| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: With which file format do you most prefer to work? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "With which file format do you most prefer to work?".
This poll was originally submitted by Edward Potter. View the poll results »
| | | | | .doc or .docx for Wordfast | Jun 5, 2012 |
I use Wordfast Classic within MS Word. Every other format is fiddly and I usually end up having to convert or copy it into a Word file. I much prefer simply receiving a Word file to translate.
| | | | David Wright 
Austria
Local time: 18:00
German to English
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| | As long as it's not a PDF file... | Jun 5, 2012 |
all editable file formats will do.
PDF files usually require a lot of processing after conversion for which I often find that clients are not willing to pay.
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Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 18:00
Member (2006)
German to English
but 95% TagEditor files for filling my TM. But also depends on what I am translating
| | | | Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:00
Member (2009)
Spanish to English
As long as Trados can handle it.
| | | | Andrea Munhoz
Brazil
Local time: 13:00
Portuguese to English
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Nowadays, I work with subtitles, so none of the above.
But in the (also) good old days, Word, of course.
| | | | Gudrun Maydorn (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:00
English to German
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| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Jun 5, 2012 |
My Wordfast Classic is happy with all 3 of them and so am I.
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| Quite frankly? Video! | Jun 5, 2012 |
It is the format that has the least 'misbehaving' software (e.g. MS Word) of all.
In spite of the countless video container formats, codecs, screen sizes and formats, when I find the solution - and there is always one - it works! No compulsory frustration.
Word is the industry standard, yet it misbehaves all the time, either on its own, or due to some obscure setting in an umpteenth-level menu.
PageMaker's behavior is thoroughly reliable, however it's obsol... See more It is the format that has the least 'misbehaving' software (e.g. MS Word) of all.
In spite of the countless video container formats, codecs, screen sizes and formats, when I find the solution - and there is always one - it works! No compulsory frustration.
Word is the industry standard, yet it misbehaves all the time, either on its own, or due to some obscure setting in an umpteenth-level menu.
PageMaker's behavior is thoroughly reliable, however it's obsolete, superseded by InDesign. Astound Presentation was immensely superior to PowerPoint, however it was dead and buried before the Windows shift from 98SE to XP put an end to its functional glitches.
So whenever it's video, apart from enlarging out-of-focus, small, blurry images, and improving audio that is too far beyond salvage, anything is possible. ▲ Collapse
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 18:00
Spanish to English
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I agree with Gudrun - Word/Excel/PP work fine with WF Classic.
MS office is still the industry standard, like it or lump it. While I agree with the Open Office ethos in principle, I'm not terribly fond of .odt, because although it is more or less compatible with Word, many standard tools and programs only work with MS Office, so for practical reasons I stick with it. This doesn't mean I wouldn't like another option, but I like the tools I already use and want formats that I can wor... See more I agree with Gudrun - Word/Excel/PP work fine with WF Classic.
MS office is still the industry standard, like it or lump it. While I agree with the Open Office ethos in principle, I'm not terribly fond of .odt, because although it is more or less compatible with Word, many standard tools and programs only work with MS Office, so for practical reasons I stick with it. This doesn't mean I wouldn't like another option, but I like the tools I already use and want formats that I can work with easily and quickly. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | PowerPoint trouble | Jun 5, 2012 |
neilmac wrote:
I agree with Gudrun - Word/Excel/PP work fine with WF Classic.
I don't mind using Excel with WF Classic, although I still prefer Word, but I don't get on very well with WF Classic in PP. I find there are often hidden frames that WF doesn't find. By the time I go through, find them and translate them separately, I'd rather just copy everything into Word.
| | | | Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 17:00
Member (2007)
English
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David Wright wrote:
and only Word!!!
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Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 12:00
English to Spanish
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| Other, as in 'any format will do.' | Jun 5, 2012 |
Gone are the days when I was limited to translate MS Office files. Gone are the days when I couldn't do a thing with a PDF file, other than OCR it or copy text from it.
Thanks to CAT and TEnT tools, I can handle most formats, from Word to XML to PHP.
As for PDF files, I usually ask the client to provide me with the native file the PDF was created from: Quark Xpress, InDesign, etc. I find it easier to handle the native files in my CAT/TEnT tool.
| | | | Erik Matson
Thailand
Local time: 23:00
English to Norwegian
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I can accept and work with any and all formats (thanks, SDL), however I primarily specialize in technical translations, and prefer to work with TTX.
There is a very good reason why this old, native Trados Workbench bilingual format is still around and still the industry standard in use by most of the agencies I work for. It's because it's incredibly reliable and consistent, especially for heavily tagged source documents.
If it isn't pre-segmented, the first thing I do ... See more I can accept and work with any and all formats (thanks, SDL), however I primarily specialize in technical translations, and prefer to work with TTX.
There is a very good reason why this old, native Trados Workbench bilingual format is still around and still the industry standard in use by most of the agencies I work for. It's because it's incredibly reliable and consistent, especially for heavily tagged source documents.
If it isn't pre-segmented, the first thing I do with a TTX file is to segment it in Trados Workbench. Next I translate it in SDL Trados Studio 2011. If it comes pre-segmented by the agency/client/outsourcer, even better!
I wouldn't dream of working in a MS Word environment anymore - not with Trados Workbench, and DEFINITELY not with Wordfast Classic. Come on, this is 2012... ▲ Collapse
| | | | Clara Chassany
Finland
Local time: 19:00
Member (2012)
Finnish to French
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| Good old Word | Jun 5, 2012 |
Until now it's the easiest format to handle for me.
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