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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: FuZion on August 06, 2003, 08:26:47 AM

Title: Can I convert a .PFB font to a .TTF font?
Post by: FuZion on August 06, 2003, 08:26:47 AM

..Erm,

I guess the title says it really.

I have found a .pfb font that I like but the only way I can use it at the moment is to import it using CinemaFont (A Cinema4D tool), but this is proving time consuming having to convert everything I want to a 3D model & render the image.

Is there another way that anyone knows of?

Thanks, FuZion.

Title: Re: Can I convert a .PFB font to a .TTF font?
Post by: tokai on August 06, 2003, 10:47:38 AM

Only way I know is to use TypeSmith 2.5. But it's a commercial program.

http://www.grasshopperllc.com/Products/TypeSmith/overview.html (http://www.grasshopperllc.com/Products/TypeSmith/overview.html)

regards,

Title: Re: Can I convert a .PFB font to a .TTF font?
Post by: on August 06, 2003, 12:54:16 PM

$20 is hardly a "but" :)

You can definitely do it the other way around (TTF->PFB) with this:

http://ppr.trincoll.edu/ppr-doc-1.51/refman/ppr-ttf2ps.1.html (http://ppr.trincoll.edu/ppr-doc-1.51/refman/ppr-ttf2ps.1.html)

.. I'm still searching but I am *99% CERTAIN* that there was a Postscript->TTF utility, although it wasn't terribly good because obviously the fonts come out with zero hinting.. it's exactly what you need.

Title: Re: Can I convert a .PFB font to a .TTF font?
Post by: on August 06, 2003, 12:58:15 PM

http://cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~luc/ps2tt.html (http://cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~luc/ps2tt.html)

Okay, it's one of those.

I'm intrigued that apparently Windows will convert from PS->TTF via a drag & drop... I never knew that, and it's making me want to try it ;)

Title: Re: Can I convert a .PFB font to a .TTF font?
Post by: FuZion on August 06, 2003, 09:03:41 PM

Fan f*****g tastic. I remembered I had TypeSmith on an Amiga Format cover disk.

Installed & running :-) Job done. Uninstall :-D