Total Language Solutions: Other Translation Services
Other Translation Services from Total Language Solutions
DTP - Desk Top Publishing
Many of our clients have a requirement for our in-house DTP and print ready services: we work on a wide range of software platforms and we deliver the “one-stop-shop” integrated translation and in-house preparation service to receive and return material translated and ready to publish. The translation of client material into other languages will be such that the language translations convey the technical and factual content found in the source material. The translations also convey client “messages” to users in their languages. The integrated translation and DTP service ensures that the text and associated copy maintains its integrity in terms of layout, colours, sizes and relationships as are found in the original copy. Thus, the source version is matched visually by the translated versions.
The client requires the translation of all of the instruction booklets for its retail products in every European language. We take the original manual (in English) lift out the text and manage the translation process, then restore the target languages to the original template such that the layouts are the same in every language. This is achieved even though the length of text varies by language: for French, Spanish and Italian when translated the texts are about 15% longer than the English original and for German, it is about 25% longer. These differences have to be managed.
The client benefits from our quality “one-stop-shop” integrated DTP and language translation service: the results are improved quality and medium term cost savings as typesetting and other overlapping tasks are brought into line.
Typically, such clients retain us to manage this process over the longer term so as to ensure consistency and continuity to the process, and to maximise cost savings.
File and Text conversion
Clients sometimes find that they no longer have the original artwork for their printed material, only the high-resolution PDF used by the printer. In such situations, we have successfully re-created a fully editable DTP file to enable updating and translation work to proceed in a cost effective way.
Text documents that are available in hard-copy only, or in an un-editable electronic form, can also be converted to fully editable documents for most languages. This enables updating and translation work to proceed in the most cost effective way.
Clients appreciate the opportunity this service gives them to obtain full value from their existing materials, and to avoid duplication of effort where their originals are not in a suitable format or the required delivery format.
Clients have benefited from the savings in cost over the medium term.
The language of materials converted has included English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Norwegian and Swedish.
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Total Language Solutions Limited
The Library
Danny's Court, Odhams Wharf
Ebford, Exeter
Devon EX3 0PB UK
Free phone 0800 6 121 151
Phone 01392 87 43 71
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At the above address: 03933805