Frame 10 XML/translation question

[Wim Hooghwinkel - idtp]

Hello Michael,

 

There are several issues you address here.

 

First, if you want to know how easy would it be to pull the translated
output (in XML format) back into Frame for publishing as PDFs: it's very
easy - supposed your source for translation is XML authored in FrameMaker.

 

But as you mention that your source files are Framemaker 7.2 it's not
recommended to go that way. Unless, of course, you have plenty of time to
migrate your content to FrameMaker 10 and XML and to learn how to work with
XML ..

 

On the other side, it's also very easy to translate FrameMake files from
English to Japanese. All you need is a translation provider who accepts
Framemaker MIF files for translation. And to be honest, every serious
localization provider should be able to cope with MIF, it's natively
supported in all translation tools (Trados, DejaVu, MemoQ, XTM, Transibar,
Transit, etc etc). All you need after translation is a Windows system that
supports Japanese.

 

Contact me off list if you need advise on translation vendors that can
handle your files without problems.

 

Kind regards, vriendelijke groet,

Wim Hooghwinkel

iDTP - Technical Communication Consultant, Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in
FrameMaker

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