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Chienworks wrote on 4/26/2004, 12:52 PM
TrueType fonts are what Vegas uses natively.
jdas wrote on 4/26/2004, 5:18 PM
What about the other types ? Any conflicts ?
Chienworks wrote on 4/26/2004, 5:23 PM
No conflicts, but that's simply because Vegas won't access other font types without some sort of converter.
TorS wrote on 4/27/2004, 12:23 AM
There was a thread last year where someone stated that Vegas does indeed use PostScript fonts. But it is an undocumented feature, and the fonts may not show up exactly as they should. I've never tried it myslf, and if you don't happen to have a stock of PostScript fonts there is no need to worry about it.

I have had much pleasure in using various Truetype fonts, especially ones that are non-letters (dingbats, symbols, geometrical figures etc). They are great when you want a mask of some shape (say you want a star-shaped PIP, or even a heart), it's only a few clicks away.

Also, if you use a solid shape, you can make it transparent on a transparent background and just add a very thin outline in the colour of your choice. This works even with letters, if they are large and bold enough, TIP: when you set the thickness of the outline, don't worry if it says 0.000, because it still draws a line for you. Very thin.
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barleycorn wrote on 4/27/2004, 1:52 AM
> No conflicts, but that's simply because Vegas won't access other font types without some sort of converter.

Chienworks, this is completely wrong and I don't know why you keep repeating it (frankly it makes you look a fool). The 'Notable fixes/changes' section of the release notes for Vegas 4.0b states 'You can now use PostScript fonts in the Credit Roll and Text plug-ins'. It was also never the case that 'some sort of converter' - what might that be then? - enabled the use of Postscript fonts.

To answer your question Kapono, as long as you're using Vegas 4.0b or later, you can freely use and mix TrueType, Postscript Type 1, Multiple Masters, and both 'flavours' of OpenType.
barleycorn wrote on 4/27/2004, 2:51 AM
> it is an undocumented feature, and the fonts may not show up exactly as they should

This is not correct. Postscript fonts have been officially supported since 4.0b (see my reply to Chienworks) and work fine.