eMedia Card Design Software
Covering a broad spectrum of applications in card designing, encoding and printing projects, eMedia CS is a great choice. Three different versions including Standard, Professional and Expert allow for simple database connection from Excel spreadsheet only to powerful ndustry-class databases (Microsoft Access™, Microsoft SQL Server™, Oracle™, MySQL™) through ODBC & OLEDB connectors. Single license and multi-license choice are available. eMedia CS now also comes bundled with BeOurGuest Visitor Management to help you control your facility traffic.
Its author, MEDIASOFT DEVELOPMENT has been a leader in developing card design software. It's characteristic ease-of-use starts with simple Internet downloading of free trial and entering a registration code. No dongle nor disk is necessary to load or operate Standard, Professional and Expert editions.
Comparison of the editions
| Standard Edition | Professional Edition | Expert Edition | ||||||||||
| GENERAL | ||||||||||||
| 32 bits application | Runs under Microsoft™ Windows™ 95, 98, 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista and 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| WYSIWYG environment |
Eliminates the need of preview operations | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Multi-user | Many users can work on the same data through the network | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Task division | The two modes of eMedia (design mode and operating mode) allow users to design cards while other users are editing cards | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Password-protected | Passwords prevent the users from modifying the design of the cards or from using them. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Multilingual | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Full on-line help | An assistant guides you in your daily activities | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| IMAGING | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition | Uses standard technologies (Twain™ or WIA), DirectShot™ or the folder supervision | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| File formats | BMP, JPG, JPEG | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Imaging tools | Direct link to your favourite image modification application | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| DESIGN | ||||||||||||
| Text objects | Uses all Windows fonts. Static and dynamic objects | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Barcode objects | 21 types included. Static and dynamic objects | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Shape objects | Lines, diagonals, Filled and transparent rectangles, circles and ellipses | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Front & back | Design of the both sides of the card | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Programmable objects |
Text and barcode objects can contain a calculation | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| ENCODING | ||||||||||||
| Magnetic strips | ISO and non-ISO 1, 2 and 3 ; JIS Type-II. Eased programmable writing interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Magnetic strip data source |
Fixed data, user data, system variables | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Database field contents and computations | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
| Smart card encoding |
Through any Smart card application | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Internal encoding or reading of the Mifare or 125 KHz RFID cards | Yes | |||||||||||
| Smart card data source |
Fixed data, user data, system variables | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Database field contents and computations | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
| PRINTING | ||||||||||||
| Standard drivers | Printouts using standard Windows drivers | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Selective printouts | Based on SQL command or range of values | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Independent printing of both sides |
User may print only front or back side | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Printing orientation | Different orientations from front to back sides | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| DATABASE | ||||||||||||
| Microsoft™ Excel™ datasheets |
Connects to any Microsoft™ Excel™ datasheet | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Standard databases |
Connects to any standard database (Microsoft™ Access, Microsoft™ SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC driven (Microsoft™ Excel, DB2, Sybase, etc)) |
Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Data source | Database field values can be used in text, barcode and image objects | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Image storage | Path to image files acquired stored in database fields | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| OTHER | ||||||||||||
| Picture functions | Zoom, rotation, cropping included. Direct link to your favorite image processing software | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Expressions programming | Wizard provided to create powerful formulas in objects | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| CoolReader™ technology | A database record can be selected by reading the barcode, the magnetic strip or the Mifare serial number of the card | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| COM Server | Easily integrate eMedia in your own applications or documents. Control eMedia from a Microsoft™ Excel worksheet, a Microsoft ™ Access application or an HTML page | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Plug-ins | Extend the features of eMedia with third-party components | Yes | Yes |
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