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Technical Specs

Barcode Producer offers a comprehensive suite of features for barcode beginners and pros alike.

  • Barcode Producer is the award-winning barcode image creation suite from Apparent Corporation. 
  • Find the right bar code in a snap with Symbology Guide™, the interactive barcode encyclopedia, featuring detailed descriptions, visual previews, and Spotlight search
  • Live Preview with fast entry of barcode content and intuitive factor-based sizing
  • Built-in specification logic – Barcode Producer makes sure your barcode is properly sized
  • Direct integration with Adobe Creative Suite – just click to send your barcode to Illustrator
  • Dynamic artistic tools for designers, including custom CMYK colors and backgrounds, margins and borders, light margin indicators, font customization, and spacing control
  • Advanced technical tools for pros, including Bar Width Reduction (BWR) for ink spread compensation, automatic check digit calculation, and light margin controls
  • Automator batch generation creates barcodes from text files, spreadsheets, and numeric ranges (requires plug-in, sold separately)
  • DataBar/RSS barcode support creates special, compact barcodes for coupons, perishables, and more in all seven possible formats (requires plug-in, sold separately)
  • Saves finished barcodes in vector EPS line art (no fonts required – built-in OCR characters outlined)
  • Alternative saving options: bitmap TIFF (up to 9600 dpi), PDF (on Macs), BMP (on Windows PCs)

Barcode Producer supports all major barcode symbology types used in commerce and business today, including EAN/UPC retail barcodes, Bookland EAN / ISBN book barcode, coupon barcodes, Code 39 and Code 128 for asset control, GS1-128 and SSCC-18 for commerce, and others. (complete list below)

 RETAIL

  • EAN-13 / JAN-13
  • EAN-8 / JAN-8
  • UPC-A / UCC-12
  • UPC-E
  • ISBN / Bookland EAN
  • GS1-128 Coupon /
    UCC/EAN-128

 INVENTORY

  • Code 39 / Code 3 of 9
  • Code 128
  • GS1-128 / EAN-128
  • Interleaved 2 of 5 /
    I2of5 / ITF
  • PDF417
  • SSCC-18

 SHIPPING

  • Code 39 / Code 3 of 9
  • Code 128
  • Code 93
  • GS1-128 / EAN-128
  • ITF-14 / SCC-14 / EAN-14
  • PDF417
  • POSTNET / USPS ZIP®

 BOOKS & PERIODICALS

  • ISBN / Bookland EAN
  • ISMN / Printed Music
  • ISSN (for publications)

 CORE SYMBOLOGIES

 

  • ISMN, ISSN
  • ITF-14, Interleaved 2of5
  • PDF417
  • SSCC-18
  • UPC-A, UPC-E
  •  Colors: set colors in printer-native CMYK or RGB; automatic bounding boxes
  •  Text: human readable font control with built-in OCR characters; optional text display
  •  Finishing: margins and borders; Bar Width Reduction (BWR) ink spread adjustments
  •  Dimensional: barcode dimension and height controls; output device resolution
Symbology Guide™
  • Barcode Producer's interactive encyclopedia of barcode symbologies
  • Detailed descriptions of each barcode and its use in commerce or business
  • Spotlight search and visual previews
  • Help Me Choose suggests the right barcode symbology for your application
Reference & Help
  • Complete documentation included
  • Reference guide with links and tutorials for today's barcode standards
  • ISBN-13 For Dummies®
  • GTIN Implementation Guide
  • ISBN check digit calculator
EPS (PostScript®)
  • Vector line art output for desktop publishers
  • No fonts required – built-in OCR characters outlined
  • For Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress
TIFF / bitmap image
  • Ready to print image for any Mac or PC
  • Suitable for most office applications, including Word, Excel, Pages, and more
PDF
  • Standard, vector-based format
  • Suitable for Acrobat, Distiller, and Preview
  • Instant Transfer to Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Acrobat Distiller, Preview.app
  • Vector EPS output suitable for Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), QuarkXPress, and other DTP applications
  • Bitmap TIFF output suitable for Microsoft Word and web-based use
  • Barcode Producer uses integrated OCR typefaces for rendering text above and below the bars. OCR characters are outlined as vector images and embedded in EPS output (no dependencies).
  • OCR-A: based on ANSI INCITS 17-1981 (R2002); ISO 1073/I compatible
  • OCR-B: based on ANSI INCITS 49-1975 (R2002); ISO/R 1073 compatible
Automator Plug-In
  • Creates barcodes in bulk, automatically
  • Imports text files, spreadsheets, or add a custom numeric range
  • Exports in EPS, TIFF, or PDF
IntelliScanner Pro
  • USB barcode scanner to test scanability on printed media
  • Works with Barcode Producer's Tester
  • Also includes inventory management software
  • For Mac: Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger", Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard", or Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard"
  • For Windows: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
  • Optional integration with Adobe Creative Suite (any version); Illustrator 8+ also supported
  • Optional add-on IntelliScanner Pro for barcode testing -- requires free USB port
  • Barcode Producer meets adopted international standards for barcode symbology creation. Barcode output quality is tested against ISO/IEC 15416 utilizing in-house linear image verification equipment from Honeywell Imaging & Mobility.

Get started: Ready to jump in? Download a free demo (Mac OS X, Windows), or buy now and start making barcodes immediately.
Questions? We know barcodes inside out. Send us an e-mail, or give us a ring at +1 (919) 468-0340.