Crowd Archive turns crowd-shot photos and videos into organized event archives

Crowd Archive has launched a community-driven tool that collects photos and videos from event attendees, verifies files by time and location, and delivers them into the organizer’s cloud drive. The Brooklyn-based startup says the product is designed for shows, weddings, races, sports and other gatherings where the best moments often live on someone else’s phone.

Why it matters: - Crowd Archive aims to preserve event memories that are usually scattered, deleted or lost over time. - The tool gives organizers a way to turn attendee photos and videos into a searchable, shareable archive. - The product could matter for music, weddings, sports, reunions and conferences where audience-shot media often captures moments the host missed.

What happened: - Crowd Archive launched a web product available now and an iOS app in open beta. - The company is based in Brooklyn, New York, and was built by Multiversal Labs. - The platform gathers photos and videos from people who attended an event and organizes them into an archive and gallery. - The archive owner shares one link, and anyone who was there can sign in and contribute.

The details: - Crowd Archive verifies each file by when and where it was taken. - The product delivers full-resolution media into the stakeholder’s own cloud drive. - The first supported destination is Google Drive, with a gallery created in Google Photos. - Galleries are organized by event and arranged chronologically. - The platform can reach back to the start of the smartphone era. - Contributors can stay anonymous to the archive owner. - Crowd Archive says it does not keep or claim rights to user images. - The company says the system preserves the original integrity of submitted files. - A band can use the tool to build a show-by-show archive across a touring career. - Event organizers can use it for music shows, tours, festivals, weddings, sports events, run clubs, reunions and conferences. - The company says more custom endpoints are on the roadmap.

Between the lines: - The launch reflects a broader push to make crowd-sourced media easier to collect and use without manual sorting through camera rolls. - The verification model is meant to make attendee uploads feel more authentic and useful for long-term archives. - RJ Wafer, Crowd Archive’s founder, said the tool was built from his own experience as a live music photographer and marathon runner. - Wafer said he often knows someone else captured a better shot at a show, and that the best race photos may be on a stranger’s phone.

What's next: - Crowd Archive says larger events can request custom pricing by email. - One-time contributor packs start at $9.99, and the service is free to start with no subscription required. - The company is offering invitation links for the iOS open beta on its homepage. - Crowd Archive says additional integrations and endpoints are planned. - The company is inviting users to start at crowdarchive.com.