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Mac vs Windows Fonts
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I have roughly 1000 fonts that have been downloaded legally for Private use.
my question is, is their an advantage to using Mac fonts over Windows Fonts in Mac OS X.
If I use the windows Fonts, I can easily transfer them to anyone elses computer if I want them to take a look at a project, and also then I can have the same fonts on my PCs. However, if their were to be a distinct advantage for using Mac fonts in Mac OS X (where I do most of my design stuff, I would be willing to use the less conveinent Mac fonts.
Any thoughts? What is the difference, google was no help at all.
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There isn't really any such thing as Windows or Mac fonts. What you're probably asking about is the difference between Truetype and Postscript or Type 1 fonts. Type 1 fonts are more common in the Mac world because they are the standard for professional printing, a part of the world in w hich Macs are the dominant platform. You can use either Truetype or Type 1 fonts on the Mac side: OS X is agnostic.
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Is their a significant advantage to using postscript or Type 1 over using TT?
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There is some difference in ASCII coding for accented characters between Windows and Macintosh fonts. When I play a karaoke file with accented characters with Qmidi, I have to set it to use Windows ISO encoding, otherwise the accented characters are not displayed correctly. All my karaoke files were made with Windows software.
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That has nothing to do with the fonts. Encoding is a separate issue.
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Originally Posted by jdrumstik 
Is their a significant advantage to using postscript or Type 1 over using TT?
Only if you're doing print production or pre-press.
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