Font Conversion Prob
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- NegativeSpace
I am trying to convert a post script pc type family to an open type family so I can use the type on my powerbook for a project.
I have used Fontlabs batch conversion, and also individually generating open type versions of each font, but the problem I have every time is that the types always seem to have the same typeface name and cannot be activated all at once.
note: I manually changed all the font names to be different and still have problems.
Any ideas, or have experienced this before and know a way around it?
- JazX0
CrossFont (PC) or TransType (Mac)
If it's not working on a Mac, get someone on a PC to do it for you.
- NegativeSpace0
I have both a pc and a mac available to me, so thats not an issue, I have tried transtype but thats just even more annoying, because when I had the whole family it never lets me export since it sees two Romans, and thinks there are duplicates.
- JazX0
Download CrossFont.
Some people handle fonts like monkeys handle coconuts. Some people handle fonts like a snail handles salt.
;)
- NegativeSpace0
Ill check it out, but it dosn't really help out my situation with no OT support.
- JazX0
OTF format is rather new. I don't remember seeing or hearing about software that supports this. I don't see any of the big boys even thinking about it, as it would take away from their already set market.
Slow change...
- NegativeSpace0
Transtype, and fontlab both support it, thats why I was using the transform range, and batch converting them in fontlab.
its just pretty useless if it dosnt change over the right naming schemes.
- JazX0
Ahhhh... I see. I'm stuck on PC. Don't see this option.
sorry
- Typographica0
"OTF format is rather new. I don't remember seeing or hearing about software that supports this. I don't see any of the big boys even thinking about it, as it would take away from their already set market."
JazX - If 2004 wasn't the year of OpenType, 2005 will be. Every major font publisher has OpenType fonts now. Adobe and Linotype have converted their entire libraries to the format. The Monotype and FontFont foundries are slower to the table but still have some fine offerings. So I'm not sure what you mean by "big boys" or their "set market".
- NegativeSpace0
Yeah OTF has eliminated so many problems and made things so much more hassle free.
For me I use a pc as my main comp but a powerbook on the go and at school, so the cross platform abilties of open type alone make it awesome, and the fact that its less files to worry about.
Seperate post script fonts that contained all the ligatures and alternets seperate was a bit annoying too.
JazX, turned out cross font was able to help me out for the time being, until i figure out the other stuff so I can use open type, thx.