The excellent Translator’s Tools blog contains a post on TranslateCAD, a utility that can be used to translate files saved in the AutoCAD format. We receive files in this format only occasionally, but I will definitely go back to that post the next time we receive this type of request. via Translator’s Tools | Translating […]
Category Archives: Translator’s utilities
High-quality, free PDF to Word conversion
Using PDF files as the source for a translation is always challenging, especially with documents that have a non-linear text flow like brochures and presentations. Our standard policy is to ask our clients to send the original file that was used to produce the PDF file that they want us to translate. This is usually […]
Caterpillar 1.3 tested
Since the previous post generated some interest, I have decided to put the program to the test. I saved the page from http://www.apple.com/mac/ as a local HTML file and fed it to the program. Here’s a screenshot of Caterpillar’s main window: Just place the source files in the folder indicated by the In path, choose […]
Caterpillar 1.3: Wordfast-compatible HTML prepping tool
At 30.00 EUR, this inexpensive tool may be a valuable solution for translators who are using tools that do not have file-prepping capabilities (i.e. externalizing or separating and protecting HTML code that does not need to be translated or otherwise changed). Has any one heard of the tool or used it for translation projects? Caterpillar […]