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| | | | | No, I have no need | Feb 4, 2023 |
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| | | | Baran Keki 
Türkiye
Local time: 17:24
Member
English to Turkish
| Just out of interest | Feb 4, 2023 |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:
I'm a
If I remember correctly, you said you were translating EU documents, don't you ever get files that contain repetitions, similar paragraphs with different names and dates etc.? Do you copy/paste stuff all the time? Haven't you ever considered that a translation memory (created by yourself) might be useful for translating similar texts? Or have you been getting different texts every time in your 40+ year career?
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| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 14:24
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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I have been using Trados Studio since 2008 and I always upgrade it to the latest versions. I have no need to have more CAT tools.
However, I would like to improve and develop my skills on Logiterm.
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First of all, I used a CAT tool when I was working as staff translator and I hated it, most of all because of all the time wasted aligning documents (I know things evolved in the meanwhile). None of my regular long-standing clients require me to use CAT tools. I have a good client’s base and I’m well past retiring years, so as long as they are happy with my work, I’m glad to continue working. Of course, some potential new clients go away as soon as I say I don’t work with CAT tools, but ... See more First of all, I used a CAT tool when I was working as staff translator and I hated it, most of all because of all the time wasted aligning documents (I know things evolved in the meanwhile). None of my regular long-standing clients require me to use CAT tools. I have a good client’s base and I’m well past retiring years, so as long as they are happy with my work, I’m glad to continue working. Of course, some potential new clients go away as soon as I say I don’t work with CAT tools, but I must also say that I had one or two new clients who came to me because they heard I don’t use CAT tools. In some cases, my customers (and some peers) send me an export file for me to revise. Anyway, most of the documents I translate have no repetitions except within themselves and over the years I developed my own method of dealing with those. The growing translation mechanization and automation worry me greatly. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody. It's just my way…
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Which is why every software maker wants me to believe that yearly subscriptions and SaaS variants have many more benefit$ than local installs.
Latest Trados upgrade Nov 2021
Cafetran May 2020
Latest MemoQ upgrade Feb 2013
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With Trados Studio, I like to stick to the version I have until SDL/RWS stop supporting it or have a compelling promo on their latest version. I must admit, I did actually use one such compelling promo to upgrade to Studio 2021 early, though it was actually worth it because 2019 was technically inferior. I sure hope they will manage to fix Studio's horrible memory management by the next major update.
For the other locally installed CAT tools I use, my clients either assign server licenses ... See more With Trados Studio, I like to stick to the version I have until SDL/RWS stop supporting it or have a compelling promo on their latest version. I must admit, I did actually use one such compelling promo to upgrade to Studio 2021 early, though it was actually worth it because 2019 was technically inferior. I sure hope they will manage to fix Studio's horrible memory management by the next major update.
For the other locally installed CAT tools I use, my clients either assign server licenses (memoQ) or send me an annual license key (WordFast), so I never spent a single cent on those. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:24
Member (2008)
Italian to English
ProZ.com Staff wrote:
This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you purchased a CAT tool in the last 12 months?". View the poll results »
No. Why are you asking?
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Nikolay Novitskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:24
Member (2018)
English to Russian
No, OmegaT is the best and it's free.
And I will surely donate to them when PayPal becomes available once again.
| | | | Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 11:24
Member (2005)
English to Spanish
If a CAT tool is required, I use the memoQ or TextUnited platforms provided by my regular clients. No need to purchase a licence.
| | | | Stepan Konev
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:24
English to Russian
One point is missing: No, cause I am banned from services
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buy MemoQ because a client recommended me to buy it with a discount offered specifically for their translators. Before that, I was using one of their licenses and I think it wasn't a convenient practice for them. I have not used it for any other client yet.
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| There is life without licenses and various permits | Feb 5, 2023 |
Stepan Konev wrote:
One point is missing: No, cause I am banned from services
Stefan, you are forced to start using free open source software like OmegaT (or DGT-OmegaT), Okapiframework, OPUS-CAT and other software and services. I am retired and have been doing this for twenty years. I love it when dogs (MT engines/models) and cats (CATs) get along and live together. I have them at home and in my computers.
Milan
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 15:24
French to English
No, it's really not useful for the creative stuff I do.
Recently, I was translating a text for an artist's website, and suddenly remembered translating a sentence before. I went back to find that sentence: my previous translation was correct, but I had found a much better translation this time. I promptly changed the previous translation and sent this new version when I delivered the new text.
The client later wrote back, sending another batch of texts, and mentioned ... See more No, it's really not useful for the creative stuff I do.
Recently, I was translating a text for an artist's website, and suddenly remembered translating a sentence before. I went back to find that sentence: my previous translation was correct, but I had found a much better translation this time. I promptly changed the previous translation and sent this new version when I delivered the new text.
The client later wrote back, sending another batch of texts, and mentioned that she'd talked with a translator who'd explained about CAT tools and how they can be useful in this kind of situation.
I wrote back explaining that had I used a CAT tool, it probably wouldn't have picked up the previous translation since the new sentence was only about 30% similar to the previous one. And had it picked it up, I'd have just used that previous sentence without wondering whether it could be improved upon. So my method was perhaps more laborious, but the result was that much better.
Also, dealing with all the document prep, going through QA dealing with finicky formatting problems caused by the CAT tool's tags, etc. is far too much hassle just to pick up one repeated sentence - this is the first time I have had a repetition after several years of working with this client.
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Trados 2022, just to be sure that the compatibility with CafeTran Espresso hasn't been broken, and to be able to download GroupShare and WorldServer packages for translation in CafeTran Espresso.
SDLXLIFF is still leading with German machine builders, mostly via Schema ST4.
[Edited at 2023-02-06 08:07 GMT]
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