FAQ

Post-editing refers to reviewing and improving a text translated by artificial intelligence (AI) in order to adapt it to the client’s individual requirements. There are two types of post-editing: while light post-editing only involves correcting serious errors, full post-editing also includes the stylistic and terminological adaptation of the text.

First, the text goes through the automatic AI translation process, which translates the text based on certain input criteria. Second, the text is edited or revised by a human translator. The tasks undertaken by the human translator depend on the type of post-editing chosen: proofreading, editing, revising and even targeted text optimisation. The aim of post-editing is to create a high-quality and unique text that stands out from other AI-translated texts.

The advantages of post-editing are obvious. As the AI translator does most of the work, post-editing ensures high productivity and short delivery deadlines. AI translation saves costs and still delivers a high-quality result due to the human post-editing.

The major challenge of post-editing lies in the fact that the AI translator’s style and quality can differ greatly from the client’s requirements. The human translator may be confronted with incorrect or inadequate texts, requiring top- level cognitive and emotional skills. As well as being linguistically adept, the translator also requires technical expertise to master the AI translator reliably and accurately. An efficient way of working and client-orientated thinking are essential for turning an AI-translated text into a high-quality product tailored to the target group.

We offer professional post-editing of your texts. Our large network of professional translators specialised in various areas allows us to cover a wide range of industries and languages. We rely on highly qualified and experienced post-editors who are familiar with the latest AI technologies and how AI translators work.

The benefits at a glance:

• Fast delivery times due to efficient processes
• Exceptional results due to our high quality criteria
• Transparent and fair pricing
• Post-edited texts as individual as your company: targeted localisation and customisation of your texts to your market and target group.

Yes. We use the AI translator DeepL Pro, which guarantees the confidentiality of your uploaded texts and deletes the texts as soon as the translation is complete. In addition, the connection to the DeepL servers is encrypted. This means that the texts are only used for the purposes of the translation itself and are not passed on to third parties. As a company based in Germany, DeepL strictly adheres to all GDPR requirements and is ISO 27001 accredited. Furthermore, all our employees sign a non-disclosure agreement when starting their collaboration with us.

The first step is to upload your text to our website theposteditors.com using the integrated form. A few minutes after your enquiry, you will receive a personalised post-editing quote from us, including a cost estimate and delivery terms. As soon as you have confirmed the quote, our work begins: we pre-translate the text using DeepL Pro and revise it in terms of sentence structure, grammar, terminology, and style. You receive a high-quality text that is customised to your company, your target group and your project.

The Post-Editors consists of an international team of professional translators with many years of experience in project management, as well as professional post-editors from various specialised fields. Your personal contact will look after you from your enquiry all the way to delivery, while our post-editors carry out, check, and individually revise the AI translation in the background. This all happens behind the scenes. We send you the finished product, and you can get in touch with your personal contact at any time if you have any questions.

For editable documents, the original format is retained with all formatting throughout the AI translation and post-editing process. This means that the structure, layout, fonts, colours, images and links remain the same in the translated document. We provide you with a document you can use immediately without having to do any additional reformatting work.

1) Proofreading:
Proofreading is a monolingual, formal check of the target text. The main focus is on punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Content or textual changes should no longer be necessary.

2) Editing:
Like proofreading, editing is also a monolingual check of the text. In addition to formal aspects, there is a focus on style, adding the finishing touches to the text.

3) Revision:
Revision (one of the main steps in the translation process according to DIN EN ISO 17100:2015) refers to the checking of the source text by a second person. This includes completeness, any errors in meaning, adherence to the relevant terminology and compliance with style guidelines or other instructions. The whole text is optimised, rather than merely correcting grammatical and spelling errors.

4) Post-editing:
Post-editing is the revision, by a human translator, of a text that has been machine-translated by an AI translator. Nowadays, machine translation already delivers impressive quality and can save a lot of time. Nevertheless, AI translation harbours certain risks, such as terminological inaccuracies or inconsistency. By their very nature, AI translators lack linguistic and cultural depth. Human post-editing therefore is and will remain indispensable.