FontLink - Serving Fonts in your Adobe InDesign Server Workflow
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FontLink is an add-on to Universal Type Server that allows you to connect your font collection to Adobe InDesign Server output.
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FontLink - Serving Fonts in your Adobe InDesign Server Workflow
- 1. Serving fonts to your InDesign Server workflow
- 2. • Library centralization & distribution • Secure repository • Seamless font workflow • Compliance, tracking & control • Automatic font recognition • Professional creative toolset • Creative collaboration with type • (New) Content output automation Problems Solved with UTS
- 3. • Unique identification system for fonts • Identifies usage within a document • Files are slugged by plug-ins on save • Precise fonts always gathered on open • FontLink with Font Sense, gathers the exact fonts used before output • Rejects jobs when the fonts aren’t available The Technology
- 4. How Does FontLink Work?
- 7. • Mac and Windows compatibility • Fits into most production workflows (requires some custom integration) • Compatible with InDesign Server CS6 - CC2015 • INDD and INDT file formats supported • Configurable Indesign Server instances • Works with UTS Enterprise v5 • Manages all supported font types (PS, TT, OT) FontLink Tech Details
Editor's Notes
- SET THE STAGE Promise not to bore them with a long slide deck but rather a handful of slides to set the stage for your demo Personal introduction Publishing background Former Extensis customer Extensis Agnostic vision Today we are going to talk about Fontlink FontLink is a new an add-on module in the Universal Type Server ecosystem. We needed to address the publishing workflow with complete end-to-end solution It is the only one of its kind in today's font management market. Designed to take Publishing with Fonts from concept to completion
- POLL THE AUDIENCE As I look around the room many of you may be using UTS already (ask for a show of hands) Acknowledge and ask how many have never heard of UTS (show of hands) How many of you currently use IDS? Plan to use? Acknowledge again and offer a high-level summary of UTS benefits Emphasize points from earlier presentations (such as Frank’s compliance comments or Jim’s pub and fonts issues)
- FONT SENSE Describe the technology Emphasize its importance within the UTS ecosystem
- BENEFITS FontLink when used with UTS, UTC and Font Sense delivers: Leverage your existing Extensis Font Management workflow by centralizing all of your fonts into a single system OnDemand Access – no more throwing every font at IDS to handle document font needs 100% accuracy - Providing exact font matches every time – NO SUBSTITUTES No Dupes – Leveraging built-in IDS font handling functionality, Duplicate fonts are never an issue. The fonts are packaged to IDS’s standards and are processed separately for each job No Rogue Fonts – Compliance is adhered to as no jobs process successfully unless the fonts are recognized by their Font Sense identification Flexible workflows – No matter your output needs, FontLink will handle all font requests and package them for production Reduces mundane repetitive tasks and promotes unattended automated processing Improves publishing efficiency worldwide Reallocates your creative resources to more business-critical tasks DETAILS FontLink consists of two major components (Module and Connector) It’s built on a robust Jboss & SQL infrastructure for maximum power and thruput Tied directly to the UTS system you currently use Plugs into almost any complex publishing workflow system to automate the font collection process. It applies multiple processing options for greater compatibility with 3rd party file management systems (i.e. vjoon K4) Let’s discuss these options
- OPTION #1 - The first option (that I will be demoing shortly) is what we call the Input-Output Option This option relies on a production workflow where files are copied to the INPUT directory for processing The FontLink Connector inspects the jobs and queries the Module for all of the required fonts Module packages up the Document Fonts and successfully hands it off to the OUTPUT directory for the next step in the production process Jobs that fail to process are moved to the ERROR directory and the system notifies its admin via log streaming or email notifications Depending upon the your production flow, documents are ready to output (i.e. various resolution PDFs, file conversions for EPUB or any other production need)
- OPTION #2 - The 2nd option is designed to integrate with the 3rd party content management systems you currently use From the high level, instead of moving files from one directory to another K4 queries FontLink directly by providing the file path of the InDesign document to be handled The fonts are packaged and handed off to the K4 System for further processing When a job fails to process because of unavailable fonts FontLink notifies the K4 system so the font needs can be addressed and the file can be processed for its intended purpose. Our friend from vjoon, Holger Kraemer is up next to discuss how the K4 System works with FontLink
- • OS X 10.8 through 10.10 (Plans to support El Capitan later in the year) • Windows 7 through Win 10 • Easy setup and configuration • INDD and INDT file formats supported • IDML and ICML workflows are being investigated • Suitcase Fusion 6 slugged documents and above • Configurable Indesign Server instances (starts at a single instance and runs up to • Works with existing UTS Enterprise Edition • Manages all supported font types (Postscript, Truetype, OpenType) • File processing notifications (successes and errors)
- CLOSING In summary, Extensis focuses on serving powerful font management solutions to companies who use UTS and IDS for a complete end-to-end font production system. To locate additional info for FontLink visit the Extensis website at the above address. I’m available for a few minutes to take questions. Take questions… Please feel free to send me and additional comments or questions that arise as you continue to do research. It’s been my pleasure to present FontLink to you. Thank you all for attending our event today good day!