To select a different default printer driver (choice "a" above): If you are running FLYING FONTS under Windows 3.x, go to the Windows Control Panel and click on the Printer icon. Install the printer driver called "Postscript Printer" and "Set as Default". (You may be prompted for your Windows Install disks to install this driver on your system.) If you are running FLYING FONTS under Windows 95 or Windows NT, change the default printer driver to "Apple LaserWriter IIg". Note: This driver need only be set as the default while you are running FLYING FONTS.

Your previous default printer driver can be reset after exiting FLYING FONTS. To suppress the Adobe Type Manager (choice "b" above): Use a Windows editor to edit the Crystal FLYING FONTS Initialization file. The name of this file is CFFP.INI (if you are running FLYING FONTS PRO) or CFFLE.INI (if you are running FLYING FONTS LE) and it is located in the \Windows directory.

Once you have opened the CFFP.INI (CFFLE.INI) file, find the [Main Window] section and place the cursor on a new line at the end of that section. Enter the following text: SuppressAtm=1 This line must be typed EXACTLY as it appears above. Save the modified file. You can then launch FLYING FONTS (a computer "reboot" is not necessary).

Note: By suppressing the ATM in FLYING FONTS PRO and LE, only TrueType fonts will be available; Post Script Type 1 (ATM) fonts will not display in the font ribbon. So, when using FLYING FONTS to create 3D text, you may have to substitute a PostScript font(s) you would've used with a comparable TrueType font.

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You may have a PostScript printer driver that conflicts with FLYING FONTS PRO. There are two ways to resolve this situation - a.) Select a different default printer driver before using FLYING FONTS or b.) Suppress the Adobe Type Manager (ATM) when using FLYING FONTS.

To select a different default printer driver (choice "a" above): If you are running FLYING FONTS under Windows 3.x, go to the Windows Control Panel and click on the Printer icon. Install the printer driver called "PostScript Printer" and "Set as Default". (You may be prompted for your Windows Install disks to install this driver on your system.) If you are running FLYING FONTS under Windows 95 or Windows NT, change the default printer driver to "Apple LaserWriter IIg". Note: This driver need only be set as the default while you are running FLYING FONTS. Your previous default printer driver can be reset after exiting FLYING FONTS.

To suppress the Adobe Type Manager (choice "b" above): Use a Windows editor to edit the Crystal FLYING FONTS Initialization file. The name of this file is CFFP.INI (if you are running FLYING FONTS PRO) or CFFLE.INI (if you are running FLYING FONTS LE) and it is located in the \Windows directory.

Once you have opened the CFFP.INI (CFFLE.INI) file, find the [Main Window] section and place the cursor on a new line at the end of that section. Enter the following text: SuppressAtm=1 This line must be typed EXACTLY as it appears above. Save the modified file. You can then launch Flying Fonts (a computer "reboot" is not necessary).

Note: By suppressing the ATM in FLYING FONTS PRO and LE, only TrueType fonts will be available; Post Script Type 1 (ATM) fonts will not display in the font ribbon. So, when using FLYING FONTS to create 3D text, you may have to substitute a PostScript font(s) you would've used with a comparable TrueType font.

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Exit the FLYING FONTS program (make sure you save your project!). Use Windows Explorer to go to the \Flyfonts directory on your local hard drive. Look for the FLYING FONTS Preferences file called "CFFP.PRF" (if you are using FLYING FONTS LE, the filename is "CFFLE.PRF"). Delete this file from the \Flyfonts directory (FLYING FONTS will generate a new Preferences file when it is launched again). Start up FLYING FONTS again and load your saved project. Recreate the AVI movie (using the "Make Movie" tool). If you continue to have problems, rather than generating an AVI movie file using the "Make Movie" tool, select "Render Sequence." (located in the Animation menu) to render and save your animation as a series of sequential image files. (Refer to the FLYING FONTS online Help information on how to set up options within the Render Sequence command.) Once your animation has been rendered and saved to disk as a sequence of image files (i.e. TGA, TIF, GIF), you can use the Moviemaker utility (which accompanies FLYING FONTS) to compress the sequential image files into an AVI movie file. To do this, close FLYING FONTS and open the Moviemaker utility. Select the "Make" tool (located in the "File"menu) to create your AVI movie. If the problem persists, try re-installing FLYING FONTS. The proper way to do this is as follows:

1. Move any files you have created and want to keep into a temporary directory (you can use Explorer to do this).
   
2. Delete the \Flyfonts directory and all sub-directories.
   
3. "Defrag" your hard drive. Note: It is highly recommended that you defragment your hard drive before reinstalling FLYING FONTS (even if Windows 95 displays a message stating that it is not necessary).
   
