ttc fonts, contain or can contain multiple type faces. So as far as such sites are concerned, they see the font as empty. One, legacy Mac TrueType suitcase fonts have no font data in the data fork (nor do Mac Type 1 PostScript). There would be at least two reasons for that. Thanks for the links, I tried Font2Web, but it says "This file type is not supported. Or as you found, they won't take them at all. Most printers now do prefer you not send those. MS Office (even the 2011 version) installs them. You're referring to old Mac suitcase style fonts, like from OS 9 or earlier. Reading the rest of your latest post, I see what you mean now. You're lucky you can find printers that can use font suitcases, that's cool. In the meantime, there's sites like this, or this, where you upload your normal font, and it kicks out converted webfonts for you. Version 4, which is the only version that supports the export of webfonts, is still in beta. ![]() TransType has been available for years, though I do see what you mean. TransType did the trick wonderfully! But, that's only a beta version that expired on 3/31, and they haven't released the software yet. Why not? Not trying to be difficult, I just can't see why since all fonts are a suitcase of one type or another. You cannot use a font suitcase to convert to a webfont though, so still searching. A TrueType Collection (.ttc) contains multiple screen and printer fonts, just like an old Mac legacy TrueType font suitcase. Like the older original TrueType font format, OpenType fonts (PostScript or TrueType) contain both the screen and printer fonts within the same file. We use them all the time, as do our clients.Įven an OpenType font is a suitcase of sorts (as is an Apple. Hmm, having been in the professional prepress end for over 30 years, I can say without reservation that using fonts in suitcase form have been, and still are being used extensively. I’ve also heard it said that you’ll be able to use Type One fonts but that Adobe won’t support them? Not sure about that.Unfortunately, most commercial printers cannot use Font Suitcases so sending them a font suitcase for a project would raise a few eyebrows I think. If a need pops up for a font and it’s not available on CC, I’ll purchase it, but I’m not going to repurchase every one of my Type One fonts just to have. This is why it’s good for freelancers, solopreneurs, and the self employed to make a profit, not just break even – so you can cover the cost of things like this.Īt this point, I don’t see myself replacing all of my Type One fonts. On the other hand, it didn’t take very long for me to exceed the cost of the fonts in billings.įor the past number of years, the cost of a CC subscription is factored into my rate, but I did not have font replacement factored into my rate. I could have come up with other things to spend the money on. On the one hand, it stings having to spend that kind of money to replace something you already have. I dropped something $1,000 or $1,200 to replace all of my Helvetica, Helvetica Neue, and Frutiger fonts since those are not available on Adobe Fonts. I have a bunch of old Type One fonts that were purchased in the 90s and early 00s. ![]() Yes, I’ve been working though this, too, and you’re description of yourself pretty much sounds like me. This is going to be an epic time suck.Īnyone else dealing with postscript issues? What’s your plan? Every time I open a file it’s telling me how many font errors there are, and some have 50+ corrections that need to be made. The full families for the classics like Helvetica, Futura, Fruitger, Bodoni, Times… All of them have to be replaced, and these aren’t fonts that are available as part of the Adobe subscription. ![]() ![]() Paid a lot and have used them every day since. This is a freaking nightmare.Īll the fonts I purchased from 1995-2005 were postscript. Still working on it and there’s no end in sight. I started on Thursday and thought it would be a one day project. I’ve got some downtime so I figured I deal with it now. Beginning in January 2023 you won’t be able to use them in Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. For reference: How To Prepare For The End Of PostScript Type 1 FontsĪdobe is ending support for postscript fonts.
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