Frequently Asked Questions
Translation and Localization
- What is translation?
- What is Localization?
- How does localization differ from straight translation?
- What is document translation?
- What is software translation?
- What is software localization (l10n)?
- What is web site localization and translation?
- Why do you need localization services?
- What is the standard localization process and why is not translating enough?
- What are the different types of localization services?
- What is the definition of internationalization and how does it relate to localization?
- Why pay for localization services if some distributors offer them for free?
- Why pay for translation services instead of using free automatic translation?
- Why pay a localization company when I can do it internally?
- Are you able to download our website to localize it?
- Why do you need your website localized?
- What kind of documents can you proofread and edit?
- What is specialized translation?
- Why Opticentre is right for you when it comes to document translation?
- Why choose Opticentre for Desktop Publishing Localization and File Translation?
- Why work with Opticentre and not with one of the larger companies?
- What is the process of multimedia localization?
- Authoring Tools and Technologies?
- What is translation memory?
- Why use TM?
- A note on TMX?
- Preparing Documentation for Localization?
- Preparing Help for localization?
- Graphics localization?
- Help Testing and Engineering?
- Basic terminology?
Our Services
- Professional Translation Services
- Multilingual Desktop Publishing
- DITA and XML Content Management
- Localization
- Voice over, Dubbing & Subtitling
- Website Optimization
- Software Testing
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is internationalization?
- InDesign through Trados StoryCollector?
- History of Desktop publishing?
- Translating Assets and Tasks Offline?
- How To Load An External Text File Into Flash For Dynamic Webpages?
- What is Interleaf?
- How to convert an .idu file to Quicksilver 3.0 format?
- What is an STF file?
- How to prepare a QuarkXPress project for translation?
- Working with Story Collector in QuarkXPress?
- Problems with True Type fonts from Quark 7 to Quark 6?
- Setting Up Service Desk?
- InDesign CS crashes when you try to open an INX file from InDesign CS2?