Continuously printing images on a web material and continuously transferring the images to identity documents

A system for printing images and transferring the images to identity documents comprising:

• a web material having a surface for printing images thereon;
• a print component configured to print images on the web material;
• a registration component configured to register select images printed on the web material with identity documents;
• an applicator component configured to apply each selected image to one of the identity documents, after the image is registered with the identity document;
• and
• a controller configured to control the print component, registration component, and applicator component, so that the system continuously prints images and continuously applies images to identity documents, the controller configured to synchronize cycles of the print component, registration component, and applicator component, such that the components have simultaneous processing cycles and have simultaneous intervals between processing cycles,
• wherein the controller configured to stop the print component from printing on the web material in the presence of an error, reverse the web material to a gap on the web material between images, and continue printing on the web material once the error has been corrected.