Hello Eric, This may not be an issue for casual users but for those of us working for publishers the RIPs may have a problem with TT fonts. TrueType outlines are not 100% compatible in all RIPs. Since PS fonts work with most RIPs I do not want a press run held up because I decided to go with TT. Prepress operators will flag and stop a job to question the use of TT if they see a TT in the font list. TrueType outlines being added to a PDF file could cause problems with presses that use a PDF-to-Plate system since their RIPs may not support TrueType fonts. In some of the PDF-to-Plate or Direct-to-Press systems you do not see a proof after the RIP, it just goes to plate or the press and your whole press job is printed, so no room for error. Although PDF files with TT fonts can be redistilled so that the fonts will be in a PostScript format, they may not display correctly.
Just a few thoughts on why some of us still rely on PS files. Steve On 6/28/12 11:08 AM, "Eric Dannewitz" <[email protected]> wrote: >Once upon a time, I guess it was important to have postscript >fonts......but nowadays, does it matter? With modern operating >systems, I haven't had any font issues in regards to printing or >making PDFs since......I don't know when.....2004? > >Maybe if you have an older postscript printer this is an issue? Is >there really any advantage/disadvantage to not having postscript >fonts? > > >On Jun 28, 2012, at 8:31 AM, "Fiskum, Steve" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> Just a cautionary note to those upgrading to 2012b. The installer is >>designed to wipe out your MM fonts and replace them with TT only fonts. >>There is no option to choose PS or TT. There is no way to customize the >>update at all! For those who use PS fonts be sure to make a copy of all >>of your MM fonts before running the installer, then run the installer, >>remove all the TT fonts, replace with the saved PS fonts. PITA! >> >> Steve >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
