What is in the Standard Translation Package?

The Standard Translation Package involves two steps: translation+editing.

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When should you choose the Standard Translation Package?

Choose the Standard Translation Package if you are not restricted by deadlines, your document does not require heavy or extensive formatting (such as a Word file or an Excel spreadsheet), and, the subject matter is not too complex, i.e., general correspondence, forms, letters, descriptions, instructions, etc.

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What you can expect when purchasing the Standard Translation Package?

• Flexible turnaround time

• A final product that goes through two stages: translation+editing

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Definition of translation:

Set of processes to render source language content into target content in written form. ISO171000:2015 2.1.2

Definition of editing:

Bilingual examination of target language content against source language content for its suitability for the agreed purpose.

ISO171000:2015 2.1.6

What is the Technical Translation Package?

The Technical Translation Package involves three steps: translation + editing/formatting + proofreading. It is designed for documents that require the work of a subject matter expert.

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When should you choose the Technical Translation Package?

Choose the Technical Translation Package when you have a document that requires the involvement of a subject matter expert in the translation process, such as a medical, legal, or technical translator. We will match your needs to the right expert.

Or chose the Technical Translation Package when you have a document that requires extra formatting, such as a PDF file or a scanned photograph, that has an unusual file extension, or has handwritten text that needs to be reproduced to look like the original.

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What can you expect when purchasing the Technical Package?

• Standard turnaround time   

• A final translation that goes through three stages: translation by a subject matter expert + editing/formatting + proofreading

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Definition of translation:

A set of processes to render source language content into target language content in written form. ISO171000:2015 2.1.2

Definition of editing:

Bilingual examination of target language content against source language content for its suitability for the agreed purpose.

ISO171000:2015 2.1.6

Definition of proofreading:

Monolingual linguistic examination of the target language, without comparison to the source text.

What is the Premium Translation Package?

The Premium Translation Package involves three steps: translation + editing/formatting + proofreading. It is designed for documents that require expedited turnaround time, weekend hours, and/or the work of a subject matter expert. Everything included in our Standard and Technical Packages is included in the Premium Package.

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When should you choose the Premium Translation Package?

Choose the Premium Translation Package if you need extra fast delivery, or your documents have challenging or more complex content that requires the work of a specialized person, or your documents are in an unusual file format that requires extra formatting or DTP work.

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What can you expect when purchasing a Premium Translation Package?

• Extra fast turnaround time

• A final translation that goes through three stages by subject matter experts: translation + editing(formatting) + proofreading

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Definition of translation:

Set of processes to render source language content into target content in written form. ISO171000:2015 2.1.2

Definition of editing:

Bilingual examination of target language content against source language content for its suitability for the agreed purpose.

ISO171000:2015 2.1.6

Definition of proofreading:

Monolingual linguistic examination of the target language, without comparison to the source text.

Subtitling

Subtitles are the captions displayed at the bottom of the screen, translated into a target language. They appear and vanish on the screen as the dialogue does.

A Subtitler is a linguistic specialist, who translates dialogue into a target language while keeping the meaning and context intact.

Closed captions (CC) and SDH (Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of hearing) are vital for people who are deaf and struggle with hearing. Subtitles provide them with access to important information as well as means of entertainment.

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DTP: Desktop Publishing 

Desktop publishing, the use of a personal computer to perform publishing tasks that would otherwise require much more complicated equipment and human effort. Desktop publishing allows an individual to combine text, numerical data, photographs, charts, and other visual elements in a document that can be printed on a laser printer or a more advanced typesetting machine.

Printing Proof

Examination of a document in its final version before publication (ready-for-print) – Hungarian.

Linguistic Review

Professional review of a translated document that involves feedback and/or necessary corrections from a linguist.

Linguistic Editing

Linguistic review, in the source or target language – Hungarian and English.

Proofreading

Proofreading of a monolingual (Hungarian) text that is not related to the translation.

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Copywriting

Creation of texts from scratch according to a briefing by the customer – Hungarian and English.

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Transcribing

When someone takes an audio or video recording of a conversation or speech and converts it into usable text, that's transcription. A transcript is word-for-word, written documentation of a recording. Transcribing is the process of creating a transcript.

Over the phone or online interpretation

Interpretation handles languages in real-time and consists of relaying information between languages verbally.

Various

Such as terminology work, transcription, voice-over, research, etc.