The DCT-Pro Personalization Technology

An improved version of the proven DTR technology (black/white) as used in several countries (references on the back of this brochure) the DCT-Pro is now available for use with the polyester substrates engineered by Agfa.

• The DCT-Pro technology allows the digitized colour image of the portrait to be chemically transferred onto the inner layer of the card, underneath the security printing.

• The photographic resolution of the continuous tone portrait is the characteristic of the DCT-Pro personalization process. It is strongly different from the pictures obtained through standard printing methods typically used by forgers to tamper with a document or substitute a picture (colour copiers, laser or inkjet printers, etc.). As these printing methods are strictly digital, the picture is composed of pixels. Because of the nature of the printing technologies used, counterfeited documents can be more easily spotted than with continuous tone technology.