FontXChange: Anyone tried this?

[Syphon]

I just ran into a article on FontXChange. It is a font conversion application for Macs.
Has anyone heard or tried this application?

http://www.fontgear.net/fontxchange.html

[frailer]

No. But it sure looks interesting, in light of Type 1s and Snow Leopard. Not expensive, either. TBI....To be investigted... 

FontLab (TransType) always had a stranglehold on that sort of stuff; and charged accordingly. Would be interesting to trial it.

[frailer]

Anyone installing the demo version should be aware that it's not time-limited, but will randomly flip or rotate characters...i.e.it's strictly for demo purposes only.
I can just see someone using it on a live job.   

[WharfRat]

I  use it quite a bit.
I regularly need to switch fonts over to PC compatible for our PC based online storefront
I works just fine.
Obviously - it can not create the huge glif sets available in Open Type fonts
from other fonts - so there can be trouble there. (using "Variable Data" in the store)
But it is, no doubt, worth having.


MSD

[Slappy]

I regularly need to switch fonts over to PC compatible for our PC based online storefront

Which flavor of StoreFront do you use, is it Kodak's by any chance?