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FAQ

Which data format (files) does Carta+ accept to personalize plastic cards?

We try to support any data format on the market.
Of course, there are some popular formats and especially guidelines to ease your cards production processes.

Data formats in preferred order:
1) - Microsoft Access Databases (any versions)

2) - Text format (character separated Ex: , ; Tab | or any specified character)

3) - Text format fixed length
      You will need to communicate us the field names and lengths.

4) - Microsoft Excell with the next guidedelines to respect:
      - First row will describe column names (with no special characters in Field names: °, #, . , *, &, etc)
      - No hidden columns
      - No cells with formula's
      - No macro's in worksheets
      - Only one worksheet per file (if different worksheets, we will need different files)

5) - Dbf or Foxpro files

6) - Xml-files

Regarding file names, it is always adviced to include in some date stamp in there, like e.g. YouRefYYYYMMDD.mdb.

 

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What about ISO 7810?

ISO 7810 for pvc cardsThe ISO/CEI 7810 International Standard specifies precise features required for identification cards.

The ID card format is well-defined by this standard:
• ID1 Format:
86 x 54 mm (credit card size),
(3 3/8 x 2 1/8'')
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What is offset?

Offset lithography works on a very simple principle: ink and water don't mix. Images (words and art) are put on plates (see the next section for more on this), which are dampened first by water, then ink. The ink adheres to the image area, the water to the non-image area. Then the image is transferred to a rubber blanket, and from the rubber blanket to paper. That's why the process is called "offset" -- the image does not go directly to the paper from the plates, as it does in gravure printing.
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What is a standard card size?

The standard card size is (from ISO 7810) :
For standard cards H:54mm W:86mm T:0.76mm
For chip cards the thickness can go to 0.82mm
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What is four colour process?

Four colour process is a way to print on material. The image you print is based on only 4 standard colours (Yellow Magenta Cyan and Black) These basic colours can generate other colours as f.e.: Green Purple Blue..... etc etc in any appearance. This way a 4-colour process can print any kind of image. Of course there are some exceptions like metallic colours.
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What are pantone colours?

These are the colours that are mixed following a table of ingredients. These colours are used in companies logos or backgrounds where the exactitude of the colour is very important. The company Pantone have made a standard of all those different colours, which can be consulted if necessary. Very important is off course the material on which you have to print. This base has to be white and everyone knows that white is not always white. PVC is some times more blue or yellow. The final color may change to max 3% of the pantone colour where 4 colour process can show a bigger difference.
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