1. Do you mean: (a) "Template", which is the vector-based drawing, one per font, that is used as reference for each glyph throughout the entire font, or (b) "Background", which is the bitmap image, one per glyph, that is used as reference for a given glyph in a font?
2. In which application do you use the command "Copy"? In which application do you use the command "Paste"? (That is, are you copy-pasting from Photoshop to FontLab, or from FontLab to Photoshop?)
3. Can you show the original image and a screenshot showing the result in FontLab?
4. If you are a registered FontLab user, you're obviously entitled to free technical support. Since this is a FontLab-specific problem, may I ask you to use the FontLab Problem Report Form at http://www.fontlab.com/html/support.html so that the personnel at Fontlab Ltd. can review your problem? If you're attaching multiple files, please zip them into one archive.
Oh, now I see what you mean. FontLab only supports monochrome (black-and-white) images in the Background layer. Your original is greyscale, so it gets converted to black-and-white when pasting. The resolution remains the same.
You can covert it manually (e.g. in Photoshop). If the resolution is not sufficient, use a bitmap with higher resolution.
And if the details get lost, you can interpolate the image to a higher resolution, and use some other method (not threshold) while converting to bitmap. This will preserve some additional shading detail. Anyway, the best thing, if the sketch is needed in grayscale for better evaluation, is to go back and forth between FreeHand/Illustrator and Fontlab. With the new copying options it's a snap, and Freehand 10/MX works just great.
21 Mar 2004 — 2:16am
Which template? Paste from where? What system? What applications?
Adam
21 Mar 2004 — 2:58am
Doesnt matter from where I paste it , the result gets the same
21 Mar 2004 — 3:10am
I still don't understand.
1. Do you mean:
(a) "Template", which is the vector-based drawing, one per font, that is used as reference for each glyph throughout the entire font, or
(b) "Background", which is the bitmap image, one per glyph, that is used as reference for a given glyph in a font?
2. In which application do you use the command "Copy"? In which application do you use the command "Paste"? (That is, are you copy-pasting from Photoshop to FontLab, or from FontLab to Photoshop?)
3. Can you show the original image and a screenshot showing the result in FontLab?
4. If you are a registered FontLab user, you're obviously entitled to free technical support. Since this is a FontLab-specific problem, may I ask you to use the FontLab Problem Report Form at http://www.fontlab.com/html/support.html
so that the personnel at Fontlab Ltd. can review your problem? If you're attaching multiple files, please zip them into one archive.
Best,
Adam
21 Mar 2004 — 3:11am
I haven't, but should, ask for the version numbers of FontLab and ScanFont that you use.
Please include them in your problem report.
Adam
21 Mar 2004 — 3:40am
Sorry, i ment the background in FL is ragged. I
21 Mar 2004 — 5:35am
Oh, now I see what you mean. FontLab only supports monochrome (black-and-white) images in the Background layer. Your original is greyscale, so it gets converted to black-and-white when pasting. The resolution remains the same.
You can covert it manually (e.g. in Photoshop). If the resolution is not sufficient, use a bitmap with higher resolution.
Regards,
Adam Twardoch
Fontlab Ltd.
22 Mar 2004 — 2:01pm
And if the details get lost, you can interpolate the image to a higher resolution, and use some other method (not threshold) while converting to bitmap.
This will preserve some additional shading detail. Anyway, the best thing, if the sketch is needed in grayscale for better evaluation, is to go back and forth between FreeHand/Illustrator and Fontlab. With the new copying options it's a snap, and Freehand 10/MX works just great.