Desktop Publishing
Desktop publishing (DTP) services are a critical part of many translation projects. Components involve graphics localization, type setting and layout, to name just a few. Complex Asian and Middle Eastern languages can often provide challenges to otherwise competent DTP teams. At EQHO we provide in-house desktop publishing solutions in all languages and applications; from complex Asian fonts of Thai, Vietnamese, Khmer, Laos to bi-directional languages such as Arabic, EQHO has the applications and know-how to turn around fast, cost-effective solutions. Click to read a case study demonstrating how we managed a high-volume/ short turnaround translation and DTP project for one Fortune 500 multinational conglomerate.
Desktop Publishing Services:
- Text extraction for all applications & formats
- Text extraction using non-editable source (scans, hard copy etc.)
- Template re-creation for all applications & formats
- Formatting & layout, in compliance with target standards
- Graphics localization (layered or flat)
- Screenshot generation and resizing
- DTP quality assurance
- Proofreading in over 50 languages
Some of EQHO’s desktop publishing experience
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The in-house advantage
One of the key benefits of maintaining in-house production staff is that EQHO’s DTP operators can work alongside engineers, linguists and QA staff to ensure formatting/layout tasks are completed efficiently, thus reducing errors and speeding-up delivery times. Working along side the engineering department, the DTP operators utilize technology to help automate the DTP process.
Desktop publishing applications & technologies
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Don’t see a specific application? Please contact us to let us know the applications that you use.
Customized DTP solutions
Appreciating that not all document are as important as each other, we offer different options; either simple lower-cost DTP services for non-critical documents, or where the client wished to perform their own review cycle with us. Alternatively, a high-level DTP service for sensitive documents or for those that are intended for print, that need thorough linguistic checking, or in cases where the client doesn’t have the facility or the desire to participate in the review cycle.
Processes

Ultimate goal – producing documents with the same integrity as the source
EQHO’s DTP experience spans 15 years. Our in-house DTP department processes many thousands of pages of multilingual documents in over 50 languages each year. The ultimate goal is always to produce a localized target document which has the same integrity as the source document, while complying with the linguistic and typographical standards of each and every language.
Speak to us today!
For more information on how EQHO Communications can assist you with your multilingual desktop publishing requirements, please don’t hesitate to contact us through our website, or call us at +66 2 6378060 (Asia), +420 605 44 11 26 (Europe), +61 02 8003 3521 (Australia), +1 408 823 6353 (U.S.A.), request a call back, or send files and complete our request a quote form.

Australia: +61 02 8003 3521
Czech Republic: +420 (0)539 05 31 32 

U.S.A: +1 408 823 6353





