Import formats: Name-keyed OpenType PS (.otf), Win TrueType / OpenType TT (.ttf), Win CID-keyed PostScript, TrueType Collection (.ttc), CMap, Win Type 1 (.pfb + .pfm/.afm), ASCII/Unix Type 1 (.pfa + .afm), Win Multiple Master (.pfb + .mmm), FontLab 2.5 (.vfa), FontLab 3.0-4.6 / FontLab Studio 5 (.vfb), Adobe Illustrator 8 EPS (.ai, .eps). Imports up to 64,000 characters.

In addition, the Mac version also imports Mac Type 1 (.hqx, .bin), Mac TrueType (.hqx, .bin, .dfont), Mac CID-keyed PostScript.

Note: CID-keyed OpenType PS fonts are currently not supported.

Export Formats: Name-keyed OpenType PS (.otf), Win TrueType / OpenType TT (.ttf), Win Type 1 (.pfb + .pfm/.afm), ASCII/Unix Type 1 (.pfa + .afm), Win Multiple Master (.pfb + .mmm), Adobe Illustrator 3/6/7/8-compatible EPS (.ai + .eps).

In addition, the Mac version also exports Mac Type 1 (.hqx, .bin), Mac TrueType (.hqx, .bin, .dfont).

Fontlab Ltd. offers a special license for the CID Builder plugin that allows export of CID-keyed PostScript fonts. Pricing and availability This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Note: OpenType Layout tables for complex scripts such as Arabic, Devanagari or Thai can be added with the free Microsoft VOLT application.

Tools: Draw, Erase, VectorPaint, Mirror, Composite, Set Startpoint, Interpolate, Envelope, Remove Overlap, Merge Contours, Subtract Contours, Snap to Guides, Check Connections, Nodes at Extremes, Meter, TrueType and Type 1 manual hinting, Undo (100+ levels), Sketch, Knife, Magic Wand, Rotate, Skew, Scale, Intersect Contours

Filters: Bold, Outline, Sidebearings Control, Scale, Slant, Rotate, Autohint, and many more -- all programmable and applicable font wide (You can program sequences of filters and apply them to any range of characters, including the whole font or set of fonts). Macro-based filters: Digital, Shadow, Bevel, Drops, Slices, Mosaic

Windows: Glyph, Font chart, Preview/Kerning/Metrics, Preview, OpenType, Classes, Map, Macro Editor, OpenType Sample, Anchors

Encoding: Big5, GB, Unicode, Shift-JIS, Unicode, Custom, ANSI, ASCII, and virtually all known codepages and encodings

Printouts: Character, Preview, Font Table, Kerning,Glyph Properties, Waterfall Preview

700+-page manual

Hardware requirements: 64MB RAM, SVGA Monitor, Mouse, USB hardware key (supplied by Fontlab)

Software requirements: For Windows version: Microsoft Windows (95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP). For Mac version: Mac OS 9.2+ with CarbonLib 1.6+ or Mac OS X (10.3 or higher recommended). AsiaFont Studio 4 will run on Intel-based Mac OS X, see details.

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