![]() Most of the font foundries that built font-editing software in the past have now abandoned that practice for Studio 5. Without Studio 5, there is no way to create high-quality TrueType fonts unless you have access to proprietary font editing software. ![]() Studio 5 is the only commercially available font editor that edits TrueType directly (all others convert a font to PostScript when you edit it, then reconvert it to TrueType when you generate it-resulting in substantial quality losses). However, for print proofing, Studio has good integration withĪdobe InDesign CS2 ( ), and the two together make a very satisfactory, though expensive, proofing solution. Studio 5 even has a built-in Python editing window. Studio 5 also offers improved integration with the Python programming language that is built-in to Mac OS X, enabling infinite custom programming and scripting capabilities. This is an intriguing and original feature, but I would have been happier if Studio had offered deeper support for traditional foundry-style metrics fitting instead. The basic idea is that when you are editing a glyph, shape-related glyphs appear in the background, making it easier to keep related shapes in sync. ![]() A related new feature is called in-context editing. ![]() No font editor could ever do anything like this before. Essentially, it makes your 150 dpi screen look more like a 300 dpi or even 600 dpi screen. The anti-aliasing lets you view much smaller characters on screen than you ever could before, without visible pixel artifacts. Because of its efficient anti-aliasing capabilities, you can use Studio’s novel multi-line Metrics window to show comparatively small lines of text on screen. ![]()
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