#Create scanned typeface
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Does anyone have a good method for scanning handwriting and exporting the
characters as TT or Type 1 in CD 4.0? I did this fairly simply in 3.0, seems
like I just imported the scanned file and converted it to curves and broke
it…but I can't do this with 4.0.
<<<<Does anyone have a good method for scanning handwriting and exporting the
characters as TT or Type 1 in CD 4.0? I did this fairly simply in 3.0, seems
like I just imported the scanned file and converted it to curves and broke
it…but I can't do this with 4.0>>>>
John,
Can you please outline the steps used to convert your bitmap to true type in
3.0? The same procedure used in 3.0 should apply to 4.0. The only items that
can be converted to true type are single vector based objects therefore your
bitmap must be converted.
I would be interested in attempting your 3.0 conversion procedure if you can
send me the steps.
Frank
Technical Support
John:
If you have the latest updates to Ver 4.0, then it should work the same
as Ver 3. Make sure that each exported character (whether that is a single
letter or complete word) is combined into a single path.
-Ed
Ed,
My problem is that I can't remember how I converted the bitmap into usable
characters to export. I didn't trace the bitmap…as I recall I just scanned,
imported it (all hand printed characters), and then was able to export each
one. How would you go about this?
John:
To my knowledge the image must be in vector format. You can trace it
in Draw! or you can trace it in Trace.
-Ed
<<< My problem is that I can't remember how I converted the bitmap into usable
characters to export. I didn't trace the bitmap…as I recall I just scanned,
imported it (all hand printed characters), and then was able to export each
one. How would you go about this? >>>
I'm afraid that this would not be possible to do with Corel. You would have to
either trace the scanned image manually or via Corel Trace.
Kelly