| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | XTM Cloud - has anyone used it? Thread poster: Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
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Per Riise (X) 
Norway
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English to Norwegian
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| XTM for Mac users | Aug 11, 2011 |
Just made the switch from Trados to XTM Cloud. So far, it seems like the best thing I've done in ages. As an OS X user, I had to rely on virtualization to be able to use Trados, and I've been looking for an alternative for a looooong time, discarding Wordfast Pro, Heartsome and similar applications in the process. XTM Cloud is pretty intuitive, once you rid yourself of the Trados mindset, and, for a web based interface, it's pretty snappy. QA is not as extensive as in some of the most popular CA... See more Just made the switch from Trados to XTM Cloud. So far, it seems like the best thing I've done in ages. As an OS X user, I had to rely on virtualization to be able to use Trados, and I've been looking for an alternative for a looooong time, discarding Wordfast Pro, Heartsome and similar applications in the process. XTM Cloud is pretty intuitive, once you rid yourself of the Trados mindset, and, for a web based interface, it's pretty snappy. QA is not as extensive as in some of the most popular CAT tools, but it works, and the concordance and suggestion tools available seem to work better for me, than the ones offered in Trados Studio. File conversion is not foolproof, but their support is very helpful. It takes a little time to set all the parameters associated with each client, but once it's done, it's very easy to create projects. Word count / analysis and progress measuring is easier and faster than in Trados Studio! It supports all the file formats that I work with (and many more) - Microsoft Office, InDesign, XML, and HTML, as well as XLIFF and TTX for those who rely on agencies sending out Trados formats.
In summary, performance is fast, no stability issues so far (knock on wood), and usability is different, but definitely not harder than Trados/SDLX......I think I just got myself a new CAT tool . ▲ Collapse
| | | | Rox-Edling
Germany
Local time: 15:59
Spanish to German
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| Have you ever tried ...? | Aug 22, 2011 |
Some months ago an agency wanted me to proof a text in XTM. I just found it terrifyingly slow and not very handsome. If anybody woul ask me to translate something in XTM, I would not do it.
Indeed XTM has the advantage of being accessible from anywhere, surely the future of most applications we use today. I do not know the number of clients XTM has, but I assume that server capacities are not broad enough (and how about the "acid test" with - let's say - a 40.000 words' doc or a TM ... See more Some months ago an agency wanted me to proof a text in XTM. I just found it terrifyingly slow and not very handsome. If anybody woul ask me to translate something in XTM, I would not do it.
Indeed XTM has the advantage of being accessible from anywhere, surely the future of most applications we use today. I do not know the number of clients XTM has, but I assume that server capacities are not broad enough (and how about the "acid test" with - let's say - a 40.000 words' doc or a TM with > 50.000 segments?)
But have you ever tried memoQ (officially supported in Parallels) or Swordfish (if you do not want to use a VM - it is much better than Heartsome)? In my humble opinion, both offer the best solutions for translators on a Mac.
Best regards
Torsten ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Soon to try it... | Dec 1, 2011 |
Hi all!
I will soon try the version of XTM cloud. At the moment I am trying MemoQ's trial version. What's really interesting with XTM is the price. With MemoQ, after the first year there is a 20% annual fee for updates and support (app. €120/year). So, including the initial fee for MemoQ I could probably use XTM for over 5 years before spending that much using XTM. The question I have is: are other CATs such as MemoQ or Trados really a lot more performant?
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