Translation: Even the smallest of mistakes can alter the outcome of a great project. We have adopted a 3-step process for our English to Spanish and Spanish to English translations consisting of Translation, Edition and Proofreading (TEP) to make sure each project is handled by three different professional english or spanish translators to consistently ensure quality on each and every project.

Edition: You may have a translated document in need of an in-depth review or a localization project requiring an specific dialect (e.g. Mexican Spanish, Argentine Spanish). Edition is a two-step process where one person will implement all necessary changes and a second person will proofread the document as a final quality assurance procedure to ensure the content is accurate and appropriate for the target audience.

Proofreading: This is the final step in the translation or localization process to maximize quality and consistency throughout your document. Depending on the dialect you have chosen, we will make sure a native speaker from your target audience will review the text.

Localization: This service not only includes the complete (TEP) process as described above but the service is customized to the target market of your choice guaranteeing proper, accurate communications with your audience.

Desktop Publishing (DTP): For English to Spanish translations, there is generally a 20% text expansion. Our graphic designers will take care of all the formatting to ensure that the layout of your translated document stays true to the source format.

Transcription: We can transcribe any type of audio or video file, regardless of dialect or country of origin, to provide you with a user-friendly text document that allows you to identify sections in the file and manipulate the text to suit your audience. We also offer accurate transcriptions for legal purposes, customized for each client by indicating times, sounds and changes of speakers.

Subtitling, Dubbing and Audio Recording: An increasing number of companies are now required to customize their products to cater to new markets. Idea Translations can help you through this process by converting your audio and video files into Spanish, while adapting it to your target. We support any video or audio format and work in conjunction with professional recording studios to ensure that your product will help you capture the attention of your audience.

Whether your documents were created on a PC or a Mac, our resources will manage either platform using the appropriate graphic design programs, including:

• Adobe Frame Maker
• Page Maker
• Illustrator
• PhotoShop
• QuarkXpress
• InDesign and many more...

Additionally, we can perform translations with CAT tools such as:

• Trados
• SDLX
• Wordfast
• and many more...

These tools aid us in providing accurate, consistent and timely translations/localizations.