FogLamp 2.0 review

FogLamp - Convert Fontographer .

License: Demo OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 File size: 2035K Developer: FontLab, Ltd. Buy Now Price: $79.00 Updated: 25 May 2006

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FogLamp - Convert Fontographer .fog files into FontLab .vfb files.

Our Fontographer source file converter turns Fontographer 3.5-4.1 database files (.fog) into FontLab VFB files (.vfb) that are compatible with TypeTool, TransType, FontLab (Studio) and AsiaFont Studio.

With this solution, you can make OpenType fonts using Fontographer or salvage your old .fog projects. Short: FogLamp sheds some light onto the opaque Fontographer file format!

Here are some key features of "FogLamp":
Input format: .fog. FogLamp for Windows supports only .fog files saved in Windows versions of Altsys Fontographer 3.5.x and Macromedia Fontographer 4.x.x. FogLamp for Mac supports .fog files saved in both Mac and Windows versions of Altsys Fontographer 3.5.x and Macromedia Fontographer 4.x.x.
Converted elements: Outlines, template/mask, background bitmaps*, guidelines, hints, font naming and other font header information. *) Note: Only one (last) bitmap per glyph is converted.
Output format: .vfb. Compatible with TypeTool 2, FontLab 4.6, FontLab Studio 5, TransType SE, TransType Pro, AsiaFont Studio 4 – or newer.adds FL logo to some characters on export.

Limitations:
adds FL logo to some characters on export.

What's New:
Ability to convert directly to OpenType.