Snagging a font from Mac to PC?

[SharLamb]

Is this possible? There is a font that comes loaded on Macs that I would like to use on my PC. It is just NOT available anywhere without paying big bucks. Is it possible to snag it from a Mac to load onto my PC (ie., have someone with a Mac send it to me)? Maybe the first question I should have asked, is, "is it legal?" Naturally, I don't want to do something that is not legal. It would be embarrassing to my son the lawyer if his mother ended up in Cyber Jail!

[vawitt]

Hi, Shar. I don't know if it's legal, but aren't the Mac fonts a different file type? If I download fonts from, say, dafont.com, sometimes they come with both Mac and PC fonts. The Mac font names are ._fontname.ttf and the PC fonts are fontname.ttf (without the dot, underscore), so I'm not sure if they would be compatible.

If they were, I suppose it would be a matter of finding the font file on the Mac and copying it to a flash drive or other, then installing on PC.

I'll be interested to see the outcome of this discussion.

[bnk1953]

I would assume that you are looking for a font that actually comes with the Mac. Apple pays royalties for those fonts which are included in the price of the OS. Therefor - legally? no - possible to transfer - yes - depending on which font and if it is "hidden" or not.
As Jiminey Cricket used to say - "Let your conscience be your guide".
~bruce.

[SharLamb]

Well, if it's not legal, that settles it for me. I won't pursue it. I have a very tender conscience, and would prefer to sleep rather than have that (exquisite) font! boo-hoo :(

[Bayla]

Shar,

Which font is it? Maybe we can find something very similar?

Bayla

[SharLamb]

It's Zapfino. I have Scriptina, which is similar, but it's just not as elegant. And I get obsessive, I know....once I want something, I go to extremes hunting it down. I will take a deep breath and be grateful for all the wonderful fonts I have. Like anyone would notice on my LOs anyway!

[Sherbetina]

Hi Shar,

Have you tried this font site?

http://www.fontyukle.com/en/ara.php?ara=zapfino

I hope this helps :)
Shirl

[SharLamb]

Well Shirl! You are awesome! I thought I had scoured EVERY free font site in vain (literally, spending HOURS doing so!). Thanks so much. I not only got the font I lusted after, but 4 versions of it. Now I'm going to have to go make a page so I can use it/them!

Re. This Village: Ask and it shall be given! :D

[Grant]

It's Zapfino. I have Scriptina, which is similar, but it's just not as elegant. And I get obsessive, I know....once I want something, I go to extremes hunting it down.


Extrenes?! Does that mean you are buying a Mac :twisted: ducking and running …

[SharLamb]

Grant....oh that I could! But like I said....new camera hardly out of the packaging and all, I don't even bring it up. My cpu is only about a year old, and I am content. But someday I would like a Mac. Maybe when I upgrade to full PS? If I didn't travel all over the country several times a year to visit my grandchildren, maybe I could afford one. But the kids are more important to me.

[Grant]

But the kids are more important to me.

A person with her priorities in the right place.

[Sherbetina]

Shar, I am so pleased I could help you out. It's so nice to be able to help someone after all the help I have found on this forum.

Happy Fonting!!
Shirl

[SharLamb]

I almost had a moment of panic, as I went to print out my sample page, and it didn't appear to be loaded. Then I realized I was looking for plain ol' Zapfino, when in fact, this version is

LT Zapfino

The LT must be for PCs. You'd think when I did searches, if there was anything with Zapfino in the name, it would have shown up. But I'm not even going to waste brain time on it. I am THRILLED to have tested it SUCCESSFULLY.

Thanks again (& I know what you mean....the few times I've actually been able to help someone on the forum has made me feel wonderful).

[vawitt]

Oh no! Not another font site! :eek: There goes my afternoon... :D

Glad you found your font!

(Thanks for the link - hadn't seen this one before!)

[ricklepage]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but Linotype does own the copyright to those fonts listed on that site, and I don't know that they're really free. They have 16 pages of Linotype's typefaces, many of which are commercial fonts.

There are definitely some "free" fonts up there as well, but I think it's largely a front to sell display ads in bulk.

fwiw,
Rick

[ricklepage]

I almost had a moment of panic, as I went to print out my sample page, and it didn't appear to be loaded. Then I realized I was looking for plain ol' Zapfino, when in fact, this version is

LT Zapfino

The LT must be for PCs. You'd think when I did searches, if there was anything with Zapfino in the name, it would have shown up. But I'm not even going to waste brain time on it. I am THRILLED to have tested it SUCCESSFULLY.

Thanks again (& I know what you mean....the few times I've actually been able to help someone on the forum has made me feel wonderful).

The 'LT' actually stands for Linotype - that's the nomenclature they use when the fonts are purchased individually (i.e. not bundled with a computer).

[JulieM]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but Linotype does own the copyright to those fonts listed on that site, and I don't know that they're really free. They have 16 pages of Linotype's typefaces, many of which are commercial fonts.

There are definitely some "free" fonts up there as well, but I think it's largely a front to sell display ads in bulk.

fwiw,
Rick

I've downloaded a *few* free fonts in my time and I've often wondered whether the various sites really have the rights to distribute them. How can we determine if a font site is legit?

[SharLamb]

Well, I certainly hope I didn't do something naughty. I was able to download without being charged, but if the site is illegitimate. . . I will be sad if I can't keep these, but like I said, better to be able to sleep at night. :confused:

[Karin Sue]

A while back I found a free font coverter on the web to use on my Mac to convert Mac fonts to PC and PC fonts to Mac. It was necessary when I was using both platforms regularly.

Try googling Mac to PC font converter and see what comes up.

[Sherbetina]

Well that's worrying!! I am so sorry if I have directed you all to the 'wrong' type of font site!! I had no idea that there was anything wrong with it, if I had I would most certainly not have passed it on.

Shirl