A business that takes digital files and runs them through imagesetters to produce negatives or veloxes and make scans and proofs. Some service bureaus also do trapping and imposition.
A business which specializes in such jobs as scanning high-resolution images, performing retouching and COLOR CORRECTION, printing files to film using an IMAGESETTER, making PROOFS, and other tasks related to producing the materials necessary to print a job on a printing press. Service bureaus are usually intermediaries between an advertising or design firm and a printer. The service bureau invests in the high-cost equipment, such as DRUM SCANNERS and imagesetters, that it is not practical for a design firm to purchase; and the service bureau has a staff of technicians with extensive training in printing requirements, color reproduction, film handling, color correction, retouching, and other specialized tasks. High-end service bureaus such as Dimension, with extensive experience in complex or demanding jobs, are sometimes called "trade shops."
An organization that provides specialized graphics services to printers. Service bureaus often provide color separations, color keys, etc.
An organization that provides services, such as scanning and pre-press checks, that prepare your publication to be printed on a commercial printing press. Service bureaus do not, however, print your publication. To find out if you need a service bureau, talk to your printing professional.
A business that provides manipulation and output of digital files, usually to a Postscript imagesetter.
A business that specializes in outputting computer files on high-resolution imagesetters and producing color proofs for press checks.
A company that typically offers film-output services. Also, a service bureau may offer design and output of digital color graphics.
The facility that provides professional services to graphics and printing professionals especially related to computer output. (i.e. plate ready film, matchprints, colorkeys, etc...)
A company that provides pre-press and other computer output in a variety of forms, such as film separations, slides and other transparencies, and color proofs. A service bureau may specialize or can be a full-service operation that offers a wide range of services, including printing.
Business using imagesetters to make high resolution printouts of files prepared on microcomputers. Also called output house and prep service.
An organization which provides specialized graphics services to printers, a service bureau often provides colour separations, colour keys, etc.
The facility that provides professional services to graphics and printing professionals. (i.e. final film, matchprints, colourkeys, etc.).
See Prepress service bureau
An organization that provides output services to publishers and design shops in the form of high-resolution film, paper output, and color proofs, as well as scanning and other services.
A service bureau is a company which provides computer services for a fee. The term is no longer widely used, except for payroll service bureaus.