Scanahand

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    "YOUR Handwriting as a Font, Fast and Easy"

    September 15, 2012  |   By Gregg_Marshall

    Version: Scanahand 4.0

    Pros

    Simple 1, 2, 3 process.

    Generate as many fonts as you'd like.

    Cons

    Filling out the form with your handwriting takes the most time.

    Summary

    This is not a full font foundry, it is designed to take your handwriting and create a font for it, although there are creative uses for converting line art to fonts too.

    This font creation software is for converting your handwritten printed writing into a font. It won't create a cursive writing font. The issue is for cursive you have to deal with the letters connecting, for most people the shape of an "r" followed by an "s" is completely different from an "r" followed by and "f".

    Installation was a snap, simply download the program, execute the installer and enter the registration code emailed you when you purchase the program. What you are downloading for free is in demo mode, you just can't save the fonts you create until you purchase a registration code.

    The program is nicely laid out and walks you through a simple three step process: 1. Print a template, 2. Scan the completed template, 3. Convert the template into a font.
    When you print a template you can also print the page of the manual that has the instructions for how to complete the template correctly. There are several templates already defined, and if you have the premium version and unique needs, you can create your own templates.

    By far the hardest part of the whole process is filling the template in, something High Logic can't help you with. It's just you, a pen, and that template. There are small index marks in each letter's template box to help you get the baseline, x-height, ascenders, and descenders correct for the font conversion. They help but it is still a handwriting challenge.

    Step 2 is you scan the result, either directly into the program if you have a TWAIN scanner, or via a JPG file if you don't.

    Having mastered step 2 in about 10 seconds, step 3 is almost as fast. Click the Generate button and a dialog box appears asking for the Font Name and copyright information. About 45 seconds later on my desktop Scanahand displayed my handwriting font with sample text. I could change the sample text (my favorite is the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog to show all letters). Assuming I was satisfied with the results, I could save the font as a .ttf file to install on any computer or have Scanahand automatically install the font on the computer I was using.

    I was impressed, Scanahand did everything it said it would do, fast, relatively easily (handwriting help not included), and effectively.

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