OT: Packaging Photoshop Fonts

[phyllisj9]

Okay, this is a little off-topic, but I'm updating a poster that someone created here in the past. They created it in Photoshop, and it has about 8 billion layers. I'll recreate it in InDesign when I have the time, but one thing I would like to do (for now) is to gather up all its fonts and keep them with the file (it took me a while to locate and install one of the fonts I needed to open this Photoshop file correctly). Is there anything similar to Package in Photoshop? I tried placing the Photoshop file in InDesign and then packaging it, but it ignores the Photoshop file's fonts. How do I find all the fonts? Is there a Photoshop option for that? I have the file working okay for now -- I just want to avoid problems in the future if I get a new computer or something.

I have no idea why this file was created in Photoshop as InDesign would have been a much better choice. But whatever. It's not the first messed up file I've had to work with.

Thanks, Phyllis

[BobLevine]

Save it as a PDF and check the font list in Acrobat.

Bob

[macinbytes]

FontExplorer X by Linotype and probably the rest of the font management world have detect font in document capabilities.

Like Bob said, save as PDF, then from FontExplorer X (other font managers have collection utilities, I know Suitcase does it via a plugin) you can choose "Detect Fonts in Document" and then make a Set which makes collection easy.

I know that you cannot use ArtFiles to collect fonts in Photoshop PDFs (at least ones I've tried). FlightCheck Professional may be able to package from Photoshop PDF, but I can't personally testify to that. Collecting Photoshop PDF fonts in ArtFiles crashes the application 100% of the time for me, <1% of the time for me from Illustrator PDFs. Standard your milage may vary applies.

[phyllisj9]

Thanks!

Phyllis

[DavidMWE]

Yes, FlightCheck can collect or package Photoshop fonts. Just wanted to add this postscript, to make it clear. Thank you @macinbytes

Here is an admitted long-winded video quick-tip on how to automatically find and package all used fonts along with a copy of the .PSD file (disclousre: I work for Markzware, the makers of FlightCheck):

I hope this helps - How FlightCheck can collect Photoshop fonts, like Package within InDesign.

Friendly Regards,

David Dilling

Markzware

[chuck_penz]

Yes, your software works great for packaging fonts, however, you'll have to go through the entire document and rasterize all the Smart Objects since it's been about 3 versions since Flightcheck Pro could run a .psd file without crashing if there are Smart Objects.

[layerhero]

We have a plugin Photoshop Art Packer which can collect Photoshop fonts for you.  Photoshop Art Packer(http://www.layerhero.com/photoshop-art-packer/) is a native Photoshop plugin.