Forum: XTM Cloud support
Topic: XTM Translation tool
Poster: Chun-yi Chen
Post title: You can download the file and work in Studio
Hi Andy,
If your client agrees, you can download the file and work in Studio (I know it works with Studio 2011, but it should be the same with 2009). You would need to ask the client to send you the tm in tmx so that you can create a project TM in Studio.
When you are done with the file, upload it back to the XTM environment and select "all segments", which will update all segments of your file in the XTM.
To be safe, you may want to test it first and during the tranlsation process to ensure everything works ok. Be careful with the tags though, because if you miss tags in segments, you will not be able to upload (this happened to me last time and I had to spent a day trying to figure out what went wrong). And remember not to split or merge segments when you work the downloaded file in Studio. If the number of segments mismatches between these two programs, you may also run into problems. (I am not entirely sure about this one, because I didn't test it.)
Good luck!
Chun-yi
[quote]AndyTsai wrote:
I'm currently using it to translate a 7,000-word project, it is really frustrating. XTM
delays your process by over 50%. I wonder why would any agency spend money on such a dreadful tool? Or is it good for them and bad for us translators who really do the work? Trados 2009 is 100 times better than it.
Anyway, this is my last experience with it, next time a PM asks me to handle a job using XTM, I'll turn down the assignment downright.
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Topic: XTM Translation tool
Poster: Chun-yi Chen
Post title: You can download the file and work in Studio
Hi Andy,
If your client agrees, you can download the file and work in Studio (I know it works with Studio 2011, but it should be the same with 2009). You would need to ask the client to send you the tm in tmx so that you can create a project TM in Studio.
When you are done with the file, upload it back to the XTM environment and select "all segments", which will update all segments of your file in the XTM.
To be safe, you may want to test it first and during the tranlsation process to ensure everything works ok. Be careful with the tags though, because if you miss tags in segments, you will not be able to upload (this happened to me last time and I had to spent a day trying to figure out what went wrong). And remember not to split or merge segments when you work the downloaded file in Studio. If the number of segments mismatches between these two programs, you may also run into problems. (I am not entirely sure about this one, because I didn't test it.)
Good luck!
Chun-yi
[quote]AndyTsai wrote:
I'm currently using it to translate a 7,000-word project, it is really frustrating. XTM
delays your process by over 50%. I wonder why would any agency spend money on such a dreadful tool? Or is it good for them and bad for us translators who really do the work? Trados 2009 is 100 times better than it.
Anyway, this is my last experience with it, next time a PM asks me to handle a job using XTM, I'll turn down the assignment downright.
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