Tools
DTPfast, Inc. has Multi-Platform DTP Tools, CAT Tools and other tools for Desktop Publishing & Localization. Below are the tools we use in DTP:
DTP Tools
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Tools |
Versions |
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Adobe Creative Suite |
CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS5.5/CS6/CC/CC 2014 |
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Adobe Technical Communication Suite |
4 |
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InDesign |
CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS5.5/CS6/CC/CC 2014 |
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Illustrator |
CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS5.5/CS6/CC/CC 2014 |
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CorelDRAW |
9/12/X3/X4/X5/X6 |
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Photoshop |
CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS5.5/CS6/CC/CC 2014 |
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Fireworks |
8.0/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 |
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Flash |
8.0/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC/CC 2014 |
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Dreamweaver |
8.0/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC/CC 2014 |
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FrameMaker |
7.0/7.1/7.2/8/9/10/11/12 |
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PageMaker |
6.5C/7.0 |
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QuarkXPress |
4.0/5.0/6.1/7.0/7.2/7.3/8.0/8.5/9.3/10 |
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Acrobat |
5.0/6.0/7.0/8.0/9.0/X/XI |
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Office |
2003/2007/2010/2013 |
CAT Tools
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Tools |
Versions |
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Trados |
2007/2009/2011/2014 |
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Wordfast |
3.0.0/3.1.4/3.2.1 |
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Fortis |
2.0/3.0/4.0 |
Other Tools
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Tools |
Versions |
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Solid PDF Tools/Solid Converter PDF |
2.0/3.0/5.0/7.0/7.1/7.2/7.3 |
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ABBYY FineReader |
8.0/9.0/10.0/11.0 |
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PDF2ID |
1.1/3.0 |
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AutoCAD |
2005/2007/2010/2014 |
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RoboHelp |
7/10/X5 |
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SnagIt |
8/9/10/11 |
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EmEditor |
10/11/12 |
File Types
DTPfast, Inc. supports publishing of various document formats, including the following common formats:
Desktop Publishing (DTP) File Types
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File Suffixes |
Instruction |
Applicable Tools |
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.fm |
FrameMaker files |
FrameMaker |
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.bk, .book |
FrameMaker books files |
FrameMaker |
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.mif |
FrameMaker exchangeable files |
FrameMaker |
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.qxd |
QuarkXPress files |
QuarkXPress |
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.pm6, .p65 |
PageMaker 6.0 & 6.5 files |
PageMaker 6.0, 6.5 |
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.pmd |
PageMaker 7.0 files |
PageMaker |
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.indd |
InDesign files |
InDesign |
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.inx, .idml |
InDesign exchangeable files |
InDesign |
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.indb |
InDesign books files |
InDesign |
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.doc, .docx |
Word files |
Word |
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.rtf |
Rich Text Format, mostly used for exchange of texts. Most text processing and type-setting software supports import and export of .rtf documents. |
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.qsc |
Text format with tags; exported from Trados Story Collector for QuarkXPress. |
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.isc |
Text format with tags; exported from Trados Story Collector for InDesign. |
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Desktop Publishing (DTP) Graphics Class File Types
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File Suffixes |
Instruction |
Applicable Tools |
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.ai |
Illustrator files |
Illustrator |
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.eps |
The most common graphic file format. Most graphic software supports export of EPS picture and most publishing software also supports import of EPS picture. |
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.cdr |
CorelDRAW files |
CorelDRAW |
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.fh8, .fh9 |
FreeHand files |
FreeHand 8, 9, etc. |
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.psd |
Photoshop files |
Photoshop |
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.tif |
The most common graphic file format which can be obtained from scanning and edited by Photoshop. |
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Other Graphics File Types |
.jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .svg, .wmf, .pict etc. |
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File Format Conversion
File format conversion is an inevitable step in localization process. We can provide conversion service of various formats, including:
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Source File Type |
Target File Type |
Tools Required |
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.indd |
.inx, .idml |
InDesign |
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.pdf |
.doc, .docx |
Solid PDF Tools/Solid Converter PDF/ABBYY FineReader |
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.pdf |
.indd |
PDF2ID |
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.pdf |
.ai, .eps |
Illustrator |
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.jpg, .png, .psd etc. |
Acrobat/Photoshop |
Fonts
DTPfast, Inc. possess hundreds of Asian fonts and Latin fonts so that publishing demands of different languages can be perfectly supported. Regarding the frequently used CCJK East Asia language, various fonts are available for your selection. The general publishing style guide can also be used for reference. Description about fonts is as follows:
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Font Suffixes |
Instruction |
Applicable Platform |
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.ttf |
TrueType fonts |
Windows; Mac OS |
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.otf |
OpenType fonts |
Windows; Mac OS |
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.pfm |
PostScript Type1 font, normally used with .pfb file together. |
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Notes: Mac OS can directly use .ttf and .otf fonts |
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Languages
DTP Languages
DTPfast, Inc. provides publishing services of multi-languages and minority languages, such as American English, British English, Canadian English, German, Swiss German, French, Canadian French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, etc.
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District |
Language |
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East Asia Languages DTP |
Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Southeast Asia Languages DTP |
Assamese |
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Bengali |
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Bhojpuri |
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Burmese |
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Khmer |
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Gujarati |
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Hindi |
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Indonesian |
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Kannada |
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Khmer |
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Lao |
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Midler |
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Malay |
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Malayalam |
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Marathi |
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Marshallese |
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Punjabi |
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Pushtu |
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Sinhala |
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Tagalog |
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Tamil |
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Telugu |
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Thai |
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Vietnamese |
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Urdu |
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Western Europe Languages DTP |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Spanish |
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Spanish (Latin) |
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Portuguese |
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Portuguese (Brazil) |
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Dutch |
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Danish |
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Swedish |
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Finnish |
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Norwegian |
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Catalan |
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Macedonian |
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Estonian |
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Flemish |
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French (Canada) |
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Georgian |
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Greek |
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Icelandic |
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Latin |
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Eastern Europe Languages DTP |
Russian |
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Polish |
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Estonian |
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Albanian |
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Armenian |
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Bosnian |
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Bulgarian |
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Croatian |
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Czech |
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Hungarian |
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Kurdish |
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Latvian |
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Lithuanian |
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Romanian |
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Serbian |
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Slovak |
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Slovenian |
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Turkish |
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Ukrainian |
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Middle East Languages DTP |
Arabic |
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Hebrew |
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Persian |
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Africa Languages DTP |
Afrikaans |
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Amharic |
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Hausa |
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Somali |
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Swahili |
