Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: CAT tools grid and pricing. (Money matters)
Poster: Sheila Wilson
Post title: How close is the deadline? You've got an awful lot to learn.
[quote]Halyna Dema wrote:
Here is an example of the one they provided:
New at [••••] EUR
No Match Word 100%
50 - 74% Match Word 50% of No Match Word
75 - 84% Match Word 50% of No Match Word
85 - 94% Match Word 50% of No Match Word
95 - 99% Match Word 15% of No Match Word
Are these reasonable rate percentages ? [/quote]
Are those really the percentages they quoted? Although I've used a CAT tool for years, I've accepted client-generated grids, but I do understand them. I started at the bottom and was surprised to see it doesn't mention repetitions or 100% matches. I suppose that means they pay zero? The 85-99% rates seemed reasonable, if a little odd. IMO, the 75-84% is low. But when I got to you being paid 50% for 50-74% matches, my eyes just widened! I would never accept any discount at all for those matches.
[quote]What is the CAT tools pricing grid?
What is the importance of this in our field?
How to utilize this to our (translators) advantage ? [/quote]
I assume from those questions that, not only did you not study CAT tools at uni, but you still know absolutely nothing about them. Do you intend using one for this translation? If so, how "techie" are you? I know some people can pick these things up quickly, but I also know from personal experience that some of us don't. Even if you learn IT things fast, it isn't something to be done when you already have a deadline in place.
You should be able to work out from the grid how much you'll be paid for this translation, once they supply you with one that relates to the text to be translated. It may or may not work out being financially viable if you make use of all the facilities of a CAT tool (glossaries, QA tools, TMs, concordance searches...). Without one, you're going to be working for a far smaller rate per word than you've negotiated, especially if the number of "new" words is small.
Topic: CAT tools grid and pricing. (Money matters)
Poster: Sheila Wilson
Post title: How close is the deadline? You've got an awful lot to learn.
[quote]Halyna Dema wrote:
Here is an example of the one they provided:
New at [••••] EUR
No Match Word 100%
50 - 74% Match Word 50% of No Match Word
75 - 84% Match Word 50% of No Match Word
85 - 94% Match Word 50% of No Match Word
95 - 99% Match Word 15% of No Match Word
Are these reasonable rate percentages ? [/quote]
Are those really the percentages they quoted? Although I've used a CAT tool for years, I've accepted client-generated grids, but I do understand them. I started at the bottom and was surprised to see it doesn't mention repetitions or 100% matches. I suppose that means they pay zero? The 85-99% rates seemed reasonable, if a little odd. IMO, the 75-84% is low. But when I got to you being paid 50% for 50-74% matches, my eyes just widened! I would never accept any discount at all for those matches.
[quote]What is the CAT tools pricing grid?
What is the importance of this in our field?
How to utilize this to our (translators) advantage ? [/quote]
I assume from those questions that, not only did you not study CAT tools at uni, but you still know absolutely nothing about them. Do you intend using one for this translation? If so, how "techie" are you? I know some people can pick these things up quickly, but I also know from personal experience that some of us don't. Even if you learn IT things fast, it isn't something to be done when you already have a deadline in place.
You should be able to work out from the grid how much you'll be paid for this translation, once they supply you with one that relates to the text to be translated. It may or may not work out being financially viable if you make use of all the facilities of a CAT tool (glossaries, QA tools, TMs, concordance searches...). Without one, you're going to be working for a far smaller rate per word than you've negotiated, especially if the number of "new" words is small.