ialexangulo Flat Image Localization, Dubbing & Subtitling Flat image localization, dubbing and subtitling are an essential part of bringing movies, shows and videos to audiences around the world. I personally do not love dubbed movies, however, subtitles have become a go-to for watching movies, shows or series on Netflix that I would otherwise never watch, like … Read more
In this pilot project, I worked with my colleagues Raina Carroll and Lea Bruzzo Delgadillo, to find a solution for our (fictitious) client, a well-known Language Service Provider (LSP) in the localization industry, who was looking to purchase a Translation Management Systems (TMS). Client Needs & Requirements Our client provided services in over 30 languages … Read more
From Screenshots to Photoshop to InDesign My original plan for this case study was to convert a Kindle eBook into an ePUB. I chose a Kindle book that is not currently available in Spanish: Unstoppable Me! by author Wayne Dyer. Wayne encourages people to be aware of the thoughts they harness and their effect on … Read more
Introduction In this pilot project, together with my MIIS colleagues Lea Bruzzo Delgadillo and Raina Carroll, we created a fictitious company, Excel Localization Services (XLS), and proposed and implemented a pilot project to the director of localization of a renowned journal of Latin American Studies (our fictitious client). Our client needed help choosing the most … Read more
Bialetti Translation and Localization Simulation Project In this project simulation I worked with my colleagues Eunji Hamnet and Nektaria Notaridou to provide end-to-end translation and localization services for our global client Bialetti through our mock company LOCALE LAB. In this post I will share the steps we followed and lessons learned in providing translation and … Read more
A regular expression or Regex, as they are more commonly known, is a sequence of characters in a certain pattern that can be used to find or find/replace strings. Regex is very useful when you are conducting QA on your content. Regex can be used with the following CAT tools: memoQ, Wordfast, and Trados Studio. … Read more
Background & Need The client was seeking a low-cost, efficient and easy solution to update her website with the purpose of ultimately increasing her target market as a professional cello player. The client did not have a Content Management System (CMS). Hence, was not able to regularly update her site. The client also wanted to … Read more
