFileRecordDataAfterPublish (fileName, fileType, publishPara
   const {
     height: fileHeight,
     width: fileWidth,
-  } = await getFileDimensions(fileType, filePath);
+  } = await getMediaDimensions(fileType, filePath);
 
   return {
     name,
diff --git a/server/utils/getMediaDimensions.js b/server/utils/getMediaDimensions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac8d2011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/getMediaDimensions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const logger = require('winston');
+const { getImageHeightAndWidth } = require('./imageProcessing');
+const { getVideoHeightAndWidth } = require('./utils/videoProcessing');
+
+async function getMediaDimensions (fileType, filePath) {
+  let height = 0;
+  let width = 0;
+  switch (fileType) {
+    case 'image/jpeg':
+    case 'image/jpg':
+    case 'image/png':
+    case 'image/gif':
+      logger.debug('creating File data for an image');
+      [ height, width ] = await getImageHeightAndWidth(filePath);
+      break;
+    case 'video/mp4':
+      logger.debug('creating File data for a video');
+      [ height, width ] = await getVideoHeightAndWidth(filePath);
+      break;
+    default:
+      logger.error('unable to create File data for unspported file type:', fileType);
+      break;
+  }
+  return {
+    height,
+    width,
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = getMediaDimensions;
diff --git a/server/utils/imageProcessing.js b/server/utils/imageProcessing.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a93c75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/imageProcessing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const im = require('imagemagick');
+
+const getImageMetadata = (filePath) => {
+  return im.readMetadata(filePath, (err, metadata) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    return metadata;
+  });
+};
+
+const getImageDetails = (filePath) => {
+  return im.identify(filePath, (err, details) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    return details;
+  });
+};
+
+const getImageHeightAndWidth = (filePath) => {
+  return im.identify(filePath, (err, details) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    const { height, width } = details;
+    return [height, width];
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  getImageMetadata,
+  getImageDetails,
+  getImageHeightAndWidth,
+};
diff --git a/server/utils/videoProcessing.js b/server/utils/videoProcessing.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..508f6d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/videoProcessing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const getVideoDimensions = require('get-video-dimensions');
+
+async function getVideoHeightAndWidth (filePath) {
+  const videoDimensions = await getVideoDimensions(filePath);
+  const { height, width } = videoDimensions;
+  return [ height, width ];
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getVideoHeightAndWidth,
+};