Reading time: 5 mins Before yet another year slowly comes to a close and we take some time off to spend with family and friends, most of us in the business world reflect on the past year and our successful cooperation with our partners. We wish to express our gratitude and good wishes for the [...]
Reading time: 6 mins In recent years, the drive to automate as many processes as possible, using rapidly-developing technology and artificial intelligence, has led to many breakthroughs. Machine translation (MT) is surely one of them. Last month, we briefly explained what machine translation is, how it works, and which tools are the best and most [...]
Reading time: 7 mins Machine translation was not so popular a decade ago, with the quality of translations it produced ranging from questionable to disastrous. But times have changed and the technology has improved markedly over the years. With the recent development of deep learning, new and more powerful tools have emerged, while existing tools [...]
Reading time: 4 min In our previous article we discussed the basics of certified translations: what they are, how we prepare them and when you might need them. Still, there are times when the document you wish to have translated may not be as straightforward and contain a few peculiarities. Over the years we have [...]
Reading time: 5 mins When our clients enquire about the translation of certain kinds of documents, we often ask: “Do you need a court certified translation?” This is a crucial piece of information as it can mean the difference between your document being accepted or rejected by a competent institution. Our experience has taught us [...]
Reading time: 5 mins Every day, new words emerge; transcreation is one of them. The term was coined to describe the translation of creative content. Transcreation usually denotes transferring creative content into another language and adapting this to the target country and culture. The transcreation process begins with understanding the meaning, motives, and intentions of [...]
Reading time: 5 mins Subtitling and captioning are crucial for reaching your customer base and succeeding on a global scale. Communication in your target customer’s own language is key to a successful marketing strategy. For video content, subtitle translation is essential if you want to expand. This is the third and final in Alamma’s series [...]
Reading time: 5 mins As we discussed in our first article, subtitles allow you to reach a wider audience and come in many shapes and sizes. We discussed why subtitles are important, how they are made, and what types of subtitles there are. In this article, we will focus more closely on the subtitle translation [...]
Reading time: 5 mins Subtitles have become indispensable to any piece of visual media. Adding them to a video will ensure that you reach the widest possible audience. This article will describe why you should use subtitles, what they are, and some dos and don’ts for how to write them so they are ready for [...]
Reading time: 6 mins Difference between forwards and back translation A reverse translation, often referred to as back translation, is the translation of a previously translated document or material back into the initial source language. For example, a Slovenian translation of an English document is translated back into English, i.e. EN>SI>EN. Back translation is often [...]
