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When Time Is Money

When a person or company needs a translation, they often believe that the most cost-effective and simple way is to do it themselves. Someone knows someone who speaks the language

September 28, 2010

The Translation of Comic Books

The different types of translations have different types of complexities and, on this occasion, I will make a brief review of the problems that may face a translator of comic

September 22, 2010

Online Translation Services on Television?

And since technology does not rest … now it appears that search engines will add translation services to different devices. When a user uploads a video to the Web, in

September 21, 2010

Common Translation Errors

There is, unfortunately, the general thought that anyone who speaks English (or any other language) is able to translate.It is essential to understand that, in general, a translator is a

September 16, 2010

Maria Moliner

As mentioned in previous articles, the task of the editor is correcting the translation on the basis of grammatical rules, among other indicators of quality and professionalism. An important source,

September 13, 2010

Free Software Solutions

In previous posts, we made a brief introduction to free operating systems and some of the many free alternatives to licensed software. While these free options are not new on

September 10, 2010

Examples of Final Revision

The classic example of the final review is to check the text that appears below images. Since nouns in English do not denote gender, when translating to Spanish, it is

September 8, 2010

Dubbing in Movies and Television Shows

In an earlier post, I spoke about subtitling in the film and television industry. Today I will address the issue of dubbing. A definition of dubbing would be: 1. In

September 2, 2010

The Varieties of Fonts as Aspects of Culture

In a previous article we made an introduction of the many challenges for technology as it aims to respond to cultural needs. Today we would like to make a brief

September 1, 2010

Transcription and Translation of Audio and Video Files

For the translation of an audio or video file, the first step in the process is transcription. But first we must have an understanding of what to transcribe. It is

August 31, 2010

Technology and Cultural Aspects

While we are all globalized, there are certain day-to-day intrinsic cultural factors that are imposed on the phenomenon of globalization. These are factors that respond to cultural values and principles

August 30, 2010

Final Revision Stage

Just as we addressed the service of editing translations in previous articles, today I would like to explain what the final revision of the translation project is. The first stage

August 27, 2010

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