The leader in Card design software, Cardfive is powerful but yet very easy to setup and use. With all the features needed to handle cards, you have total integration environment and versatility.
With this multifunctional program you can link the design databases, encode magnetic stripe, process smart cards, create effects and manage overlay, hologram or scratch ribbon. The fully integrated environment allows you to easily manage your design and printing jobs.
The easy database feature allows you to use as simple data entry and print software. With power imaging features you can integrate any picture format from digital photo cameras, real time imaging through Video for windows, or any other images in the database. Cardfive can print using DCL (Direct Command language) to the most popular card printers in the market and virtually any printer through drivers, including page printers. Access security to card printing is provided via Keyfive and logins and network licenses are available for corporate solutions. Cardfive is available through different Editions in order to meet users needs and budgets. You can order your Cardfive with Face Snap plug-in, a software that identify a face on a picture, crop the face out of the scene and improve image quality by artificial intelligence applied to computer vision.
- Total integration environment
Very easy to setup and use, Cardfive presents all the features needed to handle cards with a total environment integration. Design, manage database and printing jobs in the same integrated window with total versatility.
- Database connections and features
From the CSV database connection to the advanced ODBC connection, each Cardfive edition offers more variety of database solutions, to support any card production type by adapting database needs for no limitation at the card production.
- Printing speed and maximum error control
Use any printer through Windows drivers or use Cardfive DCL (Direct Command Language) for more printing speed and error control. Cardfive includes more than 100 DCL's (internal drivers) for the most popular card printers in the market.
- Fast upgrades and easy stock management
Upgrade Cardfive editions using the unique RLL technology (Remote License Loader) to provide immediate upgrades by email.
- Multi professional resources
With Cardfive is possible to use a variety of professional resources at the higher level of card production with the simplicity of the most user friendly solutions. Encode magnetic stripe, connect to any smartcard application to encode at print time, encode contactless cards, manage biometric devices to print or encode data from fingerprints, manage overlay types, barcode printing, variable objects of database or systems, sources and much more.
- Powerful imaging and design features
Integrate any picture format using DirectShow or Twain, use images from database or file and apply all the powerful imaging features available such as transparency, brightness, cut-out color. Cardfive also includes a variety of tools to create your own design shapes such as lines, rotations and alignments, all necessary tools to create your card design in a simple and fast way.
Features
Packages & Installation
Setup Programs on CD
Windows Compatible
Windows 95/98/Me Windows NT, 2000, XP
Key Five
(Smart Card) software protection serial or USB interface
Manual
Printed and on-line (6 languages)
Multi-lingual versions
English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese
Tools & Imaging
WYSIWYG Multi-Document interface
No need to preview operation
Barcodes & PDF 417 2D
Full preview of 20 barcode types like: Codabar, Code 128 Auto /A/B/C, Code 39 - 3 of 9, Code 93, EAN-8, Extended 93, HIBC, interleaved 2 of 5, MSI, UPC - (6 and 9 digits), UCC-128, UPC-A, Zip+4 postnet. Rotate, align, check digits, human readable
Variable objects - System sources
Use variables with text, image, recursive concatenation of all variables
Import Image from File
BMP, TIF, TGA, PCX, JPG, WMF
Windows and private Clipboard
Collect or past items from card software clipboard or using Windows Clipboard
Build-in Image Tools
Comprehensive set of image retouch functions. Adjust and control image properties
Twain Image acquisition interface
Scanner, digital camera or any Twain device to acquire photos
Clipart
Gallery picture
Variable Objects- Database source
Use atabse source variables like date and time, global counter and print time, ODBC and SQL data sources, recursive concatenation of all variables.
DirectShow /Video for Windows image acquisition in DirectShow supported. Real time Video on a card
Logins
Separate access rights for each user: design, edit data, print setup
Text
Align, rotate, color text, and much more. Use of all Windows fonts
Shapes
Lines, rectangles filled and unfilled, orthogonal lines, diagonal lines
Printing
Front and Back printing management
Design and print of both sides of a card
DCL´s and Windows driver printing
Direct Command Language to major printers on the market and get maximum speed and error control or print to any printer by Windows driver
Overlay management
Security features. Select type of overlay (Full, No, Selected area, Bitmap based,User selected Area, predefined and autolocation)
Batch printing
Pre-print, revise, select, print overlay management
Smart Download
Reduces graphic data sent to the printer, improves speed
Bitmap Overlay feature
Print bitmap as overlay
Autoprint
Automatically print cards by adding records
NPS Compliance
Allow to connect to CardFive NPS server (optional product) and use DCl´s to print to remote printers if version 6.3 or higher
Database
CSV Database connection
Connect to comma separated value files
Internal Database
Create database without need any external application
External Database
Maximum connectivity with ODBC (Access, Paradox, FoxPro, Excell, text, SQL)
Database report
Create, save and print a list of records including photos
Photo on a database record
Add photos to records of the database
Database query
Using query select a desired set of records
Database Browse
Browse records view.Browse photos. Print multiple records selected
Find Function
Locate specific records
OLE Objects
Display and insert OLE objects on database fields
Encoding
Magnetic Encoding
Encode track 1, 2 and 3 directly or via Windows driver. Use ISO, JIS-II or Customer encoding
Contact Smart Card Encoding
Use any smart card application to encode at print time
Contactless Smart Card Encoding - Direct/External
Encode MIFARE and HID cards directly or using external device
Biometrics
Biometrics devices supported
Handle fingerprint terminals, store, print and syncronize database and biometric terminals V-Smart & V-Pass from Bioscrypt
Miscellaneous
FaceSnap Optional Plug-In
Plug-in added to CardFive by RLL technology. Identify a face on a picture, crop the face out of the scene and improve image quality
Signature Pad
Checkmate , Penware/ WelchAllyn (Mobitnetix) and Wacom Tablet
Camera
CCD 400 Mitsubishi
Free updates from website
Net Licenses
Edition to run with Master license on same (LAN) network
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