Machine Translation
One of the most important revolutions in the language services industry over the past decade has been in the area of machine translation (MT). Systems like Google Translate have become ubiquitous in recent years, allowing consumers access to large volumes of content that exist in non-English languages on the Internet. Google Translate has also made international communication easier, allowing for quick (if not always pretty) translations in email messages and online forums and social media platforms.
New technologies are emerging all the time, with specially trained MT engines that can provide much higher quality translated output than the “free” services like Google Translate. These MT engines are typically developed to fit specific technical subject areas (e.g., chemical patents) and language pairs.
Our Machine Translation Solutions
Translation Source has adopted a variety of MT solutions to our comprehensive language service offerings. Our MT solutions include the following options:
Machine Translation (MT)
Ideal for large volumes of documents for internal or review purposes that do not require professional-level quality. Based on the initial MT output, clients may then select certain documents/files for full professional translation.
Human-Assisted Machine Translation (HAMT)
This option includes machine translated output, backed by specially trained human editors who work to improve the initial machine translation. This option provides a more “polished” solution than pure machine translation.
Customized MT Engine Development
For clients with a longer-term strategy tied to machine translation, our developers, linguists, and subject matter experts (SMEs) will work with you to build a proprietary MT engine based on subject matter and language pair/direction.
MT and HAMT offers a number of benefits to clients
Turnaround Times
You can quickly translate large volumes of content that would take human translators days or weeks to complete.
Customization
MT engines can be trained over time as the corpus of translated content grows, through input from the human editors, and additional development. This translates to greater accuracy and further cost savings over time after initial development costs.
Cost
While specialized machine translation and HAMT isn’t free, it is often less costly than full human translation.
However, it is important to note MT is not applicable to all types of projects and file types. To discuss MT options with one of our professional Project Managers, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
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