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FontGear Inc.
FontXChange can easily convert fonts to OpenType (PS), PostScript Type 1, and TrueType for both Macintosh or Windows. Useful features include:
- Batch processing for converting entire font libraries
- Preferences to set font encodings
- Font inspection window with preview
- Support for many font encodings, including Adobe Standard, Unicode, Mac Roman, and Windows ANSI, and European.
- Convert PostScript Type 1
What's New
Version 3.1.1: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| Downloads:51,299 |
| Version Downloads:10,382 |
| Type:Utilities : Font Tools |
| License:Demo |
| Date:11 Sep 2011 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $99.00 |
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FontXChange can easily convert fonts to OpenType (PS), PostScript Type 1, and TrueType for both Macintosh or Windows. Useful features include:
- Batch processing for converting entire font libraries
- Preferences to set font encodings
- Font inspection window with preview
- Support for many font encodings, including Adobe Standard, Unicode, Mac Roman, and Windows ANSI, and European.
- Convert PostScript Type 1 fonts (Macintosh or Windows format) into a single modern OpenType font file that works on both Macintosh & Windows. End the headaches of the outdated two-file system of screen font and printer font combinations. Just one font file that works.
- Recreate missing screen fonts using a PostScript font file in any format.
- Convert TrueType fonts to PostScript fonts. No more printing problems and incompatibilities associated with TrueType fonts and high-end output devices.
- Convert Windows fonts to Macintosh to Macintosh and vice-versa. Easily share fonts across different computers, even different operating systems.
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macplytdy reviewed on 17 Apr 2012
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Rubaiyat reviewed on 09 Feb 2012
It still needs some tools to turn off non-candidate fonts and duplicates.
Also I still need to quit and restart just to clear off finished fonts. Faster than selecting and removing everything from the list. A "Clear" button should do the job.
Otherwise it continues to do a good job of converting to otf and web fonts.
It remains a very useful tool in my arsenal. Not sure I'd pay $99 for a new licence though.
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macplytdy reviewed on 25 Sep 2011
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Rubaiyat reviewed on 08 Jun 2010
Lets me convert all those odds and sods PC fonts particularly the ttf and PC type 1 with the cryptic names to otf which I mark as conversions, because there may be an issue with glyph sets.
To those who ask why not run them as is, in OSX?
1. Can't use PC Type 1
2. PC type 1 fonts don't preview in Finder
3. Names are usually indecipherable in older PC fonts
4. It acts as a verification of the font.
5. Most modern software runs better with otf fonts
6. They are now completely cross-platform without needing to check and double check.
7. Can bypass the non-embed flag in PC fonts
8. Can now create web fonts!!!! Yay!!!!
Only things I'd ask for is different file selection and grouping in same folder of font familes/collections.
I'd like to be able to browse to a folder full of fonts and select the folder and tell it to convert with optionally a separate target folder for the converted fonts, with a log listing the results.
If the interface stays as is, I'd like it to auto-deselect fonts already converted in the list, so I don't have to manually do it or delete them.
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Knucklesh reviewed on 30 Oct 2009
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Bela reviewed on 29 Oct 2009
Be very careful using postscript type1 -> otf conversions. In my experience (~50 fonts across many different foundries and designers) essentially no valid kerning pair data is transferred to the otf. Hence, the conversions cannot be used in text layouts or anywhere else the fonts' original kerning data are needed. It might be fine for display fonts where manual kerning is appropriate anyway. This is a particularly egregious bug for a purported professional typographic application. Caveat emptor!
As an aside, Font Gear, Inc. has been contacted about this problem and was sent comprehensive examples. Their only reply so far was a suggestion to turn OFF the preference item and see what happens. (perhap unsurprisingly, that resulted in no kerning data at all). Since, I have received no acknowledgment of the problem, much less an explanation or anticipated time frame for a fix.
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We've reviewed the concerns mentioned here and as it turns out the converted fonts in question included all the kerning pairs stored in several kerning tables with sub-tables for different script and languages (Greek, Latin, et al). This is how kerning pairs are to be stored in OpenType fonts per the Adobe OpenType file spec (http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/opentype/index_table_formats.html) and others.
Hope that helps!
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donnrichards reviewed on 17 Aug 2009
Fixed broken fonts that FontDoctor was unable to fix. Converted Windows TrueType fonts to OpenType for my Mac as well. (I am a commercial printer) )Very simple to use. I am very pleased with the application.
Poor Customer Support & Service.
eMails not replied to. Answering Machine when calling toll free number, leave a message. (Apparently the company has no employees)?
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I suppose it could be useful under certain constrained circumstances, but not for 100 bucks.
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And if it is a postscript font, that means that someone paid for it and it has licensing restrictions and should not be converted and redistributed to anyone else.
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Sunhill2227 reviewed on 26 Apr 2009
As previously mentioned, the cost is prohibitive. I would certainly like to use the full version of this software, but it's a luxury which I would probably only use a dozen times in a year. So it's a shame, but I'll give this a miss.
If anyone could suggest an alternative (preferably cheaper if not better), I'd be keen to know.
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macplytdy rated on 24 May 2011
Vtrip rated on 02 Apr 2011
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Kobalt rated on 07 Dec 2010