What is Paper Polyglot?
Paper Polyglot is an online service designed to streamline the translation and editing process for Adobe InDesign files. The system allows users to export their InDesign files in .idml format, extract all text frames, and make them ready for translation or editing. All styles are kept, ensuring a smooth and efficient workflow.
Paper Polyglot offers features like automatic translation and easy access for translators/editors without requiring a login. When ready, users can re-download the translated file, and open it in indesign; all styles are kept, only the text will be replaced.
Features
- Automatic Translation: Provides machine translation for all text frames within an InDesign file.
- IDML Format Support: Works with the .idml file format, exportable from Adobe InDesign.
- Style Preservation: Maintains original InDesign styles during the translation process.
- Online Editing: Enables translators and editors to work directly within a web browser.
- Collaborative Translation: Allows for sharing and real-time monitoring of translation progress.
- Easy Access: Translator/editor doesn't require to signup to start translating or editing.
Use Cases
- Translating marketing materials created in InDesign.
- Localizing software documentation designed in InDesign.
- Collaborative editing of InDesign documents.
- Streamlining multilingual content creation workflows.
FAQs
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What file format can I translate?
This system is only for Adobe InDesign, and it requires uploading .idml file rather than .indd. -
What is .idml?
.idml is a special format that can be generated directly in Adobe Indesign. It is called a markup language format and contains all text and style information from you original file. -
What is the AI assistant?
A box with google translation is provided so you can start with it, but you can edit everything afterward. -
Can I use this system to edit in the same language?
Yes you can use this system to also get comments and edition for your text frames without changing language. -
Is this an official Adobe product?
No, this product is not related to Adobe.
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