Hi All,
I’ve done a number of Convert Projects as I migrate people to Paratext 8 (mostly changing the short name to include the Ethnologue/Language code). In doing this, I have found that the Convert Project feature is MUCH faster in Paratext 8 (I would say almost 2-3 times as fast). It also handles some errors that Paratext 7 could not.
This involves migrating the project from Paratext 7 to Paratext 8, but not registering it until after the Convert Project step. Here are the steps I take in Paratext 8:
-Disable Internet in Paratext
-Migrate Project(s)
-Convert Project(s)
-Modify Project Properties and Settings (i.e., associating a Back Translation with the newly “converted” translation project)
-Enable Internet in Paratext
-Go to Project Properties and Settings for each newly converted Translation Project (the Back Translation and Auxiliary projects usually don’t need this step)
-Register each newly converted Translation Project
-Delete the old Project(s)
SIL+LSS+PNG
