Problem creating a project with MIF files

Hi, 

I am trying to create a translation project with FrameMaker files. I requested that these were sent to me in MIF format, as I believe this is the format that SDL Trados accepts. 

These are the errors that I received:

Trados Studio task results window showing 0 errors and 4 warnings related to pre-scanning and file format issues with MIF files.

I tried ticking the box for "Process unsupported file types" and then changing the usage to translatable. One of the files then changed to show Adobe FrameMaker, but the other did not and I got the following error: 

Warning message in Trados Studio stating that the file usage of 1 of the selected files was not changed to translatable because no matching file type could be found.

Any ideas what I can do? Is there a specific format that the FrameMaker files need to be in? 

Thanks!



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[edited by: Trados AI at 5:51 AM (GMT 0) on 29 Feb 2024]
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  • Hi 

    These files contain a lot of information apart from the text and in many cases we would need to have the Adobe products installed on the computer so that they could be read and processed properly (with the necessary components). Studio 2019 SR2 (released at the end of the month) will have an improved file type filter which should also help with this.
    This being said, in this case it might  be just a question of the file type settings. Could you please send me the files so I can test them on my computer?

    Alternatively, I wonder if you could get these files exported to IDML instead? They are generally easier to process (even if you don't have InDesign installed).

    Best wishes,
    Greta

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  • Hi 

    These files contain a lot of information apart from the text and in many cases we would need to have the Adobe products installed on the computer so that they could be read and processed properly (with the necessary components). Studio 2019 SR2 (released at the end of the month) will have an improved file type filter which should also help with this.
    This being said, in this case it might  be just a question of the file type settings. Could you please send me the files so I can test them on my computer?

    Alternatively, I wonder if you could get these files exported to IDML instead? They are generally easier to process (even if you don't have InDesign installed).

    Best wishes,
    Greta

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