English to Spanish Translation

[pkaim]

I need to convert an English-language module created in Captivate to Spanish. Is there a smart way to do this other than to completely recreate the module in Captivate (Spanish version)?

[Captiv8r]

Hi pkaim

If all you care about is localizing the added Text Captions and other textual elements of Captivate, you have a couple of options.

In all cases, I would think the first step would be to click File > Save As... and save as the Spanish version.

If you have Captivate 3, you could click File > Export > To XML... and localize the XML file. Then you would reverse the process by taking the localized XML file and click File > Import > From XML... and pull in the localized XML file.

If you have Captivate any version, you could click File > Export > Project Captions and Closed Captions. This would create a Microsoft Word document. You could then localize the Word document and import it back into Captivate.

If you also have to re-capture screen captures (because the interface is also in Spanish) then you may be better off starting over. But it depends on what is involved.

Cheers... Rick

[pkaim]

Hi Rick

Thanks for the info. I have a 1-hour module that is made up of FLVs, text, knowledge reviews, tests and still photos. I will need to translate all of the text (the entire UI needs to be translated along with the course content), the reviews and tests.

Pete

[pkaim]

Oh yeah ... forgot to mention that I have the latest version of Captivate (Captivate 3).

[Lilybiri]

Latest version is Captivate 4, and editing Captions has been made more fluent, using editing in place. I'm translating quite a lot of CP-files, using Export/Import Text Captions as described by Captiv8r. Since I'm always using an English version of software, as well for Dutch and French-speaking students, I do not have to recapture all of the slides if you are talking about software simulations. If captures have to be translated I just record those slides again, or sometimes use Photoshop to edit a background. Just some tips from Lilybiri