cat tools and macs Thread poster: Nickolas Woods (X)
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Nickolas Woods (X)
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hi general question in that i have heard that cat tools are not available for macs, or is that just trados? any help here greatly appreciated. ps how do you deal with missing out on an easy translation job because you were on the phone?!?!?
| | | | gianfranco 
Brazil
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| I've moved your thread | Aug 29, 2006 |
Nickolas Woods wrote:
hi general question in that i have heard that cat tools are not available for macs, or is that just trados? any help here greatly appreciated.
Dear Nickolas,
I've moved your topic here, where all Mac aficionados tend to hang about...
ps how do you deal with missing out on an easy translation job because you were on the phone?!?!?
Perhaps it would be better to post it separately, as not to mix pears with apples
bye
Gianfranco
[Edited at 2006-08-29 17:21]
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
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Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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| Wordfast and OmegaT | Aug 29, 2006 |
Nickolas Woods wrote:
I have heard that CAT tools are not available for Macs...
Wordfast works on Mac (requires Microsoft Word). OmegaT works on Mac (requires Java 1.5). Any web-based CAT tool will work if you have the right browser installed.
| | | | Marc P (X)
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| cat tools and macs | Aug 29, 2006 |
CAT tools which will also run on the Mac:
Wordfast: www.wordfast.net/champollion.net
OmegaT: www.omegat.org
Heartsome: www.heartsome.net
All of these are used by at least some Mac users. Wordfast... See more CAT tools which will also run on the Mac:
Wordfast: www.wordfast.net/champollion.net
OmegaT: www.omegat.org
Heartsome: www.heartsome.net
All of these are used by at least some Mac users. Wordfast is probably the most popular, not only in absolute terms but also in terms of Mac users (with the possible exception of the virtual machine solution).
There is also Appleglot, which is specifically for the Mac platform and which I therefore know very little about. From what I've heard it's intended more for localization than for document translation.
There are also other, less well known CAT tools which may run on the Mac but which to my knowledge no one has tested: Transolution and OLT spring to mind.
Some users use a virtual machine to run Windows on the Mac, and then run Trados on top of it.
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| | Nickolas Woods (X)
France
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TOPIC STARTER
That's great starting information, everyone. I am not totally sure about CAT tools in the first place, thinking that nothing is better than the real mind, but if it makes some of the initial mental process easier, especially in terms of technical or legal terminology, than that could save a good deal of time. Best wishes, all! Nick Woods
| | | | | CAT on the Mac | Sep 12, 2006 |
I confirm what Fernando said: Parallels+Win XP on Mac OS X. I have Trados+Teamworks and Wordfast installed. DVX is soon to come as soon as I can get a USB dongle. Only real problem I have is the somewhat erratic behaviour of the rodent and the fact that my Wacom tablet won't work on XP under Parallels.
Wolfgang
| | | | Andrea Pinto (X)
Local time: 23:17
| any recommendations for a Mac OS X user? | Sep 23, 2006 |
Hi everybody,
First of all....I am a huge Mac fan. I started working with my mac os x almost two years ago and it's the best! No more PC for me!
My problem is (and I think more Mac users share the same problem!!) that when I see an interesting job, usually (experience with) TRADOS is required.
Yet TRADOS doesn't run on a Mac! (as far as I know?!) Meaning that mac users miss out on some fine jobs. What a bummer!
Marc, you wrote that the CAT tools men... See more Hi everybody,
First of all....I am a huge Mac fan. I started working with my mac os x almost two years ago and it's the best! No more PC for me!
My problem is (and I think more Mac users share the same problem!!) that when I see an interesting job, usually (experience with) TRADOS is required.
Yet TRADOS doesn't run on a Mac! (as far as I know?!) Meaning that mac users miss out on some fine jobs. What a bummer!
Marc, you wrote that the CAT tools mentioned below actually DO run on the Mac.
Wordfast: www.wordfast.net/champollion.net
OmegaT: www.omegat.org
Heartsome: www.heartsome.net
Can you Marc.....or anybody else tell me which one of these CAT tools is best? Or are they all quite similar? I don't know which one to install on my Mac.
Thanks!
Regards
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Marc P (X)
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| cat tools and macs | Sep 26, 2006 |
Wordfast and Heartsome are both commercial, but are also both exceptionally good value for money. OmegaT is free (really, no strings attached).
Wordfast is a plug-in for MS Word, so you work within the Word interface which is probably familiar to you. Heartsome and OmegaT both run on Java (which is why they will also run on Macs). Wordfast will feel very familiar to Trados users who are used to working with the Word interface; Heartsome and OmegaT are likely to feel unfamiliar at first, though they have certain superficial similarities to each other.
Wordfast and OmegaT are, at least initially, probably easier to use than Heartsome, though this is very subjective. Heartsome and Wordfast have more features.
A demonstration version of Wordfast is available; you can request a trial version of Heartsome; or simply download OmegaT and away you go.
I am biased, of course.
Marc
| | | | Andrea Pinto (X)
Local time: 23:17
| Better late than never... | Sep 29, 2006 |
Thank you so very much Marc for your info and recommendations .
I've decided to go for Wordfast!
Thanks again, you've been a great help.
Regards Andrea
| | | | Stefan Budrich
Germany
Local time: 23:17
Member (2005)
English to German
| DVX on Mac OS X with parallels | Apr 20, 2007 |
Wolfgang Schoene wrote:
I confirm what Fernando said: Parallels+Win XP on Mac OS X. I have Trados+Teamworks and Wordfast installed. DVX is soon to come as soon as I can get a USB dongle...
Wolfgang
Hi Wolfgang,
found your comment while searching for some hints relating to the use of DVX on Intel Macs with Parallels. The obvious question - does it work? Any specific problems?
Thanks,
Stefan Budrich
| | | | Nickolas Woods (X)
France
Local time: 23:17
French to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Speed and benefits | Apr 20, 2007 |
One question I am interested in is the following: once I am familiar with using a tool, Wordfast or whatever, what the benefits? Are we talking speed? If so, how much?
Very often, especially in German to English texts, many words have different meaning in different contexts, or you have to do a lot of interpreting to realise what is actually being meant by the strange use of a particular word, and that requires lots of research. I can't see how a CAT tool can handle any of this "organic" ... See more One question I am interested in is the following: once I am familiar with using a tool, Wordfast or whatever, what the benefits? Are we talking speed? If so, how much?
Very often, especially in German to English texts, many words have different meaning in different contexts, or you have to do a lot of interpreting to realise what is actually being meant by the strange use of a particular word, and that requires lots of research. I can't see how a CAT tool can handle any of this "organic" work that needs to be carried out to produce a decent tranny. I would like to hear some experiences of how a CAT tool has changed the lives of some translators. It may help convince me to buy one... Thanks! ▲ Collapse
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Emma Gledhill
Switzerland
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| Hope this helps somewhat | Apr 26, 2007 |
Nickolas Woods wrote:
One question I am interested in is the following: once I am familiar with using a tool, Wordfast or whatever, what the benefits? Are we talking speed? If so, how much?
For example, if you have a repetitive text it saves you having to keep scrolling back and forward through tens or hundreds of pages
I can't see how a CAT tool can handle any of this "organic" work that needs to be carried out to produce a decent tranny.
It doesn't stop you having to do this research the first time. It does stop you having to do it the second, third, fifith etc. time when you've forgotten the results of the first search (e.g. on a large job lasting weeks)
I think you have a misconception of the amount of automation with CAT tools. They do not take away the "artistry" if you like, but they do act as a superb reference. You do the work, the CAT tool stores it for future use, effectively.
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