Trados and FM9 : Company requests files in MIF format?

Tue May 20 13:42:43 PDT 2014

Most translation companies have the FM software and saveAs MIF themselves.  And as Alison says, they then return them as FM files that have been adjusted via DTP services that take care of overflows and other problems created as a result the translation process.

Processing a FM binary for translation would be pretty tough, I submit.

Craig

From: Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com
To: sobrien at innovmetric.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Trados and FM9 : Company requests files in MIF format?
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 19:33:48 +0000

Stephen:

For the past 8 years, I’ve managed a significant number of translation projects and I’ve never
 heard of the customer having to provide MIF files to a translation bureau.

Are they also returning the files to you in MIF format? If so, this means the translation bureau
 has not opened and tested the finished Frame files – an important step in a properly run translation project.

Can I ask who your translation bureau is? I can recommend a couple that do excellent work and
 are very competitive on pricing.

Alison

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Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 6:03 AM

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Subject: Trados and FM9 : Company requests files in MIF format?

Hi,

(FM9, Windows 7)

I have a book of 40 files, graphics  imported by reference; no text insets.

The translation company want me to provide files in MIF format. I am surprised that Trados does not accept the files in .FM format. Is this normal?

I have never created MIF files before. At least, it seems like a long manual process. Is there a plug-in that does a complete book? I imagine the graphic files
 remain linked by reference.

Any comments are much appreciated. BTW, we plan to upgrade to FM 12 very soon. Would that help (not have to convert to MIF?).

Have a good day,

Stephen O'BRIEN

Coordonnateur à la documentation et rédacteur technique senior | Documentation Coordinator and Senior Technical Writer

InnovMetric Logiciels | Software

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