New Version 3.5 Now Available

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Archive your Photo Files to CD and DVD. Fast and easy operation features disc spanning and multi-disk Photo HTML Index Gallery for almost all image formats, including Nikon NEF, Canon CRW, and many other RAW formats. New Version 3.5 with additional support for new cameras and archiving to Hard Drives and much more!

  • AC is so simple to use that you will actually archive your files on a regular basis, which in the end is the most critical aspect of the program. We want you to archive your files.
  • AC automatically spans your Archive Set across multiple CDs or DVDs.
  • AC automatically can create an HTML Web-Style Photo Gallery that is written to each of the media discs in the Archive Set.
  • AC creates the HTML "Web Style" Photo Index even from most RAW image files automatically with no conversion software required (Canon, Nikon and others). Click here for a list of image file types supported by the AC Photo Index.
  • The Archive Set media discs each have the entire Archive Set HTML Photo Index on them. So you can view and find a file even if it is not on the CD/DVD you have in the drive. In other words, if the Archive Set is made up of 4 discs, and you are later viewing disc#2, you can view the images from all 4 discs, right from disc#2!
  • You can preview images during the selection process by clicking no them...even most RAW file types.
  • Simple 3 Step operation...Select Files, Process File Set, Burn CDs.

Release Notes and What's New....Click Here

Archive Creator (AC) is a Windows based program that is designed to simplify the task of archiving large groups of files to CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW. Its design is such that when such a group of files (the Archive Set) is too big to fit onto 1 CD or DVD it will automatically span the Archive Set across multiple discs thereby maximizing the disk storage potential of the media while minimizing the time required to organize the files in an efficient manner. While its design is generic in nature, the primary target market for AC is the digital photography market based on the fact that the serious digital photographer generates large amounts of large image files of large size. The ability to easily archive their "digital negatives" and processed work is critical.

In addition, during the archive process, Archive Creator is able to make an HTML "Web Style" Photo Index of the image files within the Archive Set. This Photo Index of the entire Archive Set is written onto each of the media in the Archive Set. This is extremely powerful as you can then view the thumbnails and viewing images from the entire Archive Set from any one of the CDs or DVDs. This means that later if you are looking for an image, you can insert any of the media discs from the Archive Set and find the image that you are looking for without having to shuffle media until the time you actually find the desired photo file and wish to copy it to your HD or open it in an application (and only then if it is not on the CD or DVD that you are viewing).

This HTML Photo Index and Archived media (CD or DVD) are supported by both Windows and Macintosh platforms and does not require any special software to be on the computer except for Internet Explorer or Netscape Internet Browsers (we are compatible with most versions of Netscape with some limitations). We use no Java or JS coding, just pure HTML so that no special software is required on the viewing computer. And the Index is created even from most RAW file types, as well (Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Minolta, Fuji, Sigma and others).

Here is the process in a nutshell...
Setup
Select files, set options and name Archive Set (shown here previewing a JPEG image file, as well)
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Process

Archive Creator quickly spans the Archive Set into a multi-disc Archive (if needed). If selected, it also creates an HTML "Web Style" Index with thumbnails and viewing images (even from most RAW file types). As each image is processed it is displayed in the preview window. Also, not shown, the tree of each media disc can be expanded and viewed, even while the processing is going on.

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Burn

Just insert a proper blank CD or DVD and click on Write Disks to begin the burn process. Each disk is burned and verified and you are notified when a new blank media is needed.If your CD drive uses Burn-Proof Type Technology (or you are burning DVDs), you can do the burn in the background while you use your computer for other non-processor intensive tasks, such as searching the Web or reviewing email (or writing a Help System for a new product, like I am doing now).

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