Short for prepress service bureau, a company that provides a variety of desktop publishing services. In particular, service bureaus have imagesetters that can produce high-resolutionoutput on paper or film. This is a necessary step before printing a document with offset printing.
In addition to providing high-resolution output, many service bureaus also offer scanning services, as well as general consultancy. Some service bureaus have computers equipped with desktop publishing software which you can rent by the hour.
Linotronic service bureau The Linotronic Service Bureau site provides information on their electronic publishing services, along with links to popular Macintosh and PC software, as well as a wide range of scanning and imaging devices.
PrePRESS Main Street site Provides a collection of links to electronic prepress inforrmation including how to's and tips, reference material, trade shows listings , and an extensive list of prepress products.
