'AVS Barcode Source' - Specification of features

Overview

AVS Barcode Source is barcode software designed to create barcode images in graphics files, from a string of data that you enter. It is designed to be used interactively by a user - it is not intended for batch use. It is designed for users who may be creating labels for their products using desktop publishing software, and need a 'source' of high-quality barcode images to import into their DTP application. You cannot print directly from the product; it is designed for use in conjunction with another graphics application such as your DTP or labeling application.

Barcode formats supported

Note: In all standards, checksums are automatically added as appropriate - this is a user option in standards where the checksum is optional.

EAN-13
- Automatic addition of checksum (or verification of checksum entered, if entered by the user)
- Including optional quiet-zone indicator
ITF-14
- Automatic addition of checksum (or verification of checksum entered, if entered by the user)
- Optional horizontal and/or vertical bearer bars (black box around the barcode to increase scanning accuracy)
- Optional human-readable text below the barcode
ISBN-13
- Full ISBN-13 support
- As EAN-13, above, plus:
- Full support for optional 2 or 5 digit add-on characters (for US$ price information, etc)
- Display of ISBN number above barcode, including optional hyphens, spaces and prefix
ISSN
- Full ISSN barcode support
- As EAN-13, above, plus:
- Full support for optional 2 or 5 digit add-on characters (for daily/weekly/monthly issue number, etc)
- Display of ISSN number above barcode, including display of automatically-calculated 8th digit 'ISSN checksum'
UPC (UPC-A)
Code 128
- Support for all 3 codesets (A, B, and C) with automatic switching between sets as necessary
- Automatically use most efficient coding for a given string resulting in most compact barcode
Code 39 and Code 39 Extended
Codabar
2-of-5 family
- Including Industrial 2-of-5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Matrix 2-of-5, IATA 2-of-5, COOP 2-of-5
- Optional horizontal and/or vertical bearer bars (black box around the barcode to increase scanning accuracy)
- Optional human-readable text below the barcode
DataMatrix 2D barcode (ECC200)
- Supports all encoding modes, automatic switching between modes for the most efficient encoding. We would like to thank Andrews and Arnold ISP Limited for kindly giving us permission to use their 'iec16022' encoding routine in our implementation.
- Automatic selection of smallest-possible grid, in square format
- Automatic addition of Reed-Solomon error detection / error correction

Graphics formats supported

Images can be saved in the following graphics formats:

EPS vector graphics format - suitable for use with Adobe Illustrator, DTP packages, etc
BMP
GIF
JPG / JPEG
PNG
TIFF
EXIF

Supported operating systems

The software runs on the following operating systems:

Windows XP (SP2 and later)
Windows Vista (all versions)
Windows 7 (all versions)

Support for Mac OS X is being added.

Other features

On-screen preview of barcode with current settings
On-screen indication of barcode image size, in millimeters, inches and pixels, for both height and width, as well as the equivalent 'magnification factor' for EAN-13 and UPC
DPI (dots-per-inch) setting to ensure resulting image is perfectly matched for the target printer
Complete control over barcode size (height, width and surrounding space), while retaining exactly correct bar-width ratios
Option to enforce sizing standards to EAN / UPC standards, simplifying the process of creating an image that matches the standard
Selection of colours for both bars and spaces
Ability to save all settings (optionally including the source data) in a 'profile', which can be loaded for use later
Bar Width Reduction - high-end feature, allowing width of all bars to be reduced to compensate for ink-spread on some print surfaces

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