Change Tracker – Comparison of bilingual file versions
ChangeTracker is a free application that is designed to compare bilingual files and detect any changes and edits.
It works with pairs of bilingual files. The first file from a pair contains the translation BEFORE making any changes
and its counterpart contains the translation AFTER changes were made by the editor or proofreader.
ChangeTracker imports files, processes them, and shows the differences between the texts in the separate file
pairs. It provides the possibility to create a change report and export this report in XML format (can be viewed by
Microsoft Excel).
In this presentation we will see how to:
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Review changes pointed out by editor/reviewer or client.
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How to make sure we are delivering the right final version (version control).
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Check/fix a second round of self-proof changes: when doing proofreading or self-proofreading, linguists
sometimes need to do last minute changes. This is where ChangeTracker is extremely useful. In just few
clicks a neat report can be created and corrected segments only can be viewed to validate previous edits.
This dramatically reduces time needed for second round of self-proofreading and helps to eliminate the
majority (if not all) of the remaining mistakes.
CTA Conference. 2013
Rocío Abelleira
Senior Linguistic Lead
ForeignExchange Translations
www.fxtrans.com
Olifant – Translation Memory Maintenance
Olifant is a free application that allows loading or importing translation memories in different formats (such as
TMX or tab-delimited). This tool is very useful to maintain, clean or update multiple pieces of information in the
Translation Memory. Linguists can edit translation units, their attributes and any other associated data.
In this presentation we will review how to:
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Clean up duplicates from TMs : Same Source, Same Target = Noise in the TM
Find inconsistencies in the TM content: Same Source, Different Target = Errors in
translation/Inconsistency across projects
Eliminate corruption or foreign languages from the TM: corrupted characters in both the Source and
Target segments [äŸâ€¢¶¼Â]
Perform terminology searches and replacements: how to change 1 term across the TM
Delete TM entries
Filter entries based on various criteria
Export just part of the TM
Merge TMs
Reverse languages in a TM
Perform changes to segments status: in the attributes, for example when some entries are client
approved.
CTA Conference. 2013
Rocío Abelleira
Senior Linguistic Lead
ForeignExchange Translations
www.fxtrans.com
Xbench – QA checks and terminology searches
ApSIC Xbench is a tool that features powerful Quality Assurance features, to check for consistency, numeric
values and much more. It provides a unified and convenient view of the bilingual information, which can be
prioritized by the user as required. One of its biggest advantages is that it provides a clear and structured view of
the terminology of any translation project.
In this presentation we will review how to:
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Perform general QA checks
Perform terminology searches (and in particular, Software References) in reference materials (Glossaries,
Translation Memories, support files…)
CTA Conference. 2013
Rocío Abelleira
Senior Linguistic Lead
ForeignExchange Translations
www.fxtrans.com