4. Re-install FLYING FONTS.

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The following is a helpful tip from a FLYING FONTS user, G. Taylor (please note: CrystalGraphics has not been able to test this very same configuration, and thus, we cannot guarantee the reliability of the information. Perhaps some of our other FLYING FONTS users with a similar configuration can give us feedback on whether this solution worked for them - thanks!)

"My configuration: Pentium 133 /64MB RAM / Crystal FLYING FONTS PRO / Canon BJC Printer (color bubble jet). I would try to render a sequence of TIFF files (160 in all) and the CFFP program would close every time before finishing. The closest I got to the end was about 85 frames. I heard about problems with printer drivers, and other extraneous programs open at the same time, i.e. the windows task list . . . and tried closing these and changing my default printers.

I found something interesting. Canon ships along with its printer a version of Windows Printing System which is made by Microsoft. (Canon just ships it to make it easier for us to use, if we want to.) Canon also makes their own independent drivers (located at their web site) for all their printers. The Microsoft Windows Printing System, for some reason loads 3 separate ws_ _.386 files to the system.ini file, plus places a command in the win.ini file to load a "wpsload.exe" file. Well, after deleting all of these files, and taking all other Windows Printing System files off, everything on my computer works like a charm . . . and a little bit faster. I am now using a Canon generic 600series driver (their latest off the web) and will just keep on using it. CFFP works continuously and I can now render all my sequences without interruption".

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If you want to use an image file in Flying Fonts as an object to which you can apply bevel, material, and motion, you must first convert it to an AI88 (Adobe Illustrator type 88) file. This conversion can be done by many products, including, but not limited to, the following: CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, HiJack, Leadview, Adobe Streamline, Fractal Design Painter, etc. The key is to Export the file in the AI88 format so that it is converted to a vector file (as opposed to a raster file, which it is when it is in the image format (PCX, BMP, TIFF, GIF, TGA)). Once you have the file in the AI88 format, you can then import it to Flying Fonts using the Import AI... command under the File menu.

Currently, because of the different ways that some products write the header information for the AI88 files, Flying Fonts has a hard time reading the AI88 files and will not import them. Because of this, it is best to use older versions of the applications mentioned above. For instance, it is more likely that an AI88 file created in CorelDraw 5 will import to Flying Fonts, vs. an AI88 file created in CorelDraw 6 (CorelDraw 7, Photoshop v3.0 and later, and Adobe Illustrator (current version) AI88 files will NOT import at all). This current conflict is being dealt with by our engineering department at present and an improved AI import function, in addition to direct import of CDR (CorelDraw) files will be included in the next version of Flying Fonts.

To get around this problem, Flying Fonts Pro users can opt to set their image in the background (Frame Setup under the Render menu), then use the Freeform Polygon Tool to trace around the image to get the vectors needed to be able to apply bevel, material and motion. Please keep in mind that all polygons must close.

Flying Fonts Pro users also have the option of mapping their logo onto an object, then bevelling and animating that object. With this method, no material can be applied as the logo IS the material. To use this method:

1. Build an object (can be a sphere, rectangle, triangle, freeform polygon, etc.).
2. Select the object and click on Apply Material.
3. Select the Default material from the Effects page.
4. Put a check mark in the Texture Map box and hit the corresponding "Browse..." button.
5. Select your mage from wherever it is located (from your hard drive, a CD, a floppy disk, etc).
6. Click "ok", then click "ok" again.
7. Do a Full Render (under the Render menu) to see your logo on your object.

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For all registered users of Crystal FLYING FONTS (PRO and LE), CrystalGraphics' products include 30 days free technical support, starting from your first contact with the Technical Support department. If you were unable to find what you need above, please have your product serial number available, and contact CrystalGraphics Technical Support in any of the following ways.

• E-mail to Tech Support (cgitech@crystalgraphics.com).
• Fax your question or problem to 408-496-0970. Be sure to address your fax to the attention of "Technical Support."
• Call the Technical Support department Monday-Friday between 9 AM - 5:30 PM Pacific time at 408-496-6175.

For our German-speaking customers, please contact our German technical support representative in any of the following ways:

• Telephone: 49 (0) 171 6813939
• Fax: 49 (0) 8061 92094
• E-Mail: werner_hennig@t-online.de

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