Framemaker and Translation

Tue Jun 6 12:38:05 PDT 2006

Another place to bone up quickly: There's a company called Enlaso that does 
translations. They recently did a Webcast called Translation 101 in which 
they went over all the basics. I think they have that Webcast stored on 
their website. I found it tremendously helpful just in getting a broad 
overview of things to think about, what to look out for, what's involved, 
etc etc etc.

Karyn

From: "Ann Zdunczyk" <azdunczyk at triad.rr.com>
To: "'Diane Gaskill'" <dgcaller at earthlink.net>,"'Loren R. Elks'" 
<lelks at exstream.com>
CC: 'Framers List' <framers at frameusers.com>, 
framers at omsys.com,swiseman at context.co.il
Subject: RE: Framemaker and Translation
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 12:58:59 -0400
>Loren,
>
>I agree with everything that has been said so far. Definitely check with
>your vendor to make sure that they handle the technology that you are
>writing about. Some translation houses specialize in different technologies
>(Medical, Telecom, Legal, etc.)
>
>Trados by the way was based in Ireland and German if I remember correctly.
>It has now been purchased by SDL.
>
>If you have any other questions let me know.
>
>Z
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: framers-bounces+azdunczyk=triad.rr.com at lists.frameusers.com
>[mailto:framers-bounces+azdunczyk=triad.rr.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
>Behalf Of Diane Gaskill
>Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 12:47 PM
>To: 'Loren R. Elks'
>Cc: 'Framers List'; framers at omsys.com; swiseman at context.co.il
>Subject: RE: Framemaker and Translation
>
>Loren, all
>
>There is a book called Localization and Framemaker that explains the basics
>of localization, tells you how to find, screen, and hire the RIGHT vendor
>for the work you are doing, what you need to provide to the vendor to get a
>good estimate for your job, how to work with the vendor, and explains what
>the vendor can actually do for you. It explains the localization process
>(what the vendor does with your files) and contains a table of prices that
>you can use to get a fairly good idea of how much you can expect to pay for
>their services. The book is a 24-page pdf file that you can download free
>from http://www.bapmf.net/resources/2000_localization_FM/locindex.html
>
>Note that ALL localization vendors can take a set of FM files and give you
>the same set of FM files back, translated into as many target languages as
>you desire.
>
>Incidentally, Trados is a company based here in the Silicon Valley, not an
>application. Trados makes a set of software tools, including the S-tagger
>and the Translators Workbench, that is the industry standard toolset today.
>But it is not the only set of tools on the market and some vendors use 
>other
>tools instead, including home-grown ones. Some of these tools are
>compatible with each other and some are not. When you talk to the vindor,
>find out which toolset they use and ask about compatibility with the Trados
>toolset, and particularly about the TM. TM = translation memory - a
>database that stores translated words, phrases, and paragraphs. Using the
>TM is optional, and little more expensive if they use it to start with, but
>can save you a lot of $ when upgrading your docs, online help, software,
>etc. They just pull the already translated text out of the TM and add the
>changes. BTW, the data in the TM is something that you own, not the vendor,
>and they should give it to you when the job is finished. That way, if you
>change vendors, you can continue from where you left off and not pay to 
>have
>the whole doc translated again.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Diane
>=========
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: framers-bounces+dgcaller=earthlink.net at lists.frameusers.com
>[mailto:framers-bounces+dgcaller=earthlink.net at lists.frameusers.com]On
>Behalf Of Stephen O'Brien
>Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 7:44 AM
>To: swiseman at context.co.il; 'Loren R. Elks'; framers at omsys.com
>Cc: 'Framers List'
>Subject: RE: Framemaker and Translation
>
>
>Hi Steve,
>
>I've been reading this thread with interest as our documentation (FM) is
>going to be translated into German and Japonese starting in January 2007.
>The people at the other end are distributors who are going to have to put
>together an efficient workflow. You mention in your comment being able to
>provide details...I am very interested...
>
>Thanks.
>
>At 10:45 AM 6/6/2006, Steve Wiseman wrote:
> >We use translators that can take the FM files and return them as FM
> >files including any marker and conditional text in the document. If you
> >want details, please let me know. We have been happy with the results.
> >I recommend them as they use translators in the destination country
> >rather than locals from here.
> >
> >For your information, they use an application called Trados that
> >imports
>MIF
> >files.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Steve
> >
> >
> >Steve Wiseman
> >
> >CEO, Context Documentation and Interactive Services
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-framers at omsys.com [mailto:owner-framers at omsys.com] On
> >Behalf Of Loren R. Elks
> >Sent: 06 June 2006 15:02
> >To: framers at omsys.com
> >Cc: Framers List
> >Subject: Framemaker and Translation
> >
> >We are beginning to have to get our manuals and documentation translated.
> >What's the best way to set up this workflow.
> >
> >For example, do we develop in FM, then output to another format (say
> >RTF,etc), the translators use this format, we get it back, then convert
>back
> >with FM?
> >
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Loren
> >
> >
> >
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