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Secure, Easy-to-use card production with Card Five software
Secure, Easy-to-use card production with Card Five software
CardFive is produced by Spain-based NFive software (http://www.nfive.com). Now in it’s 8th release, it’s the easiest-to-use and most versatile of the plastic card design programs available.
CardFive is a complete card production suite, compatible with any plastic card printer on the market today. It provides a simple way to produce plastic cards, either one-off or connected to a database. Card backgrounds, colour logos and other graphics can be incorporated into a card design easily.
Features:
User Privileges
CardFive Professional can be set up to include usernames and passwords, with User access allowing the administrators to see cards printed and detailed audit logs. Users are prevented from making unauthorized copies of cards.
Export To Image
Export a card image from CardFive to a bitmap.
Object ListList all card objects on the plastic card design workspace
Duplex CapabilityCardFive is compatible with a wide range of plastic cards including double-sided ones.
Database ViewA table view is available for all linked tables in a database. User can filter by selection or alphabetically.
SQL QueriesSQL queries such as less than, exactly equal to and so on are available to narrow down, filter selections in a table.
Contactless TestingCardFive now comes with a contactless smart card test centre that allows users to encode contactless plastic cards such as HID and MIFARE Cards.
Protect Image ToolImages such as logos and other card components can be protected from accidental editon and deletion.
Drawing ToolsStandard drawing tools such as line, square and circle are included in all versions of CardFive software.
Image Security FilterThis feature allows a second, faded image of the cardholder to be featured somewhere else on the card.
Transparent ImageThis feature allows a cardholder image to be faded to a certain level of transparency.
Cut Out ColourCut out colour removes a colour of a certain RGB value to a certain tolerance from the image. This allows a card designer to remove the background of the cardholder image so the background is visible.
Face-Snap ModuleAdditional module which automatically crops out photographs to the facial area.
Database Security
Using ODBC database connectivity, card files can be viewed by individual record. This allows a user to find a particular card and reprint it if required. User and password login feature provides a method to control and monitor usage of the card printers, with auditing and tracking facility which can show which staff member printed what card.
Database CompatibilityCardFive professional versions allow connections to any ODBC-compliant databases, which means that bespoke applications running SQL, Oracle and other systems can interface into the software. This is ideal for systems administrators who don’t wish to deal with another layer of complexity in their IT overview.
Image CaptureCardFive is compatible with any TWAIN compliant imaging device, so any digital camera or motion camcorder can be used to capture cardholder images live, using a viewfinder option and built in Image Tools. Captured images can be brightened, cropped and contrast adjusted.
CardFive also comes an interface for various signauture capture tablets, including Topas, WaCom and others.
CardFive software comes in three different versions:
Classic (Lite) is an entry level version offering basic printing options but no database connectivity.
Premier is a far advanced version, with ODBC, SQL and other types of database connectivity.
Professional has all the features of the Premier, with network functionality for mulitple card printing stations connected
via LAN or VPN.Physical Security
CardFive licences operate using a SmartCard and USB reader, once the card is removed the software will load but no cards can be printed, and no databases can be accessed.
Network LicencesAdditional network licences can be purchased for CardFive at a reduced cost for network-wide licences. The networked licenced seats must be able to view the master executable for CardFive over the network, via a mapped network drive.
