Open Type Font Question
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- souljar001
Client has ask me to edit a font for a job and its a Open type font. My question is can you edit opentype fonts the same as PS fonts eg. can i just outline it in illustrator and then import the changed character back into fontographer etc as a outline?
Is this the easiest way is there better way?
Cheers
- typist0
use fontlab
- neverblink0
Please check the licensing on the font, maybe contact the foundry.
- detritus0
TypeTool might be a 'better' option, if it's only a simple wee change.
'Better' meaning it can do simple jobs just as ably, and costs a darn sight less than fontlab.
Mind you, I don't know how un/limited a Fontlab demo might be.
- rkrd0
My question is can you edit opentype fonts the same as PS fonts eg. can i just outline it in illustrator and then import the changed character back into fontographer etc as a outline?
yes. if you work with FontLab (the demo won't let you generate the font file, otherwise it's fully functional I believe) 1 point in FontLab is 1 point in Illustrator, an artboard of 1000 pt is the best match to the FontLab glyph box (most fonts use 1000UPM) and FontLab uses integer coordiantes for points so some tweaking might be necessary after pasting. Sometimes the contour breaks after pasting, you will have to find the crossed end point and move it over another end point, it will glue them together and make a regular outline.