DBP 35/39 | Understanding Kerning Classes | Fontlab Lesson 8
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This is a free video course, "How to Create a Font from Scratch in Fontlab in 1 Day (or Not)," in the "Creating Letters: Practice" video tutorial series, which consists of 39 videos and lasts approximately 12 hours.
Here, using the "Magazine Sans Serif" typeface as an example, we'll create a fully functional font from scratch.
This will be a single Regular typeface that will introduce you to the basics of letterform creation, various outline drawing techniques, and Fontlab 8 settings.
If you have Fontlab 6 VI or 7, these lessons will also be useful.
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Oh no, the boring stuff is only just beginning.
Let's get to grips with kerning classes.
Classes panel
https://help.fontlab.com/fontlab/7/ma...
Using Kerning Classes
https://help.fontlab.com/fontlab/7/ma...
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0:00 Start
0:10 About kerning pairs and classes
1:34 Two ways to define classes. The first way is simple.
3:20 The second way is a detailed explanation of how to define classes.
5:55 Important advice for the future: classes for single letters.
8:19 Identifying rectangular characters of the 1st class by the right side of the character (1st)
10:04 Adding selected characters to the CLASSES panel
11:43 Identifying the 2nd class by the left side of the character (2nd)
12:30 Adding selected characters
13:10 Adding characters to existing classes
13:43 Checking glyphs for classes
14:52 Understanding oval characters
18:25 Identifying triangular letters
18:52 A live example in the YFF FARGO font
---- Importing and Exporting Kerning Classes ----
20:00 Importing kerning classes from another font
21:15 Coloring classes in different colors
23:00 Missing characters in classes
25:28 Copying classes in a variable font
27:08 A cloud of other characters on background
28:26 Kern classes only with classes
29:36 Kerning panel overview
---- End of lesson ----
33:08 Ask questions in the "Making Letters" chat and the YFF website
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