Grand Central Language Services

Take control of your translation projects. Select from a wide variety of vendors whose qualifications and terms match the specific criteria you choose.

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What is Grand Central Language Services?

Headquartered in the USA, GC-LS is a translation agency supported by language pros from all over the world.
Take control of your translation projects. Select from a wide variety of vendors whose qualifications and terms match the specific criteria you choose. Discover the GC-LS difference!

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GC-LS is an unconventional language service company seeking to disrupt the industry by cultivating better relationships with vendors and offering clients greater transparency and control.

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GC-LS strives to draw in and retain clients through a low-overhead self-service business model that offers an extensive variety of options in terms of quality and price.

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GC-LS does not seek a customizable long-term partnership with its clients but instead offers a convenient option for clients looking to reduce costs on projects that don’t require a dedicated project management team.

SERVICES

Our primary language services

Explore our pool of vendors and their pricing for the services listed below. Filter vendor results to narrow your selection. Request service proposals from one to three vendors for each inquiry.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Services

Optical character recognition (OCR), also known as text extraction, involves the process of recreating a non-editable file (such as a JPG or PDF file) as an editable file so that it can be used effectively by a computer-assisted translation tool.

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Transcription (TRC) Services

Transcription (TRC) is the process of producing a verbatim script from an audio or video recording. The script is produced in the same language in which it is spoken.

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Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTP) Service

Machine translation post-editing (MTP) uses AI machine translation to do an initial translation, which is then post-edited or reviewed by a professional linguist for accuracy and suitability.

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Translation, Localization, or Transcreation (TRL) Services

TRL Services involve translation and adjustment of source material to accommodate cultural context and practices, as well as going beyond literal meaning to seek culturally appropriate equivalents of words, phrases, visual content, etc.

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Review of Translation, Localization, or Transcreation (REV)

The review process consists of proofreading and editing. The former is the examination text to spot any typos and issues with consistency, and the latter refers to changing things like sentence structure and phrasing to make sure the meaning is conveyed clearly and concisely.

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DTP or Typesetting (DTP) Services

DTP/typesetting involves the adjustment of any translated text, such as layout and formatting. This should be carried out by qualified experts who are fully fluent in the language of those documents.

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More services

Our other services include Remote Consecutive Interpretation, Remote Simultaneous Interpretation, Onsite Consecutive Interpretation, Onsite Simultaneous Interpretation, Rental of Interpretation Equipment & Onsite Support, Studio Voiceover or Dubbing, Subtitling, Notarization & Apostille, and Glossary or Term Base Development.