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Alternative to InDesign, worth it?
Thread poster: Jose Fernandez
Jose Fernandez
Jose Fernandez
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Sep 13, 2018

Hello,

At our company, we are wondering if there is another application that can handle InDesign files (INDD). We get a lot of jobs that use this format, and we are looking for a more cost-effective solution to Adobe's subscription service. Are there any other applications that could replace InDesign in this scenario? Is the switch worth it? I appreciate any input you can provide. Thanks!
 
John Fossey
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Canada
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Language Terminal Sep 14, 2018

MemoQ's free Language Terminal can convert INDD files to a translatable format that can be processed in a CAT tool. You don't have to have MemoQ. Of course, you won't be able to visualize the final result without InDesign. But I have used it successf... See more
MemoQ's free Language Terminal can convert INDD files to a translatable format that can be processed in a CAT tool. You don't have to have MemoQ. Of course, you won't be able to visualize the final result without InDesign. But I have used it successfully several times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4GrkPtowpI

https://www.languageterminal.com/ ▲ Collapse
 
Jose Fernandez
Jose Fernandez
Local time: 03:13
English to Spanish
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TOPIC STARTER
We would need to be able to edit the files, too. Sep 14, 2018

John Fossey wrote:

MemoQ's free Language Terminal can convert INDD files to a translatable format that can be processed in a CAT tool. You don't have to have MemoQ. Of course, you won't be able to visualize the final result without InDesign. But I have used it successfully several times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4GrkPtowpI

https://www.languageterminal.com/


Thanks, John. But we'd need to be able to adjust the final files to make sure they are OK for delivery. That is useful to know, though. Thanks for that!
 
José Henrique Lamensdorf
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Brazil
Local time: 07:13
English to Portuguese
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In memoriam
I'm working on PDF files Sep 14, 2018

After 25+ years using Page Maker (InDesign's "father), I chose to serve with translation ALL DTP apps on PDF files (editable ones, of course). After all, a translator nowadays is not expected to create layouts, but merely restore them after shrinking/swelling caused by translation.

So I... See more
After 25+ years using Page Maker (InDesign's "father), I chose to serve with translation ALL DTP apps on PDF files (editable ones, of course). After all, a translator nowadays is not expected to create layouts, but merely restore them after shrinking/swelling caused by translation.

So I do it using Infix. My workflow is described at http://www.lamensdorf.com.br/direct-pdf-translation.html ▲ Collapse
 


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