barcode question

[Dafreak333]

I went to a bar recently and my friend got his id scanned. They swiped
the mag-strip first, and it didn't work, then they scanned the barcode,
and i guess it went through cause he got a wristband. Anybody know what
exactly happened, and/or if i can make a barcode with state info on it
easier than encoding the magstrip? (note: his id was not made by me)

[sync]

just search for it dude, barcodes are way easier. look around for
pdf-center and then check out www.aamva.org for the official
documentation outlining the proper coding of pdf417 style 2d barcodes.

sync

[Shakezula]

Most likely the person your friend bought the id from doesnt have a
magnetic encoder because they're pretty expensive. So the next best
thing like sync was talking about was just to encode 2 dimensional with
all his information. Most states now are including a 2d barcode on the
back of their drivers licences. What state was his id from?

[Dafreak333]

id was a cali 00, i'm going to be making cali 01's
if anyone wants to e-mail me pdfcenter i would appreciate it. Although,
i didn't get too much info on that link sync gave me.