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I just downloaded the fonts from the Resident Download section and it "strongly suggested" that the postscript version of the fonts be installed. What makes them better to use than truetype?
-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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hehehehe David..my eyes went cross-eyed after the first couple of paragraph's!!!!
Terry..only difference I notice is that type1 fonts have a lot fewer nodes.
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My experience has been that Type 1 fonts, due to the fact they inherently have less points, are cleaner at large sizes. Therefore, I much prefer Type 1 for production.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5106 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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True type have been known to have problems being output of RIPs, so most printers will only accept Postscript fonts... In general, its more an issue when printing our outputting film than anywhere else...
"Some are born to move the world, to live their fantasies. But most of us just dream about the things we'd like to be." - Rush Posts: 1192 | From: Washington, NJ | Registered: Feb 1999
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Thanks guys, David...after reading through several paragraphs last night, I decided that I'd had enough Dewar's for one night. After rereading it this morning, I realized it wasn't the Dewar's.
-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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Here at the newpaper we only use postscript fonts. There are a couple few system fonts on the machine that are not ps, but we're not allowed to use them in ads.
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On the several Macs I've used the PostScript fonts work fine - I can manipulate them all I want, force, squeeze, bend, etc. and they print fine. The True Type ones only print well if I use them straight as is - I can't force them or the spacing goes all haywire and the letter forms stay as designed.
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I agree with Dave and David -- fewer nodes. this makes for a smoother plot with less jags on larger letters. I wonder whether less nodes means a smaller file size when you convert text to curves. I know in Corel the combine command yields a smaller file than the group command, and in some but not all cases these 2 commands do the same thing.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2111 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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