The Bottom Line
Web Album Generator is a simple Web photo gallery generator that has the added bonus of being strictly standards-compliant, so you can be sure your albums will be accessible from any Web browser.
Pros
- Add a custom title and caption for each photo.
- Complies with XHTML 1.0 Strict & CSS 2 standards.
- Freeware - no nags or ads (donations requested).
Cons
- Limited page customization without CSS knowledge.
- No built-in upload capabilities.
- You will need your own server space on the Web.
Description
- Generates thumbnail files and HTML for Web photo gallery pages with strict standards compliance.
- Add photos to your Web album by drag & drop (or menu/toolbar) and re-order them any way you like.
- Preview your photos and optionally add a title and caption for each picture.
- Click "Generate Album" for a wizard that guides you through the customization options.
- Choose a title & color scheme for the pages. Color schemes can be previewed, saved, and re-loaded.
- Choose the number of rows and columns and the thumbnail width and height for the index page(s).
- Choose whether photo pages should include text navigation, thumbnail navigation, or both.
- Choose whether navigation controls appear above or below the large photo on photo pages.
- Choose a photo size; original size, 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768 options are available.
- Albums can be saved for later editing. This records original photo locations, titles, and captions.
Guide Review - Web Album Generator (Windows)
Web Album Generator is a free, easy-to-use utility for quickly generating Web photo galleries. Pages conform to XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2.0, which means they will be viewable in any Web browser. Page appearance is fairly basic, though you can customize the colors, thumbnail size, and photo size. Other elements of the album appearance are controlled through a stylesheet which you can customize if you are familiar with CSS. I particularly like the thumbnail navigation option which provides a filmstrip-style navigator without using frames. The software generates multiple index pages and directories, and all you have to do is upload the files to your server. A small text link to the author's site is added to the pages and can't be removed.
