diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/Manager.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/Manager.php
index aeaa1a3f7e..69dbe88a4b 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/Manager.php
@@ -442,10 +442,7 @@ class Manager
         $spec->setDimensions(375, 275);
 
         try {
-            $this->app['media-alchemyst']
-                ->open($file->getFile()->getPathname())
-                ->turnInto($lazaretPathnameThumb, $spec)
-                ->close();
+            $this->app['media-alchemyst']->turnInto($file->getFile()->getPathname(), $lazaretPathnameThumb, $spec);
         } catch (MediaAlchemystException $e) {
 
         }
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/Publications.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/Publications.php
index 769143246f..240c232409 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/Publications.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/Publications.php
@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ class Publications implements ControllerProviderInterface
                 $tmpname = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'feed_icon');
 
                 try {
-                    $app['media-alchemyst']
-                        ->open($media->getFile()->getPathname())
-                        ->turnInto($tmpname, $spec)
-                        ->close();
+                    $app['media-alchemyst']->turnInto($media->getFile()->getPathname(), $tmpname, $spec);
                 } catch (\MediaAlchemyst\Exception\ExceptionInterface $e) {
                     throw new \Exception_InternalServerError('Error while resizing');
                 }
diff --git a/lib/classes/appbox.php b/lib/classes/appbox.php
index 6f94a6af4c..a3e0d657cb 100644
--- a/lib/classes/appbox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/appbox.php
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ class appbox extends base
                 $tmp = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'tmpdatabox') . '.jpg';
 
                 try {
-                    $alchemyst
-                        ->open($pathfile->getPathname())
-                        ->turninto($tmp, $imageSpec)
-                        ->close();
+                    $alchemyst->turninto($pathfile->getPathname(), $tmp, $imageSpec);
                     $filename = $tmp;
                 } catch (\MediaAlchemyst\Exception $e) {
 
@@ -118,10 +115,7 @@ class appbox extends base
                 $tmp = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'tmpdatabox') . '.jpg';
 
                 try {
-                    $alchemyst
-                        ->open($pathfile->getPathname())
-                        ->turninto($tmp, $imageSpec)
-                        ->close();
+                    $alchemyst->turninto($pathfile->getPathname(), $tmp, $imageSpec);
                     $filename = $tmp;
                 } catch (\MediaAlchemyst\Exception $e) {
 
@@ -196,10 +190,7 @@ class appbox extends base
             $tmp = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'tmpdatabox') . '.jpg';
 
             try {
-                $alchemyst
-                    ->open($pathfile->getPathname())
-                    ->turninto($tmp, $imageSpec)
-                    ->close();
+                $alchemyst->turninto($pathfile->getPathname(), $tmp, $imageSpec);
                 $filename = $tmp;
             } catch (\MediaAlchemyst\Exception $e) {
 
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox/status.php b/lib/classes/databox/status.php
index d9b510ebf1..e29943355b 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox/status.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox/status.php
@@ -449,10 +449,7 @@ class databox_status
         $destPath = sprintf("%s%s", $custom_path, basename($path . $name));
 
         try {
-            $app['media-alchemyst']
-                ->open($filePath)
-                ->turninto($destPath, $imageSpec)
-                ->close();
+            $app['media-alchemyst']->turninto($filePath, $destPath, $imageSpec);
         } catch (\MediaAlchemyst\Exception $e) {
 
         }
diff --git a/lib/classes/media/subdef.php b/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
index 7792f028f8..e660a61572 100644
--- a/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
+++ b/lib/classes/media/subdef.php
@@ -563,9 +563,7 @@ class media_subdef extends media_abstract implements cache_cacheableInterface
         $specs->setRotationAngle($angle);
 
         try {
-            $alchemyst->open($this->get_pathfile())
-                ->turnInto($this->get_pathfile(), $specs)
-                ->close();
+            $alchemyst->turnInto($this->get_pathfile(), $this->get_pathfile(), $specs);
         } catch (\MediaAlchemyst\Exception\ExceptionInterface $e) {
             return $this;
         }
diff --git a/lib/classes/patch/370a7.php b/lib/classes/patch/370a7.php
index e8f85dc6aa..72010cec41 100644
--- a/lib/classes/patch/370a7.php
+++ b/lib/classes/patch/370a7.php
@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ class patch_370a7 implements patchInterface
                     $thumbPath = $app['root.path'] . '/tmp/lazaret/' . sprintf("thumb_%s", $row['filepath']);
 
                     try {
-                        $app['media-alchemyst']
-                            ->open($filePath)
-                            ->turnInto($thumbPath, $spec)
-                            ->close();
+                        $app['media-alchemyst']->turnInto($filePath, $thumbPath, $spec);
                     } catch (MediaAlchemystException $e) {
 
                     }
diff --git a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
index 2cba1076f6..0bec68b5f7 100644
--- a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
@@ -1007,9 +1007,11 @@ class record_adapter implements record_Interface, cache_cacheableInterface
             }
 
             try {
-                $app['media-alchemyst']->open($media->getFile()->getRealPath())
-                    ->turnInto($path_file_dest, $subdef_def->getSpecs())
-                    ->close();
+                $app['media-alchemyst']->turnInto(
+                    $media->getFile()->getRealPath(),
+                    $path_file_dest,
+                    $subdef_def->getSpecs()
+                );
             } catch (\MediaAlchemyst\Exception\ExceptionInterface $e) {
                 return $this;
             }
@@ -1695,9 +1697,7 @@ class record_adapter implements record_Interface, cache_cacheableInterface
                 return;
             }
 
-            $alchemyst->open($this->get_hd_file()->getPathname());
-            $alchemyst->turnInto($pathdest, $subdef_class->getSpecs());
-            $alchemyst->close();
+            $alchemyst->turnInto($this->get_hd_file()->getPathname(), $pathdest, $subdef_class->getSpecs());
         } catch (\MediaAlchemyst\Exception\ExceptionInterface $e) {
             $logger->addError(sprintf('Subdef generation failed for record %d with message %s', $this->get_record_id(), $e->getMessage()));
         }