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Does a structure/style comparison tool between original and translation exist?
Thread poster: Anduril
Anduril
Anduril
Germany
German to Italian
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Jan 27, 2022

Hi,
I want to compare several translations in Spanish with their German Original.
The German original will be in odt (but I could use an equivalent) and have:
- the correct paragraph styles (H1, H2, H3, etc., quotations, default paragraph style,)
- the correct character styles (italics/emphasis being the most important)
- blank lines among paragraphs when they appear in the original
I am looking for a tool that
- compares the styles/structure of the two ... See more
Hi,
I want to compare several translations in Spanish with their German Original.
The German original will be in odt (but I could use an equivalent) and have:
- the correct paragraph styles (H1, H2, H3, etc., quotations, default paragraph style,)
- the correct character styles (italics/emphasis being the most important)
- blank lines among paragraphs when they appear in the original
I am looking for a tool that
- compares the styles/structure of the two documents
and either
- shows where the differences are
and/or
- helps to reproduce the style of the original in the translation
Do you know if something of the sort exists, paid or free?
Thanks a lot in advance,
Daniel ▲ Collapse
 
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Member (2009)
English to Croatian
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Trados can process .odt files Jan 27, 2022

You can import .odt files in SDL Trados Studio (there’s a free trial version).

I believe you can do most of the things you listed in Trados bilinguial review (not completely sure though). Or align files, create a TM and then move forward with that TM.

A while ago, there ... See more
You can import .odt files in SDL Trados Studio (there’s a free trial version).

I believe you can do most of the things you listed in Trados bilinguial review (not completely sure though). Or align files, create a TM and then move forward with that TM.

A while ago, there was a topic that may help you. Check here: https://www.proz.com/forum/trados_support/354986-sdl_trados_studio_2019_newbie_question_how_to_review_already_translated_word_documents.html

Other than that, there may be some specialized structure tools out there.

[Edited at 2022-01-27 16:56 GMT] ▲ Collapse


Christine Andersen
 
Anduril
Anduril
Germany
German to Italian
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TOPIC STARTER
SDL Trados Studio and previous topic thread Jan 28, 2022

Thanks a lot, both suggestions make sense. I am looking into both further.
 


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