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Sending Graphics to Your Service Bureau
There are dozens of graphics file formats but only two -- EPS and TIFF are the standards for commercial high resolution printing. Beyond file type other graphics issues that can jeopardize your printing project are color, compression, complexity, and completely missing images.

Sending Files to Your Service Bureau
When you send a digital file out for film or printing there's more that needs to go along than just your PageMaker or QuarkXPress document. You may need to send fonts and graphics too. Requirements differ from one printer to another but here's the basics you need to know in order to give your service bureau (SB) or printer what they need to process your job.

Sending Fonts to Your Service Bureau
Service bureaus cite the number one problem when outputting files is the fonts. Files are received with missing fonts, corrupt fonts, or the wrong fonts. If you want to avoid delays and errors on your next project, take the extra steps to ensure that you send the right fonts with your file.