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FontLab Studio - 5.0.4

edit TrueType, Type 1 or multiple master fonts

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	5.0.4
Release Date:	2007-07-10
License:	Update
Downloads (this version):	5,392
Downloads (all versions):	34,525
Price:	$649.00

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Product Description:

Glyph Editor - Work with Type 1 and TrueType outlines easily and precisely.
Multiple Masters - Make your own multiple master fonts with up to 4 axes. Extrapolate fonts beyond original limits
TrueType & Type 1 Hinting - Add hints manually or automatically for beautiful screen and low-res fonts.
VectorPaint Tools - Perform paint operations in a vector environment
FontAudit Technology - Automatically checks character outline while you edit it
Font Metrics and Kerning - Professional metrics and kerning editor with automatic functions and full support for Multiple Master fonts.
Transformations - Applicable to the whole font or to selected characters
Unicode - Full support for Unicode encodings with multiple codepages and optional font reencoding
Font Header Editor - Access to all font properties, from names to supported codepages to TrueType-specific font metrics.
OpenType Support - Import, create, edit, export and convert OpenType fonts (TrueType or CFF-flavoured). Decompile font features to easy-to-read editable format.
Macro Language - A Python script interpreter inside FontLab lets you extend FontLab features infinitely. Make your own tools and plugins! Browse to the Python Page for details and demos.
New Outline Tools - Knife, Magic Wand, 3D Rotate, Scale and Slant... - FL4 has a whole batch of new, intuitive ways to work with glyphs. Or use the new Sketch mode to create new contours with Ikarus-like tools.
Customizable User Interface - from menus and keyboard shortcuts to the pictures on toolbar buttons - change the FontLab GUI to fit your needs
Double-byte Codepages - for Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts
Create Arabic and Hebrew Fonts - right-to-left writing is supported in all panels and in the Metrics editor.
Autogeneration of basic OpenType featurs for T1 fonts.
Level 2 and Level 3 EPS import/export - Makes it simple to exchange EPS files with the latest versions of AdobeÃ‚Â® IllustratorÃ‚Â®.
Improved blend algorithm - inserts fewer points; can blend composites and even hints.
MM-compatible Type1->TrueType conversion - speeds up creation of families of TrueType fonts.
TrueType hinting of Multiple Master fonts - with correct interpolation of instructions where possible.
Better user interface - smart panels in Macintosh version, expandable zoom panel in Windows version. Updated design of properties panel in both versions.

What's new in this version:

Fixed a critical bug (introduced in FontLab Studio 5.0.3) that resulted in incomplete generation of OpenType kerning (only kerning pairs that involved classes were generated, no singleton pairs).
Fixed a bug in handling of global guidelines.
Fixed a bug in handling of tangent startpoints.
Fixed minor bug in export of EPS files (correct date is now written).
A default filename is now used when EPS files are exported.
Python improvement: "modified" attribute has been added to Glyph class. It is set to 1 when a glyph has unsaved modifications (which is also indicated in the user interface by a black bar on top of the glyph cell in the glyph window).

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

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looking forward to universal binary! - Version: 5.0.2, 2/27/2007 09:17PM PST

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dylan3

Yes, it works under Rosetta (with some slight python issues), but a universal binary would be much appreciated.

try FontForge - Version: 5.0, 12/18/2005 11:38PM PST

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oliver langan

I wanted to use FontLab for a (non-Roman) font I had an idea for, but it is tremendously expensive for the hobbyist. Instead, you might try Font Forge, a free alternative. It requires X11, and is not a 'clean mac program' but it is very capable, and supports a huge number of font formats. It can convert between formats and generate bitmaps, as well.

http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/

(Not the developer, just a happy user.)

FontLab Studio - Version: 5.0, 12/17/2005 02:54PM PST

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danasutton

While FontLab Studio is a great product, a lot of users can save big bucks by checking out the same company's much cheaper Type Tool. If all you want to do is alter a font by cutting-and-pasting elements from some other font (say, to add descending numerals), Type Tool will do you just fine.