Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: How to deal with 2 different source files?
Poster: VIP9N
Post title: Abbyy Comparator
[quote]Daithi wrote:
...How would you deal with this issue?... [/quote]
Hi, Daithi!
For the task that you described I would use Abbyy Comparator.
However, the idea of your client to mimic 100% the source document with the provided word-file using styles sounds kinda weird to me. As a translator, I have to translate, that is my task. Precise layout or applying translation to hundreds different further purposes is not the responsibility of a translator. Much less to modify further the translated document.
If your current job is a one-time task, you may contact me through my proz email by sending word and pdf files to be compared. I will do it for free, and you will see whether result is satisfying for you. If this client intends to send you such jobs in the future, then, you better buy a tool, which you will find the most suitable for this purpose.
Good luck
Topic: How to deal with 2 different source files?
Poster: VIP9N
Post title: Abbyy Comparator
[quote]Daithi wrote:
...How would you deal with this issue?... [/quote]
Hi, Daithi!
For the task that you described I would use Abbyy Comparator.
However, the idea of your client to mimic 100% the source document with the provided word-file using styles sounds kinda weird to me. As a translator, I have to translate, that is my task. Precise layout or applying translation to hundreds different further purposes is not the responsibility of a translator. Much less to modify further the translated document.
If your current job is a one-time task, you may contact me through my proz email by sending word and pdf files to be compared. I will do it for free, and you will see whether result is satisfying for you. If this client intends to send you such jobs in the future, then, you better buy a tool, which you will find the most suitable for this purpose.
Good luck