integrated autotracing (formerly only available in ScanFont, a separate product),.The highlights of FontLab Studio 5 also include: More than 90% of the changes in FontLab Studio 5 are based directly on customer feedback,” says Yarmola.

“It was the users who shaped the development of the application. The new neighbor and shape groups layers add another dimension to the process of glyph design by dynamically previewing related characters right in the glyph editing window.”Īccording to Yarmola, practically every aspect of the application has been revised. “Our new metrics and kerning editing environment adds a second dimension to the process of letterspacing by allowing the type designer to see the glyphs not only in a horizontal string but on a true two-dimensional page. and the application’s principal engineer. “The major focus of this release has been put on in-context type design,” said Yuri Yarmola, Vice President R&D at Fontlab Ltd. FontLab Studio 5 supports all major outline font formats, including Type 1, TrueType, Multiple Master and OpenType. now announces the availability of the long-awaited next-generation professional font editor FontLab Studio 5 for Mac OS X.Īs a major upgrade of its predecessor, FontLab 4.6, FontLab Studio 5 is a comprehensive solution for font foundries, professional type designers, typographers and graphic design studios, allowing them to design type, create, manipulate and modify fonts. After TransType SE 2.5 for Mac and Windows, TransType Pro 3.0 for Mac and Windows, FogLamp for Mac and Windows, Photofont Start for Mac and Windows, Sigmaker 2 for Mac, Fontographer 4.7 for Mac and FontLab Studio 5 for Windows, Fontlab Ltd. is proud to announce the release of its 12th product this year.

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