![]() ![]() Right now im in phase of trying out Linotype FEX 2 Pro trial version. So there would be no problem at all to buy any of these updates for me. Well, the situation is that, that i already own a Fusion 11 license (for both Mac an Win) and also a FAP 3 license. The newer CS4 plug-ins do not work with the free FEX 1.2.3. FEX is pretty seamless and worth a try though.īTW, tested the FEX upgrade work-around on my home MBP and it doesn't work, so don't waste your time if you know about it. ![]() Personally, I went with FAP since it's a more mature, proven program and I need to make sure our stations are productive and not bogged down with issues. So, I would recommend avoiding Fusion, which I know there are content users, but with over 16 years in advertising and being a long-time Suitcase user, it just never was a good program compared to others. We bought FAP4 multi-seat licenses at 40% cross-grade discount (same as FAP3 to FAP4 price). I asked if they had upgrade or competitive/cross-grade pricing and they do. Told them I was a previous user forced to go to Fusion. I feel this is the king of font managers and requires little to no babysitting.Ĭons: None except for price, more expensive than FEX, but. Pros: Loved this before, demo was awesome. Still a young program and involves some interactions (less than Suitcase). $40 for limited time (50% off)Ĭons: Free not compatible with CS4, must use paid version. Pros: Good as a free program, better as paid (demo'd). Also requires 10.5 which we are on 10.4.11 and that upgrade isn't an option at the moment. Now to this past 2 weeks, as i said we upgraded to CS4 so I started researching before doing it company-wide. On my personal MBP, I use(d) FontExplorerX (FEX) and was surprised at how good it was for being free. Again, while Extensis did improve it, I really hated using Fusion (since we paid for multiple seats). When we upgraded to CS3, we had to go with Suitcase Fusion since FAP was not compatible yet. Moved to FontAgent Pro (FAP) and was extremely happy, few problems over many years. Used Suitcase since Adobe kill theirs and hated every minute of it. I've personally used all of these over many years. For small groups, Extensis offers Suitcase TeamSync, and for large groups, Universal Type Server.We just upgraded to CS4 so this is a fresh subject for me. Suitcase is for individual users, but does allow users to sync fonts between the user’s installations. All of these features make Suitcase one of the best, if not the best, font-management program available for large font collections. There are so many other features in Suitcase that, although not new, are very important additions to font management, such as Adobe Typekit and Google Fonts control. Those folks who use fonts on an iOS device can download the Suitcase app to manage fonts on the device. This unfortunately means that Premiere Pro is not supported (but After Effects is).Īs before, Suitcase includes the latest FontDoctor from FontGear-a $70 value. No new software has been added to the plug-in list. ![]() The auto-activation plug-in includes a panel that allows activation directly from the program. Of course, the primary reason most users upgrade is to maintain compatibility with the latest Adobe and Quark software. (QuickMatch shows fonts similar to the selected one.) On its own, the slightly different screen view isn’t enough to upgrade however, one seemingly minor change is a Temporary Fonts library, which means no more viewing the entire library and sorting by activation. Information about each font is quickly visible by clicking on the Info button of each tile from there, the font’s metadata, preview, glyphs, and QuickMatch are immediately available. This view can be changed easily to a custom text display, the waterfall, and an alphanumeric view. The screen isn’t in the previous split view between the font preview and list-based font libraries the default is now Tile view that changes depending on the selected library. One of the main changes you’ll notice in Suitcase Fusion version 8 is the slightly different interface. ![]()
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