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What is the Visual plug-in used for?

The Visual Plug-in from translate5 extends the translation editor with a WYSIWYG view (“What You See Is What You Get”), which makes it possible to display content in the original layout during translation or review. This makes it easier to understand the context and improves the translation quality, especially for complex layouts or graphic content.

Main functions of the Visual plug-in

  • Display with original layout preserved: Displays documents in their original layout, which is particularly helpful when translating PDFs, HTML files, XML/XSL combinations, images, or videos (MP4).

  • Visual review: Allows you to add comments and annotations directly in the layout to mark specific text passages or design aspects.

  • Real-time feedback: Changes and comments are immediately visible, which speeds up the review process and improves communication between translators and reviewers.

  • Support for various file formats: Accepts a variety of file formats for visualization, including PDFs, HTML, XML/XSL, images and videos.

Advantages for the translation process

The integration of the Visual plug-in makes the translation process more efficient and transparent:

  • Better contextualization: Translators see the text in the context of the layout, which reduces misunderstandings.

  • More efficient collaboration: Comments and annotations can be exchanged directly in the document, without separate files or communication channels.

  • Time saving: Direct editing in the layout eliminates the need for additional review loops or external tools.

  • The final text version is saved in the Translation memory as textual changes are made directly in the translation editor during the visual review.