SDL Trados Studio 2011 VS Wordfast-PRO - Pros and Cons

Formats: Webinar presentations
Online training
Topics: Software, tools & computing
Wordfast training
Course summary
Start time:Sep 18, 2013 14:00 GMT     Add to calendar

Duration: 150 minutes.

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Language:English
Summary:Do you want to know the pros and cons of each cat tool before buying any it? Main differences between SDL Trados Studio 2011 and Wordfast-PRO
Description
In this webinar we will compare the two most popular CAT TOOLS (SDL Trados Studio 2011 vs Wordfast-PRO) showing you the main differences about the concept of Projects and how to exchange between them TMs and TermaBases (Glossaries) of different formats.
Target audience
Freelancers starting in the translation industry.
Experienced freelancers who want to expand their knowledge about CAT TOOLS.
Outsources who want to get familiar with major CAT TOOLS.
Project managers that want to learn new techniques to improve their performance.
Learning objectives
You will learn how to deal with TMs and Glossaries with the different CAT TOOLS (SDL Trados Studio 2011 and Wordfast-PRO).
How to exchange TMs and Glossaries between the two softwares.
Different concept of Projects
Pros and Cos of both CAT TOOLS
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of your Operative System and of MS-Office programs.
Basic knowledge of CAT TOOLS
Program
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Comparison of Project Creation
Comparison of TM creation and management
Comparison of Glossary creation and management
Comparison of major features and settings
How to exchange glossary and TM files between the 2 softwares
Registration and payment information
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Software and system requirements
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Virtual platform system requirements

For PC-based Users:

• Required: Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Required: Internet Explorer® 7.0 or newer, Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Recommended: Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM (recommended)

For Mac®-based Users:

• Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 – Leopard® or newer
• Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Required: Intel processor (1GB of RAM or better recommended)

To Use VoIP (microphone and speakers or headset):

• Required: Fast Internet connection (384 kbps or more recommended)
• Required: speakers or headset (USB headset recommended)
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

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Created by
 Paolo Sebastiani    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Paolo Sebastiani is an English-Italian, French-Italian and German-Italian Professional Translator with over 20 years of experience in Italy and abroad. He obtained his first University degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Urbino in 1991 and his second University degree in Political Studies, at the same University in the year 2000. He founded his Translation Agency, Eurolingua, in 1994 and since then has been working as translator, interpreter and Cat-Tool official Trainer. He has organized many in-person training courses about Wordfast, SDL Trados and Atril Dejavu in different Italian towns and as a ProZ.com Professional Trainer, has run many Wordfast-PRO, Wordfast-Classic and Wordfast-Anywhere training sessions for progressive knowledge acquisition with excellent feedbacks.
Paolo lives in Rimini, Italy
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