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Macromedia FreeHand Graphics Studio 7

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Category:	Visual Arts & Graphics
Year released:	1996
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Publisher:	Macromedia

Download fhand-gs-7.sit (43.10 MB)
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

Emulation
This app works with: SheepShaver, Basilisk II,

This is the FreeHand Graphics Studio suite of applications. It contains installers for Macromedia's FreeHand 7.0, Fontographer 4.1.5, Extreme 3D 2.0, and Xres 3.0

Download here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3yi310yrtflgvhy/FGS_7.sit

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k PPC

Has installers for both 68k & PPC Macintosh, except Extreme 3D 2.0, which runs on PPC only.

Originally the FreeHand Graphics Studio 7 comprised of a 3 CD set. This however is the installer from CD 1, only. There is missing content such as included fonts, examples, etc.

All four main programs are otherwise installable and all are fully functional. Some issues are noticed under SheepShaver emulation.

Notes about running under emulation:

FreeHand 7.0 appears to be incompatible with SheepShaver (i). It runs OK on Basilisk II.
Fontographer 4.1.5; If installing onto SheepShaver, choose a Custom Install, install the 68k Fontographer Non FPU version, only. The PPC version is not compatible with SheepShaver.
Extereme 3D 2.0 is for PPC Mac only. This runs OK on SheepShaver.
Xres 3.0 also runs OK on both SheepShaver & Basilisk II.

(i). If you install FreeHand 7.0 on SheepShaver and find that it crashes SheepShaver badly; Try removing the PPC code from FreeHand 7 using "Fat Free", forcing FreeHand to run as a 68k only app. This seems to be a workaround to have FreeHand 7 run OK on SheepShaver.

Comments

by MikeTomTom - 2014, December 17 - 11:30pm

Does this version support OTF fonts?

If by "this version" you mean "Fontographer 4.1.5", then the answer is no. This version generates True Type, Postscript Type 1, Postscript Type 3 & Multiple Master fonts only, as:

Mac:   TT   T1   T3   MM
PC:     TT   T1   T3    -
NeXT:   -    T1    -     -
Sun:     -    T1    -     -

by jrethorst - 2014, December 17 - 1:05am

Does this version support OTF fonts?

by themacmeister - 2013, May 23 - 2:34am

I believe I have Studio 8, containing Freehand 8. I'll need to check my backups (it is an install CD).

by MikeTomTom - 2013, May 23 - 1:14am

Thank you, meeno for this rare software. Although it is only part of the Graphics Studio, originally a 3 CD set, it does appear to have a full install of Freehand 7 and Fontographer 4.1.5 plus fully operational Extreme 3D & Xres 3 programs.

So if installing this, make sure to do a Custom install to avoid errors, especially Fontographer 4.1.5 which is incompatible with SheepShaver in its native PPC form (install the non FPU 68k version instead on SheepShaver).

Also, FreeHand 7 itself appears to be incompatible with SheepShaver, it installs OK but running it crashes SheepShaver when launching the app (Mac OS's 7.5.3 - 9.0.4). It appears to be OK on Basilisk II.