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Fred, Spot On! I religiously avoid scanning and converting bitmap-(type)-to-vector. It is much easier to match faces and reset with clean, crisp and fresh type - when we possess the proper tools as you have duly noted. I recently have been using Bitstream Navigator (included FREE with...

Yikes, never all caps in script especially Brush Script. Like your other work.

Fred, That is the best post I have ever read on any graphic arts message board or site. It is no surprise that you posted it. A sad and sorry court ruling. I refer to certain fonts created as a result of this ruling as BASTARDIZED. Arial - case in point. Microsoft 'Helvetica' or...

Shaun, Also one function that would be appreciated is: When selecting a font, the font selection window should return to the point in the list where the last selection was made. In essence, steal the look and feel of how Corel allows the user to select a font. Big Laugh Barry

Shaun, VMP user since 2000. First, ya gotta have cut / copy / paste the launch bar not a fly-out - (I never forced myself to memorize ctrl-x, ctrl-c, ctrl-d - but I should). Guess I was spoiled by Corel. Until recently I never used the GO TO CUTFILE button on from the designing screen...

Fred, All hail Fred! Man you know your type! The egg is on my face. I thought I had run VMP Font Detective properly. I loaded up the bitmap of the "3" a second time and let it run and it found the font you told me to look for - LEAWOOD - and um...it is distorted...WOW...you are the...

I won't say this is the first time I have been stumped in oh so many years but I am going to bet this font is from Adobe Portfolio. It looks like a top line font from Adobe, ITC, Agfa, Lino - not a free knockoff. Anyone care to identify? Thanks for help in advance. I traced it, recreated...

Fred, Your reply illustrates what makes a forum great and a thread immensely valuable. I post what I know, you add to it, critique it and pretty soon it is virtually a complete primer on the topic! Glad to know Adobe is not shunning Corel anymore. With you being a creator /...

Chris, Glad you have a sense of humor. What's today's inflight movie? :biggrin: Corel in itself does not automatically generate individual uniform thumbnails like Photoshop (unless I am missing something). But what I noticed Corel can do is: Say you have a CorelDraw 'letter' size...

smullen, Depending on the minimum result you are willing to accomplish and software you already own... Corel 11, Acrobat and Photoshop 6 (and up) have tools to manage thumbnails and catalogs. Corel will handle all* Adobe formats but Adobe does not handle .cdr, .cmx (correct?) Since I...

Those d*!n ampersands! When in a pinch and the font does not kick up the matching ampersand, I rub/trace it, re-draw, scan / clean and vectorize it. Charge for it! Customers appreciate perfection especially in their image. Anthing to prevent them from going back to the original source. Hey...

Techman, Gotcha...I understand what you mean about 'being asleep.' I speculate Future-1 maybe happy with cash flow and development costs and when company chairmen feel 'fat & happy', marketing is not a major concern. If the chairman of F1/VMP needed a new chalet, we'd be hearing about...

Andy, Thanks for the post. It made the thread pop right back to the top. I never saw the Fred's initial post on this thread dating back to April. I was about ready to pop for the VersaCAMM but now realize that I need more research. Barry

da boss always told me light comes down, not up...the color that appears darker should be on the 'underside' of chiseled letters. Just my take...not a criticism. I gave it a 9.5 You get an extra half point for talking stoopid people out of bad grammar...hehehe...cuz the public at large...

OK, I couldn't lay off the opportunity...her goes... The art and layout is excellent - tight, professional yet with some whimsy. IT QUACKS ME UP! Sorry, forgive me, I gave it a TEN. Barry

I think the worm is great. If I ever do a 'character' I might consider incorporating digital photo-real eyes. It would make people freak when they saw it. Their 'signature' really pops. Can't miss it. Don't know your market but I really try to subdue the area code (AC) and avoid AC...

Techman, I'd like to know more about why you think as you do about VMP. My opinion is that I don't disagree with you, but don't have info as to why to agree. Is that wishy-washy enough? My e-mails to Shaun and Bruce along with their surveys and replies indicate that ver. 3.0 is on the...

Smullen, I have thousands and use under 100. The other 3,899 fonts are only for matching existing fonts. I am with Chris. Letterheads, SignDNA, Signfonts. Also if you have any graphic designer friends, proficient webmaster friends or art director friends in ad agencies - pick their...

Jen, I am with you - I mean look at all the work you have put into this thing. The customer must pay appropriately! But the OPTIMIST'S club experience in me says this is a great investment so that you can A). go sell the concept to a prospective buyer and make more handsome profits or...

A real world experiement: Even if you don't have a doming kit, you can do a 'test' very inexpensively by purchasing 2 part expoxy in the syringe type dispenser. Or purchase a larger kit at a craft store - the kind uses to pour over clocks etc - mega doming... Then take your printout and...