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Localization: Rules for saving money
Erik Eisel
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Localization or L10n
• Language– Country– Dialect
• Culture– Education Level– Audience
• Regulatory Requirements
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Rule #1:Everything can be L10n
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...but there is a price!
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Rule #2:L10n vendors can help
• Outsourcing– Offer in-depth knowledge– Core competency
• ISO 9001-certified processes• Worldwide pool of translators• Engineering resources• Global reach
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Rule #3:Something’s gotta give
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Time
QualityCost
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Rule #4:
Be preparedBefore contacting a localization vendor:• Clean up your files.• Approximate the word count.• Set a deadline.• Understand level of quality.• Picture your audience.
L10n vendors will ask:• Are files complete?• What is delivery method?• What is the source format?• What is the target format?• What is the source language?• What is the target language?• Any special instructions?
• Need certification?• Need print-quality PDF?• Multiple languages?
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Rule #5:Understand pricing
• Per-word charges– Japanese costs more than Chinese– Spanish word counts expand 25%
• Project management– Document handling– Quality control
• Formatting and engineering
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Top 3 ways to ruin quality
• Be vague about the scope• Deliver “dirty” documents
– PDFs instead of original files– Missing pages, deletions by hand– Unorganized HTML pages
• Be totally unrealistic about turnaround time
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Top 3 ways to screw up turnaround• Make multiple changes• Deliver partial documents• Don’t answer calls and emails
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Top 3 ways to escalate costs
• Make changes after translation• Use non-standard publishing tools
– Standards include FrameMaker, InDesign, and Office products
• Combine text and multimedia• Don’t take advantage of Translation Memory (TM)
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Make some friends!
ENLASO Corporation (www.translate.com)Yves LangE: [email protected]
TransPerfect Translations (www.transperfect.com)William ChenE: [email protected]
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