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MuTra 2006 - Audiovisual Translation Scenarios: Conference Proceedings Mario De Bortoli & Fabio Minazzi Examples Online tutorial The main goal of an online tutorial is to explain to the user a set of concepts through the commented visualization of simulated situations. This format is very challenging as in one situation it is the audio script that contains the most important information, in a subsequent situation it is the screen that shows a specific content that can’t be changed (the online services interface). Also, elements that appear on screen repeatedly: various elements (like buttons, menus) need to be represented in a consistent way throughout the presentation. Interface elements: need to fit the available area (space and cultural constraints) On screen text: error message with space constraint Video: cursor animation, no text, but sets time constrain Audio with time constrain, synchronized with cursor Graphics text: examples text with space and cultural constraints Figure 7. components and constraints in an online tutorial Typical issues encountered with online tutorials are: 1. translated text for speech does not fit the time constraints, so that source code of the interactive tutorial must be modified, 2. screen shots do not fit the original size, so that the graphics layout has to be changed 3. translated text to appear on screen does not match the content of the audio. It is evident that a process where all the text is translated first and then the rest of the process is adapted around it is not the shortest way to get the required result. The final QA process would outline several compatibility problems. 84
MuTra 2006 - Audiovisual Translation Scenarios: Conference Proceedings Mario De Bortoli & Fabio Minazzi In order to get an effective localized product, we must: • study the way the tutorial is built in terms of media and interactive software engine • identify correlations (potential conflicts) between components • be prepared to adapt the layout of the visual elements • study the most efficient way to solve the conflicts by identifying the relevant constraints. • be prepared to compromise whenever a conflict of constraints arises • brief the translator about such constraints • provide the translator the running version of the tutorial for context, • brief the relevant team members (programmer, actors, sound and DTP engineers) about the constraints Here is in this case the cross-component analysis: • The action timing is to be retained at all time, to avoid complex software resynchronization, different for each language (21 in this example) • Time is a major constraint, that affects audio • Audio text depends on examples • Audio does not depend on error messages • Audio depends on interface elements • Audio depends on graphics • Graphics: large amount of screens to be shot, and edited • Graphics depends on examples • Graphics does not depend on the on screen text • Examples have space constraints, but have space constraint • Interactive elements are drawn from the actual portal, and are already translated In this case therefore the driving localization components are the graphic text and the audio. We need to translate the audio early so that when record it, the original length is preserved, to ensure that the new audio runs in synch with the rest of the presentation. At the same time, the graphic production must start early as it is time consuming due to the size of the course. This in turn requires the interactive elements to be accessed on line (the course is about the features of a portal) before translating the other components, to be sure that cross-references are accounted for. The correct localization process therefore is the one displayed in figure 8. Figure 8. correct process for localization 85
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