Re: .TTF to .GIFs-- back again...
Robert Wheelock wrote: I need a program that'll do the following 2 things: 1. Convert a TrueType (or EPS Type 1) font's characters into individual .GIF (or .BMP) images Into .BMP: the best way is to use any Windows bitmap tool like Paint, use it to write any text you want, et voilà: you've got a .BMP! Into .GIF: there is a problem with licence (GIF format is covered by a patent), and unless you are granted to use this patent, or pay for that, you are not allowed to covert anything to that format. Alternative are for example .PNM. You then can use a lot of tools to convert vectored font format to .PNM. I can recommand you to try FreeType (a free font library, which features as a test program a simple converter int .PNM URL:http://www.freetype.org Free advertising here!) 2. The reverseuse individual .GIF (or .BMP) images to build a useful TrueType (or EPS Type 1) font. Look after Softy URL:http://users.iclway.co.uk/l.emmett/. A tutorial is here: URL:http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/alaia/354/fonts/softy.html Another, much more complete is at URL:http://members.home.net/eburke84/ Hope it helps, Antoine
Re: .TTF to .GIFs-- back again...
On Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 16:12:53 -0800, Robert Wheelock wrote: 1. Convert a TrueType (or EPS Type 1) font's characters into individual .GIF (or .BMP) images GhostScript? It dropped gif support because of licensing issues, but supports plenty of other graphic formats. You just need to wrtite a little script. 2. The reverse-use individual .GIF (or .BMP) images to build a useful TrueType (or EPS Type 1) font. FontLab with ScanFont http://www.fontlab.com/. FontLab is generally regarded as being the best font editor. Drawing glyphs from scratch is a weakness of FontLab v3.x, so several font designers I know prefer to draw somewhere else (e.g. Fontographer) but do all other work in FontLab. But since you work with scans, this weakness should be irrelevant in your situation. Or you can try your luck with GNU fontutils (limn + bzrto). SY, Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Zu Grunde kommen http://www.ptc.spbu.ru/~uwe/| Ist zu Grunde gehen
.TTF to .GIFs-- back again...
Hello! I need a program that'll do the following 2 things: 1. Convert a TrueType (or EPS Type 1) font's characters into individual .GIF (or .BMP) images 2. The reverseuse individual .GIF (or .BMP) images to build a useful TrueType (or EPS Type 1) font. Would you recommend such a program (or a step-by-step procedure)? Thank You! ISRIINTERNATIONAL SYMBOLISM RESEARCH INSTITUTERobert Lloyd Wheelock63 Wilson STAugusta, ME 04330-9473 USA1(207)623-5176[EMAIL PROTECTED]
