HTML Album Generator

Welcome to HTML Album Generator, a plug-in for ACDSee that creates HTML photo albums. These albums can be used as web pages and they can be viewed with Internet Explorer or Netscape.

To create an album, follow the following steps:

1. In ACDSee, select the images that you would like to appear in the album.

2. Select HTML Album Generator from the Plug-ins menu.

3. In the Title edit box enter a title for the album.

4. Click OK and the album will be created and then displayed.

The first thing you should do if you encounter difficulties with the HTML Album Generator is consult the context-sensitive help. To do this, simply click on the question mark in the top right hand corner, and then click on the option you would like more information about.

For more assistance with the HTML album generator, please contact ACD Systems by visiting our website at http://www.acdsystems.com.


Modifies the settings of the thumbnails that will be created.


Sets the colors that will be used for the album.


Opens a dialog box to browse for folders.


Specifies the title that will appear on the album.


Specifies the folder that the album will be saved in.


Specifies the image format for the thumbnail images. It is recommended to use JPG for photographs and GIF or PNG for artwork.


Specifies the type of text that prefixes the link to the images.

None: No prefix is added to the image link.

File Path: The complete file path prefixes the image link.

Custom: A custom prefix is used in the image link.


Specifies the type of text that prefixes the link to the thumbnails.

None: No prefix is added to the thumbnail link.

File Path: The complete file path prefixes the thumbnail link.

Custom: A custom prefix is used in the thumbnail link.


Specifies the text that prefixes the link to the images.

e.g. pictures/ if the images are to be put in a subfolder named pictures.


Specifies the text that prefixes the link to the thumbnails.

e.g. thumbnails/ if the thumbnails are to be put in a subfolder named thumbnails.


Displays the results in the default web browser.


Copies the source images to the output folder.


Specifies the maximum width, in pixels, of the thumbnails that will be created.


Specifies the maximum height, in pixels, of the thumbnails that will be created.


Specifies the number of columns of images per page.


Specifies the number of rows of images per page.


Causes the output to overwrite existing files.


Causes the output not to overwrite existing files.


Causes the program to ask for confirmation before overwriting any files.


HTML Album Generator