What you need to know about post-editing

⮚      What is post-editing?

Post-editing is process of correcting the results of machine translation (MT). This is the process of correcting the results machine translation (MT), by a person called a post-editor (or translator in our case).

⮚      How is it different from "human" translation?

For post-editing, machine translation production is a prerequisite. Unlike a translator who uses a previous translation as a reference for a new translation, the

machine translation engine produces a translation from scratch and the result is corrected by a post-editor.

⮚      The purpose of post-editing

The aim is to reduce translation costs and shorten delivery times. The continuous improvement in the quality of machine translation means that it is attracting attention as new translation option.

⮚      What level of quality are you looking for?

Translation errors, such as terminology mistakes and omissions, are avoided, but there are some things that are difficult to apply in post-editing, such as translation fluency, proper nouns and technical terms. The quality required for the target language is agreed and determined

with the customer before starting the project.

⮚      Do you have a price list?

No, I don't. Post-editing work will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, as it depends heavily on the results of the machine translation engine used and the level of quality agreed with the customer. The TRADOS system is used, but the fee schedule does not apply as this is not a translation.

"human".

⮚      What happens if the customer doesn't use a translation engine?

You can make the most of your existing translation resources and combine them with machine translation engine.

If the customer doesn't use one, we offer the translation engine we use.

Important points about post-editing

As post-editing is based on machine translation, if the result of machine translation is inconsistent, the quality of the translation produced by post-editing may not be optimum. What's more, no matter how much editing a post-editor performs, the final result will resemble

machine translation. For this reason, it is not suitable for all documents.

⮚      Appropriate use of post-editing

-  Manuals for internal use

-  Information gathering documents

-  Documents for subsequent internal review

⮚      Unsuitable use of post-editing

-  External documents such as press releases and user

-  Documents requiring strict precision in technical terms and proper names

-  Documents requiring "fluid" translation

Our AI & POST-EDITION service: how does it work? 

⮚      Survey

First of all, we'll ask you about your translation projects on a case-by-case basis.

At this stage, we also check whether the document and its content are suitable for post-editing.

If the customer doesn't have a machine translation engine, we can perform post-editing and machine translation.

The machine translation we use is not 'Google Translate', and content will be deleted once the machine translation has been completed in the translation engine. The content therefore remains confidential, which poses no security problem.

Free samples will be provided to determine the desired level of quality.

⮚      Free sample offer

We'll do post-editing and provide free samples of real projects.

The sample is limited to a few pages. Only when you are satisfied with the desired quality can you make a formal request.

⮚      Quotation and order

Once the content of the job has been agreed, we will provide an estimate including price and delivery date.

⮚      Delivery and after-sales service

Microsoft Office and other layout software are also available if required (in combination with Trados or independently).

A workflow that uses various translation tools (SDL TRADOS Studio) to apply translation memory (TM) and machine translation (MT), can improve the efficiency of future

translations.