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talltim1
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May 14, 2009
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Using .otf files on Mac and PC?

  • May 14, 2009
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I understand you can use the same .otf files both on Mac and PC.

1. Is this trouble free creating a document using these fonts on one platform and then opening the document on another platform and performing tasks with it... printing, creating PDF etc?

2. Is there any difference using Quarkxpress and Indesign with Opentype fonts?

3. If creating documents in Indesign and I need to convert these to Quarkxpress documents using a conversion plugin such as ID2Q is there any issues with these fonts.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Tim

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    FivePicaPica
    FivePicaPica
    Inspiring
    June 25, 2009

    Some answers:

    1. I used OT fonts on Mac and PC and in InDesign and Quark with no font issues. They all showed up and worked in each program.

    2. I can't remember what Quark was like in it's OT support (of ligatures, etc.), but it should be the same. You will notice differences in the kerning. Using ID's optical kerning or Quarks kerning tables the differences will be more pronounced, but either way expect some differences. Getting a handle on the differences can take some time.

    3. Try to avoid moving between programs. If you can work all the way through in one, then you should. I have only ever moved files from Quark to InDesign, and it isn't pretty. Moving from ID to Quark sacrifices too much (no native psd files, no ai files) so I wouldn't think of it.

    Ramón G Castañeda
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    May 16, 2009

    The answer to your question number one is YES.

    The other two questions involve QuarkXPress which I haven't touched in many years, so I'll pass on those.

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