ScanFont takes bitmap images such as photos, scanned handwriting samples, clipart, removes the background; separates the characters; autotraces the glyphs into vector characters; and exports them into a TrueType, OpenType or Type 1 font where they can be edited by a font editor. ScanFont is a plugin for Fontlab's series of font editors - TypeTool, FontLab Studio, and AsiaFont Studio. Version 5 supports grayscale and color, adds direct import of EPS graphics , exports .VFB format fonts, features transformations and filters from Pencil to Gaussian blur. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Full Specifications
What's new in version 5
This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
General
ReleaseNovember 8, 2008
Date AddedDecember 5, 2007
Version5
Operating Systems
Operating SystemsMacintosh, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.4