Zebra ZMOTIF CARDSTUDIO DATASHEET

ZMotif™ CardStudio™
card printer software

Fast and easy way to create great-looking cards

Zebra® ZMotif CardStudio is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-operate
professional card-design and card-issuance software suite. Whether
you’re creating simple or complex designs, CardStudio offers a
version for every application with three editions: Classic, Standard
and Professional. Compatible with all current and legacy Zebra card
printers – including both direct-to-card and retransfer – CardStudio
makes designing, encoding, printing and connecting to databases
fast and efficient. And the option to print via direct-to-printer (D2P)
technology optimises print quality and ensures seamless design
and card encoding.

Upgrades and Demo edition available

Upgrades from the Classic and Standard editions to the Professional
edition are available simply by using a software licence key. The
Face Snap plug-in is also available as an option for automatically
cropping and optimising images for production. Try out any or all
of the features in CardStudio with the Demo edition. Once you
purchase an edition, moving it to another PC or upgrading to a
more advanced edition is simple with a software licence key.

CardStudio is ideal for
these applications:

• ID cards

• Access control

• Retail and loyalty cards

• Clubs and associations

• Schools and libraries

• Visitor badges

CardStudio Edition Features

Languages Supported:

• English

• French

• German

• Italian

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• Danish

• Czech

• Korean

• Japanese

• Traditional Chinese

Minimum system requirements:

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-compatible PC with a Pentium®

• IBM
microprocessor with at least 512MB
RAM (1 GB recommended)

®

• Microsoft
Vista

Windows® XP, Windows

®

or Windows 7 operating system

• Disk space: 250MB with partial clip art
or 400MB with full clip art installed

• Mouse or other Windows-compatible
pointing device

• CD-ROM 8x or greater drive

• Internet access required for
software-licence-key activation

• Printer support via CardStudio
Direct-to-Printer (D2P) technology or
Microsoft Windows-certified drivers
for Zebra card printer

For a complete listing of all supported
card and data-capture peripherals and
additional information, please visit

www.zebra.com/cardstudio

Design

Full-colour design capabilities, dual-sided cards

Design templates and template designer

Image acquisition (VFW, TWAIN, WIA, DS, FILE)

Printing variables (date, time, counters)

Multi-layout card designs

Clip art manager

Bar Codes

1-D bar codes – Code 39, Code 128

1-D bar codes – all

2-D bar codes – all

Encoding

Magnetic encoding (ISO, JIS)

Gen 2 RFID UHF encoding

Contact and contactless smart-card plug-ins

Security

Signature panel, biometric management, login security

Database

MS® Excel® and CSV text files

Database connectivity Microsoft Access®, ODBC
connectivity – all databases

Database editing view, conditional layout printing
from database/reports

Networking

Network print

Network print server

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Specifications subject to change without notice.

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trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Excel and Access are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
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Zebra Technologies – EMEA Headquarters & Sales Office

Zebra Technologies Europe Limited, Dukes Meadow, Millboard Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5XF, United Kingdom

Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Web: www.zebra.com

Other EMEA Locations
Europe: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden Middle East & Africa: Dubai, South Africa

www.zebra.com

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