Wordfast TM Thread poster: TDfreelance
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Hello all,
this is more of a beginner's (well with CAT in general and Wordfast in particular) questions.
When starting out with Wordfast how do you organize your TM files? I mean do you use one for each translation, one for each subject or??? I translate a variety of subjects, so what may be my best option?
Thanks for all your help
Torsten Dreier
TDfreelance
| | | | Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:51
French to English
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| Client-based | Apr 15, 2008 |
Hi Torsten,
I tend to have one for each client - sometimes more than one if I translate for different end clients for the same agency. However, I also use a BTM, which I update periodically by merging all my TMs into one (using the filters in the TM editor), so that runs in the background as well just in case there's ever any crossover. It's unlikely, but it can be very useful for context searches. I think you're supposed to have TMs for separate languages, too, but I must admit I h... See more Hi Torsten,
I tend to have one for each client - sometimes more than one if I translate for different end clients for the same agency. However, I also use a BTM, which I update periodically by merging all my TMs into one (using the filters in the TM editor), so that runs in the background as well just in case there's ever any crossover. It's unlikely, but it can be very useful for context searches. I think you're supposed to have TMs for separate languages, too, but I must admit I have a client in Switzerland for whom I translate from both French and German and I just use the same TM - doesn't seem to have caused any problems so far....
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| | | | ilija5150
North Macedonia
Local time: 08:51
Macedonian to English
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| Basically what Claire said | Apr 15, 2008 |
However, it all depends on your needs really. One for each client or group of clients, topic or subject area or project. I also have a TM for each language direction, so one for Macedonian into English and one for English into Macedonia as that tends to have less clutter and is easier to manage.
I would never use a new single TM for a single translation each time as you are unlikely to get any benefit if at all with this method. Basically, the more you translate and more TU's you ha... See more However, it all depends on your needs really. One for each client or group of clients, topic or subject area or project. I also have a TM for each language direction, so one for Macedonian into English and one for English into Macedonia as that tends to have less clutter and is easier to manage.
I would never use a new single TM for a single translation each time as you are unlikely to get any benefit if at all with this method. Basically, the more you translate and more TU's you have in your TM the more it will help you out with future translations. If a client demands a TM only from the specific translation I would start of with my main (or merged) TM and then after having read over or proofreading the translation but before clean up, I would simply create a new TM and perform clean up on that one.
Cheers.
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I started out with client/project specific TMs, but now I use a BTM (background TM - a merge of my smaller TMs) and smaller project TMs. The reason I do this is to have everything available for context searches. The BTM almost never serves matches, it's just there so that I can check how I translated something in the past without having to remember what project it was from and search my computer for the right TM to look it up again ...
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| How do you configure a BTM memory? | Apr 16, 2008 |
I am usually work with Wf TM´s, yet I don´t know at all how to con¡figure the a BTM...Could anyone explain it step by step?
Thanks
Sandro Ruggeri
| | | | | It's pretty much the same as a TM | Apr 16, 2008 |
You can use any wordfast TM as a secondary "BTM". I merge my smaller TMs (you can use Olifant, or the TM editor in WF for example) then save this new TM like any WF TM.
Then, click the "F" button, and on the first tab "translation memory" you will see a small tab labelled "BTM". In the BTM tab, just select the TM you want to use in the background, and sort it. Then go to the "TM rules" tab and you may wish to "penalize the BTM" so that even 100% matches will show up as yellow so ... See more You can use any wordfast TM as a secondary "BTM". I merge my smaller TMs (you can use Olifant, or the TM editor in WF for example) then save this new TM like any WF TM.
Then, click the "F" button, and on the first tab "translation memory" you will see a small tab labelled "BTM". In the BTM tab, just select the TM you want to use in the background, and sort it. Then go to the "TM rules" tab and you may wish to "penalize the BTM" so that even 100% matches will show up as yellow so that you can verify them.
So, you will have two TM's at the same time, your main TM where new segments will be stored, and the BTM that you can use for context search, fuzzy matches, etc.
If you run a context search, the results will show hits from the main TM first, then hits from the BTM. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:51
French to English
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| Pandora's box command | Apr 16, 2008 |
There's also a command in Pandora's box to change the order of the Translation memories - I think the default puts the BTM first, but I've changed mine to be TM,BTM,VTM so the present TM is displayed first, as Lori suggests.
Incidentally, just in case you haven't merged TMs before (and I didn't find this at all evident before it was explained to me on a course - thanks John!), you need to click on tools, then special filters in the TM editor (penultimate button on the WF toolbar). T... See more There's also a command in Pandora's box to change the order of the Translation memories - I think the default puts the BTM first, but I've changed mine to be TM,BTM,VTM so the present TM is displayed first, as Lori suggests.
Incidentally, just in case you haven't merged TMs before (and I didn't find this at all evident before it was explained to me on a course - thanks John!), you need to click on tools, then special filters in the TM editor (penultimate button on the WF toolbar). Then select "Merge this TM with another one". It will then bring up your TM folder; if you select any TM and click Open, it will display a message asking you to click Yes if you just want to merge the existing TM with the one you've selected or No to merge all the TMs in the folder - which is the easiest way to create a BTM. Note that the BTM isn't updated as you work, so you'll need to refresh it by remerging periodically. I try and do it once a month.
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| | | | | Another fantastic top tip coming your way from Proz users | Apr 16, 2008 |
I'd no idea it was possible to create and run a background TM - I shall go and set this up forthwith.
Thanks everyone!
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