Scope record
Source, target market, excerpt boundary, assumptions, exclusions, and approval owner.
Studio evidence library
See what a documented foreign-edition handoff looks like.
Review the decisions and records behind the final manuscript, not only a polished excerpt. This original demonstration pack shows the operating standard Maquine is building for Studio projects.
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Inside the handoff
Six records that make editorial quality inspectable.
A sample should reveal how decisions are controlled across a complete book. The pack therefore includes the supporting records a rightsholder can use to evaluate method, not a decorative mockup alone.
Source and localization
Original demonstration text paired with an edited Brazilian Portuguese localization.
Editorial decisions
Voice, register, rhythm, cultural reference, and continuity decisions with concise rationale.
Terminology record
Approved names, recurring concepts, protected wording, and consistency instructions.
QA summary
Recorded linguistic, consistency, formatting, completeness, and final-file checks.
Delivery manifest
A final list of contracted files, versions, review status, and release conditions.
A small text, a complete method
The excerpt is fictional. The editorial questions are real.
The demonstration uses a short literary scene created for Maquine so the document can remain public without exposing confidential manuscripts or implying a client endorsement.
English source
On the morning the ferry returned, Lia found the brass key under the ledger where her father had always left it. The harbor was still blue with rain, and every shop along the quay had opened its shutters except the mapmaker's.
Brazilian Portuguese
Na manhã em que a balsa voltou, Lia encontrou a chave de latão sob o livro-caixa, onde o pai sempre a deixava. O porto ainda guardava o azul da chuva, e todas as lojas do cais tinham aberto as venezianas, menos a do cartógrafo.
How to evaluate it
Read for control, not just fluency.
A persuasive paragraph is useful; a repeatable edition requires consistent decisions, ownership, and a review trail.
- 01
Voice
Does the target text preserve perspective, rhythm, and character distance?
- 02
Market fit
Are register and usage appropriate for the declared edition variant?
- 03
Consistency
Can recurring decisions be found, reused, and reviewed across the book?
- 04
Accountability
Are assumptions, review ownership, revisions, and final files documented?
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