Photo Identification Cards

Photo identification cards are generally produced using either a traditional film based method or digital printing technology. The older, more traditional process for producing personal ID cards is a multi-step process.

1. Take an instant photo of the person, cut and trim the picture to fit the card.
2. Separately print the person's ID information on a card-sized piece of paper or card stock.
3. Laminate the picture and card together.

This process has been widely used in various applications including student ID cards, employee ID badges, club membership cards, and driver's licenses. But cards produced by this method are easily counterfeited or changed and generating the cards can be both time consuming and labor intensive.

Digital card printing is a one step process in which text, graphics and pictures are physically printed on a card directly from a computer system without any user intervention. These cards are usually the same size as a standard credit card and made of a plastic called Polyvinyl Chloride otherwise known as PVC. Plastic cards can be printed in monochrome or full color, front side only or on both sides.

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