Scroll through fonts

Get answers to your questions about color grading, editing and finishing with DaVinci Resolve.
  • Author
  • Message
Offline

Joshua Morin

  • Posts: 342
  • Joined: Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:39 pm

Scroll through fonts

PostWed Apr 04, 2018 5:23 pm

I am wondering if there is a way to scroll through the font list or tap the up and down arrow for selected text in order to view what the font will look like? I am trying to do it, but it doesn't seem to work.

Thanks in advance.
Resolve 18.6.6 Build 7
Apple M1 Max, 32.0 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070M, 8Gb
MacOs Monterey
Offline
User avatar

Cary Knoop

  • Posts: 1453
  • Joined: Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:35 pm
  • Location: Newark, CA USA

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostWed Apr 04, 2018 5:38 pm

I think this would be a welcome enhancement for all selection (sub) lists in Resolve.
Offline
User avatar

Marc Wielage

  • Posts: 11027
  • Joined: Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:46 am
  • Location: Hollywood, USA

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostThu Apr 05, 2018 9:06 am

I would not only like that, I'd like for the font name to be in the specific typeface displayed. This can be done, though it takes time to build this list whenever your system fonts are changed.

Perhaps things will be different with Resolve 15 next week...
marc wielage, csi • VP/color & workflow • chroma | hollywood
Offline

Joshua Morin

  • Posts: 342
  • Joined: Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:39 pm

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostThu Apr 05, 2018 1:40 pm

Good point, fingers crossed.
Resolve 18.6.6 Build 7
Apple M1 Max, 32.0 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070M, 8Gb
MacOs Monterey
Offline

Kraig Winterbottom

  • Posts: 37
  • Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:05 am

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostWed May 02, 2018 5:01 am

A big bump on this one, I'm currently having to scroll through my fonts using wordmark.it as doing it in Resolve is massively time consuming. Every time you want a new font you open the drop-down, select a font which closes the menu and then you have to open it back up and select another and so on. As the OP said, it would be a big help to be able to just have next / back buttons or just highlight the box and tap the down and up arrows.

Also, being able to type directly in the field to go filter straight to the font you need would be a huge help.

Cheers!
Offline

Byron Dickens

  • Posts: 219
  • Joined: Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:34 pm

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostWed May 02, 2018 1:29 pm

+1
DR 14.3 W10 Home. Core i7 3.4 GHz. 16GB RAM. Intel HD graphics 530.
Offline

Gary Stanford

  • Posts: 136
  • Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:43 am

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostThu May 03, 2018 12:43 am

+100 ... and display font examples whilst your at it.
1 x BMPCC4k/2 x BMCCs/Davinci Resolve Studio/Decklink Mini Monitor/HD Link Pro /ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 DDR3 x SATA3/Intel i7 3.4GHz/GTX 980ti 6 GB/32BG RAM/3 SAMSUNG 500GB 850 EVO SSD/4 x 3 TB WD HDDs/Seagate 1 TB SATA 3 HDD/OCZ 850w PSU/Windows 7 64bit SP1
Offline
User avatar

easycass

  • Posts: 99
  • Joined: Sat May 19, 2018 1:36 pm
  • Location: Australia / Thailand
  • Real Name: Cass Cassim

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostWed Jun 13, 2018 7:31 am

While I am sure we all have a font manager or similar that can display the various fonts, it just seems like a natural internal feature for something so highly specified as Resolve to be able to display each font typeface in the fonts list without resorting to an external package.

Just like to add to the wishlist chorus...
Cass Cassim
Photographer / World Traveller

Website: http://www.ePhotoQuest.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassimages/

Win 10 Pro 64 v 1903-18362.329 - DaVinci Studio v 15.3.1.003
i7-7700HQ 32GB / GTX1070 MaxQ 8GB Nvidia 436.15
Offline
User avatar

JPOwens

  • Posts: 1511
  • Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:04 pm
  • Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostWed Jun 13, 2018 4:54 pm

Marc Wielage wrote:I'd like for the font name to be in the specific typeface displayed


So many text editors do this as a default, it feels like an industry norm... so when you dropdown a list and its all in
Arial... ??????

However, some fonts aren't alphanumeric (Dingbats), and I do find that some of these previews are illegible. So... don't use that one! Right?

jPo, CSI
Offline
User avatar

Marc Wielage

  • Posts: 11027
  • Joined: Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:46 am
  • Location: Hollywood, USA

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostThu Jun 14, 2018 4:06 am

JPOwens wrote:However, some fonts aren't alphanumeric (Dingbats), and I do find that some of these previews are illegible. So... don't use that one! Right?

Or have an option to turn it on and off -- just a "Font Preview" checkbox would be fine.
marc wielage, csi • VP/color & workflow • chroma | hollywood
Offline

Sam Steti

  • Posts: 2502
  • Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:29 am
  • Location: France

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostThu Jun 14, 2018 8:12 am

I think the more one will write about that, the more we'll get closer to a kind of (legacy) Adobe Type Manager stuff request, you know, like "I make named folders and potential subfolders for fonts (western, handwritten, funny, ...)" that I can activate or not.
At least indeed, the typeface should be displayed.
*MacMini M1 16 Go - Ext nvme SSDs on TB3 - 14 To HD in 2 x 4 disks USB3 towers
*Legacy MacPro 8core Xeons, 32 Go ram, 2 x gtx 980 ti, 3SSDs including RAID
*Resolve Studio everywhere, Fusion Studio too
*https://www.buymeacoffee.com/videorhin
Offline

Adam Spencer

  • Posts: 11
  • Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:29 pm

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostSat Jun 23, 2018 1:23 am

Dang it. Years later and I still can't see a font preview or scroll through fonts with the arrow keys. I feel like Resolve is a shop that I visit every year but always come out empty-handed :cry:

My style of video requires numerous text boxes, so unfortunately this is a dealbreaker for me. Maybe next year!
Offline

Rick van den Berg

  • Posts: 1386
  • Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:47 am
  • Location: Netherlands

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostFri May 15, 2020 7:43 pm

Im just gonna bump this topic.
Offline
User avatar

virgo47

  • Posts: 27
  • Joined: Sat Nov 30, 2019 1:36 pm
  • Real Name: Richard Richter

Re: Scroll through fonts

PostSat Jun 13, 2020 8:51 pm

This may be an answer:


It's a workaround, really. In Edit page Up/Down arrows do something else and unless we redefine the keys there is no quick up/down font change.

Return to DaVinci Resolve

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: 4EvrYng, bcnjrealtor, Uli Plank and 156 guests