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TopNotch · 07-26-2007, 11:12 AM

Have you enter recently to the new look and feel of this community?
It is much more pro than before... congratulations to that team!

Julio Jaubert · 08-14-2007, 07:45 PM

Yes TopNotch, I entered a few days ago and I found it's very professional.

I was looking for help with some problems with Wordfast and I entered to the discussion group (in Spanish). Additionally, there is a group in which you can subscribe in order to receive job alerts, of course only for Wordfast users. There isn't too much movement (at the moment, only three or four offers) but it's another open door.

Thank you for opening this thread.

Nadia D · 08-22-2007, 08:32 AM

Thanks for the info!! I'll check it out soon...

Hebe · 08-23-2007, 07:27 AM

Hi guys I am seriously thinking about investing in a CAT tool. Iit�s about tine that I get one .I do not run a translation company: so I would use it for personal independent assignments Do you recommend wordfast? Which one do you think I should get?. I would really appreciate any advice on this

Nadia D · 08-23-2007, 07:36 AM

Hi Hebe,

I'd recommend you Trados (now SDL International) because it allows you to work with several file formats while Wordfast only supports MS Word files.
You may want to download a trial version and check it out!

Hebe · 08-23-2007, 07:40 AM

Thank you so much Nadia. I will download it and I will let you know how was my first experience in the CAT world

Nadia D · 08-23-2007, 07:46 AM

Great! Then let me know how you liked it

Julio Jaubert · 08-23-2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hebe

Hi guys I am seriously thinking about investing in a CAT tool. Iit�s about tine that I get one .I do not run a translation company: so I would use it for personal independent assignments Do you recommend wordfast? Which one do you think I should get?. I would really appreciate any advice on this

As almost all the translations I do are in Word format, I like Wordfast. The second kind of format I translate is Power Point, but I use ppt Helper. Both are simple, cheap and easy to use tools, but enough for a high quality job.

Trados is a little more complicated (I tested it, I didn't buy it), but if you work for translation agencies, think that many of them ask you to use Trados. Anyway, you can export and import TM from Trados to Wordfast.

On the other hand, many agencies ask you a discount for repetitions. But this is another story...

Hebe · 08-24-2007, 08:56 AM

Thank you so much Julio: Sounds as if wordfast has all the features I look for (easy to use and cheap). I don’t do independent work for agencies. I work for a Firm and I just want to make my job a bit easier. I heard TRADOS requires training which I don’t have much time for. Would it also be the case of wordfast?
Best regards

Veronica · 08-24-2007, 09:30 AM

Hi everyone! Trados is a good program, and it's not complicated if you know Wordfast, but it is really expensive, and I think it comes with SDLX now as a pack. TagEditor from Trados can handle almost any file, I recommend it.

07-26-2007, 11:12 AM	#1
TopNotch Contributing User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 181 Rep Power: 134	New Wordfast website Have you enter recently to the new look and feel of this community? It is much more pro than before... congratulations to that team!

08-14-2007, 07:45 PM	#2
Julio Jaubert Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Age: 40 Posts: 222 Rep Power: 621	Yes TopNotch, I entered a few days ago and I found it's very professional. I was looking for help with some problems with Wordfast and I entered to the discussion group (in Spanish). Additionally, there is a group in which you can subscribe in order to receive job alerts, of course only for Wordfast users. There isn't too much movement (at the moment, only three or four offers) but it's another open door. Thank you for opening this thread. __________________ Julio Arturo Torres Jaubert English-Spanish and French-Spanish translator

08-23-2007, 07:27 AM	#4
Hebe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caracas- Venezuela Posts: 890 Rep Power: 2082	Hi guys I am seriously thinking about investing in a CAT tool. Iit�s about tine that I get one .I do not run a translation company: so I would use it for personal independent assignments Do you recommend wordfast? Which one do you think I should get?. I would really appreciate any advice on this __________________ Hebe ♥ ♫

08-23-2007, 07:40 AM	#6
Hebe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caracas- Venezuela Posts: 890 Rep Power: 2082	Thank you so much Nadia. I will download it and I will let you know how was my first experience in the CAT world __________________ Hebe ♥ ♫

08-24-2007, 08:56 AM	#9
Hebe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caracas- Venezuela Posts: 890 Rep Power: 2082	Thank you so much Julio: Sounds as if wordfast has all the features I look for (easy to use and cheap). I don’t do independent work for agencies. I work for a Firm and I just want to make my job a bit easier. I heard TRADOS requires training which I don’t have much time for. Would it also be the case of wordfast? Best regards __________________ Hebe ♥ ♫

08-22-2007, 08:32 AM	#3
Nadia D Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 664 Rep Power: 247	Thanks for the info!! I'll check it out soon...

08-23-2007, 07:36 AM	#5
Nadia D Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 664 Rep Power: 247	Hi Hebe, I'd recommend you Trados (now SDL International) because it allows you to work with several file formats while Wordfast only supports MS Word files. You may want to download a trial version and check it out!

08-23-2007, 07:46 AM	#7
Nadia D Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 664 Rep Power: 247	Great! Then let me know how you liked it

08-24-2007, 09:30 AM	#10
Veronica Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 625 Rep Power: 246	Hi everyone! Trados is a good program, and it's not complicated if you know Wordfast, but it is really expensive, and I think it comes with SDLX now as a pack. TagEditor from Trados can handle almost any file, I recommend it. __________________ mmm...jam�n.

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