Author: Foliage Solutions
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The Case for Consolidating DTP, PDF Remediation, and File Prep Under One Vendor
Splitting DTP, PDF remediation, and file preparation across three specialist vendors feels like careful sourcing. It is usually the opposite: three onboarding conversations, three sets of file specifications, three invoices to reconcile, and three places a project can fall through a gap between vendors who each assume the other covered something. Foliage Solutions handles all…
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How to Evaluate a Multilingual DTP Vendor: The One-Project Test
Most DTP vendor evaluations rely on methods that predict the wrong thing: reference checks that describe past performance for other clients, portfolio reviews that show finished work with no visibility into the process behind it, and RFP responses that describe capability in the vendor’s own words. None of these test what actually matters, whether the…
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Translation Vendor Management: An Approved Vendor List Perspective from the DTP Side
Managing a DTP vendor on your Approved Vendor List is different from managing a translation vendor, and treating them the same way is where most AVLs fall short. Foliage Solutions works inside LSPs’ AVL processes specifically as a DTP specialist entry, which means the intake criteria, the scorecard metrics, and the compliance documentation all need to reflect…
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German PDF/OCR Conversion: What Breaks and Why
German PDFs fail OCR conversion in ways that generic, language-agnostic tools do not anticipate. Compound words split apart during recognition. Umlauts lose their dots. The Eszett character gets misread as a capital B. None of this is a vendor being careless. It is what happens when an OCR process built for general text meets a language…
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DTP with Translation in Mind: What CAT-Tool Compliance Actually Means
A vendor claiming CAT-tool compliance usually means they can open a file in Trados or memoQ. That is not the same as compliance. Real CAT-tool compliance means a file survives the full round-trip, export, translation, re-import, with every tag intact and every segment matching the source structure exactly, and that claim needs testing, not just a yes on…
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PDF Remediation Software vs. Managed Service: What Multilingual Accessibility Actually Needs
PDF remediation software can tag a document and flag missing alt text in seconds. It cannot tell you whether that alt text still makes sense once the document has been translated into four languages, or whether a reading order built for English still holds once German runs 25 percent longer. Foliage Solutions runs remediation as a…
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From Scanned PDF to Translation-Ready File: The OCR Workflow LSPs Actually Need
A scanned PDF cannot go into a CAT tool. Before translation starts, someone has to convert it into an editable file, and the quality of that conversion decides whether the translation memory stays clean or gets contaminated from the first segment. Foliage Solutions builds OCR into the same DTP workflow that handles the rest of the file,…
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PDF Remediation for LSPs: Why Accessibility Work Doesn’t Survive Translation
PDF Remediation for LSPs: Why Accessibility Work Doesn’t Survive Translation When you hand a remediated PDF to a translation team, the translated PDF starts from zero on accessibility. The language tags are wrong. The reading order does not follow the new text. The alt text is still in the source language, or it is gone…
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E-Learning Localization for Translation Companies: What LSPs Need to Get Right
eLearning localization is the adaptation of digital training content, including Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and SCORM-based courses, into another language and culture while keeping the course fully functional. Foliage Solutions handles the DTP and file engineering layer of this work for translation companies and LSPs, rebuilding interactive courses in 31+ formats without breaking navigation, quizzes,…
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Multilingual DTP for Translation Companies: What Clean Delivery Actually Requires
Multilingual DTP is the formatting and layout of translated documents so they are publication ready in every target language. Foliage Solutions provides multilingual DTP built exclusively for translation companies and LSPs, covering 31+ formats with CAT-tool-native file handling that protects translation memory. This lets agencies deliver complex projects without rework or missed deadlines. Translation itself is rarely…
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Text Expansion & Contraction: Key Strategies for Effective DTP Layout in Multilingual Projects
One of the most common challenges in multilingual DTP is managing text expansion and contraction in translated documents. Whether you’re working on a layout DTP project or refining your overall text layout, the transition from one language to another can dramatically alter the appearance of your document. A design that looks impeccable in Italian might…
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From Scanned PDF to Translation-Ready File: The OCR Workflow LSPs Actually Need
A scanned PDF cannot go into a CAT tool. Before translation starts, someone has to convert it into an editable file, and the quality of that conversion decides whether the translation memory stays clean or gets contaminated from the first segment. Foliage Solutions builds OCR into the same DTP workflow that handles the rest of the file,…