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STUDIO MODULE 1
An Introduction to Studio
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WHAT WILL I LEARN TODAY?
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• What the translation workflow looks like
• Why we use Studio Twist
• How to translate with SDL Studio
• How to check the quality of a translation
• How to make a translation ready for post-processing
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HOW DOES CAT WORK?
I like Belgian chocolate. J'aime le chocolat belge.
Translation Memory
I like Belgian chocolate. J'aime le chocolat belge.
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WHAT IS A TRANSLATION UNIT? 4
Translation Unit Value
Fields
Source Target
Segments Segments
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TRANSLATION WORKFLOW
Automatically by SPA
FdR
In the LUs
TL TL
document document
PRE phase
started finished
TRA phase
BKO phase Studio
project
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WHAT DOES A SPA PACKAGE 6
CONTAIN?
Studio
project
Translatio
n
Memories
Safe Working
Protocol
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STUDIO IN 7 EASY STEPS
1. Open project with Studio Twist;
2. In Studio, check that the right memories are enabled
for translation;
3. Check that the TM Values are filled in;
4. Translate and confirm segments;
5. Spell check (F7)
6. Quality check (F8);
7. Save, close, remove from list.
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OPEN PROJECT SETTINGS
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MEMORY SETTINGS
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EXERCISE 1 10
Segment 1: translate & confirm segment (Ctrl+Enter)
Segment 2: move to next segment (down arrow), auto-propagation
Segment 3: check fuzzy match
Segment 4: insert match from Translation Results (Ctrl+[num] or Ctrl+T)
Segment 5: insert placeables (Ctrl+comma)
Segment 6: note penalties
Segment 7: confirm auto-propagation (Ctrl+Enter)
Segment 8: split segment (Alt+Shift+T)
Save (Ctrl +S)
Close (Ctrl+F4)
Remove project from list (Ctrl+Alt+F4)
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Other shortcuts:
• merge (Ctrl+Alt+S)
• delete segment content (Alt+Delete)
• Undo (Ctrl+Z) or Redo (Ctrl+Y)
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DEFAULT PENALTIES
Penalty icons:
Missing formatting
Different formatting
Multiple translations
Auto-localization
Text Replacement
Alignment
Provider
Additional penalties
Filter
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EXERCISE 2 12
Seg. 1 & 2: translate & confirm segments (Ctrl+Enter)
Segment 3: check auto-propagation, apply formatting (Ctrl+comma)
Segment 4: apply formatting (Ctrl+comma), accept auto-propagation
Segment 5: translate & confirm segment (Ctrl+Enter)
Segment 6: insert footnote (Ctrl+comma), note multiple translation penalty
Segment 7: concordance search (F3), copy from concordance (Ctrl+Alt+F3)
Segment 8: no match, so automatic concordance launched
Segment 9: insert footnotes (Ctrl+comma)
Seg. 10 & 11: check footnote text, translate & confirm (Ctrl+Enter)
Segment 12: copy source (Ctrl+Insert) (or Ctrl+Space to remove all formatting)
Segment 13: check hyperlink and confirm (Ctrl+Enter)
Check the spelling (F7)
Run the QA Checker (F8)
Save (Ctrl +S)
Close (Ctrl+F4)
Remove project from list (Ctrl+Alt+F4)
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WHAT HAVE I LEARNT TODAY?
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• What the translation workflow looks like
• Why we use Studio Twist
• How to translate with SDL Studio
• How to check the quality of a translation
• How to make a translation ready for post-processing
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