Payment protectionDetails
- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Typed text from photos: a beekeeper's handwritten logbook
Page 3
Inspection — 14 May 2024
Weather: sunny, 19 °C, light wind from the west.
Hive 1 (blue box)
- Queen seen on frame 5. Eggs and young larvae on 4 frames.
- Brood pattern solid, a few gaps on frame 7.
- Added second super. Bees calm.
Hive 2 (white box)
- No queen seen, but fresh eggs, so she is there.
- 3 queen cups along the bottom of frame 6, empty.
- Watch for swarming! Check again in 7 days.
- Fed 1 litre of syrup 1:1.
Margin note (pencil): ask [unclear: Gerald? Gerard?] about the [unclear] split method.
Page 4
Honey harvest log
| Date | Hive | Frames taken | Weight, kg | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.07.2024 | 1 | 8 | 14.2 | Light, floral |
| 02.07.2024 | 2 | 6 | 9.8 | Darker, some crystals |
| 18.08.2024 | 1 | 7 | 12.[unclear: 5 or 6] | Heather? |
| 18.08.2024 | 2 | 5 | 8.1 | — |
| Total | 26 | 44.6 | your own total on the page |
Varroa treatment started 20.08, strips in both hives, remove by [unclear: 1 Oct or 7 Oct].
Notes for you to check
| Page | What | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Name in margin note | The second letter is smudged |
| 3 | Word before "split method" | Crossed out and rewritten |
| 4 | Weight 12.5 or 12.6 kg | Last digit overwritten. The total 44.6 matches 12.5 |
| 4 | Varroa strip removal date | The digit is cut off at the page edge |
Page order follows your photo numbering. Units, dates and crossed-out words are kept as in the original; crossed-out text was left out unless it was replaced.
Client: Tom Avery, a hobby beekeeper digitising his 2024 apiary notebook. 10 phone photos of handwritten pages, blue and pencil ink. Below: typed result for pages 3 and 4.
Source: page 3, photo IMG_0412, handwriting in blue pen with a pencil note in the margin; page 4, photo IMG_0413, a hand-drawn table.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
Photograph a contract, a letter from a bank or landlord, a school report or a set of instructions, and we translate it into the language you need. We read the text from your photos, keep the layout of headings, numbered clauses and tables, and check every date, amount and name against the original.
What is included
- What you getA working translation on the order page with the document's structure kept, and from Standard the typed original text next to it. You also get it as a Word (.docx) or Excel (.xlsx) file.
- Read from photosNo need to type the original yourself
- Structure keptClauses, numbering and tables
- Numbers and names checkedDates, amounts, addresses
- Typed originalSide by side with the translation, from Standard
- Terms explainedLocal terms with no direct equivalent noted
How it works
- 1UploadYou add photos of the pages
- 2TranslationWe read the text and translate it
- 3CheckWe check numbers and names against the photos
What we need from you
Clear photos of every page, the target language and what you need the translation for.
We will ask you:
- Into which language?
- What kind of document is it?
- What will you use the translation for?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicUp to 3 pages$12 | StandardUp to 10 pages$25 | PremiumUp to 20 pages$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pages | up to 3 | up to 10 | up to 20 |
| Typed original included | No | Yes | Yes |
| Notes on local terms | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Is this a certified or sworn translation?
No. It is an accurate working translation without a stamp. Offices that need a certified translation will not accept it.
Do you translate passports or ID cards?
No. We do not work with identity documents such as passports, ID cards or driving licences.
Is a translated contract legal advice?
No. We translate the text. Before signing, have a lawyer check what it means for you.