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Studio crashes when trying to open a file in the Editor

Mathilde Bachler Klein

Hello everyone, 

I am a restarting a thread because the last one about this problem didn't get to any solution, and pretty much the same happens to me.

So, to recap, I am trying to translate a big file (43000 words, about 70 pgs), which is in PDF format, with lots of formatting. In the first place, I tryied opening it directly as a stand alone file, I could go through the process without problem, analyse it also, but when trying to open it in the Editor, Studio crashed. I tryied again and realized a Word file had been created in the same folder (mysterious to me...), so I tryied with this one. The same happened. 

Nothing happens, Studio just closes with no message.

I use Studio 2019.

And also, I have been working with no problem whatsoever in a big document for the last weeks, and I'm still able to open the files of this project.

Any clues?

Thank you!
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  • +1

    PDF is not an editable format, so Studio converts it into a Word document. After completion you will also get a Word document, not a pdf. Pdf is arguably the worst format to start out with.

    What I would do is: Convert your pdf to Word with Acrobat Pro or a similar high quality tool. There are several discussions on this forum about which tools to use best, should be easy to find.

    Then clean up the Word file. Remove all unnecessary formatting, see that the text flows as expected etc.

    Use this word file in your translation.

    Or, even better: If you can, get the source file from your customer. They must have used InDesign, Word, QuarkExpress or something of that sort to generate the pdf. If you can get that file, that would be worth a lot.

    All the best.

    Daniel
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  • +1

    PDF is not an editable format, so Studio converts it into a Word document. After completion you will also get a Word document, not a pdf. Pdf is arguably the worst format to start out with.

    What I would do is: Convert your pdf to Word with Acrobat Pro or a similar high quality tool. There are several discussions on this forum about which tools to use best, should be easy to find.

    Then clean up the Word file. Remove all unnecessary formatting, see that the text flows as expected etc.

    Use this word file in your translation.

    Or, even better: If you can, get the source file from your customer. They must have used InDesign, Word, QuarkExpress or something of that sort to generate the pdf. If you can get that file, that would be worth a lot.

    All the best.

    Daniel
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