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news // 2009.06.11 08:32:32 [hh]

"Photofont": FontLab bringt Schriften Farbe, Textur und Transparenz bei

Der Font-Softwarehersteller FontLab (Hersteller des gleichnamigen Vektor-Font-Editors "FontLab Studio", sowie von "Fontographer", "TransType", "TypeTool", "ScanFont" und "SigMaker") hat eine interessante neue Technologie namens "Photofont" für Mac OS X und Windows vorgestellt, die entfernt an "Photoshop"-Brushes erinnert und die es erlaubt, Schriften mit Farben, Texturen und Transparenz zu versehen. Kurz gesagt sind "Photofonts" also Bitmap-Schriften, die Farben und Transparenzen unterstützen. Derzeit wird dieses Format nur von wenigen Programmen ("Adobe Photoshop", "Adobe Illustrator", "Adobe Indesign", "Quark XPress") über Plug-ins unterstützt. "Photofonts" können mit FontLabs Fonteditor "BitFonter 3" (300 US-Dollar) erzeugt werden.

Der Hersteller: "Outline font formats such as TrueType or OpenType are limited to monochrome letterforms. Bitmap fonts can use the full color palette and transparency. So far, color bitmap fonts have been widely used in computer games as well as in TV, film and motion graphics applications.

Our Photofont technology brings that same creative power to traditional print and web applications. Photofonts allow users to break free from the traditional black-and-white lettering and use fonts that are made of real calligraphic brush strokes, everyday objects, scanned historical documents or felt pen doodles. But of course the Photofont technology can also work with traditional fonts that have a 'plain' typographic look. Photofonts are not only fun but also open serious business opportunities for example in the field of personalized marketing."

Weitere Informationen: www.photofont.com

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