Sign and notice translationFrom Images

Translation of signs, notices and posters from photos

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Translation of signs, notices and posters from photos

Example result

Example for the Standard package

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

DateHiveFrames takenWeight, kgNotes
02.07.20241814.2Light, floral
02.07.2024269.8Darker, some crystals
18.08.20241712.[unclear: 5 or 6]Heather?
18.08.2024258.1—
Total2644.6your 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

PageWhatWhy
3Name in margin noteThe second letter is smudged
3Word before "split method"Crossed out and rewritten
4Weight 12.5 or 12.6 kgLast digit overwritten. The total 44.6 matches 12.5
4Varroa strip removal dateThe 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

Living abroad or travelling, you meet notices you cannot ignore: a letter on the building door, a parking sign, a school poster, a shop notice about opening hours. Photograph it, and we tell you what it says in plain words, translate the full text and point out what action it asks of you and by which date.

What is included

  • What you getFor each photo: a one-line summary, the full translation and any dates, deadlines or rules you need to act on.
  • Plain-words summaryWhat it means in one line
  • Full translationEvery line of the notice
  • Action and deadlineDates and rules pulled out
  • Abbreviations decodedLocal signage shorthand explained
  • Context notesLocal customs behind the notice, in Premium

How it works

  1. 1
    UploadYou photograph the sign or notice
  2. 2
    ReadingWe read the text, small print included
  3. 3
    TranslationWe translate and pull out what to do

What we need from you

Photos of the signs or notices, where you are (country and city) and the language you want the translation in.

We will ask you:

  • Into which language should we translate?
  • Which country and city is the notice from?
  • Is there a deadline you are worried about?

Compare packages

PackagesBasicUp to 2 photos$10StandardUp to 4 photos$20PremiumUp to 5 photos$39
Deadline1 day2 days3 days
Revisions123
Photosup to 2up to 4up to 5
Summary and actionsYesYesYes
Context notesNoNoYes
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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.
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Questions and answers

How fast do I get it?

Basic is delivered within a day. Tell us in the brief if a date on the notice is close.

Is a parking or official notice explained with legal certainty?

We translate and explain the text as written. For fines or disputes, check with the local office that issued it.

Can I send a photo of a menu?

Yes, short menus work fine here. Large menus for a restaurant fit our menu translation offer better.

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