ARCHY is a powerful and versatile acquisition software, for image storage and retrieval. It is designed to assist you in the management of large and small collections of images making it possible for you to easily and quickly retrieve what you want when you want it.

 

NOT ONLY A DATABASE…

 

The basic concept of Archy is the catalog.  It’s the logical unit under which all the images are gathered and archived. Archy is a complex database composed of:

Images digitalized at their original resolution

Thumbnail images of the original views for previewing

Quick-search algorithms

User friendly graphical interfaces

 

 

 

The original image can be stored in different formats.  You can select to store images in formats that allow compression without loss of quality, or formats that allow only a slight loss of quality but produce a notable saving of disk space.

The Archy database is completely definable. You determine both the number of fields used and their placement in the window.  Archy allows the storage of information from just a few words to information consisting of thousands of words.  Search functions allow fast and easy retrieving of the required images. Boolean operators can be used to combine search conditions for more advanced searches. The Quick searches are possible because Archy uses a preview (thumbnail) image instead of the original image during the search thus allowing a notable savings in time.

Using the thumbnail images, it is possible to view up to 200 images on one page. Selection of the image is as simple as clicking your mouse on the one you want and pressing export.

With this software, you can store as many images as desired. Its only limitation is your storage media capacity.

 

 

SOURCE OF IMAGES

 

The images in the catalog can come from any source that produces a PAL, SECAM or NTSC video signal including television cameras. You can also use scanners or other devices that adhere to the TWAIN standards for documents, negative films, and slides. ARCHY can also import image files generated by other systems.

 

A complete set of functions for image enhancement and modification allows you:

To change contrast and brightness

To increase or decrease RGB components

To apply filters that sharpen, soften, or focus images

To write text and arrows on the images

To superimpose and combine images through Boolean, 

Mathematical and relational operators

To copy, cut, and paste

Archy is capable of exporting files for use by applications like CorelDraw, WinWord, and other word processors.

Archy’s Slide Show feature allows you to create a smart slide show and present it using Archy’s slide projector capabilities.

The open architecture of Archy allows easy combining of this software with numerous accessories, such as laser or sublimation dye printers or digital film recorders.

You can personalize press sheets, place images and text exactly where you want them, and produce high quality photo images, thanks to its powerful algorithms.

Separate Archy software can be connected in a LAN, allowing the distribution of image collections and expensive resources among different users. With Archy, you can review previously acquired images and along with acquiring new ones.

 

APPLICATION FIELDS

 

Museums, Schools and Libraries

Record keeping, File storage

Medical personnel such as Physicians, Radiologists, Cardiologists, Echographists, Dentists, Endoscopists, Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Orthopaedists and so on

Quality Control