LiveType's Media Browser window won't open
LiveType's Media Browser window may not open if malformed or damaged fonts are installed.
Products Affected
Final Cut Pro
When LiveType opens, it reviews the fonts installed on your computer. If LiveType encounters fonts that are malformed or have file issues, the LiveType Media Browser window might not open.
You can use Mac OS X's Font Book application to examine the fonts installed on your computer. Font Book is located in the Applications folder. Open it and check to see if there are any fonts that have question marks in place of a correct name, as seen here:
The solution is to update to Mac OS X 10.3.5. This update is available in Software Update in System Preferences and can also be downloaded from here.
If you're not ready or able to update, you can remove the font to keep it from interfering with LiveType. To do this, select the font as seen above, then choose Remove Font from the File menu.
If you have downloaded a font but not yet installed it, and you want to make sure it will be OK it before you install it, follow these steps:
You can use Mac OS X's Font Book application to examine the fonts installed on your computer. Font Book is located in the Applications folder. Open it and check to see if there are any fonts that have question marks in place of a correct name, as seen here:
The solution is to update to Mac OS X 10.3.5. This update is available in Software Update in System Preferences and can also be downloaded from here.
If you're not ready or able to update, you can remove the font to keep it from interfering with LiveType. To do this, select the font as seen above, then choose Remove Font from the File menu.
If you have downloaded a font but not yet installed it, and you want to make sure it will be OK it before you install it, follow these steps:
- Locate the font on your Desktop (or wherever you saved it). It will look something like this:
- Double-click the file. Font Book opens the font and shows a preview. In the images below, you can see that the malformed or damaged font (on the top) shows question marks for its font name and family name. This font file will likely cause issues if installed:
This image is an example of a font that will not cause the symptom described above:
