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Convert a PNG or BMP image to TTF font.

polarbird Posted messages 106 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
contrariness Posted messages 17909 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Bonjour,
Here is my problem, I have a PNG and BMP image (they are the same) that represents all the characters of a font
https://images3.imgbox.com/87/50/SpPE6Ito_o.png
I would like to convert this image into a TTF font.
I have several software for this:
- TypeTool 3
- High-Logic Font Creator 6
- FontForge
- ScanFont 5
- FontLab Studio 5
I would just like an explanation on how to separate them (I believe ScanFont 5 can do this) and then create a TTF font. A little tutorial would be welcome!
Thank you in advance.
polarbird
P.S.: Would it be possible to do it online?

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    contrariness Posted messages 17909 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
     
    Your example rings a bell... The "0" with 90° interior angles and rounded exterior edges, I've seen that somewhere before. Have you checked Dafont?

    Aside from that, to turn your image into a font, there is quite a bit of work involved!

    The first thing is to vectorize it, as a font must be resizable at will, which is not possible with an image.

    Next, you need to recreate the missing characters (the lowercase letters that aren't present in your example) as well as the punctuation marks.

    And the hardest part is creating a kerning table.

    Aside from vectorization and creating the missing characters, FontLab Studio can handle the rest.
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    1. polarbird Posted messages 106 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1
       
      Thank you for your response.
      To vectorize, is it enough for me to convert the image to .svg using an online converter or is it more complicated? I don't have to include punctuation and lowercase letters because I don't need them.
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    2. contrariness Posted messages 17909 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
       
      Why not... but I doubt that the result of an automatic vectorization will be clean enough to accept large character sizes later on...

      In my opinion, you'll need to clean up the drawing of the unnecessary nodal points....

      Check, but it seems to me that FontLab Studio allows you to copy/paste a trace from a vector drawing software...
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