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Wordfast Pro
Description de Wordfast Pro
Wordfast Pro (WFP) est un outil de mémoire de traduction autonome et indépendant de la plateforme, conçu pour les traducteurs individuels ainsi que pour les fournisseurs de services linguistiques et les entreprises. WFP fonctionne sur plusieurs plateformes (Windows et Mac), offre un éditeur WYSIWYG et permet le traitement des fichiers par lots à haute vitesse, en plus de la création de paquets de projets pour une gestion fluide des traductions. WFP peut gérer pratiquement tous les formats de fichiers, y compris les fichiers MS Office, html, xml, InDesign et FrameMaker.
Qui utilise Wordfast Pro ?
Le logiciel offre des solutions puissantes basées sur le bureau, le serveur et le web, conçues pour répondre aux besoins des traducteurs individuels, des agences de traduction, des entreprises et des établissements d'enseignement du monde entier.
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Good choice of CAT tool!
Commentaires : I started out using Wordfast Pro 3 in 2010, and was pretty satisfied, and have now moved on to WFP 5 which is even better in my opinion.
Avantages :
Wordfast Pro is one of the only Mac-compatible CAT tools on the market. It is regularly updated and good value for money in terms of the gain of time for productivity. There are Facebook and Yahoo user groups to help you with any queries you might have (as well as a hotline, although I've rarely had to use it), and a demo version if you want to try WFP out for free first.
Inconvénients :
Some compatibility problems when working with colleagues or agencies who use different CAT tools. But in my case this is the exception rather than the norm. On starting I generally need to launch it at least twice (if not more) for it start without crashing.
My main platform
Commentaires : Wordfast Pro is my main CAT app which Have been literally using on a daily basis. It is the only one that natively runs on a Mac and that's the reason that I initially invested in it. App is compatible with Trados and most (if not all) file formats which are used in the translation industry. I have a ton of projects, all my TM and term bases and Wordfast manages all of that for me.
Avantages :
Wordfast Pro has amazing customer service. They literally respond with ready-to-implement solutions within minutes. It works with all file types.
Inconvénients :
The user interface (As fast as colours are concerned) feels somewhat antiquated. Some options which apply to a file within a project are available from the project perspective only. Some other options (for example to export Trados return package) are available only upon the closure of a project which feels somewhat strange as all the other options are available from the main project window). The app offers a plethora of options (even local OCR) and I feel that new functions have been continuously added over time and that's why sometimes their location feels illogical.
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il y a 2 ans
Thanks for the feedback, Przemek! I'll be sure to pass it along to the hotline support team.
Wordfast - fair value for money - and works on both PC and MAC
Commentaires : Enhances my speed and quality as translator - works both on my mac and PC. Does most of the file formats on the markets fairly easy. Much cheaper than most other CAT tools
Avantages :
Easy to use the simple features good efficiency and quick translations
Inconvénients :
Support is not useful in any way - actually the best and quickest support is a user forum on Facebook
A perfectly serviceable CAT tool
Commentaires : A colleague of mine who has worked with other CAT tools described WF Pro as a pasta maker--you need to keep putting things in, let it churn, and then it spits other things out. It takes a while to learn which specific rules are important to WF, otherwise it will return errors and hold the project hostage. At different stages of the process, file naming conventions matter. At other stages, the location of the files matter. It takes a lot of trial and error in the beginning to work through these quirks, but like any CAT tool, the more time you put into learning it, the better off you'll be, as we have found these quirks to at least be consistent.
Avantages :
Once the quirks are understood, the program is fairly predictable and robust. It serves to help us maintain consistency and lower costs when feasible on large, repeated translation projects.
Inconvénients :
The version we use lacks some of the modern add ons that are now offered by the competitive products. For example, we needed to write our own script for working with JSON files, which can be natively handled by other CAT tools without any special customization.
Mac-friendly, user-friendly, productivity-friendly!
Commentaires : It boosts productivity with its filtering features (I can translate all the short segments at the end of a long day if I'm not feeling particularly on top of my game), it also allows me to use Google Translate for machine translation post-editing jobs. It is a dream to use on my Mac, and I don't need to worry about Parallels or any Windows environment.
Avantages :
I like most that it's quick and easy to use, and that it works perfectly on a Mac. One other thing I love about Wordfast is that it has enabled me to continue working with a client who had required Trados.
Inconvénients :
Sometimes there are unexplained errors and I don't always understand the messages. And it does occasionally crash for no apparent reason.
