LocJam is a game localization contest held between April 5-13, 2014. This presentation covers all the localization insights that Pablo Muñoz gave in workshop in Madrid, Spain on April 5. Topics include: - Character limitations - Translating CSV using Excel, Trados and memoQ - Tips and tricks

1. Pablo Muñoz
pablomunoz.com
Madrid
Workshop
www.locjam.org

3. Character limitation problems (Spanish)

4. Don’t complain about problems…

5. Find solutions! ;)

6. Test, test and test your translations again to improve them.
Example: use lateral thinking to center text and improve the layout

7. newsitem_constructX_1 -> full title
newsitem_constructX_2 -> short title
newsitem_construct14_2
newsitem_construct14_1

8. After translating, check for limitations of short titles.
Select column A in Excel and then click Order and Filter -> Filter

9. Click the arrow on the right of the first colum,
write newsitem_construct in the box filter and press Enter

10. Workaround to check limitations in short titles (not 100% accurate, but close)
1. Change the font to
Courier New
2. Use text wrap
3. Change the column
width until 11 chars fit
4. Aim at 4 lines max
and 10-11 chars per
line to avoid text
overflows
5. Remember this
format will be lost
after saving, so save
changes in Trados or
original CSV!
Text wrap

11. If you use Trados Studio, import the CSV and click File types

12. 1. Select CSV files > Format
2. Select Tab as delimiter
3. Select original and
translation columns
(2 and 3)
4. Exclude the first line
in the file (header)
1
2
3
4

13. End result 

14. Two more tips
1. Here’s a useful guide to translate CSV files in memoQ:
http://www.translationtribulations.com/2013/08/sdl-trados-studio-vs-
memoq-translating.html
2. It’s a good idea to have a look at the Spanish translation of Papers, Please:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EovlUrlaOus
(Republia Times is a prequel of this game)

16. Pablo Muñoz
@pmstrad
pablomunoz.com
algomasquetraducir.com