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Is "post editing" a pricing scam?
Thread poster: Jeff Whittaker
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
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New trends Aug 24, 2016

LegalTransform wrote:

This is inspired by a recent poll on discounts for post editing machine pseudo-translation.

Could someone please explain to me why companies want/deserve a discounted rate for this type of translation?

The machine pseudo-translation is available for FREE to anyone with an internet connection. In theory (if we disregard confidentiality requirements), EVERY project could be a "post editing" project. Therefore, the cost of the machine pseudo translation = ZERO, so why charge less for the final translation?

Why should projects with the "post editing" label be less expensive than standard projects?



I do not agree that post-editing is a scam. Latest movement in translation worlds is post-editing of MT to quote price more effectively.
Of course, MT governs wider footage in recent translation industry sue to escalating demand with lower budgets.

Soonthon L.


 
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