Barcode Producer 5.5

Barcode Producer 5.5 is a useful software featuring support for over a dozen different symbologies, customizable output options, built-in printing, and EPS export of finished barcodes for use in graphics applications.

Barcode Producer is easy-to-use, affordable, powerful barcode design software made for business.

Major Features:

1. Find the right bar code in a snap with Symbology Guide™, the interactive barcode encyclopedia, featuring detailed descriptions, visual previews, and Spotlight search
2. Live Preview with fast entry of barcode content and intuitive factor-based sizing
3. Built-in specification logic – Barcode Producer makes sure your barcode is properly sized
4. Direct integration with Adobe Creative Suite – just click to send your barcode to Illustrator
5. Dynamic artistic tools for designers, including custom CMYK colors and backgrounds, margins and borders, light margin indicators, font customization, and spacing control.
6. Advanced technical tools for pros, including Bar Width Reduction (BWR) for ink spread compensation, automatic check digit calculation, and PDF barcode stamping
7. Automator batch generation creates barcodes from text files, spreadsheets, and numeric ranges (requires plug-in, sold separately)
8. DataBar/RSS barcode support creates special, compact barcodes for coupons, perishables, and more in all seven possible formats (requires plug-in, sold separately)
9. Saves finished barcodes in vector EPS line art (no fonts required – all characters outlined)
10. Alternative saving options: bitmap TIFF (up to 9600 dpi) and PDF
11. Colors: set colors in printer-native CMYK or RGB; automatic bounding boxes
12. Text: Human readable font control with built-in OCR characters; optional text display
13. Finishing: Margins and borders; Bar Width Reduction (BWR) ink spread adjustments
14. Dimensional: barcode dimension and height controls; output device resolution

Enhancements:

• DataBar Plug-In: The wait is over: Barcode Producer's new DataBar Plug-In is now available. DataBar is the new barcode standard for coupons, perishibles, and much more – they're already in use today, with signifigant usage to begin January 1st, 2010. Barcode Producer supports allseven GS1 DataBar barcode types – simply create your barcode with Barcode Producer's easy-to-use editor, then save as EPS, TIFF, or send directly to Illustrator or Photoshop.
• Embedded Fonts for all Barcodes: Barcode Producer now fully embeds, outlined OCR fonts in EPS output, freeing users from fonts and file dependencies. Fonts will always be consistent no matter what software you are using.
• More Barcode Knowledge with Symbology Guide™: This new, interactive barcode encyclopedia provides detailed descriptions of various industry barcodes, how the barcodes are used, a preview window and Spotlight searching.
• Find the Right Barcode with Help Me Choose: Not sure which barcode you need? Simply click the Help Me Choose feature to select the right barcode for your application.
• New Symbologies: Added a new symbology for Serial Shipping Container Code barcodes used for item tracking and inventory control for supply chain management.
• Barcodes for CDs: Create UPC-A barcodes for music CDs with human readable text positioned under the guard bars.
• Batch Barcode Automation: Produce multiple barcodes at a time with the batch barcode generation feature (requires plug-in, sold separately).
• Helpful Tools and Reference Guides: Easy-to-use tools and help guides for creating barcodes quickly and easily including a video tutorial, an ISBN check digit calculator, a barcode tester and built-in help documentation for answering all your barcode questions instantly.