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I forgot to add the obvious --
that this synopsis I posted for estimating translation
costs is relevant only to the USA. Having managed translations
in Europe as well, though, I can say that the things to look for
when estimating are the same:
* per-word cost, based often on availability of translators
* DTP costs, based on the difficulty of character sets and page layout
as it compares to the source language
* the work it takes the company to extract the text from the file and
test the end result (plain text being cheapest, and UI being the most
expensive).
Krista
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> Steve Shepard wrote:
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> > Of course, this means I have the task of researching what
> > it's going to take
> > to localize our docs. I am not sure where to start. Anyone
> > know of any good
> > resources on the subject? Books, websites, etc. Anyone know of any
> > consultants or companies that localize docs that you could
> > recommend? Any
> > other suggestions, hints, tips, warnings, cautions, or
> > pointers in the right
> > direction would be helpful.
> >
> > I am particularly interested in anything that would help me
> > estimate the
> > cost of translation. Even just rough ballpark figures for
> page or word
> > counts.
>
> It's a lot of work to figure out a ballpark estimate for translation
> costs, but there are a few ways to make rough guesses about your
> proposed costs.
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