NewBlue titler pro won't work with certain fonts

RossTaylor

Newbie Joined: Sep 13, 2017 10:54 Messages: 39 Offline

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Aug 17, 2019 18:44

I'm not sure whether this can be answered here as I'm aware it's an add on to Powerdirector but I thought it's worth a try!

I'm using NewBlue Titler pro 1.5 with powerdirector 365 but certain fonts aren't recognised by it. It just displays them as the default Arial.

Has anyone else encountered this problem before and if so, is there a fix?

JL_JL

Senior Contributor Location: Arizona, USA Joined: Oct 01, 2006 20:01 Messages: 6091 Offline

Aug 17, 2019 20:32

Some fonts have been problematic in PD over the years, you might have a look at the font type, several *.otf (Open Type Fonts) have caused some issue while *.ttf (TrueType Fonts) have been less problematic. If that happens to be the cause, one can often convert, otf2ttf.

Jeff

RossTaylor

Newbie Joined: Sep 13, 2017 10:54 Messages: 39 Offline

Aug 17, 2019 20:39

Thanks Jeff. I did wonder if that was the problem and I've converted it but I'm still having no joy.

I may have to use a font that's similar instead.

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Aug 17, 2019 20:53

Can you post a short list of fonts that are giving you trouble? Also, what do those fonts look like in PD's regular Title Designer?

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RossTaylor

Newbie Joined: Sep 13, 2017 10:54 Messages: 39 Offline

Aug 17, 2019 21:04

The main one I want is

Calluna

But apparently

Sabon_SV

Is similar but that doesn't work either.

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Aug 17, 2019 22:57

Neither are standard fonts, so I downloaded a free version of Calluna from myfonts.com since I have an old account there. It's an OTF font.

After installing it, you can see in the dual screenshot that PD displays Calluna properly, but Titler Pro does not:

While TP is bundled with PD, this looks to be a problem with TP 1.5, and you should contact NewBlueFX tech support.

FWIW I also have a standalone version of TP V4, and it also fails to display the font correctly. However, both v1.5 and v4 show the font correctly in the dropdown lists.

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JL_JL

Senior Contributor Location: Arizona, USA Joined: Oct 01, 2006 20:01 Messages: 6091 Offline

Aug 18, 2019 08:13

RossTaylor, it does appear to be a Titler Pro 1.5 issue since it fails in the standalone version of this product too. It does work in prior release though.

I doubt you'll get much resolution as all these PD NB products are legacy. Best one can do is probably find a similar to font that works.

Jeff


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