Upgrading to CS5 and need font management advice

[kevinphila]

Good Morning

I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving. I am upgrading my 2 pc workstations to CS5, but I do not have any sort of font management system in place. I have fonts on my office pc that the one on the production floor doesnt have. I was looking for some direction and advice.


Thanks

~Kevin

 

[ganderson]

Count me in...

Count me in...

I print for a number of people in our organization and have issues with available fonts in both CS4 and Windows products. I have wondered if there was a server based font manager that they could use.
Garth

 

[gig0]

Font Navigator 6

Download a demo of CorelDraw graphics Suite X5. When installing, uncheck everything except for Font Navigator so it will never expire.

 

[arkay_desai]

how about MAC systems?

 

[pmhapp]

how about MAC systems?

Font Explorer X

 

[zbolan]

Extensis Suitcase

Extensis Suitcase

Both Mac and PC I've always used Extensis Suitcase, and currently Suitcase Fusion 2. There's a newer version out that's CS5 compatible, but they actually want extra money for that... something they've updated for free in previous versions. Fusion 2 (Mac) still works with CS5 but the font auto-loading doesn't work. You just have to remember to open your fonts before you open your document (just like the old days)!

 

[Lennyr]

Font managment

Font managment

I had nothing but trouble with Suitcase. Slow performance, application crashes etc. All my problems went away when I switched to Font Explorer.
Lenny R.

 

[medialounge]

I switched from Suitcase to Font Agent Pro.... feels a lot more modern and it was built for OS X. It automatically turned fonts on way before Suitcase did when Apple switched to OS X.

I used Suitcase again when I worked at National Geographic and it sucked to use it. Font Agent Pro is a lot more reliable in my experience... As long as it continues to work like it does today... I will never look back.

 

[camicov]

Hi!! how does font agent pro work with large font libraries? I currently use suitcase fusion 3 but the problem with autoactivation on cs5 is annoying... and I'm thinking on giving a try on other font management software...

 

[pcmodem]

If you buy the Server version of FontExplorer X you can get a Windows version of their Font management software.

 

[WharfRat]

You can just put in and take out
folders full of fonts
from the Adobe > Application Support > Font folder.

MSD

 

[prepressguru]

or just use the user font folder similar to above.

Good luck, p

 

[medialounge]

I use the entire Adobe Type Library and other libraries ....works great.

I use the entire Adobe Type Library and other libraries ....works great.

I have several libraries (Adobe Type Library 2006, and a few older libraries) in Font Agent Pro and it works great. I haven't had any problems since I started using it back in '05 or '06.

For your info...
I'm using an Intel iMac, CS3 and OS X Leopard, Font Agent Pro version 4.0.3. It's not the newest stuff but it works great.

 

[FlexoGrunt]

We also use Font Agent Pro. I switched over to it several years ago and have been very happy with the product and the support.

We use the workgroup version.