SIL FieldWorks BTE (Bible Translators Edition) 6.0.1
A suite of software tools to help language teams manage language and cultural data, with support for complex scripts.
Downloading and installing
FieldWorks 6.0.1 is a stable release which contains bug fixes since the last corporate release. Stable releases go through a shorter and less thorough period of testing and bug fixing than corporate releases.
Requirements
Recommended system configuration
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or later,Windows® Vista with Service Pack 1 or later, or Windows® 7.
- Computer and processor: Intel Pentium® (or equivalent) processor running at 2.2 gigahertz (GHz) or higher.
- Memory: 2 gigabytes (GB) of RAM or more.
Note: The more RAM and the faster the CPU, the better FieldWorks will perform, especially with larger projects.
Minimum system requirements
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or later,Windows® Vista with Service Pack 1 or later, or Windows® 7.
- Computer and processor: Intel Pentium® (or equivalent) processor running at 1.5 gigahertz (GHz).
- Memory: 500 megabytes (MB) of RAM.
- Hard disk: Hard disk space requirements will vary depending on existing machine configuration and custom installation choices. When none of the required software is present, 1.5 gigabytes are required for installation, with a further 300 megabytes required to run the program once installed. This can be reduced by clearing features from the FieldWorks installer wizard. If required supporting software is already present (for example, the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1), the required disk space is reduced. However, if upgrading from an earlier version of FieldWorks, even more space could be required if you have large amounts of data (more than a few tens of megabytes)..
- Display: 1024 by 768 pixels screen resolution (for laptops, use native display resolution).
- Offline storage: An external USB drive, network drive, or writeable CD-ROM to allow offline data backups.
- Peripherals: Mouse or compatible pointing device.
Note: The more RAM and the faster the CPU, the better the software will perform.
Download and install
FieldWorks BTE version 6.0.1 requires Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express. If you already have a version of FieldWorks installed with version number 4.9 or higher, you can use the smaller download package B which does not include SQL Server.
To reduce download time further, two large, optional files containing demo movies have been omitted from every download option. See step 3 for instructions on how to download and include these files in the installation.
Still not sure? If this computer is running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, click here to discover which of the following download options is best for this computer.
- Download one of the following:
Download Options Description Size MD5 hash FW601_BTE_A For new users, or those upgrading from FieldWorks 4.2 and earlier. 309 MB af072626381b89e141a5987f127ad27e FW601_BTE_B For those upgrading from FieldWorks 4.9 and later. 198 MB 99339084662cd78ddf4aaab39a48ecf4 - Double-click on the exe file you downloaded. The first installation screen appears. Proceed with step 3 before clicking OK.
- Optional step: demo and tutorial movies have been omitted from
the download packages because of their large size. If you wish to install
the movies:
- Download the file(s) containing the movies. Copy the file(s) into the FieldWorks subfolder inside the temporary folder created in step 2.
- FLEx_M.cab, contains Language Explorer demo movies (205 MB, MD5 hash: 107792ec3fc154e015565e0dce5c8208). These movies require Flash Player 10. (Note: These demo movies have not changed since FieldWorks 6.0.)
- TE_M.cab, contains Translation Editor tutorial movies (1.37 MB, MD5 hash: b90767a1fd9840090ec7b298d64bf392)
- Follow the on-screen instructions. When using download A, make sure you allow the SIL Software installer to install the required third party software after the FieldWorks installation has finished!