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 Member since Jun '07
Working languages: Russian to English
Bulgarian to English |
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|  James McVay
Always my best effort!
NA Local time: 21:54 EST (GMT-5)
Native in: English  | | |
Freelancer,  Verified member | | Translation, Editing/proofreading | | Specializes in: | | Automotive / Cars & Trucks | Engineering: Industrial | | Military / Defense | Physics | | Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) | Science (general) | | Astronomy & Space | Computers (general) |
| Also works in: | | Real Estate | Medical (general) | | Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | Aerospace / Aviation / Space | | Forestry / Wood / Timber | Government / Politics | | Tourism & Travel | Engineering (general) | | IT (Information Technology) | Electronics / Elect Eng | | Automation & Robotics | Mechanics / Mech Engineering | | Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) | Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) | | Patents | Linguistics | | Management | Manufacturing | | Media / Multimedia | Metallurgy / Casting | | Names (personal, company) |
More Less | | Questions answered: 326, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 100 PRO, PRO-level points: 633 | | Wire transfer | Sample translations submitted: 1| Russian to English: Sample Russian Translation | Source text - Russian
Никому не нравится смотреть видео, наполненное смазанными квадратиками и непонятными разноцветными точками. Именно поэтому медиакорпорации начали гонку за высоким разрешением. Но за всё надо платить, в данном случае – за красоту скоростью. ATI представляет новую технологию обработки видео, которая поможет нам ускориться.
За последние годы персональные компьютеры очень заметно стали ориентироваться не на профессиональное или игровое применение, а на мультимедийное содержимое. Раньше просмотр видео на экране монитора был сопряжён с определёнными неудобствами: необходимостью находиться вблизи от клавиатуры или мыши, мириться с артефактами сжатия (особенно на ЖК-мониторах), малыми диагоналями мониторов и так далее. Однако за последние два года очень широко распространилось видео и телевидение высокого разрешения (HD Video и HDTV), представляющие собой дальнейшее развитие стандартов MPEG-2 (ATSC) и MPEG-4 (VC-1 и H.264). | Translation - English
No one likes watching video filled with blurry squares and incomprehensible, multicolored dots. For that very reason, media corporations began a race for high definition. But everything has its price; in this case -- speed is sacrificed for beauty. ATI offers a new video processing technology that can help speed things up.
In recent years, personal computers have increasingly begun emphasizing multimedia content over professional or gaming applications. Previously, the viewing of video on a monitor was associated with definite disadvantages: the need to be located close to a keyboard or a mouse; compression artifacts (especially with LCD monitors); short monitor diagonals; etc. However, over the last two years high definition video and television (HD Video and HDTV) have become widely available as outgrowths of the MPEG-2 (ATSC) and MPEG-4 (VC-1 and H.264) standards.
Source: Ferraru.ru (http://www.ferra.ru/online/video/27089/) |
More Less | | BA-Florida State University | | Years of translation experience: 35. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2007. Became a member: Jun 2007. | | N/A | Russian to English (US Department of Defense)
| | N/A | | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, MetaTexis, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Powerpoint, Wordfast | | http://www.louisalinguistics.com | | James McVay endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines. | | About me
After receiving my degree in Russian in 1972, I began working as a staff translator in a U.S. government agency. Over the next 35 years I progressed from junior to senior translator, then became an analyst and eventually a supervisor and manager of analysts. I received numerous awards, including the Civilian Superior Service Medal. I authored original papers and performed quality assurance on the written products of subordinates in a variety of technical and defense-related fields. Throughout my career I maintained my language skills at a high level by doing research in original-language materials and producing translations for my coworkers.
My years as a translator taught me the nuances of Russian technical writing. From my work as an analyst I learned how to think critically, do research, and write understandable English. My leadership experience taught me the importance of being a good team member, doing quality work, and meeting obligations.
I became a freelancer in June 2007, and since that time I have produced a large number of translations in the fields of engineering, medicine, and business. I take pride in producing high-quality translations at reasonable rates -- I will never accept an assignment unless I am confident of my ability to produce an accurate translation, and I always meet deadlines.
Language pairs
o Russian - English
o Bulgarian - English
Rates
My rates are negotiable and vary from USD 0.12 to 0.14 per source word, or USD 0.10 to 0.12 per target word, depending on the material to be translated.
Recent projects
o Technical specifications associated with the Schengen Information System (SIS);
o A state standard (GOST) on industrial safety;
o An industrial standard (OST) on welding;
o A decree regarding industrial health regulations;
o A prospectus for a real estate development project in Russia;
o A series of translations on design and engineering development of railcars, including the conceptual study, technical specifications, operating instructions, and correspondence between engineers;
o A popular book on medicine;
o An automotive industry regulation;
o An insurance contract;
o A published article on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (http://www.cceia.org/resources/journal/22_1/special_report/003.html); drafts of two upcoming articles by the same author;
o A brochure describing a program for evaluating organizational culture;
o A report on a local area network;
o A trademark certificate;
o A lumber mill prospectus.
Productivity
I routinely translate about 2000 words per day. On rush jobs, I can push to 2500-3000 wpd without sacrificing quality.
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| Total projects | 16 | | With client feedback | 6 | | Corroborated | 6 | | | 100% positive (6 entries) |  positive | 6 |  neutral | 0 |  negative | 0 |
| Job type | | Translation | 14 | | Proofreading/editing | 2 | | | Language pairs | | Russian to English | 9 | | Bulgarian to English | 3 | | | Specialty fields | | Manufacturing | 3 | | Automotive / Cars & Trucks | 2 | | Music | 1 | | Engineering: Industrial | 1 | | Medical (general) | 1 | | Military / Defense | 1 | | Government / Politics | 1 | | Forestry / Wood / Timber | 1 | | Electronics / Elect Eng | 1 | | | Other fields | | Business/Commerce (general) | 2 | | Telecom(munications) | 2 | | Medical: Pharmaceuticals | 1 | | Medical: Health Care | 1 | | Law: Contract(s) | 1 | | Law (general) | 1 | | Insurance | 1 | | Law: Taxation & Customs | 1 |
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