#FINAL CUT PRO 10.2.3 FSHARE GENERATOR#.It's show time for The Return of TypeStyler! Dim the lights. So let's give a warm welcome back to one of the Mac's finest programs. But Strider Software assures me that these issues will be addressed before the October 15 launch. A Fill Series dialog is present but does not yet function and the TypeStyler online FAQ is still under construction. TypeStyler for Mac OS X still has a few kinks to be worked out. Of course, if you wish, you can bypass this glut of choice by instead selecting from TypeStyler's preset options (which will be more than enough for most users). I'm still trying to figure out a few of the options in the Style Workshop. While this is a good thing overall, it can become overwhelming. When done, you can print out the project and paste the result on an actual jar.Īs I've already said, the sheer number of different ways TypeStyler can manipulate text, and the diverse ways in which the effects can be combined, is immense. You can save a rotating view as a QuickTime movie, so people without TypeStyler can watch it. You can even modify the shape and size of the jar itself. You can rotate the jar 360° and modify the text for attributes such as size and location. In the figure below, I placed the Cookie Jar text as a label on a virtual jar (my idea was for the beach photo to symbolize the vacation that money stashed in the cookie jar would help pay for). With the Visualizer tool, you can view a 3D rendering of how the finished project will look. With TypeStyler for Mac OS X, you can choose from document templates for an assortment of different projects, including 3D objects such as bags, jars and boxes. I further spruced up the initial text with a custom style and distortion. You can choose to have each letter in a text object contain a different photo, or have one photo span across an entire object (as shown with the ocean beach photo in the Cookie Jar text below). A particularly fun fill option is to use photographs from an iPhoto Library. Any text object in TypeStyler for Mac OS X can be a container for a variety of fills. Here are two at the top of my list:Ĭontainer text. They've thrown in an array of new features that make the program superior to its Classic predecessor. In other words, all Strider had to do was convert the original TypeStyler to a Mac OS X version and it would have a winner. Probably the closest competitor is Art Text - an excellent program but not in the same league as TypeStyler. There isn't any Mac software, past or present, that can match TypeStyler 3. No matter what your skill level, you could get great results in next to no time. From distortions to fills to shadows to opacity level to "you name it" - TypeStyler could do it. TypeStyler could manipulate text in a remarkable variety of ways. It was one of those jewels that not only worked well, but triggered a rare "Holy cow! I can't believe what this program can do!" reaction. I often used the original TypeStyler (the last major version was TypeStyler 3) - and loved it. I have the latest version of the program installed on my Mac. Having overcome obstacles, both business and personal, Strider Software informs me that (trumpets, please) the wait is over! TypeStyler for Mac OS X will be available for purchase by October 15. Skip to the present. Here's the big surprise. "Native OS X Version on the way"? On the way? They must have gotten seriously lost en route. "Works great in Classic"? Are they kidding? Most Macs today don't even run Classic. I can imagine some head-scratching at this point: In fact, Strider Software ran ads for the promised program throughout the entire period. You can still find these ads at various Web sites, including here at The Mac Observer: The folks at Strider Software have been working on TypeStyler for Mac OS X for all of these years. Ordinarily, you might assume this meant that the company went belly up or otherwise abandoned the project. The promised TypeStyler update has still not shown up. When Mac OS X arrived on the scene, Strider Software (TypeStyler's developer) announced that an OS X compatible version of the program was on the way.įast forward to September 2009. Back in the 1990's, there was a popular text-manipulation program called TypeStyler.
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