Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Efficiency of using CAT tools in comparison to using none
Poster: Christel Zipfel
Post title: Fuzzies paid or not?
[quote]Matheus Chaud wrote:
Also, every now and then, I receive a project with lots of fuzzy matches or repetitions. Sometimes this allows me to translate 800 words/h or even more, depending on the project. CAT tools make a HUGE difference in projects like this. One good project like this may be enough to recover every cent you invested in the CAT tool.
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In my experience, fuzzy matches don't save you a lot of time, especially those under 95% - on the contrary, they may slow you down! However, speaking in general, in my opinion a possible increased productivity alone is completely meaningless if one doesn't mention whether fuzzy matches are paid (or are paid less) considering this cost, too. Plus, after all, most of the times it's still the translator that pays the software.
So, rather than speaking of being faster/more efficient or whatever, what really counts is the following: what would I have earned if I had not to invest anything for the CAT/need to struggle with possible problems with the software/did not give discounts for fuzzy matches? This is the only thing that matters: earnings, after all, not productivity!
Topic: Efficiency of using CAT tools in comparison to using none
Poster: Christel Zipfel
Post title: Fuzzies paid or not?
[quote]Matheus Chaud wrote:
Also, every now and then, I receive a project with lots of fuzzy matches or repetitions. Sometimes this allows me to translate 800 words/h or even more, depending on the project. CAT tools make a HUGE difference in projects like this. One good project like this may be enough to recover every cent you invested in the CAT tool.
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In my experience, fuzzy matches don't save you a lot of time, especially those under 95% - on the contrary, they may slow you down! However, speaking in general, in my opinion a possible increased productivity alone is completely meaningless if one doesn't mention whether fuzzy matches are paid (or are paid less) considering this cost, too. Plus, after all, most of the times it's still the translator that pays the software.
So, rather than speaking of being faster/more efficient or whatever, what really counts is the following: what would I have earned if I had not to invest anything for the CAT/need to struggle with possible problems with the software/did not give discounts for fuzzy matches? This is the only thing that matters: earnings, after all, not productivity!