DTL OTMaster -> OpenType Font Editor (Limitierte Version)
DTL OTMaster 1.0.0 (Anbieter: URW++ Design & Development - NETHERLANDS & GERMANY)
DD: Jan 2009 - 13 MB - Englisch - MSI Installer - Limited Light Version
OS: Mac OS X, Windows & Linux Versionen
HP: http://www.dtl.nl
PP: http://www.dutchtypelibrary.nl/FM_supp.html#German
PP: http://www.fonttools.org
Windows: http://www.fonttools.org/downloads/OTMA/OTM_Light_1.0.0_WIN.zip
Linux: http://www.fonttools.org/downloads/OTMA/OTM_Light_1.0.0_LIN.tgz
Mac OS X: http://www.fonttools.org/downloads/OTMA/OTM_Light_1.0.0_MAC.zip
SS: http://www.dutchtypelibrary.nl/Images/Index%20Illustratie%20top_1.GIF
INFO: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/links/News.aspx?NID=6364
FORUM: http://www.typeforum.de/news_419.htm
WIKI: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenType
OpenType Editor Der DTL FontMaster ist ein Utility-Set zur professionellen Font-Erstellung. Es bietet verschiedene Module zum Entwurf und zur Bearbeitung von Buchstaben im Bezier-Format: BezierMaster, zum Interpolieren von Fonts (BlendMaster), zum Testen und Korrigieren von Konturen (ContourMaster), zum Generieren und Konvertieren von Font-Formaten (DataMaster), zur Bearbeitung des IK-Formats (IkarusMaster), zur Erstellung und Bearbeitung von Kerning-Paaren (KernMaster) sowie zum Scannen und für das Autotracing von Buchstaben und Logos (TraceMaster). Die Batch-Funktionen ermöglichen die gleichzeitige Verarbeitung von großen Datenmengen. Die DTL FontMaster Light Module sind voll funktionsfähig aber nur für maximal 256 glyphs. Die Konvertierung funktioniert nur von das BE und IK format in PostScript Type1
DTL OTMaster (OTM) is a highly sophisticated application for reviewing, editing and saving tables of fonts with a snft file structure, as there are CFF and TTF flavoured OpenType fonts, TrueType fonts and TrueType Collection fonts. Font editors, like for instance the DTL FontMaster suite, FontLab Studio and FontForge, rely on their own internal data formats for type design and font production. In case of the batch oriented FontMaster modules, this is either an IK or a BE file, for the Ikarus and Bezier outline description formats respectively, along with data files for character and font encoding, font naming, kerning and OpenType Layout features. From these data, binary fonts for the end-user are compiled as the very last step in the font production process. OTMaster is a tool for inspecting and adjusting such binary fonts, irrespective of the font editor used for their creation. A unique feature of OTMaster is, that it makes the editing of tables possible from a graphical user interface. Furthermore, it comes with built-in tools like the Glyph Editor for proofing and editing contours or even drawing glyphs from scratch. A 'kern' Table Viewer is available for proofing and refining the kerning, and a 'GSUB'/'GPOS' Viewer to visually test (and in case of GPOS also adjust) these OpenType Layout tables. DTL OTMaster is available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. _________________________________________________________________________ The behaviour of the OTM Light versions is completely identical to the full editions, except for the fact that it is not possible to save any modifications (although the user will be asked to do so). _________________________________________________________________________ New in version 1.0.0 - OS2 Version 4 is now supported also. - Drag and drop onto the program icon works now also on the MAC. - Integration of the Adobe SDK for font development version 2.5. - Support for importing and exporting OpenType Layout feature files and Character Layout files. - The option to move through the tables using the arrow keys. - Various changes in the graphical user interface. - Special editions for PowerPC and Intel based Macs running Mac OS X.4 and previous OS X versions and for Intel based Apple computers running Leopard. dtl OTMaster is a stand-alone application whose interface makes it easy to review and edit .otf and .ttf fonts’ tables, no matter whether these fonts have been generated with IkarusMaster, BezierMaster, DataMaster, or any other font editor. Font editors, like the FontMaster suite, rely on their own internal data formats for type design and font production. With FontMaster, this is either an ik or a be file, for Ikarus and Bezier outlines respectively, along with various data files for naming font and glyphs, for kerning and definition of typographic layout features. From these data, ready-to-use binary fonts are compiled as the very last step. OTMaster is a tool whose purpose is to inspect and adjust such ready-to-use binary fonts, irrespective with which font editor they have been created. Its advantage is that it allows editing of tables in a graphic user interface. Moreover, it comes with additional tools like a Glyph Editor to proof, edit and even draw glyph outlines, a ‘kern’ Table Viewer to proof and refine the kern table, and a ‘gsub’/‘gpos’ Viewer to visually test (and in case of GPOS adjust) these OpenType layout tables. OTMaster can open, edit and save fonts with sfnt file structure: cff-based and tt-based OpenType fonts, TrueType fonts and ttc (TrueType Collection) fonts. Because OTMaster enables you to edit a binary font’s tables, which can be compared to open-heart surgery, it is highly recommended that you know the OpenType specification, at least as regards the tables whose entries you plan to adjust. clocal cwww (The current version is 1.5. Please note that there were minor changes, e.g. the OS/2 table has been updated to version 4, and nameids have been added to the name table.)