Working with PDF files, session 2

Knowing the right tools and methods can save hours of tedious manual work when converting PDF files to an editable format, or when trying to reuse PDF content for translation memories, glossaries, etc.

Increasingly clients send work for translation in the form of PDF files.  This webinar will show you how to convert text-based and graphics-based PDF files to editable file formats, such as Word and Excel. We will discuss the factors that affect conversion results and how those results can be improved. The conversion capabilities and limitations of various tools, such as Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat Professional, ABBYY PDF Transformer, and ABBYY FineReader as well as translation environment tools (or CAT tools) such as Trados Studio, will also be reviewed. A brief demonstration on how to create translation memories from PDF files using LogiTerm AlignFactory will also be included.

Speaker:

Tuomas Kostiainen, a native of Finland, is an ATA-certified English to Finnish translator specializing in technical and medical translations and has given numerous workshops and presentations on Trados, and PDF files and tools.

First broadcast: December 2011

Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes