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Working with a Service Bureau

File formats

 

As far as file formats go, what you choose depends on a couple issues:

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What you intend to do with the image — print it to a laser printer, order 
prints from an online photo printer?

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What does your service bureau, offset printer, client, director, or 
another interested party prefer?

 

Most publications (newspaper, magazines) will accept PDFs only because of 
their capability to embed fonts and links within the document, thereby elimi-
nating a lot of headaches. For more on PDFs, see Book II, Chapter 2.

Table 1-2 lists some of the more popular recommended formats for specific 
jobs, but again, communicate with the parties involved to see what’s ulti-
mately the best format to use.

Job

Formats

Color inkjet printouts

EPS, TIFF, PDF, PSD

Color separations

PSD, PDF, EPS, TIFF, DCS 2.0

Spot color separations

PSD, PDF, DCS 2.0 if importing into 
another application

Magazines/brochures

EPS, TIFF, PDF

Newspapers

TIFF, PDF

Importing to page layout programs

TIFF, EPS, PSD, PDF

Importing to illustration programs

EPS, TIFF, DCS, PSD, PDF

Slides

TIFF, PowerPoint, PICT, PCX, EPS (some 
bureaus can’t do EPS)

Photo prints

JPEG, TIFF

Word documents

TIFF, EPS, PNG

E-mailing for workflow review

PDF

Working with a Service Bureau

Service bureaus handle photo processing and various photographic output 
options, such as prints (of varying sizes) and slides. Mounting and lamina-
tion services may also be provided. Many service bureaus provide scanning 

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