Case Study: The Mill achieves global font sharing and improved reliability with Extensis Universal Type Server

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The Mill, a leading post‑production and visual effects studio serving top brands and film projects, struggled with fragmented font management across its New York and London offices. London relied on a different system that caused Mac crashes and prevented users at two sites from sharing access, undermining reliability and productivity for a creative team working with some 2,000 fonts.

The London team adopted Extensis Universal Type Server to match New York, enabling reliable, server‑based font sharing over the WAN, automation via scripting for render workflows, and added licenses for their CGI render cluster. The change doubled client licenses, consolidated management with a shared NYC server, and delivered improved technical reliability and workflow efficiency across global offices.

The Mill