Input file
PFB
- Full Name: Printer Font Binary Format
- Developer: Adobe Systems
Output file
OTF
- Full Name: OpenType Font File Format
- Developer: N/A
What is PFB file?
The PFB (Printer Font Binary File) file extension is a type of font file typically used by Windows or Mac OS operating systems. This file type largely contains binary data that describes outlines and bitmaps for a font of some kind. Such a file typically holds one typeface for example. It can contain shape definitions for characters and symbols. They are used primarily in applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and for printing documents. [ ⏩ ] PFB file extension
What is OTF file?
OTF or OpenType Font file extension is used by several font-related software including Adobe and Microsoft. It is a vector format of a font that contains both the shape and size of each character. OTF is an extension of the .TTF TrueType font format developed by Apple Computer. Compared to TTF, OTF integrates expanded technical information, allowing for more precise control over how a character is displayed. [ ⏩ ] OTF file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from PFB to OTF?
To successfully convert the PFB file to OTF, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.PFB). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case OTF (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than OTF).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. PFB to OTF. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting PFB files to OTF files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension OTF, while before this step we had the PFB file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new OTF file, or not.