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"Making YOUR Russia Safe, Predictable, Friendly, and Inexpensive"MACHINE TRANSLATION with ProMT
Free test, assessment, and demonstrationSend me a sample (a page or two) of your typical documentation. You will get it translated absolutely free, and receive an expert recommendation as to the suitability of that sort of text for MT.
Suitability:
Type of text Output quality Recommendation Price lists, parts lists, formalized reports Near-perfect Highly recommended for MT. Doing large documents of this type by hand is patently stu... not advisable. Formalized reports Highly readable and accurate Highly recommended. One of the first successful uses of MT back in the early 70's was translating weather reports. But: you may have to prepare a short customized dictionary
Technical instructions in formalized (controlled) language Mostly readable and accurate Recommended if documents are not intended for publication; otherwise extensive human editing will be required. Use of a customized dictionary of words and espcially phrases recommended.
Free-style communications General idea is clear for someone familiar with the subject Use with discretion Highly idiomatic, unstructured, or playful text Largely unreadable Can be a great entertainment, but that's about it Cost:
On average the cost will be about 50% of human translation. That includes suitability assessment, pre-editing, and post-editing.
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Last update: July 23, 1999