Smart DTP Solutions

In standard workflows, image text is manually extracted into a bilingual table (usually in Word or Excel), then translated, and the image is recreated manually in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator—making the process time-consuming.

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Our Automated Approach:

• We directly recreate the original image using Photoshop (.PSD) or Illustrator (.AI).

• A custom script is used to extract embedded text into a .txt file for translation.

• After receiving the translated content, another script imports the translated text back into the image file.

• The final step is a simple tidy-up and quality check, drastically reducing time and effort while ensuring layout precision.

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Result: Faster delivery, fewer manual steps, and consistent visual quality across languages.

Conventional DTP involves copying and pasting translated text into InDesign files from bilingual tables, which is prone to errors and delays.

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Our Automation Tool:

• We’ve developed an internal script that opens the InDesign file alongside the bilingual table.

• The tool intelligently matches source text and replaces it with the target language automatically.

• It reduces human error, saves hours of manual work, and maintains structural integrity.

 

Result: Streamlined workflow with higher accuracy and reduced revision cycles.

Repetitive formatting and layout tasks in InDesign, Word, Photoshop, and other DTP tools can slow down production and increase the risk of inconsistency.

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Our in-house technical team builds custom scripts to automate recurring tasks such as:

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• Page number formatting

• Style application

• Table reflows

• Font replacements

• File exports

 

Result: More efficiency, improved consistency, and faster project delivery—without sacrificing quality.

Recreating layout files from PDFs can be one of the most time-consuming tasks in desktop publishing—especially when the original source files are missing.

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At TransText, we simplify this process using PDFMarkz, a powerful tool that automates the conversion of PDF files into fully editable Adobe InDesign (.INDD) documents.