Linear barcodes and 2D codes are now everywhere. From standard ISBN barcodes to QR codes, you can find these graphical representations of data in all kind of products and publications. Professionals dealing with these codes and in need of a high-end tool to create high-quality code images may rely on TEC-IT Barcode Studio’s excellency and experience as a solid means to produce all kinds of attractive and useful barcodes.
The program is both comprehensive and easy to use. It comes with an extensive list of templates for all kinds of standard graphic codes, both linear (1D) and 2D (QR), with specific templates for EAN codes, ISBN and ISSN codes, EAN-UCC variants, HIBC codes, UPC (Universal Product Codes), and vCard codes, as well as for those used by the German, Brazilian, Italian, UK, Swedish, and Australian postal services. All of these codes can be easily generated just by feeding the program with the relevant data (the ISBN number or the text behind the QR code, for instance) and then edited and embellished using the various settings, logos, effects, and captions that the program offers. Images can be saved as a bitmap (BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, etc.) or a vector graphic (EPS, PDF, SVG, AI, or PostScript).
Additionally, Barcode Studio comes with extra tools to help you create 2D codes in a straightforward way (thanks to its in-built assistant), produce serial numbers for a set of codes, and even a design tool to create your custom labels or the possibility of using any of the most common standard labels available in the market as a template to build on. The quality of the output graphic code and its legibility once printed is guaranteed, though you can always adjust it to fit your specific requirements.
TEC-IT Barcode Studio is a professional tool aimed at professionals and with a “professional” license fee attached. Therefore, this is a tool recommended to anyone requiring producing a large amount of codes and labels on a regular basis – if you happen to need to create just one or two barcodes or QR codes, you are advised to check any of the numerous free online services available on the Web instead.
v16.0 [Jul 6, 2020]
Enhancements / Bug Fixes:
- vCard 3.0: Format vCard 3.0 is now supported by the data assistant.
- High DPI Display Support: The user interface was adapted to support high DPI displays.
- Label Printing: Loading of page settings fixed when unit is inch.
- QR Code - Mask Selection: Updated the mask pattern selection algorithm to the QR Code standard from 2015 (see ISO/IEC 18004:2015).
- DotCode Revision 4.0: Updated the DotCode implementation to revision 4.0 (see AIM International Symbology Specification DotCode Rev. 4.0).
- UPC-A / UPC-E: Show check digits also when add-on digits are used.
- Australia Post Barcodes:
- The naming of the Australia Post barcodes was updated to the latest specifications.
- Support for N Encoding Table to allow 8 or 15 digits to be encoded.
- Support for zero value 4-state barcodes.
- PDF417: Changed the default character set to Latin-1 (ISO 8859-1).
- Command Line
- Improve error message format.
- Generate result file for barcode generation on request.
- EPS Export - Font Substitution: It is now possible to use the font size from the barcode design view by choosing Default.
- Remove URL-Shortening: URL-Shortening is not supported anymore and was removed.
- Data List - Hex Data: Fixed a bug when loading a data list in hex data format from a bc file.
- Data Import: Fixed a bug when loading import information, like column mapping, from a bc file.
- Extra Texts: Fixed size calculation when loading a barcode with extra texts from a bc file.
- Licenses: Support for an automatic license update if the license allows this.
- TBarCode Library 11.11.2: Using TBarCode Library 11.11.2.
